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Auditorium Convention Scene atPART OF THE CROWD.-that attended the 43rd annual

meeting of the Michigan Farm Bureau. held November 7-8-9 in theAuditorium of Michigan State University. is pictured listening to

Variety IHistory will record that the

recent 43rd annual meeting ofthe Michigan Farm Bureau.November 7-8-9 was a colorful.constructive and smoothly con-ducted business and informa-tion meeting.

Work 0 e co vepJ:on rang-ed from presentation of fourawards for Distinguished Serv-ice to Michigan Agriculture, anappearance by Governor-electGeorge Romney, outstandingtalks by prominent speakers anda resolution session that wasclassic for its serious consider-ation of policy issues.

Michigan Supreme CourtJustice John A. Dethmers of-ficially presented Don Kinsey.Coordinator of Education andResearch for the MichiganFarm Bureau. with a GoldMedal "Honor Certificate" onbehalf of the Freedoms Found-ation. The award was in recog-nition of Mr. Kinsey's work incitizenship promotion:

"'embership AwardsThirteen county Farm Bu-

reaus received Membership

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.Co o~ Itrophies, with Iron county a-warded a traveling-trophy forsecuring the highest percentageof goal by January 15. Othercounties in the, top-winner'scircle were Charlevoix and An-trim counties in second and thirdposition.

Counties receiving trophiesfor the highest percentage ofmembership maintenance forthe year were Menominee.Washtenaw and Wexford. inthcU order. Menominee set anunprecedented record with100% 're-enrollment of its pre-vious year's membership.

County Farm Bureaus re-ceiving honorable mention forhigh percentages of member-ship maintenance include Sag-inaw. with 93.92% of last year'ssign-up, Oakland with 93.73%,Chippewa with 93.65%, Clintonwith 93.64%, Ottawa with 93-.54% and Monroe with 93.62%.Applauding spectators wonder-ed how much closer figurescould be split to determine suchhonors!

Largest in StateSaginaw county continues to

stand ahead of all others asMichigan's largest. with 2.728

Farm Bureau Meetingthe annual address of President Wightman. Later. nearly 700 of-ficial Delegates worked through a long list of policy resolutionsthat touched on nearly every phase of farm interest.

•.-.~-• ••member families on the rolls.The number of counties reach-ing. or topping membershipgoal. exceeded the previousyear by a wide margin. In 1961.17 counties made it. In 1962.there were 26 counties thatreached "Goal:' The list in-cludes:

Marquette-Alger 196%Iron 105%Charlevoix 103 %Chippewa : 103%Kalkaska 103%Delta 103%Otsego 102%Alcona 102 %

I Antrim 101 %Montmorency .. 101 %Cheboygan 101 %Clinton 101 %Washtenaw 101 %Oakland 101 %Ingham 101 %Saginaw.......................... 101 %Ogemaw 101 %Arenac 101 %Manistee 101 %losco 100%Wexford 100%Alpena 100%Kalamazoo 100%Benzie .. 100 %North west Mich 100 % ..Monroe 100 %

New DirectorsElected

Much interest was shown inseats on the Board of Directorsof the Michigan Farm Bureau,with two new directors namedalong with others who were re-elected to previously held posi-tions.

Anthony ("Tony") Kreine.Brown City, was elected to oneof two "at-large" designations,and Edgar Diamond. Rt. 2, Al-pena, was elected to representDistrict 10.

President's AddressIs Stirring

WaUer W. Wightman. presi-dent of the Michigan FarmBureau, challenged Delegatesand guests to examine farmproblems in the light of worldconditions. He pointed to prob- =

lems faced by American farm" i==_-===

ers if they are to hold theirplace in a troubled world. ~

"We must find means to help -others to better use their own ~resources to raise themselves to ~our own level, or they will surely ~pull us down to theirs." he said. iHis entire address was broad-cast at time of delivery and dportion was televised.

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irec orNEWLY ELECTED DIRECTORS-pictured shortly after their

1ection November 9. are: left to right (seated): Dean Pridgeon.Montgomery. Director - at - large: Elton Smith. Caledonia,District No.4: Ward Hodge. Snover. District No.6: LloydShankel, Wheoler. District No.8. Wilbur Smith. Burlington.District No 2: (t nding) James Sparks. Cassopolis. FarmBureau Young Peopl; Edgar Diamond, Alpena. District No. 10:

nd nthony rein r, Brown City. Director - at - large. Newdirectors oth r than the "at-Iarg II position were named in caucusand confirmed by th voting delegat • Up for lection th' year

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i tin uished Service AwardPRESENTED WITH AWARDS - for Distinguished Service

were (left to right): Fred VanderMeulen. retired president of theFalmouth Cooperative Company: Glenn Lake. president of theMichigan Milk Producers Association and the National Milk Pro-ducers Federation: Milon Grinnell. editor of the Michigan Farmer:and Einar E. Ungren •. retired manager of the Michigan Farm Bu-reau's Information Divis·on. Walter W. Wightman (center). FarmBureau Presid nt. made the presentations before an overflo'Ncrowd attending the annual baaquet held in the Big T n Room ofKellogg Cent t, Michigan St te University, Wedn sday 'ght, 0-vember 7.

-emngBanquet Talk

ell ReceivedIn a hard-hitting speech be-

fore the large crowd attendingthe evening banquet programof the 43rd annual meeting o{the Michigan Farm Bureau.Nov. 7. Roger Fleming. Secre-tary-Treasurer of the AmericanFarm Bureau defended themarket-price system against"supply -managers."

He aid that despite recentset-backs, the objectives ofthese Washington '''controllers''remain constant.

"Don't be fooled." Flemingsaid. 'Recent def ats handed toSecretary of Agriculture Free-man and the controllers whosurround him have not deterredthem from their basic objectiveof managing the farms ofAmerica fro m Washington.They may call their approachnew but it will be the same old'supply management' by gov-ernment."

He itemized for the farmersand their families the ways inwhich the Congress and farm-ers had "taken the bloom offthe government control rose."

In 1962. the most significantsetback to the planners andprice fixers, he said, camewhen. Congress defeated com-pulsory feed grain controls andcow quotas .

Then, he added, wheat grow-ers dramatically reduced thepercentage by which they ap-proved wheat allotments inreferendum, an indication, hesaid, that the wheat producers

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well may reject the multipleprice plan for wheat when theyvote on it in a referendum nextsummer.

Additionally, anoth r groupof farmers-this tim turkeyproducers-r j cted in 1efer-endum fforts by the Adminis-tration to place th m undercontrol.

"The central question now atissue." Fleming declared. "1whether we. as a people. are totry to perfect the market sys-tem. or whether we arc to en-gage in activities which willjeopardize that system.

"Farm Bureau members sin-cerely believe in this economicsystem of our wh reby-c-large-ly through the op ration of themarket-production and con-sumption are brought into bal-ance. Reliance on relativeprices to guide prod ucti nanddistribution is the key to theworkability of this ·ystcm.

"If consumers want I s of aproduct, prices go down. As aconsequence, farmers produceless. Such a system operateseffectively-although in somecases it takes longer than inothers because of the produc-tion cycle of the commodityand for other reason . Further-more, it operat simp rsonally,in sharp contrast to nationalplanning and political pricefixing."

He added:

"More is involved here thandollars and cents. Economicfreedom and political freedomare the Siamese twins of theAmerican way. You can't haveone without the other:'

-ELECT V SITS

To the nearly 700 Farm Bureau voting dele-gates working their way through a long list of policy

1===__ resolutions, the surprise visit of Governor-electGeorge Romney, November 9, was a welcome

g diversion.

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Romney's "off· the. cuff" remarks were ~enthusiastically received with prolonged applause."I share the basic philosophical convictions that iFarm Bureau has expressed, tt he said. "I am con- =vinced we will be f ther ahead by solving our own 0:

problems than by having them shifted to Washing-ton. "

He said he disagreed with those who feel theinterests of rural people are fundamentally differentfrom those who live in metropolitan urban areas.

Governor-Elec omney Vi •. GOVERNOR-ELECT,-George Romney told the annual meet-

ing delegates. who had taken time out from a busy schedule ofpolicy recomme datiens, that Michigan's great product diversitymakes it a favorite agricultural state. But. he said. its vigor de-pendS on a high state economic level because a large percentage ofits agricultural output is sold within the state itself. He said hedisagreed with those who feel that the interests of rural people arefundamentally different from those who live in the metropolitanurban areas. "There is a need for fresh new approach as Amer-ican ciliz ns," Romney said. There was g ner 1 f vorabltion to his impromptu IS-minute Ip echo

eli f for prop y tmend tion a h 43rd annuaFarm Bure u, No mbeversity.

Fa m I Inr forms urg d r p I of th plow ring of th g n r I rop rtchanges.

Th y s t v ry tri t onditio u nstat income tax. .or most, th y idrelief to th prop rty a picture.

They looked favorably onstate income tax as the mo t quitplacing tax revenue 10 • Th ra 3 to 2 m jority,

The State Resolution ommitthen it d scribed wh t i h ppenin

payers, and what should be done bouNo one can tate it better than th r

which the delegates debated mor thadopted as presented:

- Tax Reform - ut"Tax Reform. Michigan has

had many ta: studi s, all ofwhich agr e on one thing. Prop-

rty is carrying too gr a t ashare of the costs of govern-ment.

"Farm Bureau's study show'that property is now payingmore than 47% of all taxes inthe State. even though the In-creased 4 % sales tax yields 23 %of the total taxes.

"2-R p I orlower the per onlax.

"Property taxes are a greaterburden on the farmer than anyother group. Latest USDA fi-gures show that in 1950propertytaxes took 4.9% of farmers' in-come. By 1961 this had soaredup to 12.6%.

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"We r cogniz that r p al orcertain tax s and low 'ring ofoth rs will r quir new SOUl' Sof revenu .

"Based on incom, farmerspay two to three times moreproperty tax than any othergroup!

"There was an increase of14.8% from 1959 to 1960 infarm real estate taxes. All pre-dictions indicate a continuedincrease based on our presenttax structure.

"We beli ve a bro debflat rate State incom tax i rh ..most equitabl method ofplacing the lost rev nu

"We b Ii v that oun ishould be allow d to 'Pi 1 IY_back' this tax on ly by vot fthe p opl and only f 01 thepurpose of shifting incr 'a if (I

county and school costs fromproperty.

"We believ areform progr mour tax structur nd m '1more equitabl to all Mlchig ncitizens."

Tax R formeded

"We applaud th LegislativeCommitte studying economyin State sp nding, and urgethat ev ry effort be put forth

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ntion th word "tax" and most people flashig And if the term is "tax reform," it

lp but littl . P ople have a feeling that "reform"rograms u ually cost more money these days.

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report ave it that the Michigandel ga e r cently came out in favorcome tax. Without qualifying that

ery tric ly, it cannot stand as true.

Th d legate left a big IF in the picture.rm rs and oth r prop rty owners are floun ..

d ring in a quicksand bog of taxation on property.Aft r long and vigorous debate, the Michigan FarmBur au delegates finally approved a flat rate stateincome ax - on condition.

Th y pointed out that property is now paying47 ~ of all taxes in the state in spite of the salestax yield of 23 % . The rate of rise in propertytax s is nough to set off the alarm bell. Schooltaxe r up nearly five times the level of 1948nd township taxes up nearly six times.

armers are hardest hit. Property taxes takefrom wo to three times more of their income thanis the case for other groups. Some farmers arehaving to "divvy up" as much as 17% of their in-come to p y the property tax bills.

For over ten years, farm property taxes havebeen rising at the average rate of 9 per cent peryear. Net farm incomes have been shrinking dueto rising costs of operation.

The property tax picture has been a very realpart of the cost-price squeeze faced by farmers.Taxes have to be added to the farmer's costs ofoperation.

Population expansion and suburbanization createunprecedented demands for new schools, streets,sewers, water service, police and fire protection -th ervices of a new city.

New propertie in uch areas often go untaxed fortwo years. The farmer i asked to carry this loadmeanwhile. There are overbalanced assessmentsof f rm lands as compared to urban property. Allthis pella tax di ter to many a farmer.

Economists declare that property taxes have onlyon w y to go u der our present ichi an tax sys..t m-UP. County and local governments have noother basis of revenue. But such revenue at itspresent rat of inflation can totally burst the farm ..er's income balloon.

Hence a number of BIG IF's set forth by theMichigan Farm Bureau delegates. Some peoplefear an outright tax hunger by government peoplewith little regard for the impact on taxpayers - ataking of more without surrendering anything theyalready have.

Local governments and schools might get somemeans of changing the picture if a permissive laww re pas ed to allow local taxes on income. Butany such tax proposal should be voted on by thep ople rather than imposed by officials, said thed legates.

hey set v ry trict conditions upon any nod to..ward a tat income tax. It must bring relief tothe property tax picture. Taxes on personal prop ..rty and bu iness activities must be repealed, if the

mcorn tax is adopted.

ction ives he Michigan F rm Bu-it t nd in ca e a proposal for an in-brown on the floor of the Legislatur

nd thi is a very likely develop-h strongly favored a graduated in-a urged action for uch a tax.

you com right down to it, Farm Bureaudo not f vor any form of state income

ch. ath r, th ria cautious acceptanceonly if it can be used to ease thep r t situation facing property.

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-The Chicago Daily Drovers JournalFarm Burea Pu lic I formation Program

In resolutions adopted at the recent 43rd annual meeting of the Michigan Farm Bureau, votingdelegates recognized the need for a continued program of farm public relations. They noted thatmuch is being done by other groups to distort the image of agriculture and of the farmer, in thepublic mind. They stated that "We are gratified" with the progress shown by the Michigan FarmBureau and encouraged such work to continue and expand.

"Federal Funds"County Says "It's

Wrong TitleOur Money"

DAN E. REEDAssociate Legislative Counsel

Kesolution Focu eAttention 0 Debt

"Stop using the false term ~'Federal Funds' and use the E

cor r e c t term - 'Taxpayers' IMoney' "urged Manistee Coun-ty Farm Bureau. §

M.F.B. Convention delegates Iagr ed and adopt d a proposed ~resolution focusing attention -on the public debt of morethan 300 billion. The debtlimit wa raised three times inthe past two years.

Nearly $15 million of this"Taxpayers' Money" is soughtby Michigan municipalities tohelp them build sewage treat-ment works. A little more than

21 million was allocated toMichigan this year. At thatrate, it will be five years be-fore all applicants can beserved.

In the meantime, communi-ties not on the "accepted" listare helping to pay for facilitieselsewhere. Some may go ahead"on their own" and build thefacilities they need. Ofh rs will -put off building the neededplants and will continue polluteing the State's streams.

Horton HunterTrespa 5 Act

"In the Horton Hunter Tres-pass Act, Michigan farmershave a legal tool to controlhunting on farms and farmwoodlots," said the 1962 M.F.B.Convention.

Delegates pointed out that acomplaint against trespassinghunters can be made any timeup to a year from the date oftrespass. Back tag or car licensemay provide identification.

To create respect for theHorton law, farmers must bewilling to carry through withthe prosecution of violators.Posting of land is not a legalrequirement for the control of ~hunting on farms. 55

~Among those who will prob-ably have more respect for theneed to "ask the farmer first"are two hunters in Eaton Coun-ty who each paid $9.30 andcourt cosfs in Charlotte Munici-pal Court. The men pleadedguilty to trespassing whilehunting on October' 20 andwere arraigned on November 8.

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Th purp of thl I oola-Ion Ihall be the adv ncement

of our memberl' Int rei edu·cation "y, 'egill tlvely n deconomic lIy.

President _ .....•.......W. W. WightmanFennvllle, R-2

V.-Pres. •••.........................Dale DunckelWilliamston, R-I

Sec'y- gr C. E. Prentice, OkemosDIRECTORS BY DISTRICTS

I-Max K. Hood ,.Paw Paw, R-II-Wilbur H. mlth, Burlington, n-rS-Allen F. Ru h Lake Orion, R-2(-Elton R. Smith Caledonla, R-l6-:-Dale Dunckel-Williamston, R-I6':'- "ard G. Hodge........ nover, R-I7-Guy C. Fr eborn Hart, R-l8-Lloyd Shankel Wheeler, R-l9-Eu ne Rob rt~ Lake City, R-l

lO-Edgar Diamond.......... lpena, R-2ll-Edmund ager ........•.....StepbenBoD

DIRECTORS AT LARGEnthony Kr in r Brown lty

Dean Pridgeon ontgomery, &-1Walter Wlghtman _.Fennvllle. B.-I

RepreeentlntrWOM N OF FARM BUR AU

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o , "ghwayAtt act DeleThe concern farmers feel toward road and high..

way problems was evident in the close attention vot ..ing delegates to the recent 43rd annual meeting ofthe Michigan Farm Burea , gave to fifteen resolu- 1==_

tions dealing with such diverse topics as highway ~safety, proper signs and ro d markers, and "throw- -

. away bottles."

"Mackinac Bridge. There is a growing senti-ment that present tolls at the Mackinac Bridge areexcessive and that a way should be found to makethe services of the bridg available at decreasedcost."

With that observation, delegates at the annualmeeting looked favorably on a provision 'in the pro ..posed new State Constitution. I_~

it, the Legislature may authorize the state to =

borrow money to refund the Mackinac Bridge Au ..thority bonds. Operations of the bridge would thenbe assumed by the State Highway Department.

~Elsewhere they observed: I

~Highway signs. Let's have all new numbered ;

igns erected on State highways marked for North, iSouth, East or West. §

I We urge blacktop roads be marked with white Ilines on the outside and down the center, and a cen- ~

==ter yellow line on hills and curves where roadsmerit this action.

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IThrow-away bottles are a public nuisance' A ~

costly hazard to tires, farm livestock and a danger =to children and adults. We ask the Legislature to ~

5require all glass..bottled beverages sold in Michigan §

fato be delivered in returnable bottles with a deposit Ivalue of five cents a bottle or more.

Federal price support andacreage diversion programs areputting p••ople out of work onfarms, a spokesman for theChamber of Commerce of theUnited States, reports.

Robert C. Woodworth ofMinneapoli , a memb r of theNational Chamb r' Agricul-tur Committee, said:

"Though i is seldom men-tioned, an acceptance of con-tinued migration from farm tocity has been implicit in mostof our agricultural legislationto date. It is inherent in thetheory of price supports.

Another y:earhas come and gone,and with it, the 43rd Annual Meet..ing of the Mich~gan Farm Bureau.

This annual meeting was uniquein some respects and somewhatdifferent from most any other meet-ing in the past. It seems to those ofus who were in a position to observe what was go..ing on, the meeting registered much more enthu ..siasm than any we had seen in a long time.

This wa demon trated by the fact that we un-doubtedly had the largest attendance we ever havehad in the history of the organization. The annualbanquet held on Wednesday, November 7th, wasattended by over 900 people.

There were many interesting features in the 3-day convention, but perhaps the most important ofall was the discussion and the voting upon resolu..tions. Members of the Michigan Farm Bureau

, Resolutions Committee are chosen from each of theregions in the state.

They spend usually a total of 6 days, at differ-ent times, analyzing the resolution process and themany resolutions that come in from the 71 organ-ized counties in the state. This year about 100more resolutions came in from counties, making atotal of nearly 1,000 county resolutions.

From this large volume of material, the Re..solutions Committee worked long hours dissecting,digesting and developing resolutions as theythought would conform to the expressions of thecounties.

Eventually, the State Resolutions Committee sue..ceeded in developing 128 resolutions on state andnational legislation and on Michigan Farm Bureaupolicy. These were presented to the delegate bodywhich discussed them and passed or rejected themas they saw fit.

Some were amended, some were rejected. Someresolutions were laid on the table for further con-sideration some other time. .

Those resolutions accepted by the Delegates, nowmove to the American Farm Bureau ResolutionsCommittee, in Atlanta, Georgia. There, I will joinwith 49 other state Farm Bureau Presidents makingup the Committee. We will begin discussion De..cember 3 and work to develop a nation-wide bookof proposed resolutions for consideration of Dele..gates to the national convention.

The American Farm Bureau Convention beginswith Vesper Services Sunday, December 9, and con-tinues through Thursday, December 13.

Here again, resolutions will be passed, accepted,amended or rejected as is done in the state. Thisalong with many outstanding speakers and otherprograms connected with the American FarmBureau Convention makes it one of the most im..pressive affairs that any person with an interest inagriculture could attend.

The American Farm Bureau Federation has hada profound influence on national legislation, andparticularly that part that affects agriculture.

There isn't any question but what the AmericanFarm Bureau Federation is recognized today as thestrongest national farm organization that exists inthis country and even in the world.

This places a heavy responsibility upon us, be...cause if we are important, it is imperative that we donot make mistakes. In this, the Michigan FarmBureau plays an important part through repesenta-tion on the American Farm Bureau Board of Di..rectors.

These Directors deliberate and discuss nationalfarm problems and attempt to digest and under-stand the meaning of the resolutions that the dele-gates to the national convention pass.

Having worked with these State Farm BureauPresidents, (49 of them besides myself, and the 26members of the American Farm Bureau FederationBoard) we realize that these people are the mostoutstanding leaders in American agriculture, andthat no better leaders, or more well-informed peoplecould be found anywhere.

No other organization that I know of is spendingthe time, money and effort to st~dy all of our: agri-cultural problem, 0 ,that we understand them tothe point where we can be certain that the decisionswe make will be right.

It seems miraculou when we stop to think of it,-just what it is that keeps a vast national farm or-ganization of this sort together when nobody isforced to belong to it; - nobody is required to be-long to it. There is no mandatory check..off inorder to get the dues to support the organization. Itis entirely a free will organization!

By the time you are reading thl , we will have al.ready been on our way to Atlanta, Georgia, and theAmerican Farm Bureau ederation national coyention.

Driver Education. We urge Michigan State Uni ..versity to reinstate its course for training instructorsfor driver education courses in high schools. Per- -sons who have taken this course are better driversand have fewer accidents.

Rights of Way. We oppose any change in laws- which would make it more difficult and expensive

for the property owner to protect his rights.

Safety. We recommend that farmers eliminatethe practice of using rural roads for headlands, and -planting corn on the right of way at intersections.

Drunk Driver. Present laws covering drunk- drivers are inadequate and unworkable. We sup..

port the Uniform Traffic Code regarding drunkdrivers.

Littering. We urge strict enforcement of litter ..ing laws covering highways, parks, public andprivate property, and more signs to state the penal ..ties. We approve signs showing location of litterbarrels.

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S pport BenefitLarge Producers

"Certainly, supports benefitmost those who produce themost, and least those who pro-duce the least.

"In fact, price supports andacreage diversion have actuallyaccelerated development of thetechnology of agriculture andwith it the rate by which peo-ple have been displaced by ma-chines and chemicals."

Mr. Woodworth is SeniorVice Pr sident of Cargill, Inc.,Minneapolis grain merchantand feed manufacturer. Hespoke on the National Cham-ber's radio 'Program, "What'sthe Issue?" (MBS). The pro-gram is broadcast nationwidefrom 3 :05 to 3 :30 Sunday after-noons.

With Mr. Woodworth on theprogram was Walter B. Garver,manager of the National Cham-ber's Agriculture and NaturalResources Department. He said:

" ... agricultural discontentseems to be about as great to-day as at almost any time inour history. The developmentsof recent years and the exper-ience that we've accumulatedwith farm programs and farmpolicies brought us to a pointwhere an about face is calledfor. Positive and constructiveapproaches in the direction offreedom and progress are sore-ly needed.

Government "Help"o elp at All

"It seems clear that very Iif-tle, if any contribution to rea-sonable solutions have beenmade by combinations of suchthings as price supports, acre-age allotments, marketingquotas, soil banks and land di-version, surplus disposal or thevarious combinations of theseelements. \

"Meanwhile, the free and ef-fective marketing agencieshave been progressively im-paired; agricultural productionand marketing at home andabroad have been progressivelydistorted and disrupted; ever-increasing costs of federal farmprograms have burdened theeconomy; and the taxpayer,and even farmers themselves,have become disillusioned bywhat seems to them to havedegenerated into a political tugof war.

"Now they find themselves, asdo consumers, threatened ormenaced with a scheme ofcomplete regimentafion by thecoerci ve state in the name ofsolving the farm problem.

ExaminingThe Road Ahead

"It is pretty clear that farm-ers have come themselves, asbusinessmen and as citizens, toa dilemma, to a showdownfrom which there are only twoways to go.

"One is the hard realisticway of facing up to markets,learning to live with them, toadjust th ir costs and theiroperations accordingly.

"The other is to go the fancyroad that they are being luredinto by the notion that some.how government should takethis whole thing over and runito"

"For some time we'vebeen puzzled by the farmprogram. Not merely con-fused by the doubtful eco-nomic logic of the wholeprogram, but by the vagueand misleading verbiageused in explaining it • • • Ashort course in concise re- .port writing might be reoquired for all civil serviceemployees so that all rulesmight be easily read and un-derstood.

"Then those who may be~ the shearling sheep might at

least be well· informed.. sheep."

(Fredonia, Kan a Cilia n)

FARM BUREA

ceneBy Dan E. Reed

Associate Legislative CounselMichigan Farm Bureau

How Permanent? The article referred to therace between CongressmanFloyd Breeding (D) and Con-gressman Bob Dole (R). Bothare members of the HouseAgriculture Committee andwere forced to run againsteach other by a redistrictingin Kansas. Dole had supportedFarm Bureau's farm programr e com m e n d a t ion s, whileBreeding supported SecretaryFreeman's "supply manage-ment" farm program proposals.Dole won an outstanding vic-tory in the district, which is aheavy wheat producing area.

While the 1962 Farm Bill car-ries so-called "permanent leg-islation:' due to become effec-tive for 1964 crops. few peopleseem to think it will survivethe next session of Congress.

Said the November 19 issueof the U.S. News and WorldReport - "Orville Freeman,Secretary of Agriculture, islikely to go to Congress with awatered-down bill for controlover grain farmers. A Kansasrace on the clear-cut issue ofrigid government managementof farm output brought victoryfor the Republican."

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'Take OverSecretary of Agriculture Or-

ville Freeman told reporters inWashington that his Depart-ment is ready 10 take controlof all food and agricultural sup-plies if war should come. Free-man said a master plan wasworked out more than a yearago.

urplu e or 'Stor~.houses of S rength?'

Asset? or Liability? The"huge, burdensome surpluses"of wheat, corn and feed grainschanged overnight into an"enormous strategic asset"(Lansing State Journal) whenthe Cuban crisis first flared.

Commodity Credit Corpora-tion-the Government's graintrading mechanism - tempor-arily suspended sales of Gov-ernment corn and feed grainsand there were discussions onthe advisability of abandoningwheat acreage reductions for1963.

There has never been anyquestion about the need. to havean adequate grain carryover toprovide an assured supply.There is a serious question as towhether this should be held byGovernment, where it can be apolitical tool, or whether itought to be in private owner-ship. subject to the market de-mands.

no r Sca tory"'B

An error in a recent Kipling:er Agricultural Letter createdthe false impression that an im-portant part of the potato crophad been seized by the Foodand Drug Administration ascarrying illegal chemical resi-dues.

The figure used in. the Letterwas 200,000 tons, or more than6,600,000 bushel. Two weekslater Kiplinger apologized, say-ing that the amount was only200.000 pounds. or about 3,30bushels-a very small fractionof a percentage of the crop.

Unfortunately. corrections ofthis kind never catch up withall the readers of the originalstory. While there has been noconsumer outcry yet, potatogrowers might understandablybe concerned about the po -sibility of another "cranberryfiasco."

Surplu of Gov'Poland. once a leading ex-

porter of grain, now is buyingheavily from Canada and theU.S. Polish Communist leaderGomulka says-"Every fourthloaf of bread used in Poland ismade from imported grain." Hesaid $175million was spent tobuy grain abroad last year andthat the figure may be as highthis year.

The chronic farm productionproblems in Poland and otherCommunist satellites are usual-ly charged to the program ofcollective farms following theSoviet pattern.

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The 18th ann I meeting of t e ichiBureau Women w held ellogg Centigan State Univer ity, 0 ember 7.

A record attendance, outstanding pea rs and thpresentation of awards were ingredients of an e eel-lent program.

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"Challen efor '63"

Mrs. Arthur Muir. StateChairman of the Farm BureauWomen's Committee, gave areview of 1962 activities, high-lighting their accelerated Cit-izenship program and the CampKett project.

Stressing the importance ofmembership to the Farm Bu-reau organization. Mrs. Muirpresented Ihe group with a"Challenge for '63:' She urgedthe Women 10 make their mainproject for the coming year,-"helping Farm Bureau reachmembership goal in 1963:'

Group Told"Be Fit"

Dr. Janet Wessel, Professor inthe Physical Educational andRecreation De par t men t atMichigan State University, com-pletely captivated her audiencewith a presentation, "Lady, Be

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Mrs. Bruce Ruggles, Chair-man of District o. 6 Women,paid tribute to a gr at ladywho will be gr atly mi sed bythe ntire Farm Bureau organ-ization.

"1 wish to pay tribute to Mr •Frank (Pearl) Myus who diedOctober 7, 1962 in Lapeer Gen-eral Hospital.

"She was a person with goodideas and had fh fortitude,perseverance. and courag 10put those ideas int~ practic •

prior to coming to Lansing forthe MFB annual meeting.

An unusu-ally busy wo-man at thecon ven t ionthis year wasMrs. ThomasWieland fromC h a r levoix,Besides her

~ activities as a11' • '1'. \ district chair-

man for the Women's Commit-tee, she was a member of theState Resolutions Committee,a job which involved muchtime and work before and dur-ing the 3-day meeting.

As the mother of two smalldaughter, (Tammy, 5 andWendy, 2 %) being away fromhome for three days can be-come complicated, esp ciallywhen the measles d cide toconverge upon the Wielandhousehold. The fact that herhusband's mother is a next-door neighbor is a blessing,says Mrs. Wieland.Not aware that such an or-

ganization as Farm Bureauexisted before she marriedThomas Wieland six years ago,Ardeth is now one of the main-springs of the CharlevoixCounty Farm Bureau.

Asked why she considered itimportant to attend the annualmeeting, Mrs. Wieland said,"Just to be a part of thisfriendly, sincere and dedicatedgroup of people brings enthus-iasm and you return to yourcounty in pired and ready towork even harder to makeyour local programs success-ful."

Mrs. JohnWatling 0 fBath attendedher 15th an-nual meetingthi y r. InClinton coun-ty, h . ac-tive on theWoman' ro-

Mrs. JOlln atUn gram and is amember of the important tateDiscu ion Topic Committee.

Because she is ortun tolive only nine mile from

Top winner for th b I: 0all county Wom n' rog mwa Tuscola Coun y witOcean and Oakland countias runners-up.

Awards for b st tt ndancat district m ling w nt 0Iron nd Gladwin counti s withsecond plac honor goin toOtsego and Hough on Wom n,

MRS. BRUCE RUGGLES,-(left) District 6 •Chairman. presents a ,Carpenter, Tuscola county, for first place award m the Farm Bur au Women s progrcontest. . I' f fh A . Far \The gift represents a trip to Atlanta, GeorgIa. and the ann~a meetmg 0 e ~e.rlc n nBureau. Forty-three counties participated. MFB Women's Coordmator, Mrs. MarlOr! Kark t,(right) looks on.

Fit." In a relaxed, informalmanner, Dr. We sel talkstrictly "woman-to-woman" ona subj ct which appealed totheir natural vanity.

Speaking to a group of whichshe called "all shapes ansizes." Dr. Wessel pointed outhat the average woman doesnot get enough exercise and ex-plained that physical activitycan be adapted to everydaychores such as dishwashing,driving a car or even telephon-. \mg.

"Women Importan "Say Broadcaster

Mr. John P. McGoff, President of the Mid-State Broad-casting Corporation, told theFarm Bureau Worn n that free-dom cannot thrive under astrong, centralized government.

Likening strict FCC controlson radio stations to governmentregulation of agriculture, Mc-Goff said that personal fre -doms are being threatened bythree groups of our society.

He said they are: (I) the"indifferent" people, (2) agres-sive opponents of free enter-prise and personal freedom,and (3) those who are con-cerned but don't know what10 do.

McGoff urged the Women toencourage young people's sup-port of the free enterprise sys-tem and to seek leaders of highmoral values who realize theworth of man as an individual.

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Sacrifice for PrinciplesWhy does a busy farm wife,

with an already full schedule,feel she should take time toattend the Farm Bureau stateannual meeting? What ar-rangements must she make athome to attend the three-dayconvention?

Is her attendance promptedby the urge for a "break" inthe routine of an averagehousewife?-Or does she havea deep-seated conviction thather presence at this importantmeeting is part 'of her respon-sibility as an active FarmBureau woman?

The four women we askedthese questions may well bespeaking for their fellow-mem-bers, as they voice convictionsregarding their responsibilitiesas active participants of an or-ganization in which they be-lieve and for which they givetheir time, talent and energy.

Mrs. AlexKennedy ofAlpena, at thestate annualmeeting forthe 17th time,co n sid e r s itimportant toat ten d be-cause, "I like

Mrs. Alex r nnedy to be a part ofmaking the decisions and feelbetter equipped to help in ourown county as a result of myattendance."

Mrs. Kennedy finds thespeeches at the meeting infor-mational and interesting and"last, but not least, it gives methe opportunity to meet oldfriends and make new ones."

In her home county, she isinvolved in all Farm Bureauprograms but is especially de-voted to Women, CommunityGroup, Citizenship and Mem-bership activities. Her positionas Alpena County FarmBureau secretary, as well asher duties as a farm wife,means that she must do muchplanning to have three dayswork done of h

"Over production is not ther 1 probl m facing the Amer-ican Dairy industry." s id Las-siter. "1 refer to the problemof consumpfien,"

Total consumption of dairyproducts has been decreas-mg steadily over the lastfive years, said Lassiter. Whilethe decrease has occurr d withmost dairy products, it has beenmost evident in the high fatproducts such as butter and'cream, and only recently has

there been a significant dropin whole milk consumption.

"The only :thing that has keptthe dairy industry out of trou-ble in recent years," said Las-siter, "has been th popul tionxplosion."

The decreasing consumptioncited by Lassiter becomesfrightening when projectedagainst Michigan's dairy indus-try.

"At present population lev-els," said Lassiter, "a drop inconsumption of 10 pounds percapita would eliminate theneed for 6,000 dairy farmers

SPEAKING TO AN OVERFLOW CROWD"..-of attentive FarmBureau members, Howard J. Stoddard, President, Michigan Nation-al Bank, opened the Commodity Day Conference with a sharp his-:torical analysi of the European Common Market. Stoddard saidhe saw the "common market" as an opportunity for :the westernpower to succ ssfully halt :the spreading threat of Communism.

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Announcement of a new cov-rage known as Supplemental

Employers' Liability has beenmad by N. L. Vermillion, Ad·ministrativ Vice·President forF rm Bureau Insurance.

This n w coverage fills animportant gap in the protectionprogram carried by most farm-ers. It provides farmers an op-portunity to secure coveragewhich will provide up to $42w kly income to a farm em-plo e while disabled from afarm accident. The coveragecan be easily added to a farm-er' pres nt Farmowners orFarm Liability policy. There'sno new policy to buy.

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bili:ty pro v ids protectionwh r r gular liability stops.It covers 'accidents in whichther i no liability nd no n g-ligence. W ekly incom i pro-vided for fh :totally disabled

m mploy , regardle ofh c us of th accident.

F.B. ServicesAndE change

e-UnifyStockholders of Farm Bureau

Services, Inc.,---eompleted :thelong pending union of theMi<:higanElevator Exchange at:the 33rd annual meeting atKellogg Center, Michigan StateUniversity, November 27.

Farm Bureau Services, Ine.,and the Michigan Elevator Ex-change have had a close work-ing r lationship for manyyears. The Exchange, a cooper-ation grain and bean market-ing organization, wa 42 yearsold this year and had salestotalling $33 million. It willoperate as the Michigan Eleva-tor Exchange Division of FarmBureau Services, Inc.

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In connection with the merg-er, Farm Bureau Service x-panded its Board of Directorsfrom 9 to 13 members andchanged the clos of its fiscal

ear from August 31 to June30 to better suit grain market-ing busin ss.

Th s directors w re lect dat the annual M e:ting: JohnM. Conv rse, Union City; Mar-ten Garn, Charlotte; WalterHarger, S tan woo d; ClaytonHealey, East J 0 r dan; JamesHeuvelhor t, Hudsonville; AI-fr d Rob rts, Pigeon; WardHodg, Snover; Max Hood,Paw Paw; Dan Pridgeon,Montgomery; Eugene Roberts.Lake City; Allen Rush, LakeOrion; Lloyd Shankel, Wheelerand Elton R. Smith, Caledonia.

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ni , meeni , mime, moe, may well have beene f ling of Farm Bureau member attending the

Commodity Day program highlighting the first dayof the Michigan Farm Bureau's 43rd annual meeting.

Simultaneous programs in Dairy, Field Crops,ruits and Vegetables, and Livestock, presented the

attending farmers an almost bewildering selectionof informal meetings on current subjects vital toagriculture.

One of the timulating, if not controversial, topics"New Horizon and Their Implications to the

D iry Farmer," presented by C. A. Las iter, Dept.of Dairy, MSU.

Probl m ofndercon umption

DR. GORDON F. GUYER, Chairman, Entomology Department,MSU, stresses a point in his criticism of the book, "The SilentSpring." "ls it fact or fiction?" Dr. Guyer asked. He was one ofmany excellent speakers offered at the Commodity Day programs.

with 3D-cow herds producing300,000 pounds of milk peryear.

"This means that the equiva'-lent of V. of all commercialdairy farms in Michigan wouldbe going out of business everyyear," he said.

Lassiter listed a few g neralfacts that he thought the dairyindustry must face and accept.

(I) Milk and milk productsare no longer "sacred" compo-nents of the American diet.

(2) Legislation will not saveus. Some assistance from thelaw is needed, but more of the"enabling" type.

(3) The diet of the averageAmerican family is changingtoward fewer calories, and thismeans less fat intake.

(4) Milk and milk productsmust be considered as com-petitive food buys.

(5) Are we supplying theconsumer with the type ofproduct she wants?

(6) What are the buying hab-its of people in respect to dairyproducts, particularly fluidmilk?

"Ther is a need for lots of'solid' research," said Lassiter.

"The future of the dairy in-dustry is not gloomy, at leastif we face up to our problems.The next few years are goingto be critical years for the in-dustry.

"This is no time for u.s tobog down in family disputes.There will be differences ofopinion if progress is to bemade, but we must put away'petty' differences and moveforward for the good of thetotal industry."

The 'Silent Spring'Another Commodity Day

program "hot potato" was han-dled neatly by Dr. Gordon F.Guyer, Chairman, EntomologyDept., MSU, as he took a closelook at "The Silent Spring-Fact or Fiction?"

"The use of pesticides inMichigan faces many prob-lems," said Guyer, "and theseproblems need attention."

In the stare, he pointed out,there are many adjac nt farmareas, many producing differ-ent products, and therefore us-ing different types of pesticides.

A large wildlife population,native to th state, also comesin contact with these pesticides.

Michigan is highly selective,he said, about "clean" produce-there can be no moths,worms, aFimal parts, etc. in

CountyNews Notes

H RLEVOI

Charlevoix County was wellrepresented among the 100 wo-men who gathered at the falldistrict meeting of MichiganFarm Bureau Women at Petos-key in late October.

The meeting, which also in-cluded Antrim, Emmet, Che-boygan and Otsego counties,was hosted by the women ofEmmet county. Mr. StanleyPowell, recent delegate to theConstitutional Convention, wasthe guest speaker and presenteda "Comparison of the Old and

ew Constitutions."

Mrs. Marjorie Karker, StateCoordinator of Farm BureauWomen' activities also ad-dre ed the group regardingthe F.B. annual meeting andelection issues.

The Charlevoix County Wo-men, cho en h tesses for thepring di trict meeting, took

home the attendance prize.

farm products. Milk must befree of pesticide residue.

A more recent problem con-cerning :the expanded use ofpesticides is the result of anexpanding world market forour products. Ships stoppingat our ports to load our pro-duce, also unload foreign pro-duce-and foreign pests.

"All of this means more andmore usage of pesticides,"Guyer said, "and the ensuingproblems."

Of the complaints now beingcirculated, Guyer said he feltthat they fell into three basicgroups.

(I) Pesticides destroy thebalance of nature. This is trueto a degree, but what, he con-tinued, has been the effect ofour road-building and suburbconstruction? When naturalhabitat is destroyed, so is thebalance of nature.

(2) Pesticides destroy wild-life. Certain programs, such asthe spraying for "dutch elmdisease" will cause problemswith wildlife. But in saving oneform of wildlife, others suffer.Guyer suggested that more re-search is needed in this area.

(3) Pesticides poison 0 u rfood. Am rica never need fear"a slow death caused by chem-ical profiteers," he said. Manysafeguards protect the food weeat. Guyer traced a hypothet-ical pesticide from the time ofits discovery through its actualuse in the field.

"To begin," he said, "thechemical people screen the newpesticide for possible uses."

It is next evaluated for safe-ty by a tough battery of testsdesigned to show up any detri-mental effects.

Another series of laboratorytests is made, and detailedwork in toxicology involvingrabbits and mice is conductedfrom eight to ten months. Nopublic exposure has been madeyet.

Small quantities are now dis-tributed to experimental sta-tions for controlled usa g e.Paralleling this is residue stud .•ies using higher than normallimits.

The chemical company nowapplies for a label from theUSDA. The Federal Food &Drug Administration and thestate are also contacted, andmore testing is made.

After three or four years andmillions of dollars, the ederalgovernment will approve theproduct, and set the higher.than-normal tolerance limits.

In order to create a stabilizedpesticide program, farmersmust do four things, Guyersaid.

(1) They must recognize theproblem areas, and avoid en-larging them if possible.

(2) Because of rapid changesand new developments, farm-ers must keep informed.

(3) The greatest protectionlies in the farmer's stake infundamental research.

(4) And last, the consumermust b relieved and shownthe crossfire between the useof pesticides and the contam-

. ination of animal parts.A lively question and answer

period followed Guyer' talk.

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Twenty- ix Girl In Conte tThe new "Miss Michigan Farm Bureau" is pretty

17-year-old Sherilyn Green of· Gratiot county. Herselection was announced at the annual meeting eve-ning banquet program, November 7 in Kellogg Cen-ter, MSU.

A senior at the Ithaca High School, Sherilyn is thedaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Green. Runners-upin the tight contest were Linda Donahue of Arenaccounty and Susan McCalla of Ingham.

AFTER IT WAS ALL OVER, the new "Miss Michigan FarmBureau," Sherilyn Green, Gratiot County, and runners-up, LindaDonahue of Arenac county (left), and Susan McCalla of Inghamcounty (right), pose happily amidst flashing bulbs.

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Surprised PrincessIT WAS A SURPRISED SHERILYN that was caught in the

camera's eye as the former "Miss Michigan Farm Bureau," GailPriddy (hidden), placed the crown on her head.

phrey, Bay; Marilyn Laing,Cal h 0 u n; Beverly Miller,Wayne; Gertrude Nowak, Ot-sego; Avis Ann Muterspaugh,Isabella; Annette Gaipa, Ber-rien; Jan e t Oliver, Gladwinand Joyce Balko, Oakland.

Qualifications ListedCrowning of the new 1962-6~

"Miss Farm Bureau" climaxeda half-day of judging of the 26girls who entered the contest.To qualify for the title, eachwas first selected by theircounty, were members of aFarm Bureau family, single,and between the ages of six-teen and thirty.

Others competing included:Jo Ann Wright, Kalamazoo;Marilyn Kay Dixon, Jackson;Rose Marie Green, Ogemaw;Beverly Oudman, Missaukee;Carol Marie Ford, Upper Pen-insula; Wilma J. Schultz, Al-pena; Beverly Ferris, Barry;Mary Jane Marcy, Midland;Mary Lanna Kramer, Tuscola;Lynn Waters, Iosco; DellaDohm, Northwest Michigan;Eileen Ruth Hoort, Ionia; JanetSmith, Montmorency; D 0 r isAnn McBride, Charlevoix; andRose Ann Horny, Saginaw.

Contest EntrantsBesides the honor of repre-

senting Michigan's largest farmorganization, "Miss Farm Bu-reau" receives an all-expensetrip to Atlanta, Georgia, andthe annual meeting of theAmerican Farm Bureau Fed-eration.

Contestants and counties theyrepresented were: Norene Um-

"Farm Bureau Hog ProgramGives Me Highest et eturn "

- George Mathe.ws, Union City

George Mathews, Rt. I, Union City, has a 405 acre farm in Branch County. He farrowed80 sows last year and sold 1,065 market hogs with one of the lowest feed conversionratesin the State.

Here are the facts as verified by the Michigan State UniversityFarm Accounting System.• His feed conversionrate was a low 3.36 Ibs, of feed per pound of pork produced.• To get onepig to market, it took only 46 Ibs. of Farm Bureau Supplementand that included

ow, boar and creep feeds.• Mr. Mathewsfeed cost was only $9.22 per 100 lbs. of pork marketed, with boar and sow

feed included. ,No wonder George Mathews is one ofthe State leaders in income over feedcost, and he does it with Farm Bureaufeeds. You can too!

Typical of the Farm Bureau network of resecrrchfacilities across the country Is this cooperativefeed testing farm for swine research at Lexing-fon, III. Feed and management problems areexplored under controlled conditions to bringyou the finest feeds.

See Your Local Farm Bureau DeaTer for Qucrlify Feeds at Economical Prices

• • Young People' AnnualOfficerTop Award

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grey. overcast day failed tod mpen the spirits of the largegroup of determined MichiganFarm Bureau Young Peoplewhen they held their annualmeeting at Delta College. nearBay City. Saturday. November3.

Registration early Saturdaymorning, was handled by Les-ter Bollwahn, Coordinator ofFarm Bureau Young People'sActivities. Voting delegationsfrom eight of Hie eleven dis-tricts registered along withmany non-voting members inone of the largest turn-outsrecorded in recent years.

A Look AheadRoll call was followed by

the report of the Rules Com-mitte, the adoption of theagen ,and the Secretary's re-port.

"Where do we go from here?"summed up Chairman JamesSparks' address, as he askedserious questions of the group.Touching on such points asthe need for a Citizenship Sem-inar, past programs, and thefuture of the Young People inan active Farm Bureau, Sparkscalled for a constant awarenessof both urban and rural prob-lems.

The "Talk Meet" finals werea pleasant change of pace,when finalists gave their talksbefore the attending membersand delegates.

Competing for the honor ofr presenting the MFB YoungPeople at the AFBF Talk Meetfinals to be held in Atlanta.Georgia. were James Horny.Saginaw: Jack Lehman. Oge-maw: Gertrude Nowak. Otsego;and Lyle Dickenson. Ionia.

The first place winner wasJames Horny. speaking on thetopic of "Adapting Farm Bu-reau to new opportunities andresponsibilities at the Nationallevel." Second place went toJack Lehman.

'Talent Find' WinnerPOPULAR SONGS are performed by popular singer. Miss

Vickie Sheppard. of West Branch. She is pictured performing be-fore the crowd of Young People gathered in the Delta CollegeAuditorium. November 3. Her solo. "The Theme From Exodus," wonher a trip to Atlanta. Georgia. and performances in the AmericanFarm Bureau talent display. Miss Sheppard and a neighbor. RoseMary Good. took Blue Ribbon honors two years ago at the State4-H Achievement Day program "Search for Talent:'

Committee reports immedi-ately followed the afternoonCall to Order as the delegationssettled down to finish off theday's business.

An important part of thatbusiness was the Talent Findcontest.

In the Junior division. Pa-tricia Jurek. Otsego. was un-contested as she performed heraccordion solo.

The Senior division produceda tight contest as Vickie Shep-pard, Ogemaw. took top honorswith her vocal rendition of thetheme from "Exodus:' GeorgeHorny. Saginaw. came in astrong second with two pianosolos. one of which was thestirring "Saber Dance:'

As winner of the Talent Findcontest, Vickie Sheppard willperform in the AFBF talentdisplay at Atlanta, Georgia, inDecember.

Officers SelectedDistrict delegations moved in-

to caucus after the entertain-ment to select the new slate ofdistrict committeemen.

RepreseD!ing District No. 2will be Bruce Landis. CalhounrDistrict No.4. Lyle Murphy.Ionia: District No.5. BerthaMileU. Ingham: District No.6.Dave Seddon. Tuscola: DistrictNo.8. Jake Willford. Gladwin;District No.9. Darrell Fuller.Kalkaska: and District No. 10.Ralph Holewinski. Otsego.

Chosen to lead the YoungPeople's committee for thecoming year were PatriciMurphy, Chairman; Jack Leh-man, 1st Vice-Chairman; Dar-rell Fuller, 2nd Vice-Chairman;Don DeMatio, 3rd Vice-Chair-man; and Rose Marie Green,Secretary.

Outstandin YouthThe Outstanding Girl award

went to Rose Marie Green. whowas also a candidate for theMiss Farm Bureau title. Pa-tricia Murphy was runner-up.

Ralph Holewinski was namedOutstanding Boy of the year.and Lyle Dickenson took sec-ond place.

The best county Young Peo-ple's program as presented inscrap book form went to Tus-cola County. Dave Seddon,county President, accepted theaward.

MFB President Wightmanspoke to the group In an eve-ning banquet. closing on a ser-ious note as he warned theYoung People's group of thenecessity of an education as aprerequisite to success in ourhighly technical society. Agri-culture is no longer rural innature. but big business _"Agribusiness." he called it.

As headlighted cars pulledaway from the darkened col-lege, plans were already beingdiscussed for next year's meet-ing and fellowship.

'F r tListed are radio stations carrying Far m Bureau's weekly 15-nlinute variety broad-

casts on a regular basis. Tune in, - let your local station know that you appreciatethis fine public service programming.Adrian; Dial 1490 WABJ

Saturday 12:35 p.m.Albion; Dial 1260 WALM

Thursday, 6:15 a.m.Alma; Dial 1280 WFYC

Saturday Farm Program6:30 to 7:00 a.m.

Alpena; Dial 1450 WATZMonday 6:30 a.m.

Ann Arbor; Dial 1290 WOIASaturday 6:45 a.m.

Ann Arbor; Dial 1050....WPAGThursday 7:20 a.m.

Battle Creek; Dial 930....WBCKFarm Bureau Featurettes

Monday thru Friday 12:35-1:00t Battle Creek; Dial 1400..WELL

Announced LocallyBay City; Dial 1440 WBCM

Saturday 12:15p.m.Big Rapids; Dial 1460....WBRN

Saturday 12:30p.m.Benton Harbor; WHFB

Dial 1060 Tuesday andThursday 12:40 p.m.

Charlotte; Dial 1390 WCERSaturday Farm Show

12:30 to 1:00 p.m.Cheboygan; Dial 1240....WCBY

Friday 1:05 p.m.Clare; Dial 990 WCRM

Friday 12:45 p.m

Farln Forum

Coldwater; Dial 1590 WTVBSaturday 6:15 a.m.

Detroit; Dial 760 WJRAnnounced Locally

Dowagiac; Dial 1440 WDOWSaturday 12:15p.m.

East Lansing; Dial 870..WKARSaturday 10:30a.m.

Escanaba; Dial 680 WDBCSaturday 11:35 a.m,

Fremont; Dial 1550 WSHNAnnounced Locally

Gaylord; Dial 900 WATCThursday noon

Grand Rapids; WGRDDial 1410 Saturday 6:40 a.m.

Greenville; Dial 1380 WPLBSaturday 12:45p.m .

Hastings; Dial 1220.:....WBCHTuesday 12:30 p.m.

Houghton Lake; WHGRDial 1290 Monday 12:30 p.m,

Ionia; Dial 1430 WIONSaturday 6:10 a.m.

Jackson; Dial 1450 WlBMSaturday 6:30 a.m.

Jackson; Dial 970 WKHMThird Tuesday of each monthKalamazoo; Dial 1420....WKPR

Friday 6:00 a.m.

ommunlty Farm Bureau Discussion TopicRadio tation 'VK R; Dial 70londay each month, September through Jun1 :00 p.m. - 1st

Lapeer; Dial 1230 WMPCMonday 6:00 p.m.

Ludington; Dial 1450 WKLASaturday 7:00 p.m.

Manistee; Dial 1340 WMTEMonday 1:00 p.m.

Marinette,Wis. Dial 570WMAMFriday 11:55 a.m.

Menominee; Dial 1340..WAGNSaturday 6:15 a.m.

Midland; Dial 1490 WMDNSaturday 6:30 a.m.

Otsego; Dial 980 WDMCAnnounced Locally

Owosso; Dial 1080 WOAPMonday 12:45p.m.

Rogers City; Dial 960....WHAKFriday 12:00 noon

Saginaw; Dial 1210 WKNXSaturday 12:40 p.m.

St. Johns; Dial 1580 WJUDSaturday 11:15a.m.

Sturgis; Dial 1230 WSTRAnnounced Locally .

Tawas City; Dial 1480....WIOSTuesday 12:45 p.m.

Three Rive ; Dial 1510..WLKMAnnounced Locally

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~ _ Ievoi:About 100 members and

guests of the Charlevoix Coun-ty Farm Bur u gathered atthe Charlevoix School caf-eteria for their annual meeting.

Pete Sikema from the eggmarketing division of FarmBureau Services poke to themembers about Farm Bureauegg production and expansionof the program.

Five new board memberselected are: John Wieland,Leonard Burn, Alvin Grace,William Himebaugh and Wil-liam Parsons.

Reports of activities for theyear were made by Mrs. TomWieland, District Women'scommittee chairman; Mr . Wm.Parsons, County Women's Com-mittee Chairman and DawsonWay, regional representative.

After the business meet inDon Deifried of Central Lakgave a talk and showed pic-tures of his two year as teach-er in a little Eskimo villageon an island off the north-western part of Alaska.

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Enthusi astie p rtici a ion fnearly 140 F U1 m Bureau m ro-b rs made th Branch CountyAnnual Me ting a succ • fulvent which in lud d r solu-

tions, I' port of offi rs, I -tions, mu i c I nt rtainm nt,pi ture pres ntations andpriz s. Th me ting as h ldat th 4-H abin in Coldw t r.

County President Wilfr dMiller xpr s d appr iationto th board of dir tors for anxccllcnt att ndance record.

He presented Farm· Bureaupins to perfect - attendancemembers. Stanley Preston. Le -lie Olney. Marvin Wade. War-ren Hard. Merrill Wade andMrs. Leslie Olney.

Women's CommiUee Chair-man. Mr . L slie Oln y, r port-d excellent coop ration and

enthusiasm on mon y - raisingprojects, 4-H Fair booth andMichigan Day program.

D. Duane Robison. InsuranceAgency Manager, reported ayear of growth and pansionthroughout the county andstate.

Elected as Delegates-at-Iargeto the county board were: Sian-ley Pr ston, Ia d Nortoand Marvin Wade. Other boardmembers elected are: ClaytonStra w. John Frost. MerrillWade. Lynda Loucks. J. LynnFarwell. Wilfred Miller. War-ren Hard. Kenneth Coler. IvanCox. J. Ripley. Don Hunker.and Arthur Hagerman.

The evening's entertainmentincluded singing by the Sher-wood Girls' trio, Mcrril e Wag-aman, Cheryl Robbins andLynda Egell accompanied bySharon Wagaman.New MFB Directors

•iawa seeDeciding on the same officers

for another year and an appealfor CROP were the highlightsof Thnrsday's annual reorgani-zation dinner meeting of theShiawassi e County Farm Bu-reau Board of Directors.

Motions were passed that MerlByington, Earl Reed and GlennW:1liams all continue for an-other year as president. vicepresident and third member of"the board. respectively.

The Rev. Marshall Saunders.Methodist minister from Hen-der on, who opened the meet-ing with a prayer, made anappeal for CROP, which issponsored by the MichiganCouncil of Churches. He isasking for one bushel fromevery five acres of corngrown, which would totalabout 4,700 bushels for thecounty. He said the pickupwould be held the third weekof December. The board votedto support the program.

Activity reports for 1961were given by com mit teechairmen.

Marlie Drew, regional repre-sentative, spoke on the pro-posed changes in the countyregulations agreement in re-spect to the county settlement.

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Donald Piper. Bangor, wasre-elected president of the VanBuren County Farm BUlC u atthe group's annual meeting, Sac-urday evening, October 13, atthe Farm Bureau building westof Paw Paw. Waldo Dick,Lawrence, was re-elected vlcc-president and Mrs. KatherineJohansen, Bangor, secretary-treasurer.

Also elee:ted to the Board ofDirectors were John Dickerson,Bloomingdale, representing thetownships of Almena, Bloomidale, Pine Grove and Waver! ;Randolph Hay, Bangor-Arling-ton, Bangor, Columbia, Covertand South Haven townships.

Others elected were: HarWebb, Paw Paw-Antwerp, Dcatur, Paw Paw and Portetownships; and Waldo Die,Lawrence - Hamilton H tf ,Keeler and Lawrence townships.

Lyle Walker. Mattawan. andErnest McCubbin. Hartford.were elected directors at large.Mrs. Arthur Dowd, s»: Hart-ford. Chairman of the CountyWomen's Committee. was alsoelected to the Board.

Harry Webb, Pav Paw, andL. C. Ford, Bloomingdale, wereelected to the Agricultural Ex-tension Advisory Council.

EDGAR DIAMOND

Re re e i gDistrict 10

Elected to represent District10 on the Mich:gan Farm Bu-reau Board of Directors. is Ed-gar Diamond. Rt. 2. Alpena.

A former president of theAlpena County Farm Bureauon two recent occasions, Dia-mond has a long history of ser-vice to agriculture, includingactive .leadership in the AlpenaCooperative Milk Producers'Association. A former schoolteacher, (21 year )-he is pres-ently Chairman of both his lo-cal school board and of the Al-pena County Board of Educa-tion.

He is a member of the Amer -ican Lutheran Church of WolfCreek, and Chairman of theChurch Council.

The Diamond farm is nearbythe one on which Edgar wasborn and raised. Current oper-ations include raising beef anddairy heifers.

Mr. and Mrs. Diamond (Eur-sellena) have two married chil-dren, Patricia, (Mrs. NormanBeauchamp) and Richard, em-ployed by Oldsmobile.

Accomplishments of the 1962year were reported by com-mittees at the Kalkaska Coun-ty Farm Bureau annual meet-ing, which featured guestspeakers Charles Neblock, re-gional representative, and Eu-gene Roberts, district director.

The Worn e n's Committeehighlighted their projects deal-ing with Medicare, the Consti-tutional Convention, a springsmorgasbord and a Rural-Ur-ban picnic held in cooperationwith the Rotary Club.

Outstanding project of theyear. as reported by the Kal-kaska Farm Bureau YoungPeople. was their "safetycheck" of cars. trucks andfarms.

Resolutions passed at thecounty annual meeting includ-ed: disposing of dilapidatedfarm buildings, zoning in Kal-kaska County and better viewson rural road intersections.

The four directors seatedwere: Norma Broder. Mrs. Ro-bert Hall. Earl Hendricks andHarry Hall.

ANTHONY KREINER

lreetert-Large""

Elected to an "at-Iarge" pos-ition on the Board of Directorsof the Michigan Farm Bureau.is Anthony "Tony" Kreiner.Brown City. M·chigan. A life-time farm resident. Kreineroperates 220 acres in dairy andgeneral farming.

A former member of theBoard of Directors of the "Jun-ior" Farm Bureau Kreiner ispa t president of the LapeerCounty Farm Bureau and hasserved on the Michigan FarmBureau Resolutions Committee.

He was employed for 7V2years as a farmer-fieldman forthe Michigan Agricultural Sta-bilization and ConservationService, - meanwhile main-taining his farming activities.Under similar circumstances hemore recently served as a Re-gional Representative for theMichigan Farm Bureau in theSouthwe t Region.

Mrs. Kreiner. (Mary) is aformer rural school teacher. To-gether they are active in localchurch and school affairs. Theirfamily includes 3 daughter andODe SOD.

The annual meeting of orth-west Michigan Farm Bure u,held at Twin Lak s, w, at-tend d by more than 140 peo-ple. Prec ding the busin ssmeeting, Miss Della Dohm,daughter of Mr. and Mr . FredDohm of Ogd n burg, waselected iss Farm Bureau forDistrict o. 9.

Following the contest, rec-ognition w given to variouscomrnitt e repr sentatives atthe business meeting.

Gene Roberts. regional dir c-tor, poke bri lly and said thatmore than 51 percent of allfarmers belong to Farm Bureau.

Elected by unanimous ballotwere Kei h hugart. President:Harly Hartzell, vice-presidenfrand David Anderson as 3rdmember of the Executive Com-mittee.

Ca sThe Cass County Farm Bu-

reau met for r organization tthe county office despite thesnow storm and hazardoudriving conditions. S v n di-rectors were present. HaroldShannon, retiring presid nt,conducted the meeting.

Officers elected for the nextyear are: Walter Stoner. Pres-ident: Richard Leach. Vice-President: Robert Burton. 3rdmember of the Executive Com-mittee.

Everyone was urged to voteat the ovember election withparticular attention focused onthe bi-partisan ballot.

J cksonTen members of the press.

radio. and television were in-vited guests at the JacksonCounty Farm Bureau annualmeeting held at the WesternHigh School, with 215 membersin attendance.

Miss Marilyn Dixon of Hen-rietta was crowned "MissFarm Bureau:'

Hesolufions included thosedealing ith income tax, SocialSecurity, tightening of the fi-nancial responsibility laws formotor vehicles and the addi-tion of an older student to as-sist children to and from schoolbuses.

In other action, incumbent di-rectors G. P. Dorr. Carlton Moe.Dwain Dancer. and ClydeThomas were re-elected.

ll ••• and I'll need another ton of that fortified fe d, too •••"

Think of all the time and steps an exten-sion phone in the barn could save you.

Whether you need to call the veteri-nary in a hurry or order supplies whilechecking the inventory-or accept im-portant incoming caIIs-a barn exten ionphone i a dependable, handy h Iper. Itcan save you valuable man-hours every

month-ke p your Intire farm op rationrunning more moothly.

ou'll find, a 0 many oth r air a yhave, that an ext n ion phon in th barmore than pay for it If. hy no ' Iyour Bell T lephon bu in offi?be glad to help you plan ju t wh I xsion phones can th rno t h lp t y

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L AD THE PROCESSIOEACH YEAR an unusual "Installation" ceremony is conducted by the Saginaw County Farm

Bureau Community Group Committee. for all local Group officers. The occasion places local lead-ers in the spotlight to be "charged" with their duties for the coming year.

Pictured are "M'ss Farm Bureau," (front left) - Susan Wichman, and (right) Miss CarolGross, Saginaw County Bean Queen, - as they scort one set of officers to the room-front whereMrs. B. H. Baker presides as installing officer. Group Chairmen, Vice Chairmen, Secretaries, Discus-sion Leaders, Minutemen, Women's Committee members and others, were installed in separate por-tions of the candlelighting ceremony.

Appropriate to the predominately German area in which the program was held, the eveningbegan with music by a "Little German Band" c.osed with lunch served to the 130 persons attend-ing, by the Nelson Community Group.

HONORING THEIR IRST CHAIRMAN,-Mrs. Herbert Fisher, (center) are members of theor' ginal Saginaw County Farm Bureau Community Group Commillee. A corsage and note of ap-preciarion was presented by Mrs. Alfred Schmiege, while Mr • B. H. Baker adds appropriate com-~ents. The occasion was the recent installation ceremonies for all Community Group officers of Sag-maw county.

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gr Na e• •uto sThe Chippewa County Farm

Bureau and Mr. Robert Wilson,Farm Bur au Mutual Agent,spon ored the appearance ofthree Con-Con delegates at theKinros 4-H Center recently.

Aimed at helping the publicunderstand the changes madein the proposed new Constitu-tion, the delegates and theirsubjects of discussion were:Clarence B. Dell of St. Ignace,"Local Government;" Harold J.Stevens, 12th District of WayneCounty, "Executive and Legis-lative;" Harold Radka of Rog-ers City, "Finance and Taxa-tion."

R. B. Bohnsack, manager ofthe Retail Division of Farm Bu-reau Services, has announcedthe appointment of JamesSchultz as manager of the or-ganization's Lansing branch. Mr.Bohnsack, at the same time,announced that Ron Walter willcontinue with the company asthe Assistant Manager of theLansing branch.

Jim Schultz.brings to Farm I

Bureau Servicesa n exten-sive backgroundof retail storemanage men t... .He is a gradu- ,ifk'"'ate of Saginaw'High S c h 0 0 I .and of severalJaccounting courses at the Uni-versity of Michigan.

Mr. Bohnsack states thatsince August 16, when RonWalters took over the Lansingbranch, h has done an excep-'onally fine job and has shown

commendable ability while hewas carrying this responsibilityuntil a permanent managercould b ecured.

"Meet Your Candidate"me ting was an additional fea-tur of the ev ning, with can-didates of both- parties givenfive minutes to speak to theaudi nee.

It is th hope of the Chip-p wa county Farm Bureau thatfutur m etings of this kindcan b arranged. Th reactionof the audi nee was gratifying,vith v ryone agre ing that

th m ting had been of value.

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Date are Feb. 24-27Plans are underway for the

1963 Washington Air Tour,scheduled by Michigan FarmBureau Women for Sunday,February 24 through Wednes-day, February 27.

According to Mrs. MarjorieKarker, Coordinator of FarmBureau Women's Activities, thetour will leave from the De-troit Metropolitan airport, withthe Continental Hotel locatedwithin the general Capitol areaas tour headquarters.

Preliminary details do notinclude costs, which along withparts of the agenda are still in-complete.

The trip has been designedby the Farm Bureau Women'sCommittee to meet four basicobjectives:

To give Farm Bureau mem-bers an opportunity to becomebetter acquainted with Amer-ican Farm Bureau staff mem-bers. One day has been set.aside for visits to the AFBF of-fices.

To meet Michigan Congress-men and Senators personally,and to talk with them aboutFarm Bureau policies.

To observe the process of gov-ernment, particularly the Leg-islative Branch.

To view the nation's capitolcity and observe historic land-marks.

Over the years dozens ofFarm Bureau members haveparticipated. They have beenable to inform members intheir home communities aboutproblems and methods neces-sary for effective legislativework.

For- fur the r informationabout this trip, please con-tact Mrs. Marjorie Karker:Michigan Farm Bureau, Box960, Lansing, Michigan.

wo Dollars OutOne Dollar In

A sample of modern "eco-nomics" at work is given byU. S. News and World Report:Investment in surplus farmproduct in the year endedJune 30 1962 was reduc d by$381 million. But: to reducethe surplus that much, the lossfrom price support programswas increased $726 million. Itcost about 2 for each 1 cut insurpluses.

Saturday, December 8, at 3 :45 p.m. - a largegroup of Michigan farmers will board the C & EItrain at Dearborn Station 'in Chicago, for an all-nighttrip to Atlanta, Georgia, and the annual meeting ofthe American Farm Bureau Federation.

Sunday evening, December 9, they will attendVesper Services and witness the annual Farm Bu-reau Young P oples display of talent. The rest ofthe week will be taken by a wide variety of confer-ences and activities.

MR. AND MRS. OSCAR BUSCHLEN

§ Two Promlnen Farm Bureau Coupl

MR. AND MRS. GEORGE C. SCHULTZ

C Ie rate olden Anniver arieMichigan fanne s will mingle with representa-

tives from all other state Farm Bureau organizationsincluding Hawaii and Puerto Rico. They will hearannual reports from Charles Shuman, A.F.B.F.President, and Roger Fleming, Secretary-Treas-urer. Other speakers include W. Willard Wirtz,Secretary of Labor, and William Blackie, presidentof the Caterpillar Company.

Although trip reservations should have alreadybeen made, it is possible that additional person beadded to the tour . You are invited to contact the

.. Michigan Fann Bureau at once.

Atlanta Trips WonBy Five Counties

To Attend A.F.B.F. Annual eeting, Dec. 9-13Five county Farm Bureaus have been awarded trips

to the AFBF annual meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, inmid-December as a result of the activities of their Com-munity Group Committees.

Top winner of an all-expense paid trip to Atlantawas Alpena County for having "the best balanced pro-gram of action carried out by any Community GroupCommittee." Runners-up and winners of partiallypaid trips are Montmorency, Ionia, Ottawa and Sag...maw.

Important Workecognized

This awards program, origin.ated this year, gives recognitionto Community Group Commit-tees and the important workthey do in promoting the countyFarm Bureau and its programs (.,l

through community groups.

The commitees are responsi-ble for organizing new com-munity groups, training of-ficers, developing programsand utilizing group member-ship.

The Alpena County Com-munity Group Committee hasan outstanding record for or-ganizing new groups, concen-trated mainly on Young Farm-er units. They have held excell-ent officer training sessions andhave been aggressive in settingup citizenship, legislative andmembership programs through

their community groups.The committee meets month-

ly to discuss and plan activitiesand makes regularly scheduledvisits to the groups of thecounty.

Montmorency County FarmBureau has organized the lar-

st number of new groups inthe state this year and has beensucces ful in training leadersand servicing the groups.

The Ionia Community GroupCommittee, in addition to carry-ing out a good training pro-gram, has pioneered the "Com-munity Group Scoring System."They have taken over the Cit-izenship program and are utiliz-ing the community groups inthis endeavor.

Saginaw County, with itslarge number of groups hasbeen active in setting up newYoung Farmer groups and haveheld a leader "Installation"service and training program.

Farmer-ClergymanConference Called

The Van Buren County Farm Bureau acted as hostto 24 clergymen and their wives at a "Farmer-ClergyDay."

Under the leadership of Mrs. Ruth Dowd, chairman ofthe county omen's ommittee, an outstanding dinnerand program were provided for the 68 persons who at-tended the affair.

Donald Piper, president ofVan Buren County Farm Bu-reau, in welcoming the group,str ssed that both the Churchand Farm Bureau were an in-fluence in the lives of people;ther fore, it would be well ifeach group knew and under-stood as' much as possible aboutthe other.

Mr. George Schultz, formerregional representative of thMichigan Farm Bureau, told ofthe origin of the state andAmerican Farm Bureau andoutlined the purposes for whichthe organization was formed.

Former county president,Waldo Dick, explained the pro-cedures of making Farm Bu-reau policy, pointing out someof the issues up for considera-tion this year.

"What Farm Bureau StandsFor" was the topic of J. Del-bert Wells, Manager of theFamily Program Division ofthe Michigan Farm Bureau andguest speaker of the evening.Likening the Farm Bureaupolicies to the parts of a build-ing, Well stated, "The basicphilosophies and ideals under-lying Farm Bureau beliefschange very little; althoughyear-to-year policies' must

change to fit the needs of thetime."

Wells further explained, "Ina house, we change the color ofthe walls and sometimes eventhe walls themselves to fit ourpresent needs ••• but the base-ment foundation or the bed-rock under the house is seldomchanged."

Clergymen a t ten din g themeeting were: Rev. and Mrs.Robert Garbold, Hartford Fed-erated Church; Rev. JosephRobb, St. Mary's, Paw Paw;Rev. and Mrs. Charles G. Ben-nett, St. Mark's, Paw Paw;Rev. Linus Ceru, Sacred Heart,Bangor; Rev. and Mrs. Stan-ford Closson, Paw Paw Metho-dist; Rev. Chester V. Thomas-geiski, St. Mary's, Paw Paw;Rev. and Mrs. Guy Udell, Hart-ford Full Gospel Assembly.

Also present were: Rev. andMrs. Maurice Peterson, CovertHill Baptist; Rev. and Mrs.Ronald Entenman, HartfordKeeler Methodist; Rev. andMrs. Homer Cross, DecaturFirst Baptist; Rev. A. E. Grice,C 0 vert Community Church;Rev. and Mrs. Lawrence Dove,East Arlington Baptist, Law-rence; Rev. and Mrs. JohnNayette, Lawrence Methodistand Rev. and Mrs. Gilbert Roh-rig, Holy Family Church, De-catur.

On Sunday, December 16th, Mr. and Mrs. OscarF. Buschlen of Snover will celebrate their GoldenWedding anniversary. Three children, elevengrandchildren, friends, neighbors and businessassociates will gather in the auditorium of theSandusky SC'hool on the afternoon of the 16th .10greet them.

When the first Michigan Farm Bureau member-ship solicitor, (a Mr. ScoU) came into SanilacCounty, he was met by Oscar Buschlen. The twoof them toured the county. meeting the farmleaders of the area. Thus the first membershipdrive of the Michigan Farm Bureau was started.

The Buschlens have been active farmers overthe years. Oscar was always an ardent supporterof the Extension Service programs of M.S.U. Hewas the driving force behind the movement whichsecured for Sanilac County its first County Agri-cultural Agent.

Mr. Buschlen was the first president of theSnover Cooperative. He served as County Clerkfor Sanilac County during the past twenty years.a post he recently relinquished. All through theseyears, Oscar maintained an active interest in thefamily farm and still does.

So that they will be able to catch up on thevacations they have missed, Mr. and Mrs. Busch-len plan to spend the winter months in S. Calif.

Fifty years ago "in October, Hazel FlorenceFountain became the bride of George C. Schultzat her St. Paul home, in a ceremony performed bythe Rev. George Lutz.

Their Golden Anniversary has been shared withfriends recently at an open house celebration atat the Farm Bureau building in Paw Paw.

The Schultzes, who have been Michigan resi-dents since 1929, have been continuous membersof Farm Bureau since 1943. George served asDistrict Representative for Michigan Farm Bu-reau in five southwestern counties for 11 years, aposition from which he retired in 1948.

Instrumental in setting up some of the firstcommunity Farm Bureau groups in the state, heand Mrs. Schultz recently took part in a 25th an-niversary celebration of their local group. Re-constructing the events of 25 years ago, GeorgeSchultz stepped back into the pages of time to be-come the regional man who helped to organize the"Michigan First" community group.

As is generally true of successful partnerships.George and Florence have spent the past fiftyyears sharing in community and club activitiesand hobbies. They still enjoy fishing together inCanada and Brownsville, Texas, where they spendtheir winters.

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A Freedom Conference hasbeen scheduled for February 7-8, at Central Michigan College,Mt. Pleasant. The conferencewill be beamed at "traininzfor political action"-with spe-:cial speakers and workshop ses-sions on working within politi-cal party machines.

"We believe that with thecurrent tensions of world e-vents.-the threat of Commun-ism and the challenge .toAmerican freedoms is becom-ing clearer to most people,"states Wells. "It is also becom-ing beUer understood that thepeople we elect to office willmake the ultimate decisions forus as to what we do about thesethreats:'

Education ConferencePlanned

District Education Confer-ences are planned for the win-ter months to discuss such top-

Fall MeetingExcellent

The Maybee CongregationalChurch was the location chosenby the Monroe County womenwhen they were hostesses tothe District III Fall Meeting ofFarm Bureau Women. Onehundred forty-five women at-tended the day-long program.

A morning feature was apresentation by Dr. LloydSteiner of Saline, who gave acolor slide program of his re-cent tour of Russia and othercountries behind the iron cur-tain. Dr. Steiner was one offorty farmers who made the"People to People" tour of Com-munist-dominated countries.

The afternoon speaker, Rev-erend Robert Richards, a Dun-dee minister, spoke on "MyAmerican Heritage." A nativeof Wales, Dr. Richards migrat-ed to America in 1925. InWales he was working in themines for $5.00 a week and De-troit became his goal uponhearing that the late HenryFord was paying the then un-heard of wage of $5.00 a day.

He told the District III wo-men that "Taxation is a God-&iven privilege" .and that hewould "rather be taxed to theears than live anywhere elsein the world."

Larry Ewing, Coordinator ofMarketing Division, moderatedthe session during which allsix counties of the district gaveproject reports made interest-ing by audience participationin the game "Pass Word."

Officers elected for the nexttwo years are: Chairman: Mrs.Wm. Scramlin of OaklandCounty; Vice-Chairman: Mrs.Clayton Anderson, LivingstonCounty; Secretary: Mrs. AllenParker, Oakland County andTreasurer: Mrs. Merrill Smith,Monroe County.

Division

On January 2-3-4, a confer-ence will be held for YoungFarmer Community Groupchairmen and their wives. Athree-day program designed toinform young farm leaders ofall phases of Farm Bureau andFarm Bureau Services pro-grams will. be held in Lansingand will feature visits to FarmBureau facilities.

Teen-Age Program

Winter Tour

A teen-age leadership confer-ence is scheduled at CampKett on January 19-20 forcounty Farm Bureau YoungPeople's programs. The meet-ing will concentrate on severalphases of leadership develop-ment with many of the subjectsalso adaptable to leadershiproles outside of Farm Bureau.

A winter "Educational Tour"will again be held, similar tothe one conducted last year, -to visit industry, meet and vis-it with other state Farm Bu-reau groups and view types ofagricul ture in various areas.With the emphasis on under-standing and appreciating ourAmerican Heritage, the tourwill feature visits to Washing-ton, D. C., Philadelphia, Bos-ton, New York City and a one-day conference sponsored bythe Freedom Foundation at

Eight meetings in a week-long series blanketing the en-tire lower part of Michigan areplanned for young farmers andtheir wives sometime befof'9January. Topics to be coveredare "The New Constitution,""Market Expansion Possibili-ties," "Farm Programs andCongress'" and "Farm BureauPromotion."

Further information on thesespecial programs will appearin the Michigan Farm Newsas plans are completed.

ThIs is .not, and under no cIrcumstances Is it to be construedas an offermg of these debentures and/or stock for sale or as asolicitation of offers to buy any such debentures and/or stock. Theof(ering is made only by the prospectus.

Farm Bureau Services, Ine,• $1,500,000 Series "A" •••••• 6% 15-year

Debentures (Issue of 1961).

• . $500,000 Series "A" • • • • Selection Maturity. Debenture with Graduated Interest.

• 250,000 shares Class "A" Preferred Stock, parvalue ••..•••• $10.00 per share.

The purpose of these issues is to provide additionalworking capital, to modernize existing facilities andto acquire new facilities of and by Farm BureauServices, Inc.

The issues and the Farm Bureau Services, Inc. are fully de-scribed in the prospectus dated November 30, 1961. The pro-spectus is the basis for all sales.

FOR A COpy OF THE PROSPECTUS, AND A CALL BY ALICENSED SALESMAN, PLEASE FILL IN AND MAIL THECOUPON BELOW.r----------------~-------~ .

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A BOAT TRIP TO MACKINAC ISLAND to visit the MoralRe-Armament center there was a recent activity of the CharlevoixCounty Farm Bureau Women. Pictured on the boat are a few ofthe 31 ladies who took the tour. The group viewed the film. "TheCrowning Experience," followed by a luncheon with each twoFarm Bureau Women hosted by three M.R.A. people. Mrs. Wil-liam Parsons of Charlevoix summed up the trip with this state-ment. "This experience gave us all a feeling of hope. to realize aforce as strong as this is putting forth so much time and hardwork ••. to try to make the world a better place in which to live.

Calhoun 4-H Awa

Marilyn Laing and Duane Shepard have received identicalawards from the Calhoun County Farm Bureau for outstandingachievement in 4-H Club-Work in 1962. Lynn Smith. shown mak-ing the presentation. is the son of Calhoun County Farm Bureaupresident. Lloyd Smith.

Marilyn is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs Charles Laing. Jr., ofMarshall. Duane is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Shepard ofBatUe Creek. Both families have been active in Farm Bureau formany years.

F.F.A. Chapter Members

Promote Safe Corn HarvestFuture FarmersPromote Safety

"Sa ety is fun, only accidentsare serious." according to mem-bers of the Vermontville. Mich.Chapter of the Future Farmersof America.

••Awareness of safety on thefarm is of vital importance andthis year our chapter is carry-ing out a vigorous program tohelp area farmers to be safety-conscious," reports Loren Leh-man, publicity committee chair-man. Lehman, along with fel-low members Troy Foster andCharles Tubbs, has been suitingaction to words by assisting ina series of corn-harvest safetydemonstrations.

Problems which cause unsafeactions during corn harvest arediscussed and solutions demon-strated. Tight clothing. fatigueprevention; and racing to beatbad weather are just a few ofthe angles.

"Just as you wouldn't think ofshoveling snow in a bathing suit,neither would you want to har-vest corn in ragged, loose andimproper clothing," Tubbs sug-gests. Loose clothing whencaught by picker rolls or un-shielded power take-off shaftscan be fatal, the young farmerspoint out.

"When we mention taking acoffee break to stay alert," saysteam member Foster, "we al-

VERMONTVILLE MEMBERS,-of the Future Farmers ofAmerica. are l\hown presenting a corn-harvest safety demonstra-tion. Chapter members Troy Foster, Charles Tubbs, and Loren Leh-man have made numerous appearances before Farm Bureau Com-munity Groups. Lions Clubs. P.T.A. and other Civic organizations.The project is part of a state-wide safety campaign.

ways get a chuckle from theaudience." Such breaks awayfrom hard work can save livesthrough added alertness, theyindicate, Frequently farmerswork much longer than their

- reactions can be maintained atpeak efficiency. Slowed reac-tions coupled with the careless-ness that comes with weariness,add greatly to the corn-harvestaccident toll.

Audience participation is en-couraged through the distribu-

Paw Paw Community GroupClaims"First" Title

tion of "safety six-packs" con-taining "gimmicks" designedto aid people to remembercorn harvest safety points. Forexample, a paper clip is attach-ed to one note that reads"Don't let an accident clipyou." Five similiar bits of ad-vice are enclosed in the pack.

Burr Hartenburg, VocationalAgricultural instructor at Ver-montville. reports much favor-able commeni resulting fromthe many presentations givenby the chapter before local FarmBureau groups. Three Commun-ity Groups have witnessed thedemonstration to date.

Michigan Milk

MMPAAnnualMeeting lIe dDairy farmers have no rea-

son to push the panic buUonover the state of the dairy in-dustry, delegates of MichiganMilk Producers Associationwere told at the cooperative'sannual meeting in East Lansing.

In a keynote address to acapacity audience of 432 dele-gates and 175 guests, MMPAPresident Glenn Lake saidfarmers can best solve theirproblems through their own ef-forts and proven dairy cooper-atives.

"If we have the courage andvision to build on this founda-tion we need not accept justanybody's program - or onethat is of doubtful value - toimprove farmers' income,"Lake said.

The MMP A president scoredNational Farmer's Organization(NFO), say~ng the approach be-ing used by NFO to solve thefarm problem "is unsound anddoomed to failure:'

ORIGINAL MEMBERS of the "Michigan First" CommunityGroup, which recently celebrated its 25th Anniversary. are pic-tured above: Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Pugsley. Mr. and Mrs. GeorgeSchultz, Mr. and Mrs. Max Hood and Mr. and Mrs. Peter Schnoor. ~Present at the celebration but not pictured was Mrs. GoldiaTapper, also one of the original members of Michigan's first of-ficial community Farm Bureau Group.

Twenty-five years ago. Mich-igan's first official CommunityFarm Bureau group. the "Mich-igan First" Group of Paw Pawin Van Buren County, was es-tablished.

Earlier, a number of groupshad been organized over thestate, on a less formal basis,but the Paw Paw group be-came the first of those official-ly chartered by the MichiganFarm Bureau, and bears thedesignation of "number one."

A year earlier, in 1936, dele-gates to the 19th annual meet-ing of the Michigan Farm Bu-reau set the stage for Groupexpansion by stating, "The gen·uine conversion of the mem-ber to the cause can come onlythrough giving him an oppor-tunity to worry and work forthe legislation. cooperative bus-iness, or other results alongwith his county, state and na-tional officials and employeesat the time th fir of battlare raging. We mu t get moreof our mem r dually par-ticipating in th fight r th rthan merely accepting the re-ult ••• Th solutio of th

probl m of membership moralU to a 1a x t In an ae-

ve local unit of F Bu-u ••• "

According to lbilutton, an

ity Group program was launch-ed.

Reg ion a I RepresentativeGeorge Schultz was present toassist in setting up proceduresto make the new Paw Pawgroup an active and importantpart of the Michigan FarmBureau. Max Hood, now a di-rector on the Michigan FarmBureau Board, was elected firstPresident ..

This October, twenty - fiveyears later, the "MichiganFirst" Community Group re-constructed this event, care-fully following procedures re-corded in the minutes of theirfirst meeting.

Conducting the meeting, as in1937. was Max Hood and pres-ent were thes original mem-bers: Mr. and Mrs. GeorgeSchultz. Mr. and Mrs. CliffordPugsley, Mrs. Goldia Tapper,Mr. and Mrs. Peter Schnoor,and Mr. and Mrs. Max Hood.

Bringing the 25 people whohad gathered to celebrate this25th anniversary back fromfond memories of the past tothe current problems of the'60's, Max Hood closed themeeting with the discussiontopic, "1962 Election Will De-cide Vital I ues,"

"They glibly promise $6.00 ahundred for milk, but lightlypass over the all - importantquestion of ·How?'," Lakepointed out. "Essentially. NFOis saying to dairy cooperatives,'Give us everything you have.If we succeed, we will take thecredit. If we fail, you can takethe blame and pay the bill':'

In a major policy decision,delegates voted against nation-al production quotas becauseproposals made so far "pro-vide no assurance of any im-provement in dairy farmers'net income . . . and would de-prive farmers of any voice intheir administration or inter-pretation to meet local condi-tions."

In the only election to comebefore delegates, Glenn Lakewas re - elected Director-at-Large on the State Board ofDirectors.

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Don Williams of Webbervillehas been elected chairman ofthe Midwest Farm BureauYoung People's Camp for thecoming year. Plans for thisannual affair are still in thetent tive state. Watch theMichigan Farm Ne for furih-r information.

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"Our tilt-up concrete dairy buildingcost only $1.17per square fooll"8ayslYO GOEnEMO£LLER, St. Henry, Ohio

"Concrete, in my opinion, is the best ma-:terial for farm construction. By using thetilt-up system, I built my loose housingdairy bam in durable concrete for only$1.17 per square foot. And that includedthe labor! No other material could give mea building like this at such low cost."

With modem tilt-up concrete",walls startout like floors-formed and cast right onthe floor. A simple rig and a farm tractortilt them into place. Solid concrete wallsgive real protection to animals and ma-chinery. You have no worries about fire,rodents, or weather-no problems with rustor rot. No painting or other costly upkeepis needed. Write for free booklet on tilt-upconstruction. (U.S. and Canada only.)Precast concrete barrel shells over Coloradocattle pens portray the look of the future.Many of tomorrow's farm structures will beprecast in parts, hauled to the Job and erectedwithin the day.

OCA national orlanUation to improN GIld

DONALD D. KINSEYCoordinator. Education and Research

h amount of interest shown by farmers In thisu j ct would indicate two things:

a mo t farmers re concerned hat their farmould be kep in the family in the future, and •••2. at he farm should remain as an in act oper-

a ing nit.T x a d inheritance law hav become more and

mor complicat d. They build a s readin webround the m tter of prop rty inheritance. Withoutproper will or legal agreement by property own"

r , an state can face a multitude of claims againstit. Included among the claimants is the government.It demands its inheritance and estate taxes. It holdsth e bags open with a cry of "Tricks or Treats!" Andthe size of tl e tr at demanded may very well wreckth future of a farm estate.

I matters of thi kind, the best advice anyone cangive you i to seek expert help by a per on who knowsthe "in" and "outs" of the problem. Then plan yourfarm future for u vival.

ot a" 0 ItYour If" Jo

ou may think to yourself,"W 11, I can work this out onmy own. Sav xp ns e! Th rer good bulletins and parnph-

1 ts to help me."

Thi can be a fatal half-truth. Y', there arc xccllent

ulletins on Iai m inheritancelorn Michigan tate Univer-sity and other colleges. Your

t nsion Agent can help youtain th m. They serve as ex-llent guides for you in gen-

ral ways. But, they all say-"Get expert help and coun-el!" I

Your own farm estate is aspecial case. Ii needs individ-ual study, planning and treat-ment. There is a p rticular setof relationships among yourh irs. There may be varietyof existing claims against yourestate. You may have a busi-ne s working agreement withorne member of the family-

and this is pecial to you.

And th re re th e om-p li at d tax and inheritancelaw! Can you interpret themaccurately? Do you know thebest way to arrange your es-"tate so as to pay the minimumrather than the maximumamount of tax? As Molly usedto say, "It ain't simple, Me-Gee!"

L gal "T nglefoot"Any attempt to try to list

here the things which threatenfarm estates can only end inpicking a few things "out ofthe blu " - chance are thatsuch a list would omit many avital one baring on your own

state.

Hundreds of things do hap-p n to states when their own-ers die. Many get tangled up inprobate court for eight to tenyears. In such cases there waspoor planning. And sometimesthe tax collector saws the limboff behind you-and down hegoe!

Take a case where a will islacking--or just a bad--one

rh 1 a will is not properlydraft d, lacks witnesses andb rs no notary' seal andigriature. Such a will is as full

(If loophol . a. a si ve and as1 romi in' of trouble a open-in andora's bo .

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sources. Farming costs run highenough without such a burden.The average farm is not large.B t costs of inheritance trans-fer are just as large for a smallas for a big farm. And thesmaller farm yields less withwhich to handle such a d btload.

Good Will 0

SolutionSom times the division of a

farm state poses a conundrumfor all the heirs. They don'twant to break up the farm.The means of paying off every-one is lacking without sellingthe farm. And who gets the in-come from the farm? Howmuch, and when?

Such "undivided ownership"may continue for years. And allthe heirs then remain "co-own-ers," each having a right topossess the farm, regardless ofthe size of his share. He maytake action to have his sharepartitioned off, if he is not 'granted full possession. Yet oneheir has no legal obligation topay another for the use of thefarm unless an agreement hasbeen made and signed to thateffect. U's a fuse to a keg ofdynamite!

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DON KINSEY --Coordinator of Education and Research for the Michigan Farm Bureau, andauthor of these Discussion Topic articles, is pictured checking facts for this month's topic. With him,(right) is William Fitzgerald, Farm Bureau Insurance estate expert. Fitzgerald is the former As-sistant Director of the nationally-known Life Insurance Marketing Institute at Purdue University.

young farmers, starting out inbusiness, are that "well-heel-ed:'

Borrow the money? But thisstill 1 aves a big debt and in-terest to pay. Can he shoulderthis and other costs too? Itcould be the straw that breaksthe camel's back.

l"houghtfulness forFamily and Farm

Farm sons and daughterswould not be forced into suchhead-scratching if the parentswould provide to head off suchproblems. Proper planning cando it. It is too late to do itwhen the problem is in yourlap. In this case the job mustbe done in advance.

Lawyers can help you overthese humps. They know theropes. Yes, they charge fees.But the, fees can be a smallfraction of the losses and thecharges the estate may face, tosay nothing of the trouble.

And, let's talk about whereinsurance fits in. I am going tosing its praises without a blushor a reservation. If I could, I

would sell every farmer on thevalue of life insurance. Youbelieve in it when you see itsolve the problems of a farmfamily and ease them overserious trouble spots. Insur-ance, too, is a part of a good"Plan Ahead" program. It cancover the claims of all heirs,take care of expenses and paythe inheritance taxes when afarm changes hands by des-cent.

An adequate life insuranceprogram can give the farm fam-ily cash to "get in the clear"and continue the farm as anoperating unit. But to make itwork, it has to be set up byyou--the present generation.It is a keystone to modern"planned inheritance:'

Consider what it can do fora farm partnership, for exam-ple. There are many father-son farm partnerships goingtoday.

Planning WorksMiracles

When a partner dies, thepartnership ceases. An audit ofthe business assets and debtsof the partnership must be

made. The survrvmg partnermay lack fund to buyout hisdecea ed partner's interests.Yet, the heirs can claim sharesin the business and its assets.

But such a problem can beerased before it happens.

The partners can draft andsign a "buy-sell agreement" inadvance. Then each partnercan take life insurance tocover the other's share of thebusiness, naming him bene-ficiary. If either partner dies,the life insurance does itsmagic and the business goes on.

Life insurance can be writtenso as to meet a wide variety ofrelationships and problems tokeep the farm and the familywhole. The idea of life insur-ance merely as a means of pay-ing funeral expenses is as old-fashioned as a buggy whip.

Helpful Extensionulletins

See your County ExtensionAgent. He can help you getthem.

Special Bulletin No. 424-The Impact of Taxes and Legal

o • ee ?ecO_•••.·ii··eeSe c

Membership Helps Pick Discussion TopicSince the beginning of the

Community Farm Bureau dis-cussion program in 1938, top-ics for the groups have beenselected by a commiUee ofmembers. To spread the na-ture of the topics and to as-sure interest of all Farm Bu-reau members in Michigan,members of the topic commit-tee are elected from all dis-tricts.

Committee members repre-sent producers of all kinds offarm commodities.

In the early days this com-mittee attempted to meet

- yearly to select 12 topics. Butproblems arose. Many of thetopics would no longer be

- timely when their scheduledmonth arrived. Nearlytwenty years ago the com-mittee began meeting everysix months to correct this de-ficiency.

Since those early days thecommittee has expanded

E from seven to eleven mem-

bel'S, representing each of theeleven districts. The presentcommittee will meet Friday,January 18th, to set up atopic series for the monthsfrom March to August. Topics :remaining on the schedule §j

will cover the period until _:::'the committee meets.

=January's topic raises the I

question w h e the r we inAmerica should center more Epower in our Executive office. I

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In February, the groups ex-amine features of the propos-ed new Consfitufion,

Each six months, ballotsare sent to all the CommunityFarm Bureau groups, 1,500 of 5

them. The ballot lists sugges- §

i:~;s;..:a~dOfi~~~~:rt::roups to IThe state Topi CommiUee

is presented with a summaryof these group preferences •.The results provide a workingguide for the new topic series.

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Costs on Farm Transfers andEstate Settlements.

Special Bulletin No. 436--Family Farm Transfers andSome Tax Considerations.

Bulletin No. 371-Should WeIncorporate the Farm?

Special Bulletin No. 395-How Michigan InheritanceLaws Affect Farm Ownershipand Operation.

Special Bulletin No. 357-How to Keep Your Farm Inthe Family.

Special Bulletin No. 388-In-heritance of Farm Property inMichigan.

QuestionsHave two or three members

in your group tell what theyhave done to help keep theownership of the farm in the'family.

In their arrangements:

1. Is the will up to date? Howold is it? Have there beenchanges in contracts for operat-ing the farm since the will wasmade? Would such changes af-

As an employer of farm help, you can now broaden your liability and medicalcoverage to include Basic Weeki.)! Income for all farm accidents to employees,

J:§gardless of the cause.

Now, for only a few cents a day, Farm Bureau offers a new, exclusive coverage thatwill allow your full time employees to receive $42 a week while laid up from adisabling farm accident. There's no new policy to buy. This coverage can be easilXadded to your present Farmowner or Farm Liability policy.

Once ggain, Farm Bureau Insurance makes it possible for farmers to meet farmers'responsibilities through independent action. See or call your local Farm Bureauagent. Do it today]

fect the future of the farm?Does the will cover them?

2. How is the deed to theproperty held? a. Is the declar-ation of ownership on the deedthe best arrangement for themake-up of the family, if someson or daughter will work thefarm in future years? b. Willthe present provisions of the'will and the deed help to saveon inheritance and FederalEstate taxes?

3. Have provisions been madeto cover the costs of trans-ferring the ownership of theproperty by inheritance-andthe payment of taxes?

4. If your members do notknow the answers to thesequestions, to whom would youturn for help in answeringthem?

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Or consider this. In case afarm owner dies, there arenumerous things that can•hrink the value of the farm

tate.

1. Any debts against fheestate autom fically becomedue and payable.

2. Final medical and/or fu-neral xpenses must be met be-fore the estate can be claimedby the heirs.

3. Expenses for administra-tion and law er's fees involvedin setll:ng the estate must bepaid. A poor will, or none, canadd vastly to such expenses. Iiis a time-bomb in any estate.

4. All Federal and State taxesmust be paid from the esta:tbefore it i fr e and clear. Ifunp id, thes tax rem in ata lein aga"nst the estate andthreaten title to its 0 wners p.

The Federal Estate tax form(706) decl re , "The tax i due15 month after the date of thedec dent' death, and mu t bepaid wi thin uch period unlessan ext n ion of time for pay-m n th 1 of has be n grantedby the District Director, or un-less the xecutor has properly

lee ted ... to pay in install-ments."

And the amount of inheri-tance tax you may have to paycan shock you. You cannot cal-culate the value of the propertyby what you paid for it a fewyears ago. The inheritance taxmust be paid on the present"fair market value." Inflationand demand for land boost thisvalue. The government makesthe appraisal and sets the valueon which you pay the tax.

Ca h to CarryThi Load?

When a farm changes handsby inheritance, the familyplanning to operate it willneed cash. There is' always x-pense. What shall the farmerdo to get it?

Sell off livestock and equip-ment? But that would cripplethe farm operation. How canyou make a farm pay addedcosts when stripped of its pro-ductive tools?

Our farmer would be luckyif he had savings, stocks orbonds to cash for the emergen-cy. The trouble is. not many