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M DCD=DDOAN " FARM NEWSTHE ACTION PUBLICATION OF THE MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU

Vol. 51, No. 7 MAKE IT HAPPEN July 1, 1972

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N ir_ ~ ISSUE Capitol ReportPage 3

Wheat ProgramPage 4

National NotesPage 5

Discussion TopicPage 10

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TWO July 1, 1972 MICHIGAN FARM NEWS

Carl P. Kenbler

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Agricultural goods are unlike most others inthat speed with which they are transported tomarket has a great effect in determining theirvalue and acceptance by the purchaser. Ourcomplete dependence on transportation makesit imperative that all of us have more than justa cursory knowledge of the transportation is-sues confronting our industry.

\Vhen farmers have produced a commoditydespite the perils of weather, disease and in-sects, with toil, sweat and worry, that com-modity, regardless of what it may be, shouldbe able to move to market. If not, it is lost andthe time, effort and money put into it hasbeen wasted.

Proposed legislation, now pending in Con-gress, would provide a means for promptly andpermanently settling transportation strikes. Itprovides for the President to be given autho-rity to extend the "cooling-off' period 15 daysbeyond the 80-day cooling-off provided by theTaft-Hartley Act.

Additionally, the President would also havethe authority of limiting the strike to specifiedportions of the total industry or appointing a"final offer selector panel" which would chooseone of the final offers ... either the final of-fer of the union or the final offer of ~anage-ment.

Another disturbing transportation issuewhich is being reeved up, and is gaining mo-mentum, is a sort of backhanded attempt toopen the door to more regulations on farmtrucks through the disguise of freight rates.

Two major proposals have been introduced.One, and the most sensible, favors greater re-liance on competition, rather than on regula-tions to determine freight rates. The otherfavors more regulations, including the provisionthat only common carriers would be allowedto haul livestock, poultry products, processedmilk, redried tobacco and shelled peanuts.

The rules and regulations governing the op-eration of common carriers - those who "haul(do it themselves) for the public at large, trans-porting either property or passengers or both,"- generally are beneficial. Placing all haulersof farm products under these regulations wouldeliminate many farmer-owned vehicles fromthe highways. This in turn would make morefarmers dependent upon common carriers andcould very easily increase the cost gap betweenwhat the producer receives and what the con-sumer pays for the product.

History clearly shows us that when the ratesfor hauling agricultural commodities are notset, .competition forces those competing for thebusmess to lower their rates. Two cases inpoint show this. When the rates for frozenfruits and vegetables and processed poultrywere deregulated, the freight rates declined19 and 33 percent, respectively.

I find i.t somewhat difficult to picture com-mon carners being willing to load less thantruckload lots on the farm for the short haul tothe sale barn. ?r processing plant. Likewise, Ido~bt the abIlIty of common carriers to adapttheu sc.hedules to meet the needs of such thingsas loa.dmg farm products in the wee hours of themornmg to get it to the market at day break.

. ~ecause of agriculture's dependence on ef-fICIent and economical transportation, relianceon fewer federal regulations and more on free-dom of competiti t . I. h . on 0 stimu ate improvementsm t e servIce of moving Our products to mar-ket should be the aim of those ki .our behalf, wor ng ill

Elton R. Smith

PRESIDENT'S COLUMN

DmECTORs: District I, ArthurBailey, Schoolcraft; District 2, DeanPridlteon, Montgomery, R-l; District 3,.\ndrew Jackson, Howell, R-l; Dis-trict 4, Elton R. Smith, Caledonia. R-l;District 5, David Morris, Grand Ledge,R-3: District 6. Jack Laurie, Cass City,R-3: District 7, Kenneth Bull, Bailey,R-l; District 8. Harvey Leuenberger.Saginaw. R-6; District 9, DonaldNUllent, Frankfort. R-l; District 10,Richard Wieland, Ellsworth, R-l; Dis-trict 11, Franklin Schwiderson, Dafter.

DmECTORS AT LARGE: WalterFrahm, Frankenmuth; James L. Sayre,Belleville; Cahrin Lutz, Kaleva.

WOMEN OF FARM BUREAU: Mrs.Richard Wieland. Ellsworth, R-t.

FARM BUREAU YOUNG FARM-ERS: William H. Spike, Owosso.

The MICHIGAN FARM NEWS ispublished monthly. on the first day,by the ~fichhtan Fann Bureau, at itspublication office at 109 N. LafayetteStreet, Greenville, Michigan.

Editorial and general offices at 7373\Vest Saginaw Highway, Lansinlt,~fichigan 48904. Post Office Box 960.Telephone, Lansing 485-8121, Exten-sion 228. Subscription price, 50t peryear.

Established January 13, 1923. Sec-ond Class Postage paid at Greenville,Michigan.

EDITORIAL: Editor, Carl P. Kent-ner; Artist, Nonnan Goodling.

OFFICERS: Michil[an Farm Bu-reau; President. Elton R. Smith, Cale-donia, R-l; Vice President, DeanPridlleon. Montgomel')', R-l; Adminis-trative Director, Robert Braden, Lan-sing.

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TH. ACTION ~U.LICAT10N 0 .. TH. MICHIGAN ..AJtM .U"IRAU

The first place winner of ,the Essay Contest sponsoredby. Farm Bureau Insurance.

"AMERICA AND ME"

by Tim KelleherGrand Blanc, Michigan

\Vhenever I hear the great word "free"I think of America and me.But then I sometimes start to cryAnd then I ask myself; Why?\Vhy should others feel the stingOf war and crime, and the things they bring?\\Thy do some lock the doorOf peace and love and much, much more?\Vhy do some get all the power\Vhile others are locked in the great black tower?Maybe I can fix this place some daySo others in the future may say"Good morning! Hello! How are ya!! Hi!\Vhat's happening! Good Evening! So Long! Good bye!"They will say it with feeling, not with haste.\Vith no feeling those words are just a waste.I can fix this land with the things I doI can fix it for me, I can fix it for you.I can be a mason and make my bricksOut of happiness and love, not out of sticks.Sticks fall apart all along the way.I want my bricks of good to stay.I can be a flower in the sod\\There no evil is allowed to trodMy blossom will be great for all to see,Maybe a flower is what I'll be.I can be a carpenter and out of woodI'll make the house of peace and good.The wood will materialize out of sandWhich will come from all over the land.Any maybe this house that I will build\Vill be in remembrance of those who were killedIn the middle of a dream just like mine.Oh yesl That house will be fine.I can be an artist and out of tearsI will paint a window of all the years.I'll create a masterpiece and when I'm doneMaybe I'll say, "Hello therel Do ya' mind if I sing'Bout all the joy my picture will bring?"I may be a fork or a spoon or a knifeIt may not be an exciting lifeBut I will feed everyone dinner,The poor, the rich, the good, the sinner.I can be a head full of hairI think we can learn a lesson there.If the hairs ever start a .fightA comb will come to make it all right.I can be a mailman and I can sendHappiness and joy and love times ten.Neither snow nor rain nor gloom of night\Vill keep me from spreading my sunshine bright.But maybe if I just be meI can accomplish tasks from A to Z.1'11help my nation to be freeand show it independently.But there is one that can do more than I,to prove His point He had to die.I think if we get together and prayAmerica will shape up one day.And with His help 1 think that weCan come together to plant the tree,The tree of joy that we will makeSo strong that it will never break.But we need some help to plant the sod\ Ve need the helping hand- of God.

HowMuch?

Each year on July 4 this nation observes theanniversary of its independence. It is a daywhen many people fly the American flag, watchor participate in a parade or some way cele-brate the birth of our country.

The founders of this country created a Con-stitution to guide us in operating our govern-ment. This Constitution provides us a guaranteeof certain rights, which cannot be denied us andbasic laws or the source for laws. It providesfor the rights of individuals and restraints forthose who might try to attain power beyondthat which would be for the best interest ofthe nation as a whole.

Law is an authority which, for some reasonor another, great masses of men feel themselvesbound to follow, perhaps not because theychoose to, but in order to be able to live withother men. It may be termed the controllingforce which shapes the daily conduct of men.Law is essentially the expression of what indi-viduals deem best for their own guidance and isjealously guarded against encroachment.

Today, the people of this nation are pre-sented with a choice between two forms ofpolitical and economic life. One form is thatof traditions in which individual liberty prevailsand is guarded by the law. The other is thedominance of the state in human affairs.

Presently, some segments of our society pro-mote the idea that progress is possible onlythrough more and more government. On theother hand, a portion of our population be-lieves a person should have the right to workand receive a reward for his toil without unduegovernment intervention; that people and notthe government is responsible for progress.

The big question in many people's minds ishow many government activities we shouldhave and how and who should pay for theseprograms.

By tradition and general acceptance, govern-ment activities can be classified roughly intwo groups; first, services; and second, re-straints and regulations.

Typical of government services are lawmak-ing, enforcing, and judging; coinage and regula-tion of currency; defense of our nation; postalsu~ice: roads and highways; preservation ofpublic health; care of the helpless and unfor-tunate; and conservation of essential naturalresources.

Essential, sound and safe government regula-tions limit and protect our freedom on everyside, from the traffic light on the corner tothe theft of our homes.

A huge pile of legislation is pending in Con-gress which will affect all of us and carries apotential price tag of billions of dollars whichwe or future generations will have to pay.

One item pending is a measure under whichSocial Security payroll taxes paid by employerswould be increased 66 percent over the nextfive years to finance higher benefits and setup a guaranteed income plan in a reshapingof welfare laws.

Health care plans calling for additional taxesare being kicked around. One plan calls for athree and one-half percent tax on total payrollto be paid by employers and an additional onepercent on the wages of employees, plus sub-stantial money to come from the general reve-nues to finance the plan.

Anti-pollution requirements, consumer pro-tection measures, federal standards for privatepension funds, minimum wage increases, newsocial programs and even plans to discourageAmerican companies from investing abroad arebut a few that make up the huge pile.

It is t'me to ask ourselves, "How much do wereally want?"

EDITORIAL •••

MICHIGAN FARM NEWS July 1, 1972 THREE

Senator Chorles O. Zollar (R-BentonHarbor) prime sponsor of the State Ag-riculturol Marketing and Bargaining Act,S.B. 1225.

Farm Bureau cooperatives aretaxpaying cooperatives. They payall the numerous taxes that any-one else does, such as real andpersonal property taxes, salestaxes, corporation franchise taxes.income taxes, etc. As cooper-atives, they share with their mem-bers the income in the form ofpatronage refunds. Such refundsare taxable in the farmers' hands.Monies retained by the cooper-atives for expansion, etc., or paidout as dividends, are subject tothe same corporate taxes as anyother business. The independentoperator could, if he chose to doso, operate in the same mannerand share a portion of his profitwith those with whom he doesbusiness.

Henry Nelson, apple producer, outliningthe support of the Michigan Horticul.tural Society.

Many people think that cooper-atives exist only in agriculture.This, too, is untrue. Many busi-nesses and services also operatein the same manner. For example,bank clearing houses, food dis-tributors, some grocery chains,press associations, optical associa-tions, some types of manufactur-ing associations, mutual insurancecompanies, etc., etc.

Another area that needs to havethe record set straight is the factthat many in the independentgrain trade have used their op-position to the bill as an oppor-tunity to attack cooperatives ingeneral, implying that cooper-atives do not pay taxes. This isabsurd, misleading and absolutelyfalse. At least one Legislator hasfaIlen for this propaganda andhas distributed it to his constitu-ents and on the radio.

laura Heuser, Women for Survival ofAgriculture in Michigan.

Kenneth Bull, vice-president MACMA,testified in support.

been heavily represented at thepublic hearings, not once havethey chosen to testify in publicon their opposition.

the amount needed for processingwas bought. The price to theconsumer obviously did not comedown. The conclusion that canbe reached from this testimony isthat while only the amount need-ed for processing was bought andthe rest left on the ground therewas no reason for the price tothe producer to drop in half.

Those strongly opposing thebill in public have been elevatorand grain handling groups; also,sugar processors and bean ship-pers. It is interesting that thisshould be true inasmuch as grainand livestock have been exemptedfrom the bill. The strongest op-position comes from chain stores,fruit and vegetable processors,canners and freezers, etc. - andyet while these interests have

One supporter of the bill wasnot a farmer nor did he representan organization, he was John S.OIds, President of the Van BurenState Bank. He said that eightyears ago growers were in goodshape, but that now the "good,efficient growers are in realtrouble." He used prunes as anexample of where bargaining isneeded. He said that two yearsago they sold in the store for 39~a pound and the farmer got ~;last year, there was a big cropand he got 2.~. He said only

Growers' Assn. Several farmersfrom all parts of the state spokeon behalf of the bill.

Marketing and Bargaining Legislation

President Elton Smith testifiedfor the Michigan Farm Bureau insupport of the bill. Others strong-ly supporting the bill includedGlenn Lake, President of Mich-igan Milk Producers Assn.; Ken-neth BuIl, Vice President of MA-CMA; Laura Heuser and ConnieCanfield, officers of WSAM;Claudine Jackson for the Mich-igan Farm Bureau Women's Com-mittee; Loren Armbuster, Execu-tive Vice President of the Grow-ers Section of the Sugar BeetAssn.; Henry Nelson speaking forthe Michigan Horticultural So-ciety. Support for the bill wasalso provided to the committeeby the Michigan Blueberry Grow-ers Assn. and the Michigan Celery

loren Armbruster, vice-president grower,rtprcsenting the grower's section of theFormers and Manufacturers Beet SugorAssociation.

Elton R. Smith, president MFB, expressingthe belief thot such enabling legislationas S.B. 1225 con help lead to a stableand healthy agriculture in Michigan andcan help maintoin the family-operatedfarm.

Probably no other single pieceof legislation has received asmuch attention as the marketingrights legislation, S. 1225. Boththe House and the Senate com-mittees have given both thosesupporting and opposing the billevery opportunity to have theirviews considered.

There have been five publichearings in addition to committeemeetings. The five hearings havebeen held in St. Johns, BentonHarbor, Shelby, Lansing and Bliss-field. All have been wen attend-ed by farmers, most of whom havesupported .the legislation.

The largest hearing was heldin Lansing on the evening of May23, with an estimated attendanceof 400-500. The hearing ad-journed at 11:30 p.m., with anestimated 40 more people whohad requested time to speak.

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Robert E. Smith

the specific tax and the tax thatwould have been paid had theland been assessed for taxes underthe regular property tax law~. Therollback would also include in-terest.

There would be severe penal-ties should the owner of the landchange its use during the periodof classification and before it hasbeen withdrawn from classifica-tion. It would then be subject tothe regular rollback plus a penaltyamounting to a declining scale,depending which year the landuse was lawfully changed. Forinstance, if this should occur thefirst year after the classification,the penalty would be 12.2% ofthe market value. This woulddecline to the fifth year or more,which would be 2.4% of the mar-ket value. Such penalties, ofcourse, could be avoided by with-drawing the land previous to thechange in use. In the event theland was condemned for somepublic use, the penalties wouldnot be imposed.

This legislation, if passed, willbe interim legislation in an effortto encourage the preservation offarmlands in those areas whereproperty taxes have reached wellabove the amQunts per acre speci-fied in the bill. Thirty dollars ormore per acre tax on farmland isnot unusual, with some running$70 or more.

The bill is limited, as applica-tions would not be accepted after1975. It is thought in the mean-time that more comprehensiveland use legislation wiII be de-veloped.

Provisions in the bill for "openlancf' are considerably differentthan for agricultural land. Inorder to qualify for that designa-tion, it would have to be approvedas part of a land use plan adoptedby state or regional planning com-missions or other units of localgovernment and applicationswould have to be approved bythe governing body.

Such open space land wouldalso have to meet criteria, such asa need for wildlife, conservation,protection of streams, water sup-plies, preservation of historicsites, etc., etc. Such land couldalso be required to be open tupublic use under reasonable con-ditions required by the local bodygranting the open space da'\sifi-cation. The specific per acre taxfor this classification would be $6.

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Farmland Tax BillBefore House

The House Taxation Commit-tee has now favorably reported

. out for action by the LegislatureH.B. 6229. This bill, introducedby .Rep. Warner and 40 others,has been rewritten in committeeand came out of committee withno votes to spare. The final ver-sion affects the taxation of agri-cultural and other open land.

In order to qualify for specifictaxation, a farm would have to beof 60 or more acres in size, de-voted primarily to agricultural orhorticultural use during three ofthe five preceding years. Farmsbetween five acres and 60 acrescould qualify if they produce agross income of $100 or moreper acre during three of the fivepreceding years.

An owner of such farmland de-siring to come under the pro-

. visions of the bill could do so bvapplication, together with a $10fee, to the assessing officer. Theapplication would also be filedwith the Register of Deeds.

The land would then be classi-fied and would remain undersuch classification for at leastfive years and until withdrawnfrom classification. It would alsobe qualified for a specific per acretax in lieu of the regular propertytax. The specific tax would beaccording to the capability of theland as defined by the USDAHandbook on Land CapabilityClasses. Farmland Classes I andII \vould be in Category A, witha per acre tax of $9; Class IIIin Category B, with a per acre taxof $7; Class IV land Category C,with a per acre tax of $5; ClassesV, VI, and VII in Category D,per acre tax $3; Class VIII landin Category E, with $1 per acretax. The specific tax would onlyapply to the land and would notapply to buildings, which wouldcontinue to be taxed as at present.

The owner could request with-drawal of the land from specifictaxation any year after three yearsof the initial five-year classifica-tion period. The request wouldbe made to the assessor. The as-sessor then, after two annual taxdays having lapsed, would with-draw the land from classification.In other words, after withdrawalrequest there would be two yearsbefore the withdrawal takes ef-fect.

Upon withdrawal, there wouldbe a tax rollback not to exceedfive years. The tax would bethe difference, if any, between

MICHIGAN FARM NEWS

Program for Special Students

State Farlll Management Day

During the past school year, allstudents in the disadvantaged pro-gram were involved in one or twohours of special instruction inaddition to their regular agricul-ture class. This instruction andwork experience was done on aone to one or group basis.

Regular classroom instructionwas kept to a minimum thus leav- 'ing more time for. shop, labora-tory and field experience. Theconcept of '1earning by doing"was stressed.

Another important element ofthe program is part-time employ-ment. Through the use of work-study funds, eight students wereregularly employed by the schoolto make cuttings in the school'sforests. Other jobs were avail-able in the community which pro-vided the students with incomeas well as learning.

The instructors responsible forthe implementation of this newprogram are Jack Sanderson andJoel Mikkelsen.

National Survey Underway

Ten top-notch farm businesses, operates this business, which an-farm homes and families, a na- nually feeds out 1,000 head.tional speaker and free bus trans- Swine raisers should appreciateportation will be some of the the Don Gust environmental far-features of this year's Michigan rowing house with paddle wheelState Farm Management Program that keeps waste in constant mo-and Tour to be held on July 27 tion.in Lenawee County. A 1,300 acre cash crop farm

Five farms are scheduled for operated by Ron Jacob, Blissfield,the morning tour. The r~mainder is also on the morning program.will receive visitors after a noon Also on the a.m. tour is a poul-luncheon at the Lenawee Fair- try farm run by the father-songrounds in Adrian. This year's team of Jack and Jeff Ehlert. Theluncheon speaker is William Er- operation boasts about 40,000win, deputy undersecretary for laying hens, and its own elevatorrural development, U. S. Depart- and feed mill.ment of Agriculture. Afternoon stops include a

Buses will shuttle visitors from "dairyman's dream" -a $300,000the fairgrounds to the host farms. automated parlor and warm-en-Morning departure is 9 to 9:30 closed housing system owned bya.m. with return to the fairgrounds Loyd Ruesink.at 11:45 a.m. Afternoon buses A unique four-way partnershipwill leave at 1:45 and return not (father and three sons) pr<~videslater than 4 p.m. the manpower and management

According to John W. Com- at the afternoon beef cattle stop.stock, Lenawee County extension How the Goetzs divide dollarsdirector and tour chairman, the and labor should be of interest totour will coincide with the state everyone.Black and White sale at the fair- Also on the p.m. tour is one ofgrounds Thursday evening. The the most weed-free farms in Mich-district Black and White Show igan, operated by Felix Witt, awill be Wednesday, July 26. The man who uses herbicides onlyState Show is Friday, July 28. along his fence rows.

Morning tour stops include: The Mitch Baldwi~ swine fin-The Willard Behm Farm, Adriarl. ishing operation where the pigsThis openlot, loose housing daixf" I are fed whey, a dairy by-product,farm is home to Or-Win Master- is another afternoon stop .~iec~ Riva, ~urrent leadin~ living A fruit farm, operated by Jackhfe-time mIlk producer m the Mowat rounds out the afternoonUnited States. progr~. Key to the operation

The morning beef stop will be is a roadside stand through whichthe Raymond and Stutzman farm, Mowat markets 125 ~cres of fruitSeneca. A father-stepson team directly to the customer.

Freemont, in Newaygo County,has Michigan's first full-time in-structors in vocational a~culturefor students with special needs.

The program was designed asa means of providing for studentswho have cultural and socio-eco-nomic as well as academic handi-caps. Students enrolled in theprogram are given the opportu-nity to actively participate inpractical work experiences as amethod of learning. The oppor-tunity to achieve is present in aclassroom situation adapted totheir special needs.

This new approach to the teach-ing of vocational agriculture pro-vides those students, who do notadapt to the conventional class-room situation, ~th direction andindividualized instruction avail-able in smaller classes. It alsoprovides opportunity for trainingin pre-vocational skills aimed atimproving the student's self-image, increasing his opportunityfor success and developing basicemployment skills and responsi-bilities.

A national survey to determine Operators are being asked aboutthe general interest in a Farm their interest in four types of pro-Retail Marketing Organization is grams. First a service program,underway. The survey is also de- second a prOcurement program,signed to determine the type pro- third a certification program andgram that is wanted Al~o road- . fourth a franchise type program.. ". The Survey will include over 20

SIde farm marketers are bemg Michigan farm roadside marketquizzed as to their general inter- operations. Nationally, the sur-est in an expanded "direct mar- vey is being conducted in approxi-keting" program, coordinated mately 20 states. Results of thethrough the AAMA (American survey are expected this Septem-Agricultural Marketing Associa- ber or October. The Michiganti th k ti' ff'l' f Farm Bureau Market Develop-on - e mar e ng a I late 0 t D' . , . d' hh' men IVlSlon IS con ucting t et e Amencan Farm Bureau Fed- survey in Michigan in conjunctioneration). with the AAMA.

AsparagusSmorgasbord

July 1, 1972

The Shelby Area Chamber ofCommerce sponsored Michigan'sfirst asparagus smorgasbord onSaturday, June 17 at the ShelbyHigh School Cafetorium. Hun-dreds of area residents, as well asvisitors from as far away as Ben-ton Harbor, Grand Rapids andLansing, sampled the asparagusdishes.

Asparagus was served in sal-ads, main dish casseroles, muffins,cookies and pies. Oh yes, it wasserved plain, too. The variety wasgreat. The recipes for the smor-gasbord were selected from anarray of asparagus dishes submit-ted in a contest two weeks earlier.

Asparagus production has beenexpanding rapidly in Michiganduring recent years, according toHarry A. Foster, Manager,MACMA Asparagus Division.Michigan ranks third in theUnited States, behind Californiaand Washington. It is anticipatedthat Michigan will move to secondplace in another year or two.

The Shelby Area Chamber ofCommerce was assisted by areaasparagus growers' wives in thepreparation of the smorgasbord.

LAPEER - Lapeer County Co.operative, Inc. (Imlay City andLapeer).

LENA WEE - Blissfield Cooper-ative Company; Deerfield Co-operative Association.

LIVINGSTON - Fowlerville Co-operative Company; HowellCooperative Company.

MACOMB - New Haven Eleva-tor.

~ASON - Farm Bureau Serv-ices, Inc. (Scottville).

MECOSTA - Farm Bureau Serv-ices, Inc. (Remus and Stan-wood).

MISSAUKEE -The FalmouthCooperative.

MONROE - Ida Farmers Coop-erative Company; MichiganElevator Company (OttawaLake); Ottawa Lake Co-op.

MUSKEGON - Ravenna Coop-erative Company.

NEWAYGO - Fremont Cooper-ative Company.

OAKLAND - Highland Produc-ers Assn., Inc.; Oxford Cooper-ative Elevator.

OGEMA W - West Branch Farm-ers Cooperative.

OCEANA - Farm Bureau Serv-ices, Inc. (Hart).

OTTAWA - Coopersville Coop-erative Elevator; Holland Co-

. operative Company; Farmers. Cooperative Elevator (Hudson-

ville); Zeeland Farmers Cooper-ative.

SAGINAW-Chesaning FarmersCooperative; Hemlock FarmersCooperative, Inc.; MichiganElevator Exchange (Saginaw).

ST. CLAIR - Farmers ElevatorCompany (Richmond); FarmBureau Services, Inc. (Yale).

ST. JOSEPH - Constantine Co-operative, Inc.; Farm BureauServices, Inc. (Mendon); FarmBureau Services, Inc. (ThreeRivers).

SANILAC - Farm Bureau Serv-ices, Inc. (Jeddo); MarletteFarmers Co-op. Elevator Co.;Snover Cooperative ElevatorCompany.

WASHTENAW-Ypsilanti FarmBureau Assn.

THIS IS THE YEARYOU CAN'T AFFORD NOT

TO PARTICIPATE ...

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Every wheat grower is faced with a decision that must bemade. How will the wheat be marketed?

This is a difficult question for growers to answer as they can-not afford not to get the maximum amount of money for theirwheat. Wheat can be sold for cash at harvest, stored for latersale, fed to livestock, or consigned to the Farm Bureau WheatMarketing Program.

Severe weather damage to soft white wheat in this state hascaused a crisis for many growers. Many fields that were plantedto wheat last fall have been torn up and planted to other cropsthis spring.

Growers who sell at harvest time forfeit their opportunity totake advantage of any increase in price during the wheat mar-keting year. Yet, many growers need to convert their wheat cropto immediate cash.

Storing of wheat for later sale provides maximum returns ifthe grower can determine in advance the best time to sell. Awrong guess means a loss, not a gain.

To assist wheat producing members in realizing the maximumreturn for their 1972 crop, the Farm Bureau Wheat ~1arketingProgram will again be available this year. This unique approachto marketing can be a great benefit to growers in what promisesto be an unusual marketing year.

A large crop of wheat is expected nationwide. A plentifulsupply of wheat will be available to most users. Thus, the out-look for improved prices is not good.

The carryover of eastern states' soft white wheat from previousyears is very low. Mills and cereal manufacturers may show astrong demand for white wheat to meet their needs. If thereis a shortage of soft white wheat, they may be able to substitutesoft red wheat. The amount of substitution will be an importantinfluencing factor in what the normal users of white wheat arewilling to pay.

The 1972 Farm Bureau Wheat Marketing Program will oper-ate similar to the 1971 program. All Farm Bureau members areeligible to participate. They will have the option of consigningall or a part of their wheat crop to the program when theirwheat crosses the scales at the local participating cooperativeelevator. Participating producers will receive an advance pay-ment at harvest time. The rate will be announced prior to theirdelivery of wheat. A final payment will be made at the closeof the marketing year.

Marketing of program wheat will be done by the MichiganElevator Exchange Division of Farm Bureau Services, Inc.The Michigan Farm Bureau Wheat Advisory Committee, com-prised of twelve wheat producers, will advise on the marketingof the program wheat.

Growers participating in the Farm Bureau Wheat MarketingProgram may deliver their wheat to any of these participatingcooperative elevators in the following counties:

ALLEGAN - Allegan Farmers EATON - Eaton Farm BureauCo-op. Assn.; Hamilton Farm Co-op., Inc. (Charlotte); GrandBureau Co-op., Inc.; Moline Ledge Produce Company.Cooperative Milling Co. GRAND TRAVERSE - Farm

ALPENA - Wolf Creek Farm Bureau Services, Inc. (TraverseBureau (Herron). City).

ARENAC - Farm Bureau Serv- GRA TI OT - Breckenridge-ices, Inc. (Sterling). Wheeler Co-op, Inc.

BARRY - Farm Bureau Services, HILLSDALE - Farm BureauInc. (~astings); Nashville Co- Services, Inc. (Hillsdale).operative Elevator.

BAY F B S. HURON-Elkton Co-op Farm Pro-- arm ureau ervtces, d .I (P' ') uce Co.; Fanners Cooperativenc. mconmng. G . C (K' d ) C .ram o. me; ooperatIve

BERRIEN - Buchanan Co-~p. Elevator' Company (Pigeon);Inc.; Three Oaks Cooperative. Ruth Farmers Cooperative Ele-

BRANCH - Farm Bureau Serv- vator; Sebewaing Farmers Co-ices, Inc. (Coldwater); Branch operative, Inc.Co';IDty Grain Co: (Coldwater); INGHAM - Leslie Cooperative,Qumcy ~lour MIll; ~arm .Bu- Inc.; Producers Cooperativereau Servtces, Inc. (Umon CIty). Elevator (Williamston).

CAUIOUN - Albion Elevator IONIA L k Od C- a e essa ooper-Company; Battle Creek Farm ati P tl d Ct'B ve; or an oopera Ive

ureau. Company.CASS - Cooperative, Inc. (Cas-

sopolis). Farm Bureau Services ISABELLA - Farm Bureau Serv-Inc, (M~cellus). ' ices" Inc. (Mt. Pleasant).

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CLIN70N - Farmers Coopera- Schoolcraft).tive Elevator (Fowler); St. Johns KENT - Caledonia Farmers Ele-Cooperative Company. vator; Kent City Farm Bureau.

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As established in MDA Regula-tion No. 633, the person in chargeof each sales location or outletmust be licensed. Pesticides cov-ered . under the regulation arethose formulations determinedafter public hearing to be serious.hazards to man, wann-bloodedanimals and to the environment,when applied under normal ac-cepted 'conditions of use. Thereare thousands of sales outlets forpesticides in Michigan. Theymay still sell non-restricted ma-terials, but only the newly-licenseddealers may handle products onthe restricted list.

"Selling restricted pesticideswithout a license," Ball added,"is a misdemeanor punishable bya fine of up to $200 and up to60 days in jail."

Copies of Michigan's economicpoisons law, Regulation No. 633and a list of restricted use pesti-cides are available by writingMichigan Department of Agricul-ture, Plant Industry Division,Lewis Cass Building, Lansing,Michigan 48913.

Licenses have been issued to125 restricted use pesticide deal-ers by the Michigan Departmentof Agriculture, according to B.Dale Ball, director.

The restricted use pesticidelaw, which became effective thisyear, requires any dealer handlingsuch products to obtain a statelicense. A license is issued onlyafter he has demonstrated, throughwritten examination, his knowl-edge of the law and rules govern-ing the sale of pesticides.

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8. Clarify conditions underwhich a handler may buy prod-ucts from nonmembers.

9. Provide that the anti-trustexemption would be limited onlyto those activities specified in thebill.

10. Provide that assignment ofassociation fees includes inde-pendent agricultural contractors.

H.R. 14987 is now before theSubcommittee on Domestic Mar-keting and Consumer Relations ofthe House Agriculture Committee.It is important that both the Sub-committee and the full Agricul-ture Committee give prompt andfavorable action to H.R. 14987.Such action is necessary if thisCongress is to enact much neededlegislation to strengthen fanners'bargaining power in negotiatingfor terms of commodities grownunder contract.

Fann Bureau members are en-couraged to wri te their respectiveCongressmen and urge his sup-port of H.R. 14987.

Clarified Version ofSisk Bill Introduced

Bills have been introduced to create the four new cabinetlevel departments. One of the bills is H.R. 6962 which wouldcreate a new cabinet level Department of Community Develop-ment.

H.R. 6962 proposes to transfer to the Department of Com-munity Development the functions of the Rural ElectrificationAdministration and the Farmers Home Administration relatedto rural housing programs and water and waste disposal loansand grants. These REA and FHA functions are new withinthe Department of Agriculture.

The REA administers loan programs for rural electrificationand rural telephone service. The FHA administers housingloans to farmers, rural residents and others in open country andsmall rural communities and water and sewer programs inrural areas.

Concern has been expressed that if transferred to the proposedDepartment of Community Development the rural orientedREA and FHA programs would be subverted by growingdemands for more money and program activities in urban areas.This concern may be justified since the new Department alsowould absorb the entire Department of Housing and UrbanDevelopment with its Model Cities and urban renewal programs.

H.R. 6962 is expected to reach the floor for House consider-ation soon.

. In April 1971, the NationalAgricultural Marketing and Bar-gaining Act of 1971 (H.R. 7597)was introduced in Congress. Itwould establish a mutual obli-gation of a handler and a quali-fied producers' association to meetat reasonable times and negotiatein good faith with respect to theproduction and sale of commodi-ties under contract.

The bill has been in the Sub-committee on Domestic Market-ing and Consumer Relations ofthe House Agriculture Committeesince public hearings were com-pleted last fall. It has been op-posed by handlers and processorspartly because of misunderstand-ings about certain provisions inthe bill.

On May 15, 1972 a clarifiedversion of the bill was introducedby Congressman B. F. Sisk (D-California). The new bill is knownas the National Agricultural Mar-keting and Bargaining Act of1972 - H.R. 14987. It incorpor-ates a number of amendmentsdesigned to clarify certain pro-visions without changing the origi-nal bill's purpose. The purpose ofH.R. 14987 is to strengthen farm-ers' bargaining power in .negotiat-ing for terms of commoditiesgrown under contract.

The revisions were developedas a result of meetings betweenthe House Subcommittee on Do-mestic Marketing and ConsumerRelations, Congressman Sisk,U.S.D.A., the Justice Departmentand the American Fann BureauFederation.

Amendments incorporated intoH.R. 14987 clarify the followingpoints:

1. Relate the legislation specif-ically to contract sales of agri-cultural products.

2. Protect the right of a pro-ducer not to belong to a pro-ducers' association if he so chooses.

3. Provide that independentagricultural contractors are cover-ed by the legislation.

4. Increase the size of the Na-tional Agricultural BargainingBoard from three to five members.

5. Provide that an associationof producers be qualified withrespect to specific commoditiesand geographic area. It wouldalso establish a reasonable periodof time during which negotiationswould be conducted.

6. Clarify terms of bargaining.7. Reduce the period for de-

termining "a prior course of deal-ing" by a handler with a producer.

by Albert A. Almy

NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL MARKETING ANDBARGAINING ACf OF 1972

A clarified verision of the Sisk Bill has been introduced byCongressman B. F. Sisk (D-California). The new bill, H.R.14987, is known as the National Agriclfltural Marketing andBargaining Act of 1972. It incorporates a number of amend-ments designed to clarify certain provisions of the original bill,but does not change its purpose. H.R. 14987 would establisha mutual obligation of a handler and a qualified producers'organization to meet at reasonable times and negotiate in goodfaith with respect to the production and sale of commoditiesgrown under contract. The Subcommittee on Domestic Mar-keting and Consumer Relations of the House Agriculture Com-mittee has held executive sessions on H.R. 14987.

National Legislative Notes

FARM LABOR LEGISLATIONA key farm labor relations bill with strong bipartisan support

has been introduced in the House of Representatives. Knownas the Agricultural Labor Relations Act of 1972 (H.R. 13981),the bill would create an Agricultural Labor Relations Boardwith jurisdiction over agricultural labor disputes. This Boardwould have essentially the same powers as the National LaborRelations Board.

Strongly supported by Farm Bureau, the Agricultural LaborRelations Act would permit the development of niles and regu-lations suited to the needs 'of producers of perishable farmproducts. Included in the provisions of the proposed act are apromotion of secondary boycotts and a secret ballot election topermit workers to decide for themselves whether or not to berepresented by a union.

The House Farm Labor Subcommittee has begun hearingson H.R. 13981 and several other different pieces of farm laborlegislation, most of which would bring agriculture under theNational Labor Relations Act.

MINIMUM WAGE LEGISLATIONThe House has approved a Minimum Wage bill (H.R. 7130).

The House-passed bill makes little change in the eligibility orcoverage of farm workers from existing minimum wage require-ments. It would raise the Federal fann minimum wage ratefrom $1.30 per hour to $1.50 per hour 60 days after enactmentand to $1.70 per hour a year later.

H.R. 7130 is now before the Senate Committee on Labor andPublic Welfare. This committee also has under considerationanother minimum wage bill (S. 1861) that would have an ad-verse effect upon farmers. S. 1861 would increase the farmminimum wage to $2.20 per hour within two years after en-actment, substantially reduce the scope of current agriculturalexemptions and eliminate the present exemptions from over-time now applicable to farm employers.

.AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALSThe Federal Environmental Pesticide Control Act of 1971

(H.R. 10729)passed the House last November by a strong 288-91vote. As approved by the House, H.R. 10729 would dividepesticides into "general use" and "restricted use" categories.

"General use" pesticides would be those considered relativelysafe under normal conditions and could be applied by anyonefollowing usual precautions ..

"Restricted use" pesticides would be those that are conSIderedtoxic or hazardous under normal operating conditions. Farmersand others applying these pesticides would be licen~ed. Stat~swould have responsibility for licensing users of restrIcted pesti-cides.

Senate action on H.R. 10729 is expected during 1972.

TRUCK ACCIDENT REPORTINGThe Bureau of Motor Carrier Safety of the Department of

Transportation has proposed new revisions to regulations for thereporting of truck accidents. These revisions would requireall private carriers to conform to the reporting requirements ofcommon carriers.

If adopted, the proposed revisions would increase by about23 times the number of trucks for which accident reports mustbe made to the Bureau of Motor Carrier Safety. Common car-riers and other for-hire carriers operate an estimated 780,000trucks. Private carriers operate an estimated 17 million trucks.

Any private carrier, including any farmer, engaged in inter-state commerce, would be required to submit accident repor.tsin triplicate on forms which he would be expected to obtamfrom the Bureau of Motor Carrier Safety. A person would beconsidered to be engaged in interstate commerce if one ormore of the trucks he operates crosses a state line for purposesconnected with his business.

Farm Bureau has written to the Director of the Bureau of~lotor Carrier Safety protesting the proposed revision and itsimpact upon private carriers.

CABINET REORGANIZATIONIn his January "1971 State of the Union Address, President

Nixon proposed an extensive reorganization of the ExecutiveBranch of goV('rnment. The proposal would combine the func-tions of several present cabinet level departments into fournew deparbnent~.

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Speaker of the House William A. Ryan (D-Wayne) (L) chatted with Miss PamMcKenzie, Michigan Bean Queen and Representative J. Bob Traxler (D-Bay City)about Michigan Navy Beans.

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Representatives Dennis O. Cawthorne (R-Manistee) and James F. Smith (R-Davison) were two of the legislators who enjoyed bean soup on Capitol BeanDay.

Among the first to receive Michigan bean soup ladled out by Governor Milliken(I) on the front lawn of the Capitol Building were Pat McKenzie, Michigan BeanQueen and Representative Robert D. Young (R-Saginaw) ..

Michigan Bean Queen, Pat McKenzie of Breckenridge; Representative John M.Engler (R-Mt. Pleasant) and Maynard Brownlee, executive secretary, Mic;higanBean Commission, were on hand when tasty bean treats were served by theGratiot County Farm Bureau Women.

STATEWIDE-- PICTORIAL REPORT

Nile L. Vermillion, Farm Bureau Insurance Group executive vice-president, (center right) acceptsthe Freedoms Foundation George Washington Honor Medal Award from the Honorable ThomasE. Brennan, Associate Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court. Elton R. Smith, MFB president (I) andKenneth Bull (r) president of Farm Bureau Mutual, the Community Service Insurance Companyand Co,nmunity Service Acceptance Company are on-lookers. Farm Bureau Insurance Groupreceived the award for its sponsorship of the II America and Me" Essay Contest.

Representative Stanley M. Powell (R-Ionia) enjoyed the tastysteaming bean soup served on Capitol Bean Day.

City gue;ts take a good look at farm produce on display at theGenesee County Rural-Urban meeting sponsored by the FarmBureau Women's Committee.

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UP Farm Bureau Appreciation Days

Channel 6 news director Irvin Horton (I) interviews MFB presi-dent Elton Smith for the evening news.

Brian Yaroch of WlUC-TV, Marquette, hosts a half-hour showwith Smith and Vermillion.

The world's largest iron aredocks at Escanaba were alsovisited. Tons and tons of iron ore,mined in the U.P., are shippedby rail to the edge of Little BayDe Noc where are is stockpilledin huge mountains for later ship-ping or placed directly on .boardship to be sent to other parts ofthe country.

The special two-day programwas sponsored jointly by FarmBureau members and insuranceagents of the U.P. to show theirgratitude for having a Farm Bu-reau program in the Upper Penin-sula.

A Special.Two-Day Event

"There is no place like the Up-per Peninsula of Michigan. Wehave the clearest air, the bestfood, fishing, hunting and people."

In a two-day event, "U.P. Farm'Bureau Appreciation Days," lead-ers and insurance agents attempt-ed to prove their point to EltonSmith, president of the MichiganFarm Bureau, Nile Vermillion,executive vice president of FarmBureau Insurance Group, Mrs.Smith, Mrs. Vermillion and otherspecial guests.

An "Open House" was held onMay 18 at the new area serviceoffice of Farm Bureau Insurance,located at 213 North Front Street,Marquette, to start the Appreci-ation Days. This new facility willprovide additional services tomembers and insureds in the ninthcentral area of the peninsula.

A guided tour of the SawyerAir Force Base, including a close-up look at how bombs are loaded,how planes are refueled in theair, housing for service men andthe Base facilities helped spot-light the second day.

A first-hand view of what hap-pens to some of the forest prod-ucts as they are transformed intopaper was experienced at theMead Paper Company in Esca- A special gift of U.P. real estate, in a fish bowl, was presentednaba. Publication paper stock for to Nile Vermillion by MFB board member Franklin Schwiderson.many magazines flows from theend of the long paper mill, includ-ing paper for the AFBF "Ameri-can Farmer:"

Nile Vermillion (I) and group visit the warehouse of the MeadPaper Company in Escanaba.

Guests are greeted at the Marquette Farm Bureau Insurancearea office by (I to r) MFB director Franklin Schwiderson andMFB president Elton Smith.

A plaque containing the natural resources of the U.P. was givento Elton Smith (r) by U.P. board member Schwiderson.

Bomb loading, by special electric equipme~t, is demon-strated and explained to the Farm Bureau group.

Roger Hansbargar, vice president of marketing,F.B. Insurance, and Dawson Way, agency man-ager, get a close-up look at how the wheels work.

It's a big plane and has armament in the tail, as ex-plained to the touring group at Sawyer Air Force Base.

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AICMeeting -NOTES- Crop and Supply Report

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POULTRY AND EGGS-Michigan farm paying prices,week of June 12-17, ranged: largewhites, 21-22 cents; medium, 13-14 cents; small, 9-10 cents. Pricesbelow cost of production. Thelonger term outlook hopefullytends toward decreased layingflocks and increasing prices. Spenthens offerings light with steadyquotation 8-81h cents F.O.B.fanntruck lots.

Supplies - Bulk corn downslightly at $44.60 per ton, aver-age principle markets. Prices onpoultry feeds are steady to slight-ly higher.

RED TART CHERRIES-Thecrop in Michigan is larger than lastyear. The amount of cherries mar-keted in the Great Lakes area mayneed to be tailored through a Fed-eral marketing order to be kept inline with market needs.

Supplies - Farm Bureau ap-pointed distributor of Ethrel the"shake-off chemical" when spray-ed on tart and sweet cherries 7-14days before harvest it causes cher-ries to shake-off mechanically witha minimum of damage to trees androots. On certain hard-to-shakecherry varieties, just a three-sec-ond burst of shaking removed 90percent of the cherries. TechnicalParathion is in unusually criticalshort supply. Vegetable and fruitgrowers should get their parathionnow. Sevin insecticides remainshort, too.

ASPARAGUS - Production inthe state this year is expectedto exceed 1971 by about 10 per-cent despite a late start and dryweather.

DAIRY PRODUCTS - Milkwholesale per 100 weight: Price-May 15, 1972, $5.90. Change fromone year ago, May 15, 1971, plusfive cents; change from April Ii?1972, minus 15 cents. Cheese andlowfat milk to see consumptionincreases. The import price oncheese to go up from 47 cents to62 cents - seven cents above theCCC purchased price. Formerly,imports valued at 47 cents per

. pound were covered by this quota.Supplies-Prices paid by Mich-

igan farmer~ for mixed dairy feed,16 percent protein per ton, May15, 1972, $78; April 15, 1972,$79; May 15, 1971, $80. Mixeddairy feed over 40 percent proteinper ton, May 15, 1972, $126; April15, 1972, $128; May 15, 1971,$130. Livestock sprays for fly con-trol, salts, sanitation chemicals,animal health products, adequatesupplies. Interest in LPS liquidprotein supplement continues togrow.

by Gregg SheffieldFARM BUREAU SERVICES

FIELD CROPS - Dry soils BLUEBERRIES - A high per-have delayed planting of dry beans centage of the blueberry crop wasand retarded germination of late destroyed by the freeze.planted com. Cool, dry weatherhas limitea development of oats,early planted com and wheat. Soilmoisture has varied from short toadequate in southeastern and up-per peninsula counties, to short inmost other counties. Eighty-twopercent of soybeans were plantedby June 12. Less than 20 percentof the dry bean acreage was plant-ed by June 10, because of dry soilsand farmers waiting for rain. Win-ter wheat is developing well. Sixty-eight percent of the state's acreageis reported headed. Dry soils havelimited growth of oats. Dry weath-er was ideal for first cutting hayand about one-fifth of hay is har-vested.

Supplies - Heavy infestation ofalfalfa weevils reported with Mal-athion-Methoxychlor and Alfatoxin good supply. Seasonal rush onfertilizers still in full swing in someareas. Pre-emergent and pre-plantherbicides sales are sharply downdue to dry soil. Heavy use of post-emergence herbicides on corn andsoybeans is drawing strongly onsupplies.

Navy bean seeds still available.Some soybean seeds are left. Cer-tified wheat seed could becometight due to Thumb area winterkill estimated at 50-SO percent.

SWINE - Prices rose $2.30 percwt. from mid-April to mid-May.The mid-May average price of$24.80 per cwt. was the highestfor May since the $26 average in1954. Hog futures have been rela-tively steady, and it is felt priceimprovement will be made intothe mid-summer period, unless theUSDA report of June 23 showslarge on-farm increases. •

CA TTLE - Heavy suppliesmoved to market at continuedhigher prices. A strong demandfor the cash beef absorbs all offer-ings. The average price, mid-Aprilto mid-May increased $1.60 percwt. to $29.80 - the highest onrecord for any month.

WOOL - Prices rising sharplyto $1.18 in Boston, June 9, 1972from 30-year low of 48 cents perpound, August, 1971.

Supplies - Com price is expec-ted to be weaker unless incentivessuch as more exports occur. Ifprogress of corn crop is good, low-er prices expected into the sum-mer. As of June 12, bulk soybeanmeal, Decatur, Illinois, 44 percentat $95.50 and 49 percent at$105.50 per ton. Strong demandcontinues for all feeds.

FRUIT AND VEGETABLES- Millions of dollars worth of hor-ticultural crops were lost due tothe low temperatures on June 11.The frost damaged tender vege-tables and fruit in many of the lowground areas of the state.

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Executive Committee officers of the Michigan 4-H Foundationrecently elected at the annual meeting of the Board of Trusteeswere: Jack Leaver, Director of Agricultural Operation forGerber Product Company, elected president for a one-yearterm; two vice-presidents elected with equal status were P. R.Schepers, Consumers Power Company and Elton R. Smith,president of Michigan Farm Bureau.

Managers from 14 co-ops. serving the needs of agricultureparticipated in the Financial Comparis Program conducted June13 by the Michigan Association of Farmer Cooperatives.

The Michigan Association of Teachers of Vocational Agri-culture held their May meeting at Farm Bureau Center. Fol-lowing a dinner meeting with members of the Michigan FarmBureau Board of Directors, items of mutual interest and con-cern were discussed.

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The Michigan Association ofFarmer Cooperatives will sponsoryouth, young farm couples andadults to the national meeting ofthe American Institute of Cooper-atives again this year.

Attending the AIC meeting July30 through August 3 on the cam-pus of Iowa State University,Ames, Iowa, will be approxi-mately 800 youth, 100 youngfann couples and 1,500 adultsfrom 40 states.

Karl Kincade, State FF A Presi-dent, a representative from theHastings FF A Chapter, whichwon the State Cooperative Activi-ties Contest, and an outstanding4-H youth will be among theyouth, young couples, managersand directors from various Mich-igan cooperativ€s in attendance.

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-NOTES-The importance of the bean crop in Michigan was shown to

the Governor, Legislators and Capitol staff at the biennialCapitol Bean Day, held in Lansing the latter part of May.

Governor Milliken ladled out bean soup - tasty and steam-ing - to Lansing residents and Capitol guests during the lunchhour.

In the afternoon, Gratiot County Farm Bureau Women, underthe chairmanship of Mrs. Lester Dershem, sat up a long snacktable in the Capitol hallway and served bean treats which theyhave made famous over the past 25 years.

The ladies brought homemade bean breads, bean sweet rolls,bean cookies and cakes, bean coffee cakes, and bean doughnutsand other treats. These were handed out as dessert when thelegislators, other officials and their staff returned to their after-noon duties.

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A new multi-million dollar phosphate terminal is being plan-ned in Florida which will improve Michigan's future suppliesof this fertilizer essential.

The new terminal, which will be completed by 1973 at thenew port facility in Tampa, is being built by C. F. Industries, acombine of 18 regional farm supply cooperatives, includingFarm Bureau Services of Michigan.

Phosphates produced by C.F. Industries in Florida will bechanneled through the terminal for delivery up the Mississippito distribution points serving the Midwest farm market.

The new terminal will handle up to 500,000 tons annuallyand facilitate movement of phosphate to a~l of the cooperatives,including Michigan's.

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Clarence Yntema retired as Plant Manager of the Farm BureauServices Jenison Egg Plant as of June 1, after 13 years of loyalservice.

Clarence has had a long and diversified background in theegg business, including three years with the original FarmBureau Egg Association of Zeeland. He was also employed byTaylor Produce Company for 21 years, Van Ham Egg Companyfor six years, Vande Grift Egg Company for one year, andFarm Bureau Services for the past 13 years.

H. Eugene Wyngarden was appointed Plant Manager toreplace Yntema.

Cene, a graduate of Ferris State College, Big Rapids, hasbeen the manager of the Michigan Fowl Marketing Exchangefor the last two years. In this new position, Gene will reportto the Sales and Operations Manager for the Egg MarketingDivision, Dan Crowle. Gene has a diversified background in allareas of the poultry business including four years as a flocksupervisor.

Cene, his wife Hazel, and their four children will continueto reside in Jenison ..

July 1, 1972

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An Upper Peninsula seed potato selection and parent stockprogram to develop new varieties of potatoes in Michigan wonthe 1972 Agricultural Development of the Year award in theannual Michigan vVeek event.

Developed at Coleman Farms, Skandia, with the cooperationof Lynn Coleman, the potato seed program received impetusfrom ~1ichigan State University, the Michigan Crop Improve-ment Association and the Michigan Foundation Seed Association.

Experimental plots of numbered varieties of plants were fieldselected and field and laboratory tested with serological pro-cedures in 1967 and 1968, in the initial phase .of the project. Infollowing years, plots were expanded and additional varietiesintroduced. The major aim was to fill an existing gap in theMichigan seed program by introducing new varieties and newseed stock into the total seed program.

At the present time, the project has some seven newly re-leased varieties which are in various stages of increase, and isworking with six varieties which are still being improved, aswell as with several new seedlings in a potato breeding program.

Drought Areas DeclaredFall Wheat Starter

Twenty-one counties have been declared as drought areas.ASCS is permitting farmers to ''buy back" their set aside acreageon hay and pasture. The cost of buying this back is consider-ably less than what they were paid for the set aside. The 21counties so far in drought areas are Arenac, Bay, Clare, Clinton,Gladwin, Gratiot, Huron, losco, Isabella, Lake, Lapeer, Mecosta,Midland, Missaukee, Muskegon, Newaygo, Osceola, Sanilac,Shiawassee, Tuscola and Wexford.

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Essay ContestWinner Announced

Three eighth-grade studentsearned top honors for their entriesin the fifth annual "America andMe" Essay Contest sponsored byFarm Bureau Insurance Group.

Tim Kelleher of Holy FamilySchool in Grand Blanc, BonnieBernard of Escanaba Junior High,and Marti Griffith of Forest HillsJunior High in Grand' Rapidsplaced first, second and third, re-spectively, in the statewide com-petition.

Tim won a fully expense-paid,four-day, three-night trip to Wash-ington, D.C., with his parents andteacher, Mr. Michael Kelly.

In addition to the trip, Tim willreceive an engraved presidentialdesk flag. A large stand-up dis-play flag will be presented toHoly Family School by LaVerneSpotts, manager of the Farm Bu-reau Insurance Group Agency inFlushin6.

An all expense-paid weekend inChicago awaits Bonnie, the sec-ond-place essayist. Also, she hasearned a presidential desk flagfor herself and Escanaba JuniorHigh. Both awards will be pre-sented by Gene Mercier, FarmBureau Insurance Group's agentin Delta County.

As third-place winner, Martiearned a trip to Mackinac Islandand an executive desk flag. ForestHills Junior High, where Martiattends school, will receive anexecutive flag. Dale Johnson,representative of the Farm BureauInsurance Group in ComstockPark, will present the third placeawards.

Serving on the panel of finalistjudges were: James H. Brickley,Lieutenant Governor of Michigan;Philip A. Hart, United StatesSenator; Charles E. Chamberlain,Congressman for Michigan's SixthDistrict; Bob Talbert, Columnistfor the Detroit Free Press andMartha Dixon, mid-Michigan TVpersonality.

Beginning as a Lansing com-munity project in 1968, the con-test, encouraging young people toseriously consider their role inshaping America's future, was ex-panded to a statewide competitionin 1969. This year, over 250schools and 5,000 students par-ticipated in the contest conductedthrough 52 Farm Bureau Insur-ance Group offices around thestate. In March, the young essay-ists wrote on the theme "HowCan I Help America." In April,first, second and third placeawards were presented to topentries from each school. Finally,the top essayist in each schoolwas placed in statewide compe-tition.

The three top essays from thisyear's state competition will beforwarded to Freedoms Founda-tion at Valley Forge for entryinto national essay competition.

Freedoms Foundation at ValleyForge is a nonprofit, nonpolitical,nonsectarian, educational organi-zation created to achieve a betterunderstanding of the basic princi-ples underlying the Republic andto encourage Americans to bemore articulate about Freedomsin today's America.

The Freedoms FoundationGeorge Washington Honor MednlAward was conferred on FarmBureau Insurance Group forsponsorship of the 1971 "Americaand Me" eighth-grade contest.This was the fourth consecutiveFreedoms Foundation award earn.ed by the Lansing-based firm forits annual statewide essay com-petition.

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the same time save large amounts of money for localmunicipal governments, he philosophizes.

Since the Federal Emergency Relief Act of 1933was passed, the federal government has granted largesums of money to states for public assistance. TheSocial Security Act of 1935 established three publicassistance programs. The Social Security Act of 1935established three public assistance programs; Old AgeAssistance; Aid to Dependent Children (now Aidto Families with Dependent Children); and Aid tothe Blind.

An additional category, Aid to the Permanently andTotally Disabled was added in 1950 and in 1955 Medi-caid was authorized for medical care of dependentpersons and those unable to pay their medical bills.

The public assistance program which, more thanany other, has brought the working of the presentwelfare system into question is AFDC. Noncontro-versial in the beginning, it was primarily initiated tobenefit widows 'with dependent children. However,the program has grown at a high rate and has changedin character and orientation. Divorce, desertion andillegitimacy have replaced widowhood as the maincause of dependency.It has been reported that in 1960 there were in

Michigan 149,548 female heads of families and 49.4percent of these had children under 18, which madethem eligible for public assistance in terms of familycharacteristics. By early 1970 the figure had risen to211,282 female heads, with 64.3 percent with childrenunder 18.

Accurate statistics are extremely difficult to obtainin order to determine the exact number of these eli-gible for public assistance. However, data from theDepartment of Social Services indicate that in 1961approximately 35.5 percent of those who were eligi-ble for ADC were receiving support. By April 1970the figure had grown to 46.3 percent and the projec-tion for the fiscal year 1971-72 is 74.5 percent.

The percent of eligible people who apply for pub-lic assistance is dependent basically upon their knowl-edge of the existing programs and their willingness tomake application. The increased urbanization, somefeel, has lead to greater knowledge of and accessibil-ity to the program on tp.e part of many. Also, the"War on Poverty" has brought the programs to theattention of many, as workers were sent out to encour-age the eligible to apply for assistance and helpedthem obtain it.

Public assistance programs are usually administer-ed at the local level by a county social services de-partment which consists of a director and staff. Theadministration of the powers and duties of this de-partment lies with the county social services board.The only portion of the net county expenditures overwhich the director of the social services deparbnenthas any direct control is general assistance. But, eventhese expenditures are limited by state law.

This might lead one to assume that the state socialservices department is in charge of local welfare pro-grams - particularly since it audits direct relief rec-ords to be sure local offices administer this program incompliance with public assistance policies approvedby the state office. However, the federal departmentof Health, Education and Welfare (better known asHEW) audits the state social services department'srecords. The federal government can and does man-date program changes which costs the state addi-tional dollars, without an increase in federal finan-cial support.

The Food Stamp Program (administered by USDA)is considered to be a form of welfare or public assist-ance program by most individuals. However, many ofthose administering it prefer to consider it a nutritionprogram rather than a welfare program. Their rea-soning being that the children and adults using theprogram ~re.able to get bett~r food and they can pur-chase varIeties of food not otherwise possible on theirlimited funds.

. ~any i~dividuals have expressed knowle'dge of in-dIVIduals Improperly benefitting from -public assist-ance programs. Those who administer the programsagree that there may be some cases where this is truebut they also emphasize that very few people ar~actually willing to report such cases to the authori-ties so corrective action can be taken.

Putting together a public assistance program whichwill be satisfactory to all appears to be somewhat likeworking a jigsaw puzzle after youngsters have losta n~mber of pieces. However, one thing is clear-~oclal welfare expenditures have been and are on theIncrease, but what politician dares to stop using wel-fare as vote bait? Until they do, it appears that wel-fare, as ~any maintain it is, can be considered selfperpetuating.

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Discussion Topicby KEN WILES

DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS

"Self Perpetuating?"

or disorganized, has to be maintained at public ex-pense for the sake of the children has gotten a littlethreadbare.

Beyond these points the areas of agreement widen.But all are trying to find the magic formula whichwill produce the maximum degree of self-support anddignity with the minimum cost for public relief.

There are two sides to the, question" on how thiscan be accomplished. On one side are the GuaranteedAnnual Income advocates. Their theory is that it willbe cheaper in the long-run if there is no differentia-tion between the "deserving" and the "undeserving"poor. There would be more incentive to self-improve-ment and renewed individual responsibility if the"snooping" of the welfare worker ceased and if allpersons could count on a minimum subsistence in-come from the government (taxpayers).

One of the problems, according to this school ofthought, is that the present method of distributingrelief degrades the receiver. He is subject to a pen-alty unless he pleases the distributor of the funds.This leads to resentment, self-humiliation and a pre-occupation for staying within those guidelines neces-sary if he is to be a card-carrying pauper.

By removing these pressures, say the advocates ofguaranteed income, men will be more inclined to leapfor an opportunity to work. -

On the other side of the question are those whobelieve that a large number of people will work onlyif forced by dire necessity. They argue that there isno way you can explain a rising appetite for reliefduring periods when jobs have been plentiful exceptfor the fact that when the threat of starvation isremoved many people will simply set.

The United States, they fear, is headed for the daywhen the conscientious will retain less and less of thefruits of their own labor as they contribute to anever increasing tax load to maintain a growing armyof takers.

Welfare costs account for a large share of the finan-cial costs of the State of Michigan. Michigan was re-quired to spend 24 percent of its 1970-71 budget onpublic assistance programs. The recommended appro-priation for welfare during the coming fiscal year is$604 million - $60-70 million more than for the cur-rent fiscal year. This enormous sum is to match fundscoming from the federal government. Thus, one canreadily add and realize that the expected expenditurefor public assistance programs in Michigan for thenext fiscal year will be in excess of a billion dollars.

Some of those concerned with the rising costs ofwelfare in this state claim that in many cases welfareaid is equivalent to a wage of as much as $3.75 perhour. Rep. Roy Spencer (R-Attica) has said that, ifthis is true, the state would be better off to put wel-fare clients on the payroll, inasmuch as many statejobs pay about $2.50 per hour.

Rep. Spencer seriously presents the idea that wel-fare payments could be considered as wages and ablewelfare recipients should be required to work. Evenif they were only required to keep their living quar-ters clean and neat, wash the windows, keep the lit-ter picked up in the yard and neighborhood, thiswould clean up the slums to a great degree and, at

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In all ages and all societies, there have been indi-viduals and groups who were not able to sustainthemselves.

History tells us that people tossed bread to the lep-ers, convents took in foundlings, Caesar made a bigdeal out of flinging gold to the mobs, and our grand-parents wept over Oliver Twist. But, it has only beenin recent years, in what might be described as surpluseconomics, that the right of an individual to somekind of minimum living, whether physically handi-capped, mentally crippled, accidentally bankrupt orjust plain lazy, has gained bro3:d acceptance.

During the last few decades, as this country's pros-perity reached unparalleled heights, there has been ashocking rise of dependency. The easier it has beenfor a man or woman of good intentions and energy tomake the grade of self-support, the more the displaysof individual irresponsibility have increased.

The higher the public outlays for "relief," the worsethe crime; the higher the illegitimacy, the higher thevenereal disease rate; and the higher the incidence ofnarcotics addiction, the more critical the problem ofjuvenile delinquency.

This is not to say that "relief' was the cause. But ithas certainly been no cure. The rising tide of unresttestifies to the growing desperation of those receivingpublic assistance and those providing it.

Many individuals receiving public assistance ap-pear to be afflicted by self-hate. In an effort to fleethis evil, they hurl bitter, harsh and abusive languageagainst the so-called "establishment" - against thosewho operate within the laws of a productive eco-nomic system, who hold the jobs, who pay the taxes,and who provide the "relief."

Groups of citizens in this and other states, in aneffort to provide cash, incentives, medical care, mean-ingful jobs, adequate housing, day care facilities etc.,which they feel an enlightened nation owes the un-fortunate, have organized to promote meaningful wel-fare reform.

This has lead many to ask the question: Why, ifI'm not eligible for low cost housing, don't qualifyfor food stamps, can't get free baby-sitting at pre-school nurseries, can't get set up in business with freemanagement to help run it, can't escape paying lightor heat bills, and can't receive free medical care,am I eligible to help support those who do benefitfrom these?

Many citizens, particularly those with political as-pirations, are busily rethinking and searching for newapproaches to the welfare situation. So far, while noagreement has been reached on just how to correctthe situation so all concerned will be happy, there isgeneral agreement that the present systems are thewrong ones.

They are also in general agreement on several basicprinciples. First and the most obvious, that the peo-ple who have difficulty making it through no fault oftheir own have a prior claim upon public assistance.The ill, the old and the disabled must' be cared for.

Secondly, children must be shielded from the con-sequences of the inadequacy or misbehavior of theirparents. The theory that any home, however drunken

MICHIGAN FARM NEWS July 1, 1972 ELEVEN

Topic SummaryThe May Discussion Topic dealt with the question of

''Township Unit Government." The responses given re-flected some in-depth discussion.1. WITH MODERN TRANSPORTATION AND COM-

MUNICATION FACILITIES AVAILABLE COUPL-ED WITH DIMINISHING RURAL POPULATIONSSHOULD THE TOWNSHIP GOVERNMENTS INPREDOMINANTLY RURAL COUNTIES BE COM-BINED? YES: 5% NO: 95%

2. HOW COULD TOWNSHIP GOVERNMENT BE FI-NANCED BY OTHER THAN PROPERTY TAXES?Income tax received the largest number of votes; othersuggestions included sales tax, intangibles, lottery, gastax, liquor tax, poll tax.

3. IN YOUR OPINION, SHOULD THE TOWNSHIPSIN MICHIGAN BE ABOLISHED, AND THEIRFUNCTIONS ASSUMED BY COUNTY GOVERN-MENTS? YES: 2% NO: 98%

4. IN YOUR OPINION, SHOULD ALL TOWNSHIPSBE PERMITTED TO DO AWAY W1TH THE AN-NUAL TOWNSHIP MEETINGS? YES: 6% NO: 94%

5. IN YOUR OPINION, HAVE TOWNSHIP GOVERN-MENTS LOST THEIR RESPONSIVENESS TO THEWISHES OF THE VOTERS YES: 14% NO: 86%

6. COMMENTS: People have lost all interest in town-ship meetings; when we lose our local township gov-ernment, we begin to lose our liberty; if people weredissatisfied with township government, more wouldattend meeting; the public is becoming apathetic; thereal problem is lack of participation by township resi-dents and not the governmental unit; wishes and needsare by-passed more and more as larger units are givencontrol; government on local level needs to be returned.

OFFICE CALLS

QUESTION: I have Blue Cross semi-private hospitalroom coverage. When I was hospitalizedrecently, I was put in a ward room becauseno semi-private rooms were available. Whydon't I get a refund?

ANSWER: Because Michigan Blue Cross and the hos-pital agree to provide AVAILABLE services.Since a semi-private room was not avail-able, the hospital had no choice but to putyou in available accommodations. If youhad used a private room, for any reason,you would be required to pay the hospitalthe difference between the average cost ofa semi-private room and the charge for theprivate' room you used.

Discussion Topic Report SheetThe Discussion Topic and Report Sheet for the discussion

topic on the opposite page is furnished for use of communitygroup members who may wish to review it prior to their groupmeeting. If used by a Community Group, in lieu of reportsheet furnished the Discussion Leader, please forward answerswith minutes to Program Development Division, ~1ichiganFarm Bureau. If used by individuals, please forward answersto Information Division, Michigan Farm Bureau, P.O. Box 960,Lansing, Michigan 48904 on or before August 1, 1972.

COMMUNITY FARM BUREAUDiscussion Exercise and Report Sheet

July 1, 1972

Community Farm Bureau _

County . Please indicate the number of

people taking part in this discussion _

TOPIC: WelfareFarm Bureau policy on this month's topic reads:

"We urge that a realistic reevaluation be conducted of thetotal welfare program, including the amounts of money spent,sources of this money, desirability of federal and state inter-vention at the local level, effectiveness in reducing the numbersof welfare recipients and the eligibility of employees on strike.

"'iVe support welfare benefits to those who are really in needof assistance. Welfare should not b'ecome a 'way of life' orperpetuated in future generations. All members of society mustbe motivated to sustain their self-esteem and self-respect byearning as much of their livelihood as possible."

1. Should welfare recipients be required to furnish proof oftheir financial condition as a requirement for eligibility?

Yes__ No__

2. Does your group think that welfare has become self-per-petuating?

Yes- No__

3. Do you believe welfare programs should be funded andadministered solely by the state or federal governmentalagencies?

State __ Feder::._l__

4. Should free child care services for children of AFDC familiesbe provided where the adult family member(s) participatein a job training or employment program?

Yes__ No__

5. Should after-work training programs for heads of workinglow income families plus other adults with low earningpowers be initiated on a voluntary basis?

Yes__ No__

6. Should governmental jobs be provided for AFDC adultswhen private jobs are lacking in preference to other indi-viduals?

Yes__ No__7. Comments: _

Sell HelpUnit

Most hospital administratorswho have tried self-help programsfor patients are pleased with theresults. One said the system al-lows more RN's to be assigned tothe seriously ill.

Chicago's Grant Hospital esti-mated that a day in a self-helpunit costs the hospital only $70.00,compared with more than $100.00in a general-care ward.

In Ontario, Canada, BellevilleGeneral Hospital has leased aneighboring motel where patientsabout to be discharged and thoseneeding diagnostic treatment aretransferred.

Daily cost of the 80-bed Queenself-care unit is about $25.00(opposed to the hospital cost of$60.85). It has an examining andtreatment room; patients eat inthe dining room. Staffing consistsof three nurses during the dayand one each on the evening andnight shifts.

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VAWI VALUEBeet and Bean Drill Fencing SuppliesBeet Harvester FertiJizersCombine (Not self-propelled) Oils,Greases.Combine (self-propelled) Power Hand ToolsCorn Plck.r CratesCorn Plant.rCultipacker TOTAL $CultivatorsOilci --OraglElectricMotors LIVESTOCK & POULTRYElevatorl, Portable ACTUAL

ITIM UNITS CASHField Chopper VAlUEForage Box Wagons Dairy CowsForage and Harvester Blower CattleGrain Drill HorsesHay Baler HogsHay Conditioner PoultryHog Feeder. SheepManure Loader IManure Spreader TOTAL $Milking MachinesMowers and RakesPlowsPortable Conveyor CROPS & PRODUCEPortable Crop Dryers ACTUAl.111M U.. ITJ CASH

I Portable Feed Mill VALUIPotato DiggerRotary Hoe IShop and Small ToolsSilo UnloaderSprayersTractorsWagons and Trailers

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