The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-05-18
BEAN MEN AIDING
MICHIGAN FARMERS
WILL SUPPLY FIRST CLASS SEED AT
ACTUAL COST
Effort Will be Made to Make the Bean
Crop Larger than Ever
Before

ISOLATION, at meeting with the State
Food Preparedness board in Saginaw
few days ago, went on record Of
ficially to furnish seed beans to the
farmers of this state at actual cost
and to see that all seed is of superior
quality for termination that no seed
put in the ground will waste.
There were over two hundred men,
bers of the association present and
each man fell in line with this plan.
Some sections of the state are re-
porting shortage of seed while
others have more seed than they will
need for demand to be made upon
them by the farmers. The associa-
ton wants to know the needs of every
farmer who is contemplating plant
ing bean acreage this spring and this
information should be given to the
elevator men in your community as
soon as possible. Just because there
is shortage of seed in some dis
tricts is no sign that bean acreage
should not be considered, for through
an arrangement made between the
elevator men, seed will be sent from
one district to others that are short
so that all who want bean seed will
receive it, So make your wants
known to the elevator man and if he
hasn't the seed he will get it for you
at once. A canvass of the members
of the association shows that there is
adequate seed in the elevators of the
state to supply the big demand that is
expected, but it will be good thing
to ask for seed at once. Other states
are appealing to Michigan to furnish
them with seed beans so that they
may make up shortage but the as
sociation feels that it owes its seed
to Michigan farmers and no seed is
being shipped out of the state. This
should help the farmers of Michigan,
as short acreage in other bean states,
due to lack of seed, will mean better
prices for Michigan beans next fall.
The Saginaw News, speaking editor
tally of the plan of the association,
says in part:
"This organization of $50 infuen-
tial citizens, who come into personal
contact with the farmers Of the great
bean raising state of Michigan. will
sell seed beans to these farmers at
cost and will undertake to see that
the seed possesses the terminating
power before it goes to the farmer
for actual planting.
"This is the most practical guaran-
tee which can be given that the far
mer will get his seed at the lowest
possible cost and get it good.
at is hoped by the cooperative
enthusiasm f.the movement to enlist
the farmers in the campaign for 10,-
100000 bushels of beans as Michi-
gan's crop this year; and it is assured
that the strongest kind of an effort
will be put forth to have sufficient
acreage planted to produce this guam
| tity.
"It will be necessary, and it is the
policy of the association, adopted at
its meeting, to practically embargo all
seed beans, as all will be required
for the purpose of the Michigan crop,
and with favoring conditions will go
far to solve the food problem.
i VII, VI IlilS CiJy, WIN 10
also member Of the State War board
appointed by Governor Sleeper, made
a rallying plea for patriotic effort
upon the part of all.
"And to emphasize this view of the
situation, Mr.. Orr very plainly told
his fellow bean jobbers that we can
afford to disregard profits at this
time
"The food boards want farmers to
have all the seed they can plant and
have it at actual cost to the elevator
man. Let us give it to them at cost.
Donate your services and mine for
the good of the country. But what
ever seed you furnish, see that it is
tested for termination. Beans are
too valuable to put in the ground to
waste"