Farming. Saturday. January 3. 1959 Editorial - - Included in the morning's mail, was the USDA report, "The World Agricultur al Situation - 1959'’, which opens on page on© with this summarization of the sub ject matter. "World agricultural production, after dropping slightly last yddr, will reach a new high in 1958 -“ 59. Present forecasts .restore per capita product on to the rec ord reached two years earlier three per cent above prewar. Large stocks on hand add materially to hie supplies available for consumption Prices on world markets declined m 1957 - 58, and there was some decrease in world trade in farm products, reflecting a decline in demand for raw materials of Jctnji origin, and an increased production and heavy stocks of some foods. Though world qgncutlural trade may be mamtctned in 1958 - 59, stocks, of several important commodities, inducing wheat, nee, feed grains, cotton and cot fee, are likely to be larger at the end than .at the beginning of the season," - The report then continues to a reg ional summary which informs us that; Canada's. production was higher in 1958 than, 1957 in contrast to the gross na aoned output, whrch remained steady. Feeder cattle exports increased, and pork supplies rose. Export, programs were de signed to reduce dairy surpluses. High level exports of wheat contained. Latih America's output in '5B and '59 is forecast at 3.5 per cent above the ’57- '5B growing season. (Southern Hemis phere summers extend through two years —opposed to northern -waiters.) Brazil may require 1.5 million tons of wheat imports due to frost m the early growing season Argentina's gram output is ex pected to remain about the same, but meat production should decline. U. S. imports to the northern Lcdn American countries will remain about the same, although their farm output is nsmg. The economy of Western Europe was only mildly affected by the U. S. reces s.on. - However, individual commodity factors are expected to produce a decline in imports of the U. S. farm products. The region's agricultural production is expected to reach a record level and is forecast e.ght per cent above the 1952 - 55 average. - Wheat for irulLng purposes is the only major_ commodity of which produc- Davidson The 86th Congress conven ing this next week in Wash ington has its work cut out ior it No Congress since the first Continential Congress con vened 180 years ago,has fac ed more complex and diffi cult problems involving not only this nation but all of the world. Democracy was a struggling infant in a hostile world when the first Congress met. The threat to its survival is no less serious today than it was almost two centuries ago. The entire Free World ts looking to the United States for leadership and support in making democracy the strong hope of keeping men free from oppressions of com munism. The Verge of War We are so close to total war that one false step, by either leaders of democracy or communism, could plunge civilization back into the Dark Ages. This places a ter rible responsibility on Con gress as well as on the Pres ident. What price must we be •willing to pay for peace? In the coming year we will spend more than $4O billion for defense weapons, plus another $5 to $6 billion in The House Armed Services ~ H I If k A tS Committee is chairmaned | /\ , M pKC 5 by Rep. Carl Vinson of Geor- i/wW I I Cl d » T,a 7 M gia, one of the real veterans I - 1 a of the House with 45 years !_*_» I* 1 wA Y ( ll inC J of service. He probably JOITI I «3CTOI vlUOd J knows as much about mili- J tary affairs as any man in University Park, Pa —A record high enrollment n- Washington. The more than >l,OOO Pennsylvania farm boys in 4-H tract'! Republican is Leslie Arends* ma i nte nance projects was anticipated today by 4-H leadej of Illinois, a member of at p ennS yi van i a state University following the 7th annu.; - -?he eS Sen?te e Foreign Rela- 4 ’ H Tractor Clinic held m the Farm ShoW Building - Har l foreign aid, to keep democ- tions Committee is headed by burg. -*• , . h racy strong throughout the that g ra nd old man of Con- e, a. Mintmier, assistant reorganizing throughout f Free World. gress, Sen. Theodore .„• , d _ renoAted some State. Boys interested in | Even that does not assure Green of Rhode Island, Who ’ . , dopting this project for 11-;I 1 -; continuing peace. The ene- was first elected in“ 1936 boys trained in sai g rs j, time are a dvised ;■ mies of democracy must Alexander Wiley of Wiscon- and efficient tractor opera- Mintmier to see their courl know that we will be willing sin, with 21 years in the tion and care since this pro- agent. - to spend everything, even Senate, is the ranking min- gram was started in 1951. Originally limited to wo£ our lives if need be, to keep ority member. jj e g a ye credit for success on farm tractors, the pfl democracy alive in the The equally able House of Ihe' program to some 500 ject has branched out to 9 wor d Foreign Affairs Committee is volunteer local leaders and elude other farm machine 9 The problem of keeping chairmaned by Rep. Thomas to county agr icultural agents Proper operation is taugll the United States and our b. Gordon of Illinois, 17 who ' have charge of this and for safety and efficient usffl allies free overshadows ev- years m Congress. The rank- all other 4 . H agricu itural ac- and correct maintenance m erything else which will mg Republican member is tmties in the counti es longer machine life and le| come before the 86th Con- Clubs are how forming or expense in repairs. 'I gress We can maintain our in mens, member since 1938. freedom, without war, only is reassuring to know ' “ |s if we are strong enough to we have men of their "caliber | discourage any agressor. * n responsible positions in |\v MwTT OI I U | High - Caliber Leaders Congress. | THIS WEEK —ln Washington With Clinton Davidson WORK CUT OUT We are fortunate in that ~ ~'■ * Lancaster Farming sional Committees which will Lanca,tor C w"lkiy ° wn Farm be directly concerned with P p Box 152 * military and foreign affairs. Lancaster. Penna. They are men who always BjnSSth Duke st. place national -welfare above Lancaster, Penna. partisan politics. Phone - Lancaster In the Senate the chair- n-JS 8 _ . Dan McOrew, Editor; man of the Armed Services Eobert G Cainpbrtli A(lv on tne laun > not oj. uie hd several countries and reduced Uien tom ot mountain that faith was persons but of their families total output, after high levels in 1957-bd. most needed. The reader is invited friends. Christians should of coj The 'area as a whole will require larger to picture the story for himself. A P ra y f° r their sick loved ones, j imports of grains, but exports of cotton crowd of bystanders . . . most of fo r doctors and nurses and dj tobacco, fruits, nuts and citrus will be the incidents recorded in Jesus’ life had this background of the gawk- f ai th can this patient f| t, ’ . ,i ■, ing crowd. The disciples, red-faced, s «lf have?” Yet there are li» Egypt continues as the only major ho 6 t and flustered> try ing to do ato this. Saving faith, the faith j chronic agricultural area of north Africa miracle an( j falling flat. The boy is a turning from darkness to lij as all other countries of the I egion or© and man who were the center of from evil to God, always has t/ enjoying excellent harvests. the crowd; the boy an epileptic one’s own. The high cost of economic develop- perhaps even then in a convulsion, is Faith’s Power ment programs and the low cost of run- t ,v, begging The third question can bej erol exports hove placed some south Af- p . * * swered in very few words. Whc neon nations an a difficult fmano.al posh m- the se ? ret of faith ’ 3 P° we f ] t.on. The region ,s advoncmg agrlcultur- baragsingr an d sometimes danger- "Ire p^verllss^f or their trust ally-, but will again require imports ot o us. In those days (and in these m themselves They had forgo wheat and flour. Speaalty export crops too, without special medical help) to pray _ j esus connects faith \ of coaca, coffee, palm products, peanuts, attacks would come on without p rayer Faith alone is nothin; rubber, tobacco and citrus wdl be large, warning. The patient falls uncon- wor h Si only if and because it Australian and New Zealand farm 0 r he wy on the P ° Wer ° f th * m production is expected to increase. Aus- hum to death without help Epi traha in crops, dairy and wool. New Zea- leptics are not crazy, indeed they (u«sea on outlines copyrightci land in meat, dauy and wool. .are often-brighter than "normal” s Conncii C «f rl the“chnrci” people. But they cannot often hold Christ in the v. s. a. Reie»se well-paid jobs, and in superstitious Communtty Pr * ,s Seryice,) ************** —I Major Soil Bank Goal The Soil and Water Conservation Advisory Commit! of the U. S. Department of Agriculture recently concludi its annual review of progress and problems in current U DA conservation programs. The committee expressed ernments were seen as wa concern that conservation the public investment in su gains made on lands under programs may be protect* contract in the Conservation The committee agreed tl Reserve and Great 1 ' Plains conservation should not I Conservation Programs may solely a Federal governing be lost Tit expiration of the responsibility. It commend* contracts. Strengthened edu- State governments for the cational programs to develop increased participation in I "a tradition of good land cal conservation activity use” and increased participa- and urged extension of th tion by State and local gov- trend. I« I vj >5