14—Lancaster Farming, Saturday. September 12, 1959 lncome* RcSOS Metal Surplus As Great As Farm, U.S. Solans Learn Farmers aren’t the only support buying, ones getting price supports. The government is unable The quality of food con- The nation’s metal miners to sell off its metals, or it sumed increases more than are gettmg just as much of would break the market. Ev- the quantity when family in this sort of government help, on if it stops buyng, metal come incieases, accoiding to a House Appropriations prices will drop, and miners a report issued today by the Committee was shocked to have said this will put many U. S. Divrtmcnt of Aricul discover. out of business so that in lure. The fact that there could time of war we will not Whil" the amount of food be any shock about it, how- have a healthy, producing consumed increases slightly ever, was an illustration on industry. Unlike farm pro- witn added income, the big how the right hand doesn’t ducts, theie doesn’t even change r, in the cost of foou know what the left hand is seem to be any way to give such as better doing. away the metals. cuts and grade* of meat The The price support program for miners began as a defense program and turned into a price support gimmick at the insistence of lawmakers from the mining States. The idea originally was to stockpile metals in the event of war, but when supplies grew to the maximum which could possibly be needed, it was suddenly d.scovered that ending government buying would cause prices to fall. USD A recently announced that farm surplus stockpiles had reached $8,900 million worth. Our price support stock piles of surplus metals is at an $B,lOO million level. And metel buying continues with no sign of slackening off. Yet, strangely, the public has heard no word of this price DEAD ANIMALS REMOVED PROMPTLY Will Par Fall Valu* For Dead Animals Dsalets in Bonss, Tallow and Hides FRY'S RENDERING WORKS Prop., John Fry 2114 Hollinger RD. Lancaster Ph. EX 2-4815 H No Answer Phone EX 7-0472