—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 19, 1962 4 From Where We Stand... The Farmer and the Common Market Next to the Billy Sol Estes case, the subject provoking the most ques tions among the National Farm Editors in Washington this week was the Euro pean Common Market Most of the editors were asking just what it is, how does it work, and what effect will it have on American Agriculture 7 One of the Kentucky boys was sure it was some hobgoblin, come to rob his state of its Burley tobacco market Others felt it would somehow create a giant economic block to discriminate against the American farmer, while others were of the opinion that it might be just an economic cover-up for an other world power to compete militarily with the so-called “big two”. Stated simply, the European Econo mic Community-(sometimes called the Common Market) is an alliance of six countries - France, West Germany, Italy, Belgium, Luxemburg and the Nether lands - allowing eventual free flow of commerce between the nations much as it now flows between the states of the USA. Most of the six countries in the EEC have suffered tremendous losses in human lives and in economic resources Each of the countries had been defeat ed and occupied, and some were bitter enemies. Does this nave an effect on American farmer? The agriculture of most of the countries in the EEC is, in general, less efficient than U.S. Agriculture To pro tect these less efficient farms from out side competition, the Common Market proposes to impose import levies, fix ed tariffs and, in some instances, quanti ty controls. Last year, the United States shipp ed over $5 billion worth of goods to these countries. Of .this total about 1.1 billion was for farm production. Since this represents approximately 22 per cent of our total agricultural exports, the situation could become quite serious Exports to Common Mar ket countries in 1961 accounted for 42 per cent of the United States Poultry sold abroad, 37 per cent of the feed grains and 34 per cent of the soybeans Many of the commodities we now sell to the countries of the EEC are expected to prosper as the Common Market continues economic growth, but some of the commodities we now export are probably in lor some rough sledd- ing, In the arena of global horse trad ing, we are going to have to offer some tariff reductions on the products the Common Market countries want to sell us Tariff reductions are about the only bargaining point we have to offer in the market place Congress should know how you, as farmer feel about this important question At least that’s how it looks from where we stand ★ ★ ★ Legislative Horse Trading If you think horse trading is a lost art, you have not been in Washington D C , recently This week the National Farm Edi tors Association met with the house ag \s tin land--,! - in, insiiin- I ions ohsi i\ o Hu ir 1 ootli .in- i.i\ <i*- n % I h('\ numbi i los , 11.. in loin jk i ri m of Mu u,i- I ion’s collijtis \ i>( tlu\ (uroll .lb mi "n pi i 11 nl of (In. n i lions midi i„i i<lii. i i sindmi’s ,i n I in ml in ,i l l\ 10 per i out <■! •II cloitoril do-cues m nm In Id of sliuU All Know n pi mis m.n In i.iis((] fn in seed ,i 1 1 bon -t'i otln i nimhods oi piop.i-t.itiou ok (flip sinijilPi <iiul snini nculture committee, and we were for- tunate enough to be on hand. It was rather amazing and some what amusing to see two representatives from different sides of the aisle tear at each other’s throat like mortal, enemies when discussion of the bill was in progress, but it was even more amazing to see them in the hallway a scant five minutes later chatting like the best of friends. And perhaps that is the reason they are where they are A representa tive who could not present his views on an issue with fire and imagination would be of very little use in legislative halls On the other hand, a representa tive who could not listen to the views of the opposing philosophies with out holding grudges would soon lose his effectiveness. **ln spite of the fact that sentiments expressed on the bill were almost en tirely along party lines, we came away feeling that, by and large, the congress men on the committee were dedicated to the task of hammering out a farm law which would be acceptable to the vast and divergent groups of farmers ail across the country. After listening to some of the agruments proposed on each side, we no longer wonder why legislators do not come up with more laws acceptable to everyone. The wonder is that they ever the come up with any laws acceptable to a majority. At least that’s how it looks Jrom where we stand. ★ ★ ★ ★' A Spoonful of Milk The contestant in the Future ljansm ’ tliat . l ®? lc ? n 0 , . , , sweep to which the Bible looks Farmers Public Speaking contest was fonvard. Second Peter and Jude, describing the efficiency of the Ameri- for instance, both picture a total can farmer His description included an -destruction not only of the human enumeration of some of the surplus sup- race in its present form, but of plies of farm commodities the United tke earth itself. By comparison ettatoc j with that, the disappearance or a States now has on hand civilization » a slight affair. One of the contest judges asked Now the writers of the New the Future Farmer what suggestion he Testament, if you could have said might have for making use -of the sur- to them,- “It looks as if civiliza.- plusses. bon is on its last tegs,” would rrn,' j have said,“Of course that’s true.” _ * answer was, We should en- But they ’ would not have fitted courage more consumption of food pro- 0 r feared for a moment. When ducts. the End came, most people would Of course the next logical question be terrified; but they did not ex was, “How?”, and we think the answer P ect Clmstians to be afraid On given by the young man was significant ” ,e ot^ s^ l s rld an t J e SLwe’ “We could advertise it,” he said. P “ Now we know that the amount of food that can be sold to a man who is already well fed is neglegible “the inelasticity of demand,” the economists call it but even a small amount is sometimes important The Future Farmer brought out in his speech that one extra tablespoonful ot milk per person per day in the United Stales would wipe out the entire dairy surplus in the country today Just think of the possibilities' If a good, strong advertising campaign could induce every person in the United States to drink only one more glass of milk each week, the dairy farmers of this country would have a hard time meeting the demand. But even more important would be the benefits to the health and welfare ot the nation’s people At least that’s how it looks from where we stand Lancaster Farming lami.istoi ComiU's On n Rum I'*’> ’> I’ublishmi mm\ S.ilm- WooMi il,i\ In f..in< .ibtei-F.ii I.V- p o r;o\ n>i 1..11K .istrn Pi nn i P O l‘.o\ il)(i - I.n n / I’.i Olln os 2i K IJT.im St lain? 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What with all the preparations tor total destruction which arc being made in Russia and America, and ail the ways in which a war (again one of total destruction) can be started by sheer accident, one chilling sen tence from.l Peter seems to fit the situation; The end Dr, Foreman ,11 things i$ at hand. Yet it is possible that these lines will he printed; and if the world lasts that long, we may be thank ful. But if the world continue*. fear will continue too, and crisis will follow crisis as fur as eye can see. People will be asking, as they are asking now: Is tins the end of the world? Ns tints—tahlM We should remember that while an atomic catastrophe (you could not call it war) might well mean the end of the United States, the end of Russia and of Europe, the end of all we know as civilization, and the plunging of the rest of the race back into darkest bar* Now Is The MW M. SMITH leaches matin ity For tillalfa it is advised that the lust <iop be cut in the bud stage led clover in tho eailv blossom stage and all grasses cut at heading time If tho 11 ops are allow'd to matuie moie than the above the T DN, de< leases and the tihoi (ontent inn eases One big essential in making quality hat oi silage is to cut at the piopcr stage. To Make Willed Oi Lant- Moistme Silage The da\s ol <lin(t cut silag * aie dot 1 inuii, in iavoi ol wilf- nig oi low - nioistine sili.ro With the <lm<t nit method then* mi' mini piohlems an 1 most ot them are caused bt too mm ii moisttne in the silo Better ciunlilv and man* Pji of dr.t matter will be sloied u the forage uop is wilt'd ■down to the (.0 or 7 09*, ringe tor grass silage and down to the a o9r point for ‘hatluge’ E flier of these may he sateh loiced in looking forward to Last Day, a day so that they sometimes called it sim, ply "The Day ” However, no Ne* Testament wntei tuod to set uj * time tabic They did expect in then lifetime, at fust, but later books (2 Timothy for example) show that they icah/ed the dJ would piobably not come nhilj they li\ed They left the \VHhi< to God What sort of person? | We catch glimpses, in varnm| pails of the New Testament oj, v’diious ways people leactca $ the lil.chhood of an End ol All Things Some screamed' for hills to cover them (how mod. 1 ein that sounds'), some gave uj! all ordinal v business and spent theii time pist talking about th» future, some (not the writers gf the New Testament but oth* people) painfully tried to pieo*' together mysterious propheeiep from the Old Testament so as t» predict the veiy time. Secon| Peter vvai ns against too much culation The Loid’s clocks aaf calendars are not geared to ounji a thousand years to us may b* J day to him, and also vice versa, It may be later than we think, ti earlier, we don’t know. Howevsw 2 Peter iias no hesitation abo«| predicting the End. You might ad« most think he could see the a* clear cataclysm: “The heaved will pass away with a loud noisdj and the elements will be dissolve! with fire, and the earth, and fid works upon it, will be burned up.f But now see how he goes on fropl l there Since these things art mit “what sort of persons ought yd to be?” The end of all that m know about wiU not be -tbo on of us. Death is a deceiver onf when millions die at one momed£ Tha Christian way j The writer Jude, who also hag gome pretty gnm things to sw about the End, conclude* his sfa«i letter with a beautiful benedw tion In one sentence he sums m the Christian attitude toward d«H tiny. First, it is, in God's - banw and we should not forget thaj Second, God will keep hiap»opl#4 not necessarily from danger d suffering, bu,t from “falling” tad sin or despair. And most ol an Jude wants his readers to kM| their minds on God and r#me« ber who he is; the only God* wll saves us through Christ our tiie eternal God, whoso kmgdoi and whose authority will not M when this little plMet has vai ished. Thinking of ourselvea, • may well tremble; thinking i Him, our hearts ara strong wil hope. ; . i itM ( I (Buie* o> topyrUMo* ill* Division *f ClirlsO.no GdnonM National Council of lb* dbipobo* Christ In tho V. S. A. RslomoA Coiumiinhjr Prm ■srvist.) Time . . . HV MW ‘■SMITH To (Tip Pasture Laud Good pastuie management ro“ gnlai mowings starting in the spring when the glasses and weeds start to shoot sted heads tor southeastern Pennsylvania tus yeai n will mean mowing dm mg the latter pan ol this month of Mat This piactiof not onh eni outages giowlh ot new torage but pi e\ ents seed development and spread of weeds The excess giowth ot torage will dry and the livestock will consume most ot it along with then daily gia/irfg To <’nl Forage Crops Rarl> Reseauh has shown that the quality of niobL legumes and glasses decline as the < rof sloied m the conventional UP’ light silo it it is tight ano m gcud (ondition It the median- nal enuipment at hand d'O' fates dn cit (lifting then sofflO feed additice at the rate Ot 200 to 300 pounds per ton should be added To Side-Dress Com Karl/ Corn growers who Tailed !•* apple sntlu lent nitrogen fer tilizer before plowing or plant ing, maj wmt to swl-e-dress with 40 to 50 pounds of aettt- (Continued Horn Page 4)
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