12—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 16, 1962
National Farmers Organization
Backs Administration Program
The National Farmers Or
ganisation this week came out
in fax or ol the tann hill as
repoited out of the House Ag
nrultuie Committee
In a letter to all the mem
ben, ot the House Of Repre
sentatu es, the oigamzation
repi esentmg laimeis in eight
com belt states, took a stand
in taioi ol the pending legis
lation
Roheit E Casper, nee pre
sident and legislatne lepre
sentative of the group, wiole
in the letter, “The National
Fanners Oigamzation has, up
to now taken no stand on the
pioposed new tann legislation
The national boaid ot dnec
tors of the NFO, meeting 3Ma>
IS, 1962. said national boaid
consisting ot memheis ot both
political paities, has decided
to issue a statement in sup
port ot the Bill lepoited out
by the House Agucultuial
Committee”.
With lefeience to the case
of the “so-called Estes at
fait the lettei said in pait
“M e think it is moie impor
tant to lealize that the real
scandal lies in the passage ot
programs by Congress that have
cost billions of dollars in the
handling and storage ot tarm,
commodities for ■which theie
has been no immediate mar
ket. and the failure of farm
eis and farm organizations
to accept their responsibilities
in adjusting supply to de
mand.”
Casper said his organization
believes farmers must adjust
the supply of goods to meet
the demand whether there are
farm programs or not.
But, he pointed out, if there
were no orderly programs to
help the farmer make this ad
justment, it would be made
thiough “some sort of chaos
in our agricultural system ”
He said the KFO believes
the faun problem is primarily
the responsibility of the farm
er, and that he should expect
no more exemption from re
sponsibility for solving his pro
blem than exists for the tax
payer.
“For those who believe, in
so-called free markets and the
elimination of government from
the picture, they will, for the
first time, hate a chance to
vote for this ... We do not
believe they should expect
more,” the letter continued.
Casper said the EFO took
the stand because they believ
ed the older farm organiza
tions (Grange, Farm Bureau,
and Farmers Union) had re
versed their stands on farm
legislation. He cited congres
sional debate on the legisla
tion passed in 1954 in which
it was stated that Farm
Bureau had written the bill,
and Farm Bureau and county
agents were accused of pack
ing public meetings held for
discussion of the proposed
bills. In 1954, Casper said,
both the Farmers Union and
Grange opposed the bill vigor
Buell Soil Needed - - ff
you’ie planning to plant vine
crops, such as cucumbers,
squash pumpkins and musk
imelons, xou’ll need a good ncu
loam soil containing plent\ of
oigame matter, explains James
O Dull, -vegetable extension
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insect control If irngation
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Conti ol Flies -- Sanitation is
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ously claiming that it regi
mented farmeis.
He said, the NFO believes
fanneis can and should do
manj of the things foi theni
sehes that the> now expect
the go\eminent to do foi them
“Me suppoit such legislation
as will best maintain om pie
sent social economics, and
political stiuctme and will
aid tanneis in their e'torts to
help themsehes." the letter
com hided.
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Guernsey 4-H
Holds Judging
Practice Meet
A session of practice judg- A total of 33 members, out
In* was the mam feature of of * membership of 42, were
tl e recent meeting of the at le meeting.
Guernsey 4-H club at the home At the July 11 meeting on
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