13—Lancaster Farming, Saturday. May 6.1967 WASHINGTON REPORT Congressman Edwin D. Eshleman MB|| ** l*(h Distrlct-Panniylvanl* 09BR V Our n.ition .it tin* lime f.ic- The problem has arisen from <s a xonous problem in the a desire on the part of some area ol foreign trade. In re- government olTieials to aid oth vent \ ears impoi ration poncies or nations of the world by of of the United States have cie- fenng them favorable trade ated a condition of imbalance conditions in the United Stales directly aflectmg our economy Tariffs have been lowered, and and placing undim bin dens on foreign goods have flooded our om citizens Immediate pi os maikets in a wide vanety of pwts are that the picture will catcgones Our own industries get wo.se uthei than bcttei are beginning to feel the un unless substantial changes aie desirable effects of this policy ma de Our fatmers have been par- Plant Your Com with MASTER FARMER FERTILIZER Avoiloble in bogs or bulk 5-10-10 5-15-5 10-20-1 D Super Q For broadcast application use our bulk ser vice. Spreader truck, trailer spreaders and drums. Rental spreaders available for bulk spread ing. Coll us for more information Phone 3924963 ORGANIC PUNT FOOD CO. 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Having personally observed, in our own 16th District, some of the objectionable results of our government's present im port policy, I am hopeful the committee hearings will pro vide a basis for some general foreign trade reforms. Problems created by the present policy in the watch in dustry in our own area were discussed in detail in this col umn several weeks ago The watch industry, however, is only one example Other en terprises such as the leather goods manufacturers, fisheries, iron and steel companies and food processors also have ex perienced difficulties in com peting with cheaper imported goods. Some firms have tried to meet the challenge by acquir ing foreign subsidiaries. But such action can. m effect, ex port 30b opportunities to other countries and import unem ployment to the Umted States One of oui immediate con cerns in tlus unfortunate sit uation is the plight of our farmers. The fanner has be come a pawn in the foreign relations game. In recent months, imports of agricultmal products have reached ciisis proportions. The bottom is out of the milk market. Cattle paces are down 10 percent per hundredweight from the top prices paid to farmers in 1966; hogs, down 31 percent per hun dredweight; chickens, down 11.5 percent per pound. To bacco, growers suffer -because foreign tobacco is offered at prices lower than their produc tion costs. , In the face of the agricul tural import problem, about 'which the Department of Agri culture has done nothing sig nificant, we now hear proposals or 16% Dairy Ration To Your Herd To Make For o /highly productive herd. Florin enriched doi ry feed is scioi I.'.’u. ;, ..mulcted, tested and proved. Feed it regularly, and {lie =. . more milk from cows, more money for you. ■HETT- for a Common Market includ- yond the watch tariff, on which ing Latin American growers my stand already has been do who arc now furnishing much fined. of the import competition. Be- Any positions taken will fore wo embrace such a con- hopefully serve to promote the ccpt. we must carefully con- interests of the American bus sidcr what possible effects it inessman and farmer over his could have in further aggraval- foreign competitor. Such steps ing the present ensis. will not be the final answer Prompt action would seem but are basic to resolving the to be in order. Certain tariff serious import problems wo rales should be raised to pro- face today, vide immediate relief for some of the more hard-pressed seg- .tos , « ments of our economy. I h.n e JS'C?. >u ** introduced a bill to raise cigar »i*v tobacco import rales, and leg- WlVjiP’ MAY islation designed to protect our mirnru farmcis against the flood of UNEVEN dairy imports has my support. YEAR? In the industrial sector, the SAYS. hearings before our Subcom mittee should provide useful information for formulating feasible positions m areas be- Milk & Money Wolgemuth Bros., iw. MOUNT JOY, PENNA. 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