22—Lancaster Farming, Sataffiay, December M, 1368 American Farm Bureau Federation Holds Annual Meeting In K. C. The head of the nation’s larg est general farm organization today called for a farm program to provide a transition to a mar ket-oriented farm economy, ex pansion of farm exports, reor ganization of the agricultural re search structure, increased vol untary farm marketing and bar gaining, and a cut in govern ment spending. Charles B. Shuman, president of the American Farm Bureau Federation, in his annual ad dress to the 1968 convention, said, “We should not waste time and resources in petty ar guments over the procedure by which the worn out and discred ited government farm programs are dismantled ” Government farm policy, he said, should recognize that the low income problems in agricul ture are of two distinctly differ ent kinds those of the com mercial farmers who receive most of their income from farming and those of the part time, subsistence and rural res ident fanners For the part-time and subsis tence farmers, Shuman suggest-' ed a program that might include a combination of grants and loans to assist them in learning new skills, establishing small business enterprises and becom ing more productive either in agriculture or some other activ ity. For farm families who are in the farming business as their principal source of income, he gg»d programs should be aimed at improving the opportunity for them to earn a satisfactory income in the market place in stead of making their produc tion decisions or doling out pay ments in lieu of fair prices. However, since control pro This 42-pound Reddy Heater . . . Heats a 2-car garage from 32° to 72° in minutes Most powerful portable heat er for its size Gives you full heat instantly. Circulates 50,- 000 BTUs an hour. Runs over 10 houis on one thankful of low-cost kerosene. Excellent for garage, workshop, base ment, patio, lake cottage De luxe model available with automatic shut-off control. Come in for free demonstration. Beat the cold rush and come in for a free demonstration. P crmo * REDDY HEATER" Sales and Service GERMAN BROS. Gas and Diesel Engines SALES & SERVICE 1 Mile Noi th of Terre Hill on Route 897 East Earl, R. D 1, Penna. grams are largely responsible for the present distortions in farm production patterns and current low farm prices, it is reasonable for farmers to expect the government to provide tran sitional assistance or a reason able assurance against losses in the adjustment period, he said. “This transitional assistance,” he continued, “could take the form of substantial land retire ment programs, indemnity or ad justment payments to compen sate for the capitalized value of allotments loans to facilitate or derly marketing and protection against dumping of government held stocks on the market to de press prices” On expansion of farm exports, Shuman said it is entirely feasi ble to double agricultural export sales in the next four or five years “This can be done if the State Department and the Office of the Special Repiesentative for Trade Negotiations are instruct ed to immediately begin negoti ations with any or all free na tions on either a multilateral or unilateral basis. 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These payments are recognized by foreign nations as a form of export subsidy. “We must also be willing to lesist the demands for import barriers to protect a growing list of agricultural and industrial products which have been meet mg increased competition from foreign producers. Trade is a two-way street,” he said When imports threaten an in dustry or an important segment of agriculture, the remedy lies in action under the escape clause of the present trade ex pansion legislation after investi- ORIN l AIRY FEEDS YOFFIN6REA l UK PRODUCTI HD BISCBt M CHICKS! gatioif and la finding-.damage by the Tariff Commission. On agricultural research, Shu man reported that during - the past several years the programs of the USDA and experiment stations of the land grant col leges have been allowed to de teriorate. The USDA, he said, has been preoccupied with its “desperate attempts to make farm programs work and very little attention has been given to the badly needed reorganization of the en tire agricultural research struc ture.” On government spending, Shu man said the principal responsi bility for bringing government expenditures into balance with receipts rests upon Congress. “It is high time,” he said, “that members of Congress real ize that the irresponsible domes tic spending spree which they have been promoting by their liberal appropriations for every thing from urban housing to limestone payments for fartneis has brought this nation to the brink of financial disaster. The new Congress can balance the federal budget and it should cut 9 MONEYMAKING ALFALFAS DuPuit Vernal Buffalo Ranger Cayuga Narragansett Haymor Northwest Common Northwest Grimm 8 MONEYMAKING CLOVERS Certified Pennscott Select Pennscott Penna. 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Citing the lessons learned in eight years of bargaining activ ities by the Farm Bureau, Shu man suggested the following points 1. Marketing and bargaining must be on a national basis 2 Negotiations for price and othei terms of sale should take (Continued on Page 23) N 1 &
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