Wisconsin Agricultural Users
Hits Proposed Legislation
That Calls For Banning DDT
Wisconsin's agricultural us- who warned that “it would be
ers of pesticides hit proposed a mistake to completely ban a
legisl ition that calls for the specific pesticide ” He empha
banmng of DDT within the sized that pesticides are one of
state. farming’s essential tools, used
. . , , by Wisconsin farmers who aie
Appeal mg in opposition to conservation-minded and recog
posed measure before nize the importance of preserv-
Asseyibly Agricultural Commit- ni g environmental quality
tee neanngs were spokesmen
of th-Wisconsin Department of William KasaKaitas (cq),
Agnc altui e, Wisconsin Farm speaking for the Wisconsin
Bure-u Federation, the State p arrn Buieau and other agn
Gran.e, Wisconsin Nursery
men'; Association, the Wiscon- cu M-uial growers associations,
sin Canneis and Freezers Asso scoied the fear that a statutory
ciatic i, Wisconsin Fertilizer As- ban on DDT or any other chemi
sociation, and representatives of cal pesticide would place it be
latwA S f3im Commodlty ° rgani ‘ yond reach for emergency situa
tions He called passaged “a
Le. d-off witness against As- brutal blow to state faimeis
sembly Bill 163 was newlj'-ap- whose income necessarily de
pointed Assistant Secietary of pends on the quality and the
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products ” Pointing out that
pesticides are used to help con
trol a $4 billion annual loss to
farming in the U S by insect
pests, he said, “We are not wed
to DDT or to any other chemi
cal pesticide We use them not
by choice, but by necessity to as
sure mankind a bountiful sup
ply of quality food We con
stantly search for substitutes to
minimize the hazards and peril
of use ”
Also opposing the bill was
Charles M Creuziger, president
of the Vegetable Growers Asso
ciation of America and a Wis
consin farmer He advised that
a ban on DDT would impose
distinct hardship on Wisconsin
growers of canots, lettuce,
celery, and some fruits “In the
case of carrots,” Creuziger ad
vised, “DDT is considered a
‘must ’ ” He hold o recent Fed
eral deletion of the pesticide
toxaphene, used for conti ol of
cabbage worms, and a icmstate
ment of parathion-DDT com
bination to fight the crop pest
“If theie had ben a ban on DDT,
no satisfactory recommendation
would have been available for
a very senous economic pest
problem,” he said He warned
that vegetable groweis antici
pate a disastious attack of cater
pilleis on potato crops within p
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year and that DDT use will be
necessary to prevent crop la
vage
Marvin P. Verhulst, executive
secretary of the Wisconsin Can
ners and Fieezers Association
said the State Depaitment of
Agriculture already has regis
tiation and labeling authority
over pesticides sold in the State
He said there were about 750
pesticides legisteied foi use in
the State, “some others moie
hazardous than DDT ” Passage
of the bill would put the legis
latiue in a position of having
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he advised
As a fanner, agribusiness
man, and secretary-treasui ei of
the Wisconsin Fertilizer Asso
ciation, Lewis White testified to
the need of continued vigilance
in pesticide conti 01. but said
farmeis could not compete eco
nomically oi pioduce quality
food without pesticide use
Appealing on behalf of the
National Agricultuial Chemi
cals Association was Robeit L
Ackerly He testified that the
issue transcended DDT and
questioned whethei the legisla
ture wanted to usuip authority
it has given its state legulatoiy
PH. 653-1451
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agencies Poimtng out that the
safety conscious pesticides in
dustry wants judicious regula
tion, he said it takes from three
to five yeais for a single pesti
cide to be developed to the
point of acceptance and regis
tiation by Federal and State
agencies
Among other witnesses oppos
mg the banning was Dr Ells
woith H Fishei. Coordinator of
Pesticide Use Education foi the
University of Wisconsin He ad
vised that new research indi
cates distorted analyses of pesti
'■"'i'' l lesidues in the emnon
’"'l ‘ ' ;‘.i-
CiiiUg agents, aie suspected of
masking residue levels He sug
gested defeiung action on the
bill pending the outcome of
cm lent Wisconsin Natuial Re
souices Department heaungs
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the winter months, and burrow
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and bite the denuded areas,
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sheep disease
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