42—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 13. 1974
Butz Completes Asian Plans
Secretary of Agriculture
Earl L. Butz said recently
that, in talks with Asian
countries next month, he will
emphasize “the need for
continued trade
liberalization as a basis for
long-term trade develop
ment between the United
States and East and
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Southeast Asia.” He leaves
April 2 for three weeks of
consultations in six Asian
markets.
The Secretary said that
“powerful economic forces
are at work in Asia, as
evidenced by the sudden
preeminence of that area
among U.S. agricultural
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markets. This fiscal year for
the first time, Asia has
become our largest market
for farm commodities, after
more than 350 years in which
Europe was our largest
market.”
U.S agricultural exports to
Asian countries in fiscal year
1974 are estimated at' $8.5
billion, compared with $7.6
billion to Europe.
Allan Grant, Berkeley,
Calif., vice president of the
American Farm Bureau
Federation, will accompany
Secretary Butz during the
talks with Asian agriculture
and trade officials. Mr.
Grant, who is also president
of the California Farm
Bureau, will serve as special
adviser to the Secretary.
Winter Season Ends
For Tractor Pullers
The Winter Season on the
National Trail of the
National Tractor Pullers
Association came to a close
on March 17, with the
Kissimmee Valley Nationals
Tractor Pull near Orlando,
Florida. This pull was the
final southern contest of the
Winter Season in which over
75 tractors from the midwest
and south competed in.
Over 140,000 persons
watched tractor pulls at
Harrisburg, Pa. where the
Wintemationals were held;
Toronto, Canada at the
Canadian Farm Show; In
dianapolis, Indiana at the
Super Pull; and a Macon and
Tifton Georgia. Thousands
watched pulls at Lake City,
Ocala, Eustis, Kissimnjee,
Florida and Ft. Worth
Texas.
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Also in the official party
will be Orion L. Samuelson,
farm service director of
WGN, WGN-TV Chicago:
Thomas Doughty, managing
editor, The Farmer
magazine, St. Paul, Minn.;
and Fred Kiewit, farm
editor, the Kansas City Star,
Kansas City, Mo.
USDA staff accompanying
the Secretary will include
David L. Hume, ad
ministrator of USDA’s
Foreign Agricultural Service
and formerly U.S.
agricultural attache in
Tokyo; Claude W. Gifford,
director of communication,
USDA; Evan Hale, ad
ministrative assistant to
Secretary Butz; William
Horbaly, assistant ad-
paid in purse and prize
money on the winter circuit.
The winter season did
establish one first—the
largest purse ever paid at
one pull, $30,000.00,—at the
Indy Super Pull in which
over 32,000 people watched
the three day affair.
The winter circuit ended
nine weeks of top notch
tractor pulling. The com
petitors have headed home
to take care of their farming
operations and other
businesses.
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The second meeting of the
Ayrshire, Jersey, Brown
Swiss 4-H Dairy Club was
held on Monday, April 8, at
the home of Brenda
Eshelman, Elizabethtown.
Under old business the
club discussed the joint
meeting with the other dairy
clubs, and a committee was
appointed to help plan the
meeting.
ministrator, agricultural
attaches, FAS; Eugene
Ransom, Far East and South
Asia Area Officer, FAS; and
J. Don Looper, director of
information, FAS.
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