Farming, Saturday, Nov. 13,1976 . Profit praise its virtues’ HARRISBURG - John Chohlis, manager of Cattle ■■■■■■■MHIBBIMHH Look around at the rest of the world, and you’ll realize Chows for Ralston Purina Co., St Louis, Mo believes that tree-enterprise is the reason for our produc the free enterprise system has enabled the American tivify.” livestock producer to become the world’s most ef- <> > ' The average American only needs to work 25 ficient. As evidence he points out that while American 1 minutes to have his one-pound Sirloin steak. Fifteen cattlemen own only one tenth of the world’s cattle, other highly developed nations can’t do better than they produce one third of the world’s beef. This has < 70 minutes’ work for that same steak. In Japan it been done under a system which inspires and *■ takes 295 minutes. “No other country can match the rewards achievement. U. 5.,” Chohlis exclaimed. Chohlis spoke before the Pennsylvania Livestock “Profit is as importantlo our economy as our bill of Association’s annual banquet at the Host Inn, hereon, rights is to our government,” the Purina manager November 9. The event was part of the Keystone suggested. “Profit should be celebrated, the same as International Livestock Exposition being held in the we celebrated our Nation’s Bicentennial. Without In spite of recent unprofitable markets for beef, I lib Aside from the free-enterprise system, Chohlis also Chohlis feels the long range outlook for the American ■ A'Spß had high marks for freedom. “It’s vital to us," he cattle industry is bright. However, changes are i announced. pending. IhBOB I According to Chohlis, American agriculture exports “We believe that the so-called‘cheap gram'era of 88888881 88888888 enough foodstuffs to pay for 80 per cent of the oil that American agriculture is over which will cause us to re- i Q u n rknhijc is imported into this country. He further stated that target our research toward more efficient use of there is no food shortage in the world - it’s just that natural and waste roughages,” Chohlis s§id. has caused a rash of “myth-guided” criticism of not everyone has enough money to buy it. Chohlis spoke chidingly about World Food Con- America, according to Chohlis. He considers the family farm to be the driving force ferences which hold America responsible for star- “Face up that profit is what powers the free- within agriculture and predicts prosperity for vation abroad and advocate a lowering of our stan- enterprise system,” the Greek-born salesman an- American farmers for as long as freedom and free dard of living. Such headline-seeking sensationalism nounced in a demanding tone. “Praise its virtures! enterprise remain a part of our system. ++++++++++*++++++++++*+++*&+*+++*++**+****+*++*+*+*¥+*********** when they witness our very fond of acorns and will serious loss in a herd of denominational and sec- go searching for them. Small cows. Producers are urged tarian jealousies and IVfVW IS amounts of acorns will to keep their cattle away squabbles, when they behold iiVJ TT reduce milk production, from pastures containing Protestants and Catholics while larger amounts will oak trees with much of an maiming each other in rirriT’ nTFUiri? cause diarrhea and acorn crop. Hogs could Northern Ireland and v~' | rilTi poisoning. Milk cows that utilize the acorns best of all Christians slaughtering *N