9 Rural Americans are sometimes shortchanged
ATLANTA, Ga. - U.S.
Senator Herman E.
Talmadge charged recently
that rural America is being
“shortchanged” on some
government activities and
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Conference of state and local
4-H leaders, Talmadge cited
two recent studies by the
U.S. Department of
Agriculture that he said
provide “dramatic evidence
of the shortchanging of rural
America.”
One study cited by the
Georgie Senator showed that
per capita spending for all
traceable domestic Federal
activities was substantially
higher in metropolitan areas
than in rural areas. Per
person Federal spending in
Fiscal 1976 - the year
covered m the study - was
$1,555 m metropolitan areas
compared to $1,271 in rural
communities.
A separate study,
Talmadge said, showed that
all government expenditures
for public education was
more than one third greater
for students in metropolitan
schools than for those m
rural schools.
“The study found that
rural children are being
treated as second-class
citizens in virtually every
educational aspect - in
teachers, in facilities, in
It gives us a reliable yardstick
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Edward and Waller Smith
Watertown N Y
services, and in revenue,”
Talmadge said.
“Whether mtentional or
not, this amounts to
discrimination of a cruel
sort,” he added. “It should
not be permitted to exist in
this country. Where it does
exist, it should be pulled out
by the roots.
Talmadge, who is
chairman of the Senate
Committee on Agriculture,
Nutrition, and Forestry and
a Congressional champion of
rural development
legislation, told the 4-H
leaders that American farm
families should be on an
“equal footing in our
National economy” with the
non-farm sector, but that
this is often not the case.
“As in any business,
farmers must earn a profit
in order to stay in business,”
Talmadge said. “Just as any
other segment of our society,
farmers want to provide a
better Me for their families
and an education for their
children.”
“In order to do this, far
mers must be assured of a
fair price for the com-
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exactly how well each one is
doing compared to the others
Paul Percy
Stowe Vt
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 11,1978
modities they produce in
terms of prices they must
pay.
“The financial strength of
American agriculture is
vital to the economic well
being of America.
Agriculture remains this
Nation’s single largest
business enterprise, and one
out of every four jobs in this
country is in some way
related to agriculture.
“Indeed, the American
farmer may well hold the
destiny of the world in his
hands. Farmers account for
fewer than four percent of
the national population. Yet,
they provide enough food
and fiber that make our
people the best fed and best
clothed in the world - and at
very reasonable prices. Our
farmers also supply much of
the world’s food
requirements.
“The standard of living
that we Americans enjoy is
due in no small part to this
phenomenal productivity
and efficiency of the family
farmers.
“The miracle of American
agriculture is that we are
able to feed a constantly
increasing number of the
world’s people with a con
stantly decreasing number
of producers.
“It is imperative that we
maintain the conditions and
programs that will enable
American farmers to con
tinue their production
miracle,” Talmadge said.
Talmadge had high praise
for the 4-H youth program
and for its leaders for
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“Goat Registration - How,
Why & Who” will be
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adapting the organization to
social changes in America.
While 4-H clubs were once
almost exclusively a rural
and small town activity,
Talmadge said the program
is now directed as well
toward metropolitan areas -
including inner-city and
minority young people.
Talmadge noted that
many national youth
organizations have declined
in recent years, while 4-H
participation has continued
to grow. He said mem
bership had increased from
approximately one million
when he was a teen-age 4-
H’er, to some 5.5 million last
year. He said urban 4-H
membership had doubled in
the past five years.
With the current demands
for reduced government
spending, Talmadge said
some questions may be
raised about continued
Federal funding of the
National 4-H program,
which is part of USDA’s
Extension Service activities.
“No member of Congress
is more dedicated than I am
to reducing runaway
government spending and to
eliminating unnecessary
Federal programs,”
Talmadge said. “But I can
assure you that I stand
unalterably opposed to any
attempts to apply meat-axe
reductions to Extensions
funding for 4-H.
“In my view, 4-H remains
one of this country’s most
unique and valuable
programs directed to young
people.”
meeting set
project books explained, and
club officers elected.
All young people in
terested in dairy goats are
welcomed. One does not
need to currently own a goat
but should plan to obtain one
in the future. Parents are en
couraged to attend this
meeting.
The 4-H Center is located
on Snyder Road off Route 363
near Lansdale. For further
information one can call the
4-H office at 215-277-0574.
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