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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 6,1982—017
Grange polls
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Some say
shaky, some say marginal, some
say wait and see, some say
terrible.
Those were the answers from six
state Grange officials from dif
ferent parts of the country when
asked, “What is the state of the
farm ecpnomy?” The farm leaders
were aL?o asked, “What would you
like to do about it?’’
Charles Wismer, Master,
Pennsylvania Stale Grange, called
the tarm economy very shaky. He
said because we are now over
producing, we need to either cut
back in production or develop new
markets. He also said the Ad
ministration’s new farm program
may be on the right track but
doesn’t go nearly far enough in
providing incentives tor farmers to
participate.
From the West, Jack Silvers,
Master ot the Washington State
Grange, said serious problems are
developing, but the mood of his
farmers is to give Reaganomics a
chance to work. Another Western
Master, Mrs. Jeanne Davies,
Colorado, said farmers are now at
the point where they must decide
whether to sell part of their land to
have operating capital. She said
farmers need a means to get loans
through an agriculture authority
and more cooperation is needed
farm leaders
between farmers and marketing
organizations.
New England farm leader,
James Shores, Master, Maine
State Grange, said his farmers are
not ready to go under, but the
situation is marginal. Hardest hit
are the broiler and lumber in
dustries. He said ways are needed
to bring down rail transportation
costs into New England because
current costs add tremendously to
the cost of feed grains and fuel.
Ed Moody, Master of the Kansas
State Grange, said farmers are
borrowed up to the hilt and are
worried about the future. He is
encouraged by recent meetings
held by a coalition of Kansas farm
groups with David Stockman,
Director, OMB and Secretary of
Agriculture, John Block.He feels
Sec. Block should and will use his
discretionary authority more
often.
Southestern farmers are having
a terrible time, reports Lloyd
Massey, Master, North Carolina
State Grange. Massey said far
mers, either individually or
through cooperatives should-have
better direct access to foreign
markets. He also feels that finding
a way to lower interest rates is the
key to ecomomc recovery for
agriculture.