Stone announces nationwide Farmers’ Union membership drive W’ASCO Wash. Declaring that JC need has never been greater for fanners to work to expand their political clout through their farm organizations, George W. Stone, president of the National Farmers Union, announced last Wednesday that the Fanners Union has launched.. a nationwide mem bership campaign aimed at adding several thousand new members to the organization’s ranks in the coming year. Speaking to the annual con vention of the Oregon-Washington Farmers Union here. Stone said “Those who contend that farm organizations are dead or inef fective or not needed are them selves dead wrong.” a If you take an honest'look at the s Srld economy and at our nation’s agricultural economy, it quickly becomes dear that we must have a change in the direction of our farm policies. Farm organizations have a tough but vital job ahead of them. They must have strong support from fanners at the grass roots level,” Stone said. “Get the government out of A tw m - - 3* -. .~.. .-, 'When you see our spe cial slide presentation, here are a few of the outstanding BROCK grain bin features you’ll find out about: OOur exclusive Cam-Lock Door haa patented, hand operated latches so you don’t need wrenches or special tools to open the door "boards". eHlgh strength boron Grade #8.2 bln seal bolts are used on all bins. You get choice of either black polypropylene-coated truss head design or traditional zinc and yellow dl-chromate-coated bolts. Be Sure To Ask About Our EARLY ORDER DISCOUNTS And Our ADDITIONAL DISCOUNT SPECIAL agriculture was the line many were preaching in recent years. Now they, and unfortunately all of the rest of us in agriculture, are feeling the results of their shallow philosophy- We haven’t had an effective farm program in years and the-result is continued low prices and mounting surpluses, those who backed tight credit and high interest rate policies failed to comprehend the heavily unequal impact they have on fanners. “When you consider the fact that me third of the products farmers produce in this country goes for export, it becomes obvious that farmers are vulnerable to nearly all of political and economic whims of change that take place throughout the world.” Fanners must have strong organizations representing them to bring about the public policies that will keep their industry on sound economic footing. 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Designers of Qualify Systems for Poultry, Swine sad Grain Handling. convince them of the importance that they join our efforts.” “We may not be able to put together the ‘big money’ lobbying effort that other industries and groups have,” the Farmers Union leader said, “but we can put together a ‘people’ lobbying effort with the power to beat the odds against us if we have members who are forceful and active in working for our cause.” “United and Strong Farmers Union’; is the theme of the cam paign. Door to door membership drives by local Farmers Union members will be taking place throughout the winter in nearly every state where Farmers Union is organized. • Stone expressed optimism for the chances of a sizeable increase in membership and for im plementing Farmers Union policies. ' "We are seeing more and more of the leaders of farm, agribusiness, church and other rural organizations talk about the need for policies that Fanners Union has always stood for for a i*\ -A Uncastw Ffwlnf, Saturday, November 27,1982-Al9 federal farm program with adequate incentives for farmers to join to stabilize supplies and maintain fair farm prices, for credit for agriculture at reasonable interest rates, for unrestricted and unmanipulated exports, and for conservation and preservation of our land and the family farm system he observed. “The time is ripe ” the r<s*« % *4 * f > / A LESSON WELL LEARNED... Lancaster Farming’s CLASSIFIED ADS GETRESULTSI BROCK bins al' come with complete *0 walk rings (or safety. And midway In the root are slitterier rings (shown) to eliminate root s<jrj common in many other bins. 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