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Who tviU manage the supply?
The farm papers are starting to
fill up with stories, editorials, and
personal opinions about the
establishment of Quota Systems
for milk. The immediate reser
vation about milk quotas is, “who
will set them up, and how will they
be maintained and managed? ”
While everyone agrees that there
must be some control over milk
production, everyone does not
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agree on how to do it. Quotas are
cussed and discussed at every
farm gathering, and the general
opinion seems to be that the
Government will establish and
administer them.
The case for discipline and
management within the industry
seems to be muted and shy. Why?
It has always seemed to me that
there are two choices that
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dairymen have in controlling their
destiny. One is to let the politicians
in Washington do it, the other is to
do it themselves. Obviously, while
the latter is more desirable, it is
also the hardest to do.
The big problem is discipline and
restraint within the body of
producers. There are too many
rugged individualists among
farmers.
Farm Cooperatives are a well
established fact in modern
existence. We have learned to live
and operate within a well proven
set of guidelines governing the
Cooperative spirit.
The most successful Co-ops are
run by a small set of dedicated
farmer-directors who are wise
enough to hire competent
managers. The farmers them
selves set the policies that govern
the Coop, and see to it that the
managers they hired carry them
through. And all the members
must operate by the rules that they
imposed upon themselves.
One problem that would hinder
self-discipline among milk
producers is what to do about those
who will not co-operate. Without
Government intervention and the
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imposition of stiff penalties against
non-cooperators, discipline within
the industry might fall apart. If the
fellow who will not cooperate
within the quota imposed by his
own neighbors, who is to discipline
or impose a penalty on his actions?
There is still freedom of choice
on whether to join any Co-op or
operate in a free economy. And it
probably should stay that way. The
only problem is, tha’t there is
always the entrepreneur that
wants to get ahead of everyone
else, and will find ways to do it,
even if it means forcing someone
else out of business.
It can happen even within a
quota system, if quotas are
deemed to have a value, and the
price is negotiable. Quotas will be
traded and bought and sold like
any other commodity.
Might it be possible for the
Government to empower the
establishment of Co-ops that could
then govern the operation of quotas
within the >oH„e*p. The
U of D Ag Day Set April 26
The University of Delaware’s
College of Agricultural Sciences
will holds its 11th annual ag day at
Townsend Hall on the Newark
campus April 26 from 10 a.m. to 3
p.m. Ag day is coordinated by
students and offers a wide variety
of events designed to educate and
entertain.
Ag day is open to everyone and
most events are free. Visitors can
stroll through the college’s
teaching gardens, tour the
Agricultural Experiment Station
farm on a hay wagon, leam about
plant tissue culture or avian in
fluenza which has devastated
poultry, and even milk a cow.
Students of landscape design will
answer questions and also design
landscapes for visitors if provided
with a picture of a home or facility.
The Cooperative Extension Ser-
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proper place of Government in the
whole process would be to sharpen
the teeth by strict laws on the
purchase and pricing of surplus
milk.
The quotas would be set and
administered by farmers them
selves, within co-operative laws,
and if a producer chooses to sell
milk outside the quotas set by the
Co-op, he would be governed only
by the economics of the situation.
He wouldn’t last long producing
milk at a loss.
Perhaps it is Utopian dreaming,
but isn’t it time that the Dairy
industry grows up, takes hold of
it’s own destiny, and stops begging
Uncle Sam for help? If there must
be supply control by quotas, let the
dairy industry itself set them as
well as the price of milk.
The Government can do it’s
thing by providing lawful support
for the cooperative efforts of a
vital industry. Economics will do
the rest.
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be on hand to answer questions on
lawn and garden problems.
Other highlights of this year’s
event are;
Pony rides, petting zoo featuring
young farm animals, college
career counseling, livestock shows
featuring young dairy and beef
cattle and lambs, sheep shearing
demonstrations, poultry display
featuring Delaware Blue Hens,
soils display, baby chicks hat
ching, modem farm machinery
display, beekeeping exhibit,
clowns and balloons, plant sales,
Alpha Zeta chicken barbecue, FFA
hot dogs and soft drinks, home
baked bread sale.
Townsend Hall is located on
Route 896 across from the Chrysler
plant in Newark. Plenty of free
parking is available.
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