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Show May 1974 Page 3 Utah Farm Bureau News names five Utahns to national committees AFBF Five Utah Farm Bureau leaders have been named members of American Farm Bureau Federation committees, an outstanding recognition for a state of Utahs membership, according to Elmo. Hamilton, president of UFBF. National advisory committees usually include about 5 to 15 members from states where the various commodities are produced. Utahs representatives and their committee are: S. Jay Child, Clinton - Sugar; A. Alton Hoffman, Smithfield -Dairy; Jack Madsen, Gunnison -Sheep; Lamar Monroe, Scipio - Beef Cattle; Gay Pettingill, Brigham Fruit and Berries. Child is a board member and vice president of Utah Farm Bue reau. He operates a farm in Clinton, raising sugar beets, City-Deciduo- us 360-acr- Nothing Too Grim By El Shaffer Editor How to have fun while swapping Lots of folks in this country feel that the way to cheap food prices is to stop selling our food and feed overseas. sort of reminds me of a who carried an umbrella around Europe, back before World War II (and if you thought right away of Neville Chamberlain, you are as old as I am). Chamberlain maybe used the umbrella to beat off anybody who tried to do business with Great Britain. He was so much of an isolationist, his tailor had to measure him for new suits by mail. It fellow A. Alton Hoffman S. Jay Child LaMar Monroe Jack Madsen com silage, hay, vegetables and beef cattle. He was president of the Davis county Farm Bureau for 10 years. As owner and operator 5f a Cache county dairy farm, Hoffman brings much experience to the AFBF dairy committee. He has been chairman of the UFBF dairy committee as well as a county president and member of the state board of directors. He is a member of the Utah state legislature. Madsen is a prominent Sanpete county sheepman. He runs 2500 range sheep on public land and feeds as many as 5000 lambs in his feed-leach winter. He has served on his county Farm Bureau board for 15 years and is active in other organizations as well. First vice president in the Utah Cattlemens Association and a former state legislator, Monroe is well equipped for his duties on the AFBF Beef Cattle, committee. He has more than 25 years experience in Farm Bureau leadership, including several as Millard county president. 165 acres Pettingill operates of orchard land near Perry and Willard. He sells much of the fruit at sing what they do with the money he can get top dollar for it? Car manufacturers do that, and everybody else. Did you ever hear of an auctioneer taking the low bid? Folks in Japan have lots of money these days. They must have; theyre paying more than $10 a pound for sirloin steak. If they want meat, why should the United States shut off their bidding with an export embargo? Besides, we owe them something for i, which is a giving us real nice way to get back our market now every nation will do its thing, then trade with other nations that do another thing. If Japan makes radios better than we do, okay. We make wheat and beef better than they if they inherited lars? The on farming a million ot dol- one said hed just keep until it was all gone.) A lot has been said about the balance of trade. Actually, we dont want our farm product trade in balance. We want it out of balance, with us exporting more than we import. How else are we going to keep up the payments on all that imported oil and those TV sets? suki-yak- beef. When you talk about food exports, youre on one aspect of free enterprise. Whats wrong with a farmer selling his output where The day is gone when this nation or any other can sit back and be an island. Its a world his own fruit stand.- A past president of the Utah Horticultural Society and active worker in Farm Bureau affairs, he is now working on pesticide reentry problems. Were proud to have such outstanding leaders in Utah Farm Bureau, Hamilton said in announcing the appointments to national committees. Agriculture is the primary industry in this state, and these men will represent our farmers and ranchers well. - do. These days, we just sit together in one big swap meet and sell what we make the best. Its no fun swapping when somebody behind you is saying: No, no, lets keep that! And you sure cant pick up much, whether its marbles and jackknives as a boy or oil and electronic gear as a nation, if you dont have something to trade that the other guy wants. THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARM BUILDING AVAILABLE TODAY! AG-MAST- 1020... FROM ER BUTLER He drew a circle and left Hitler out. But Hitler drew a circle him in and took along with the rest of the world. It was a ring of fire. Staying off in a corner by yourself didnt work too well in those troubled times. And sitting in a corner eating our Christmas pie now while the rest of the world wants a piece isn't going to win us friends or influence people in our favor. Theres more to this export matter than just sharing, though. For one thing, when our farmers and ranchers gear up for production, their cost per unit goes down. Which means lower food all-o- without losing prices, money. Have you heard of the fellow who bought items for $5 and sold them for $3. When his friends asked him how he could make any money that way, he told them he relied on high volume. that the but ber has been kind of way, at times. Like now, for beef men. They can sell steers, theyre taking a loss. 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