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Show Thursday, January $1, 1980. THE HERALD,Provo. Utah—Page 29 Agriculture: Newsof A culture Local an National a Grain EmbargoCost - $2.8 Billion WASHINGTON (UPI) a the et sent Congress Monday, the Keates rtment predicted it will cost $2.8 billion to offset the impact of Sage Carter's embargo of Ce and soybeai ‘tmentsaid §2 billion of the oebe included in a supplemental appropriation for fiscal 1980, the currentfiscal year, and the remainin, = million will be included in fisca ithe factis that the grain suspension (embargo) has thrown all our commodity programs out of whack,’’ said department budget chief Stephen Dewhurst. ‘‘Nobody knows whether those figures are inaccurate."’ Sea of corn engulfs harvester and wagon. Have a Headache? Think About Corn When you reach for an aspirin to Telive a ‘pliting headache. do you think about corn? As you lick a Postage stamp, does a sare cometo mind? hile thumbing) through a ee do your thoughts turn to the farmer? Probably not, since common items such as these are not readily associated with agriculture or the ne But each of these everyday items and hundreds more can be tled to a single major agricultural c — corn. ; worn is most renal identified as wn largely for animal feed. Tbis teahr some93 percentof the billions of bushels of corn that are harvested each year across the United States. But out of that other seven percent of the crop used domestically comes a wide variety of important lucts for both urban and rural residents alike, explains ers. Such a divergence of common products, which aren’t readily Telated to corn or the farmer, help illustrate how agriculture and the cons farmers grow are the foundaion of even more than just the nai8 food and fiber supply. a ee val of products ranges ler in an aspirin tablet to nthea on a postage stamp and the laminations or coatings used on baad — all of which have their igins ineater formsof starch taken fro In the BAecom starch products literally surround an average family. They can be found in wallboard and the inks of printed draperies, overhead in acoustical tilenae underfootin thefiller of rug backing. Corn products are eaten in many more forms than most le can imagine. Besides the more wellknown corn flakes for breakfast or corn chips as a snack, corn is part of many jams or jellies, instant coffee or tea, marshmallows and the brown coloring on bi crusts. Even the cobs, primarily considered a waste material, are put to multiple uses. Ground material is used in many household products, Tanging from animal litter to fine fac! 3, As cyidlingee supplies ter concern, com may become an increas substitute for oil, Various industrial alcohols, presently with a petroleum base, can be processed and refined from corn. The next generation may get an early introduction to a familiar corn product. From corn could coms _ “Super Diay tomorro' form of corn starch combined withaa plastic resin has been found to be capable of absorbing up to 5,000 times its own weightin liquids. These few representative examples show how corn as one agricultural crop fits into everyday lives well ber providing the animal feed that results in beef nae and pork chops on the dinner table. The budget provides few clues as to how the $2.8 billion will be spent. The administration offered to take over pais traders’ contracts of grain bound ‘or Russia and to buy corn directly. It altered farm programs to entice farmers to put corn in the farmerowned reserve Officials said they would not know the breakdownof the expenditures until it is clear how much of the Russianbound grain ends up in governmentor private hands or as exports to other nations. Toretaliate for the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, Carter embargoed 13 million tonsof corn, 4 million tons of wheat and 1 million tous .f soybeans, East Coast and Gulf Port longshoremen have refused to ship another 2.5 million tons of grain which Cartersaid covld go to Russia. ae of that is expected to ve shipponte West Coast ports and legal res sing taken by private parties to force the longshoremen to load the rain. Questions about the fate of that .5 million tons also translate into uncertainty for federal costs. The administration said most of the funds will be recovered by taxpayers eventually when farmers repay loans on grain that goes into reserve or when the government sells grain it takes over. Thetotal budget estimate includes $650 million in fiscal 1980 for air takeover of contracts or million tons of wheat bound for Pasela, uM area will be placed for a food aid "Thetotal figures also include an additional $100 million a for both fiscal 1980 and 1981 to divert some of the Russian-bound commodities for Food for Peace aid. The administration arsesto help promote more other loca- tions by jon in ex. port creditthane st‘ial, bu thatitem will not we up in the because it is a guarantee, not a federal expenditure. Bergland Studies Embargo Compensation WASHINGTON(UPI) —Rite Secretary Bob Bergland Tuesday he is axidariage an entirely new government program to pay farmers notto plant feed grains on highly erodible lands to compensate for the Russian grain embargo. If the administration decides this year’s feed grains acreage must be reduced, farmers will be paid not to plant land that loses as much as10to 12 tonsof soil an acre per year,he said “A paid diversion on fer ains at this momentisa closecall, rgland said in an appearance to explain post- embargo policies to the House Agriculture Committee. “Tt could rethat a paid diversion is necessary,”’ said. Despite President Carter's embargo of 13 million tons of corn and 4 million tons of wheat bound for Russia in retaliation for the invasion of Afghanistan, the United States still expects to export a record value and volumeof grain, Bergland sa’ Hesaid the department has raised its estimate of wheat and feed grain exports to 102 million tons, compared to 93 million last year, U.S. consumption is high, but reserves also are e1 to be lar a: result of eae Bergland “The nationis ‘not overpowered with surplus’’ and world consumption of grain is up while crops are down, he Said, and a diversion would be ‘more or less a ee Directing a paid diversion to specific s with the worst erosion has never been done. Ber said there will be no a in for wheat, although he rai the possibility of a program to en- courage pomrer to graze livestock on some wheat. Hereiterated a promise that &Co sion on a paid diversion would be by March 1, but Saree feckinpes for an earlier announcement. Charles Rose, D-N.C., said ‘farmers need it arday. Rep.Keith Sebe! us, R-Kan., said the government needs to do more to protect farmers from the pasethe enberge Farmers have ‘‘seen a caty‘ve heard a Io? of ca ngbut they haven’t seen many eggs,"” County Farmers Complete ASCSBalloting Farmers of Utah County have completed balloting for community and county committees of the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service (ASCS), according to J. Douglas Simkins, county executive director. lected to serve from the Lehi, Fairfield, Cedar Valley, Alpine, American Fork, and Highland areas are Merrill Fox, chairperson; Reed Thompson, vice chairperson; Stephen Holbrook, regular member; Stanley Lewis,first alternate; and Arthur Cook, second alternate. Elected to the community committee serving the Pleasant Grove, Manilla, Orem, Provo, Springville, and Mapleton areas are LamarS. Boyer, chairperson; Hal J. Scott, vice chairperson; Bill Averett, regular member; J. Kent Anderson,first alternate; and Ted Johnson, second alternate. Community committee members from Palmyra, Benjamin, Lake Shore, Spmulst Fork, Leland, and pinay are ‘rank M.Nelson, chairperson; Ti Sorenson; vice chairperson; Bert Hansen, regular member; Blair Beckstrom,first alternate; and Jon C. Beck, second alternate. Payson, Santaquin, Salem, Genola, Goshen, and Elberta are represented by Dale A. Saunders,‘ice dura wilMam R. Jasperson, vit las Thomas, regular Donald Oberg, first aerate=i Marvin Overt second alternate. Members of the four community the committees met and — committee for 1980 with Ken. Webb as chairperson; Paul M. enaant e chairperson; Dean C. Monk,regulIa; ember: Stanley Lewis, first avlernate and Dale A. Saunders, second alternate. Fleur: DOESN’TPAY...YOU DO! JEANS, CORDS and SLACKS Select Group Men’s and Women’s FRIDAY AND SATURDAY ONLY! SALE ENDS SATURDAY 6:00 P.M. 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