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Show ' Volume XIII. No. 5 SALT LAKE CITY. 41 Years Utah Congressmen Speak Out On ah, es that could spell disaster", a meat import bill to bring foreign imdesigned red ports into proper balance." I am Sen. Bennett said, hopeful that Congress will act quickly to reduce the meat import quota to a reasonable level. The time for estimates and debate has passed. It is now time to pay attention to our own agricultural problems." The Utah Republican explained that the new bill would limit the meat import quota to 586 (m) million pounds. The present Act permits 995 (m) million pounds of meat to be imported, and the Secretary of Agri- culture's for 900 estimate for 1967 is to 960 (m) million meat. of pounds Imported The legislation I am support- would base the import ing 1958-19on meat imquota to the present ports, compared which is based on formula, 62 imports. The years 1962 and 1963 were record high years in meat imports, " Sen. 1959-19- 63 Bennett said. The bill The Utahn said, would eliminate the 10 per cent overrun allowance which permits foreign meat producers to ship 110 per cent of the quota before restrictions are imposed." Sen. Bennett added that the leg- islation would require that restrictions be imposed, based on actual imports reported monthly. This procedure would eliminate the Secretary's estimates which have Invariably been wrong and too late. Considerable damage can be to our livestock Industry done before any action is taken." Bennett said, Another Sen. provision of the proposed legislation would extend the quota to cover other types of meat products which currently are hurting domestic producers by avoiding the quota provision. The Utah Senior Senator stated that the parity ratio, the relationship between the prices a firmer receives for Ids products and his costs, is at a record low, 74. It is difficult to understand the Administration's policy on agriculture Imports," Sen. Bennett The Johnson Adminissaid. tration is balking while farmers and stockmen are facing bank- ruptcy." The Utah Republican said, Dairy farmers in addition are facing an unprecedented price Much of the problem squeeze. can be traced to foreign imports. Yet the President, who has the authority to limit dairy Imports, has only requested the Tariff Commission to make the study. The time for study is passed, in the area of dairy imports, too. President Johnson should direct the Tariff Commis sion and the Secretary Sen. Bennett stated. to act" Sen. Bennett, also the Fair Farm Budget Act, legislation designed to clarify expenditures of the United States Department of Agriculture. The bill would provide fpr distinguishing between expenditures which primarily augment or stabilize farm income, and those which clearly provide benefits to consumers, businessmen and the general public." Sen. Bennett said. I feel that if we are going to have the support we need for farm program," the Utahn said, we must have public understanding of the details and of the realities of the farm budget. I think the present budgeting system helps to promote a widespread misunderstanding of that budget and red its uses." Sen. Bennett said, Two out of every three dollars spent by the Department of Agriculture go for programs which are of clear benefits to the general public -- such as the U.S. Forest Service, meat and poultry inspection, the milk program and special school lunch program. Agriculture was our biggest dollar earner in world trade in fiscal year 1966, and our biggest help toward a favorable balance of payments." the Utah Republican said. Sen. Bennett remarked, Farmers provide the margin against the tide of famine and starvation swelling in the underdeveloped nations of the world. A starving world is a restless and violent world, thus our farmers and farm abundance are in the first of line of world defense NOVI Sen. United Bennett said, In the States, agrieulture-re-late- d business is a major employer, and three out of every ten jobs in private employments can be traced to the farmer." Burton Hits Meat Imports Laurence J. Burton introduced a bill to revise the meat import quota system and cut beef imports now entering the country by more than one -- third. The Utahn was one of several Congressmen, both Republicans and Democrats, who joined in sponsoring the legislation in the Rep. (R-Ut- House . In introducing the bill, Rep. Bur- ah) ton said that the meat import act passed in August 1964 had been There is largely ineffective. need for new legislation in this area," Rep. Burton asserted. Under the present law meat Imports continue at a tremendously high level. Imports are fast approaching a billion pounds a year, (Continued on Page 8) 2 ELCaine Honored Im not so sure that we have to have great big herds, but I have always been sure that we have to have high production and good efficiency in our cows," said George B. Caine, professor emeritus in dairy science at Utah State University. I have always thought the importance of milk and dairy products in the human nutrition was so great that I just can't figure out how we can develop a nation and a people without the use of dairy products. Now," said the 78 year old dairyman, They are making of all kinds, synthetic foods but I am old fashioned enough to think that they will always have to have milk and some dairy products." Professor Caine, after graduating from USU, went to Idaho with the Cooperative Extension Service in 1913. There were no automobiles," he recalls I rode a horse the through sagebrush area of Idaho promoting dairying. My ... headquarters were in Jerome and my area included Rupert, Good- ing, Hagerman Valley and Paul. The North Twin Falls Tract, called it. It was only two or they three years out of the sagebrush and had more haystacks than you could count. Men would pay $3 for a half ton of hay and what . peace." 1967 UBRAW&S of Service Prof. Import Problems Sen. Wallace F. Bennett, that cattle propointing out ducers are facing a drop in prid- UTAH UTALWflycocnV OF GUfeh Project May Include Sevier Aren The Bureau of Reclamation is working to extend the boundaries of the Central Utah Project to include a diversion of project water to the Sevier River Basin of Utah. Senator Frank E. Moss, who has been communicating with Bureau officials for several to effect the change, months reported that Reclamation Commissioner Floyd Dominy has now told him that regional officials in Salt Lake City are working closely with the Central Utah Water Conservancy District to make the revisions in the District boundary." Senator Moss said that the revised plan will be included in a supplement to the Definite Plan Report on the Bonneville Unit of which is the guideCUP, book" to be followed in developwater ment of the $300-milliresource development project. The Utah Water and Power Board, Governor Rampton and the Central Utah Water Conservancy District have all gone on the record as favoring the boundary revision. Service to the Sevier River Basin was left for further study at the time the Definite Plan Report on the Bonneville Unit was prepared. Since last fall, the Bureau and local interests have conducted considerable discussion and work on this idea, and have concluded that the change is desirable," Senator Moss said. D-Ut- on ah Prof, and Mrs. George B. Caine, professor emeritus in dairy science at Utah State University, with Dr. Vearl Smith, Dean,' College of Agriculture, and Dr. Daryl Chase, University president, with oil portrait of Prof. Caine presented to USU by his students, friends and faculty members. they didn't want just stood there because there was no market tor it." . The farmers in the area were in great stress. Professor Caine checked the banks, the grocery and implement stores, as to who were keeping up on their bills. I got their names and went to their farms. Invariably, I found out that those who did not pay all their bills had dairy cows and had a little income. Those who had no cows had no income. If they couldn't sell their hay they had to go the the banks in the spring and borrow enough money to buy seed to plant another crop." Professor Caine went to the banks in Rupert, Burley, Gooding and Wendell, and the bankers supported his program to buy dairy cows. In January, 1913, Professor Caine returned to Cache Valley and bought three carloads of dairy cattle. The next spring he went east and bought 21 more loads. Later he bought 24 pure1 guess I satisfied bred bulls. them a little," he said, chuckling at the recollection, because they raised my wages from 3 1,200 He helped establish artificial breeding in the intermountain area. He was responsible for the matings in the University that produced two outherd standing A. I. sires, Burkgov Inka H-- 10 at the Cache Valley Breeding and Sevens Burke Association, Skylark, now with the American was the Breeders Service. H-sire of more than 90,000 off10 all from artificial spring, in- semination. Sevens Burke Sky lark is expected to equal or excel outstanding record. At the testimonial dinner, held in the USU's Union Walnut Room, May 10 Prof. Caine was cited for his inspiring and devoted teaching, for his exemplary leadership and for his friendship and helpfulness to his many students. An oil painting of Prof. Caine, the work of Prof. EverettC. Thorpe of the USU Department of Art, and a scholarship in his name, were presented to the University, through contributions made by his students, faculty members H-1- 0's and friends. to $1,400." Back at USU, as assistant professor in animal husbandry (there was no dairying). Prof. Caine to develop departproceeded ments of dairy production and manufacturing that have produced many outstanding graduates. He later organized the Utah Dairy Federation, a combination of all Utah dairy interests, and served as its secretary until 1957 when he retired from the University, ending 41 years of devoted service. he While a student at USU helped his brother, John T. Caine m, start the cow testing program in the area, possibly the in the fifth such organization United States. In 1928 Pro. Caine was a delegate of the U.S. Department of State at the World Dairy Congress in London. 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