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Show ' Page 2 UTAH June, 1966 FARM BUREAU NEWS Published each month by Hie Utah Stato Farm Buraau Federation at Salt Lake City, Utah. Editorial and Businoti Office, 629 Eait Fourth South, Salt Laka City, Utah. POSTMASTER: Pleasa addreu PO Form 3569 to PO Box 1 1668, Salt Lake City, Utah , 8411 1. Subscription prica of twenty-fiv- e cants par year to members is included in membership fee. Entered as second class matter March 24, 1948 at the Post Office at Salt Laka City, Utah under act of March 3, 1879. UTAH UTAH STATE FARM BUREAU FEDERATION OFFICIALS President A. V. Smoot, Corinne, Utah Elmo W. Hamilton, Riverton, Utah Mrs. Willis Whitbeck, Bennion, Utah Chairman, Farm Bureau Women V. Allen Olsen Executive Secretary Editor Kenneth J. Rice Vice-Preside- DIRECTORS Salt Lake City Salt Lake City Alden K. Barton Mark Nichols . . Dr. W. H. Bennett Glenn T. Baird, Jr Dr. D. Wynne Thorne Logan Logan Logan DIRECTORS Mrs. Willis Whitbeck, Farm Bureau Women; Mrs. Paul Nelson, Farm Bureau Women; Jan Turner, Farm Bureau Young People; William Wood, Beaver; A. Alton Hoffman, Coche; Lloyd Olsen, Cache; Ferris Allen, North Box Elder; William C. Dause, Carbon; S. Jay Child, Davis; Joseph Kemp, Duchesne; Kenneth Brasher, Emery; Carl Hatch, Garfield; Richard Nelson, Iron; Roy Bowles, Juab; Isaac Chamberlain, Kane; Leo Robins, Millard; Mark Thackeray, Morgan; Ambrose Dalton, Piute; Robert Rex, Rich; Elmo Hamilton, Salt Lake; Arion Erekson, Salt Lake; Ashton Harris, San Juan; Lee Barton, Sanpete; Grant Morrey, Sevier; D. O. Roberts, Summit; Jack Brown, Tooele; A. DeMar Dudley, Uintah; Don T. Allen, Utah; Eldon Money, Utah; Welby Young, Wasatch; Don F. Schmuiz, Washington; Vern Farmer, Wayne; William C. Holmes, Weber; Carl Fowers, Weber; John P. Holmgren, South Box Elder; Gay Pettingill, Utah Horticultural Society; John Roghaar, Intermountain Farmers Assn.; Virgil H. Peterson, Utah Sugar Beat Growers Assn.; Tom Lowe, Utah Canning Crops Assn.; Joe I. Jacobs, Producers Livestock Marketing Assn.; J. R. Garrett, Norbesl Turkey Growers Assn.; H. M. Blackhurst, Country Mutual Life. Inflation and Food . s 'V- w A Pressing Question , Not too long ago, President Johnson said that farmers were largely to blame for inflation and subsequent administration moves were made to drive food prices down. The big question on the farm scene today is: "Is the farmer responsible for inflation and is the administration justified in controlling farm market prices? To help us explore the answers let us introduce R. F. Dee, typical of farmers and ranchers across the nation. PASSINGTHEBUCEC yf vX X-,. V. Administration officials faced with anunpleasant anav.v.cost)yj W ,wM A A? .. As lu A i .S . V V. R. F. Dee ancutJwerejnide4TlieTfiiiallajfgel!pkkediwM'.one;fluit battle scarred and replete with holes from previous attacks llas mrr American farmer,' rA ivUu ay 'he; attackwas unfair! to understate the situation Iconsiderably.This government move to lower farm prices and . fend didnt aocbmptiAiiroyttiliig of vuefcaMbonhe'- fwi - rer;is accusedofeaus 5 Js asans Wile tyercouldhtGovenimeirt; tvet ee bringing supplies of animals in line with demand. The next three items are beef products and again, the beef situation has been healthy. However, let's remember that supermarket prices don't always reflect the prices farmers are getting. Costs of food processing and marketing are going up all the time. Wage increases for people in the industry far outweigh increases to .. . r are food prices really higher? "Yes, in many cases they are higher than they have been in some time. Other prices are much lower. We have printed a survey of food prices at a number of American cities. You'll notice that the first three items are pork products. Pork was up for some time as a result of pork producers DBIfEC iliIvLJ rtf andlnownew W:, "Food prices aiding j lntoT;fsimtf methods have been turned against the farmer to squeeze him are not fair" even more. In a time when thousands of farmers are throwing ' in the towel, it seems hardly the thing to do.v farmers." ; ' ;' The President advised housewives to stay away from' buying 1963 farmers received $1.01 food products which were higher in price than in the past FARMFR O MONFY "In an on the average in conhour Secretary of Agriculture Freeman expressed "pleasure" at seeing trast with an average of $2.46 in a factory and $2.17 an hour farm prices go down and in fact, the whole Department of in food marketing. Stated differently, the gross received by seems be to more more toward and was 2.5 cents for the wheat in a 22 cent loaf of bread, farmers Agriculture shifting empha 2.5 cents for the com in a box of cornflakes, 56 cents sis on the consumer. There has even been pressure in high 1 1 1 of each for choice beef, cents from a $ spent circles to change the department's name to "Department of quart of milk, 28 cents for the cotton in a man's $4 dress shirt, and Consumers". With friends like this in Washington the farmer about 25 cents for each $1 worth of lumber. Prices have been :? doesn't need enemies.' . ;.(V ' ;r- ' going up but nowhere near where they should be to be conwouldn't mind seeing the De-- ? "$1.01 an hour The' average fanner probably sidered 'fair'." k ' ,fe';v4v 'A ; partment of Agriculture go , the way of the buggy since for Farmers" fhcflit&si1 7 the only help he's ever gotten is through their reettarcb $ Question is, if me USDA becomes a Department of Consumers, WHAT CONSUMERS PAY FOR FOOD will the government farm programs disappear? Not a chance.7 ' ' ' .Y't In truth, we seem to t be headed ' toward fa development' that "Last year food took only 18.3 per cent of the average U.S. family's disposable income. This compares with about 27 per : would make food a public utility, completdy controlled and in the United Kingdom, 30 per cent in France, 43 per cent in : managed by the federal government , Japan and 50 per cent in Russia. 7 In of some moves This are the this direction? issue What . Incomes in this country are expected to increase about as f' much or more than food expenditures in 1966, according to of Farm Bureau News reviews many of these events and makes USDA's National Food Situation report. During the first quarter some possible predictions. 7r 7;i: 7 of 1966, consumer disposable income was up 8 per cent over the previous year's first quarter and retail food prices were only 6 per cent above the same quarter last year. U.S. consumers have become so accustomed to low food prices that they are surprised when food prices increase even May 4 Executive Committee meeting held at FB Bldg. summer conference in connection with board slightly. American consumers must realize that farmers need to Approved two-d"Food is an receive an adequate return through market prices if agriculture mtg. Meeting to be held at Fish Lake, July 0. will continue to supply the quantity and quality of food that Approved special commemoration of 50th anniversary of Farm American bargain Bureau in Utah. Americans expect and desire. Even though food price might be Requested Charles Shuman, John Lynn, Kenneth Hood, Allan up slightly, food is still the best buy." Grant as speakers for 1966 UFB Convention. ; . ; : 28-ce- nt 25-ce- : nt , - V - , - !' - - ' s J. v? s ; . ' ' , - v-- s - v.. N h 3JJ .A Farm Bureau In Action ay 19-2- Gave unfavorable consideration to a proposal by Utah State Fair that the Talent Find be held outdoors. Approved continuation of KSL program, 'Youth and Agriculture sponsored by Farm Bureau and affiliated services. 10 Annual Award Day at USU. Scholarship award presented to May Allen M. Cook by A. V. Smoot 11 V. Allen Olsen and A. V. Smoot traveled to Boise to plan May Western Regional Presidents and Secretarys Conference, (continued on page 6) WHAT ABOUT INFLATION? ers responsible for inflation? "Absolutely not. This is the result of some administration officials trying to find a scapegoat for the cause of inflation, which is in reality, administration spending. This question of inflation is easily asked but not so easily answered. Let's take a look at the meaning of inflation. (continued on Page 4) |