Show Farm Resents USDA The hI blunt lint by br the of char charges s 's train from seven leading wool growers that funds o of the American Sheep p Producers Council are being used to pro note I a Y vote in the cur current rent wool referendum was cal led II a white washing job by byA byA A V Smoot president of the Utah State Farm Parm Bureau Fed era THE TIiE USDA'S position vas called to the attention of the Utah warm arrn Bureau by the men mn who sent n a i le to 10 Secre tary of A Agriculture Orville Frel Freeman man September re C questing an investigation of the spending of funds to pro mote a favorable vole ole In the telegram the men said At n a group of Independent wool growers provIding funds for the program we wish to to report a situation to u that thatIs thatIs Is of serious concern to our selves and a 11 number of our ass as sedates Funds placed In the hands bands of of by Section of the wool Act are being used to promote II a yes vote In th the Wool Referendum which Is con conn to the intent of the act As wool men we understand the value of promoting our pro ducts the decline in inper inper per capit capita consumption of wool woot and the decline In per capita consumption of lamb after 10 years of promotion and an ex of nf 28 million es Cs th the present program needs an evaluation by your department as al well as by proS pro and not a 50 percent increase In funds ALSO INFORMATION on the referendum hd tn going out to producers producer from the and others Is misleading In that It stresses a yes vote and does docs not clearly stat state there will be bea bea a 50 percent increase in the checkoff check off funds from the tive pAyments I Furthermore been led to believe that they will lose both the wool incentive program as S well as the pro motion program if they vote no in the referendum Therefore we respectfully request an investigation of ae acs of In promoting a yes yes vote In the current Wool Referendum The telegram was signed by Alden K Barton Salt Lake K City John W Dayton Cokes Coke vile ville Wyoming Charles Redd La Salle Utah mar Olaf GEorgc Ceorge Kanosh K nosh Utah and George Swallow Burton Burto n III RObison and Tow Toni Ely El Nevada ASSISTANT SECRETARY of Agriculture Agri JOhn re plied as s follows R Regarding your telegram ot of September 7 to Secretary Frees Free Freesman man you have been misinform ed that funds are ara being used to promote yes vote in referendum on wool and lamb promotion deductions We checked this on August 10 and were advised by Executive Sec Sea Secretary of National Wool Grow ers era that the wool industry activities to enco encourage rage a Iye yes vote rote are re being financed by f funds nd of National Wool Growers I and not by Also we have reviewed material pub in National Wool Grows Grow ers Magazine l and find no tin im that producers will los lose incentive payments payments if ref Is vote no no Mr Smoot pointed out that There Is evidence to the con and the wool act makes no provision for the use of these thelie funds other than advertising and sales promotion of wool mohair sheep Or goats or the products thereof and he be add add- added ed la a lot of things have hap since August The denial or of the wool mens men's corn com plaint Is unfortunate Wool men are not unappreciative of the COin but they arc asking why a fifty percent Increase is needed when the American Sheep Producers Council has hils enough money on hand to oper opel ate for a year ear without my any new income II It is also that the tho USDA Ignored the wool grow ers er's request for an Investigation of the use of these funds In promoting a yes vote vole Arent Aren't an these producers entitled to an investigation of the uSe of 01 their own funds Mr Smoot asked |