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Show Farm, Ranch, and Garden Supplement Page Two Record Crop Production F orecast for Y ear The United States will have a record crop production this year. A Utah native, Dr. Quentin West, now with the Federal Economics Research Service, speaking at Utah State University to persons attending the Utah Bankers Association Agricultural conference, made that prediction this year. His forecasts were for two billion bushels of wheat, six and a half million bushels of corn and about that many soybeans. . He said this- - brings up the big policy question of supplies vs. surpluses. Both deal with the-- same thing, an abundance of production, but they are look-ed-- at entirely differently. At present, he noted, there are practically no carry- over supplies of grains in the world. The United States used.to.have a. buffer of surplus-stock- s, but other- countries havent carried , - surpluses. on ours. So the big .question-h.raised was, What' kind:of re- serves shall .we have and yet hot get back to where we call them- surpluses With all the - problems that.entails? Right now, he said, most concerns are the other way around. We no longer have a buffer of surplus stocks. We with are so directly inter-facthe world market that we are immediately affected by what happens around the world. If we were to have a bad weather year around the world, prices would go out of the ceiling. But if there is good production around, the world, we will see a slight decrease in food prices. Traditionally, we intheU.S. have been a very open market country: Our philosophy has been a free market system. But we must recognize that there has got to be a world policy ed . on food stated. Lucille Ball, TVs First Lady, wants everyone to support Cancer Societys three- programs of fold, lifesaving research, education and service. There are more than 1 Vi million Americans of all ages, cured of cancer, who are living happy, normal lives today, says the comedienne. To cure more, give more to die American Cancer Society. STANDS UP YIELDS BIG PIONEER Corn Brand Does the Job! The Pioneer corn research in the world-gi- ves you hybrids with the right combination of features. They start fast, build strong stalks and pump out top yields of high quality grain. See the man who sells FMC Agricultural Chemicals. program largest "FMC Agricultural Chemical Division Fowers Nursery Company, Orem, UT PIONEER. SEED CORN Produced by Pioneer Seed Company, Des Moines, IA IA. of Pioneer trademark Registered International Inc.. Des Moines, U S A preserves. Our monetary situation is a factor. Though the dollar has recently strengthened, other countries are not anxious to acquire and hold dollars as they used to do when it was more sound. They have shifted their interest more to commodities such as gold, boosting it to a world price of $185 an ounce, and other commodities besides the precious metals. For example, they would rather have wheat than currency for holding. This has caused prices to shoot up even when it seems they should be going down. We expect to see wheat and other prices level off. Many nations can produce grain and are moving into production. We have the capacity to increase production of feed grains by double. 1 feel confident that other countries will be able to buy what they want. But that still doesnt eliminate the need for establishing a world food preserves policy, Dr. West IPILAKnr GHolsll YDilL l"JL-300flLIFfl- LFfl The one to plant for yield and quality advantages that make it superior to all others in this area. Research bred for greater leafiness, finer stems, improved pea aphid and spotted alfalfa aphid resistance, exceptional leaf holding ability, good resistance to bacterial wilt and leaf disease, fast regrowth, strong stand persistence. This year, plant for strong stands of high production, top quality hay! G ERMAINS, in Since 1871 c. V-- .y Box 1 2447 Fresno, Ca. 93777 (209) ! 233-882- 3 .it a.- - '- - .. 4KjUUj,bi -- x - v-- . -- .: ! |