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Show "'1 Inflation Drought Pose Agricultural Problems Continued From Page 18 speculators, or residential and industrial jdevelopers. 1 The speculators are buying land as an investment to beat the inflation. Their purchases compound and exacerbate the spiraling cost of land. I Large corporations continue to increase their control of land in the United States. It s estimated that 15 per cent of the U.S. land area is now held by 22 large icorporations. 1 If food becomes controlled as the result of a relatively few controlling its production, we may have something equivalent to the OPEC oil cartel in the American food industry. Are food consumers aware of this potential problem? Or will it creep up on us as the energy shortage did? Agriculture, then, is in trouble. And the consequences will extend beyond the small land holders such as thos in Utah. Solutions? Maintenance of the family farm and the free enterprise system should be considered. Import Food Quotas Of course, it must be recognized that agriculture does get some federal assistance in terms of quotas on import food products, and on government pui chases of farm products for school lunches, disaster areas and for shipment to lesser developed countries in times of crisis. But on the other side of the coin, there are subsidizes provided by the agriculturists to themselves. For example: Eighty per cent of the farm families in Utah have one or more of their members working at jobs. Considered realistically then, the agricultural enterprise is losing money, and, is, in effect, on a life support system provided by employment. Increasing Efficiency The U.S. has been a world leader in increasing efficiency in farm operations And, here, much more can be done. Research is one of the keys. Notably, President Carter supports more research. He notes, for example, that production of peanuts in Georgia, his home state, in the early 1950s has ranged between 800 and 1,000 pounds an acre. Now, it is up to to the result of 2,500 to 3,000 pounds an acre basic research. off-far- off-far- m t- - Tools Decline . NEW YORK (AP) -Machine tool orders for February, although down for the third consecutive month, set a February record of 173, 33 per cent higher than February 1976, the National Machine Tool Builders Assn, reported. p IT V-- V" & WANT ADS Dial 521-353- 5 FOR SAVINGS AND SERVICE CALL GRANT LARSEN MIKE CASEY JACK BINCH C 532-323- 5 ) Coveralls Shirts Shop Coats Shop Towels Dust Entrance Wiping Cloths Mops Rugs COMPLETE INDUSTRIAL LAUNDRY SERVICE Pants 955 W South Temple DUNDEE INDUSTRIAL UNIFORM RENTAL CO. G r ji.n i K o Ranchers pressed will continue to be this year by surplus of beef and drought spectre. Grazing on ranges may be cut. 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