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Show UTAH FARM BUREAU Page 4 Farm Public Lands Conference Reviews Report Commission The long awaited report of the Public Land Law Review Commission - - six years in the making - - was termed not the end, but the beginning of full scale discussion throughout the country" by one of the top officials of the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF). Roger Fleming, secretary-treasur- er of AFBF and director of the organizations Washington, D. C. office, addressed .a special meeting here of Farm Bureau delegates from 17 Western states. The two-da- y session was called to give Farm Bureau leaders in public land states an opportunity to study the Public Land Law ReviewCommls-slo- n (PLLRC) report and make recommendation for policy consideration by Farm Bureau members at county, state and national meet- Now that the PLLRC report is completed, it is necessary that we August 1970 lilfl full scale, in depth discussions within communities, counties and states to determine the implications of its recommendation," It is imperative Fleming said. that farmers and ranchers develop understanding and support for policies that deserve public acceptance. The Farm Bureau has a big Job to do to discharge its responsibilities in this regard." Fleming was complimentary that the PLLRC report recognized that the Congress - - rather than the Executive Branch of government - - should determine the guidelines to be followed in the administration of public land policy. Fleming also briefly reviewed latest developments on farm program legislation in Washington and outlined the role of a general farm organization in the public lands area. have chiefly with wool, wheat, dairy and feed grains, soy beans and cotton. wool section is a simple of the Wool Act, except that price support in the proposed bill is forzen at 72? a pound grease basis. 72? is only 74 of parity which is 32 points below the level at which the Wool Act began in 1955. By freezing the support level at 72? The Congress will practically guar- antee a declining level of income for wool during the next three years. With a constantly raising price level 72? will be worth less than three years from now than it is at the present time. The parity price of wool rose from 87.3 cents per pound in June, 1967 to 97.1? per pound in June 1970. If the same rate of increase continues in the general price level for the next three years, 72? will amount to only 67 of parity. The Wool Act, as presently written authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to support wool at 110 of parity. The proposed bill or less depending upon the general price level. . Roger Fleming speaks at PLLRC conference Farm Bureau Talent Find General Rules The Farm Bureau Talent Find is the largest statewide talent discovery program in Utah. Every year hundreds of rural youth participate in this Talent Find. Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers, acting on behalf of the Utah Farm Bureau Federation are happy to provide this opportunity for cultural development among our rural youth. Appreciation is also due the Utah State Fair Board for their assistance to this effort in the state contest. Qualifying Requirements: Participants must be members of Farm Bureau families. (Farm Bureau membership includes husband, wife, and all unmarried children.) Membership must be on record in the Farm Bureau office 10 days prior to contest. Judges shall have the privilege of requesting a second and different number from any contestant. It is recommended that contestants be prepared with more than one number. Judges will be selected under the direction of the Board of Directors of the Utah Farm Bureau and decisions of the judges will be final. Number of Participants: Each county will be' entitled to one participant in each division. First place winners of previous years in each division may not compete in the same division this year. In case of a group which is of comprised participants whose are part in one division and ages part in another, the group must compete in the older age group, unless a majority of the participants are of ages included in the younger group. A mixed group of this kind cannot be the first place winner in the Senior Division of the Talent Find, but may win in nay other division. A participant is defined as one to four performers. Contest is open for vocal solos, duets, trios, or quartets; instrumental solos or combination of any instruments; novelty stunts; dance numbers; readings or dramatic numbers. No number is to exceed 5 minutes. No number may include more than four persons. Preliminary Participation: A participant who appears at the State Contest must have been judged a winner in his respective county. The county contests will be conducted at County Fairs or otherwise as directed by the County Farm Bureau Board of Directors. Rules for county contests should be substanially the same as those governing the state. All contestants must be certified to the State Farm Bureau Office by the County Secretary or President not later than 10 days before contest by completing a Talent Find application form available from County Womens or Young Farmers Chairman. Score Card for Judging: 30 Audience Reaction 30 Presentation (appearance and ease) 40 Quality of Number and Ar- tistic Development The Senior Division Talent Find winner will receive an paid trip to participate in the Talent Find Program in connection with the. National Convention of the American Farm Bureau Federation in December. Expenses for accompanists will not be paid. will be Qualified accompanists available at the convention. Contestants are expected to attend the sessions of the Convention. Participants must be between 17 and 30 years of age inclusive. The three finalists in the Senior Division must appear in a special program in the Annual Convention of the Utah State Farm Bureau in Salt Lake City, in November when the winners will be Each contestant shall sleeted. be required to present two numbers. all-expe- Cmrai? By the time this reaches you Congress may have enacted on a farm bill. The bill before Congress is not a good one so far as Utah is concerned. It deals The dairy section of the bill does nothing for the dairy industry. It provides for a continuing authorization for the Class I Base Plan and authorization for milk marketing orders for manufacturOnly one marketing ing milk. order, the Pudget Sound Order, has used the Class I Base Plan and no one has used the authorization for,, a marketing order for manufacturing milk. The provisions for wheat are practically the same as those we have operated under since the implmentatlon of the Agricultural Act of 1965 which brought wheat growers only their wheat in 68 of 1969. parity for This cluded the wheat certificate ments. . in- pay- The feed grain provisions are practically the same as those under which we are now operating. Of significance regarding feed grains is that Utah is a feed grain deficit state. We import large quantities of feed grains. Any government program affecting the price of feed grains must contemplate whom it helps and whom it hurts. As a farm program raises the prices of feed grains it helps the producers. As it lowers the price of feed grains it helps the feeders. The best approach to the feed grain problem would be to permit the market to set the price. . Farm Bureau is recommending a new direction in agricultural legislation which would reduce the involvement of government in agriculture and increase the influx of marketing. Farm Bureaus program provides for price port on wheat feed grains, supsoy- beans and cotton at 80 of the next three years average market price. nse A would retirement program which phase in over a 5 year (Continued on Page 5) Wayne County Annual Contest Wayne County Farm Bureau held their annual Talent Find Contest the event, was July 24, 1970. held in the Cultural Hall in Loa at 11:00 a.m. The affair was the best ever. An overflow crowd attended with fifteen entrees. Senior Division winners were awarded cash prizes by the Farm Bureau and trophies by Wayne County for the orther divisions. In connection with the days activities commemorating the Pioneers arrival in Salt Lake on this same day, 1847, a float was prepared representing Bureaus belief Farm in keys for a strong America. Mrs. Hugh King was Chairwoman. Driver Training Course Planned An Instructor Development Course is planned for Thursday and Friday, August 13th and 14th in the Farm Bureau Board Room in Salt Lake City. The purpose of the course will be to train porspectlve teachers who will later conduct Defensive Driving Courses throughout the state to help reduce accidents. The courses will be held in cooperation with the Utah Safety Council. Glen Bryan, Staf member of Utah Farm Bureau Insurance Services will attend and later assist county organizations conduct training sessions. Of interest is the fact that students attending the course can have a 50 point reduction in their driving record. Every possible effort should be made to prevent accidents," Mr. Bryan said. Workshop Scheduled County Women Committees in District 6 are planning a workshop to be held Monday, August 17, 1970 at the Wisteria Cafe in Gunnison. The event will start at 10:00 a.m. Assisting Fern King of Teasdale, District Chairwoman, are Mary Lois Madsen, Gunnison and Madge Bastlan, Sigurd, Sevier County. It is planned that Neil D. Sumsion, Director of Information, Utah Farm Bureau; M. E. Carroll, General Manager, Farm Bureau Insurance; Barbara Whit-bec- k, State Chairwoman, Utah Farm Bureau Women's Committee and Leonard Johnson, Assistant Director of Natural Resources, American Farm Bureau will be AH among those participating. women in Sanpete, Sevier, Wayne, Garfield and Piute counties are especially invited to attend," Mrs. King reported. More On Taxes LeGrand Jarman, Director of Field Services announced that Jack Olson, Utah Taxpayers Association will be available during the weeks of August 10th and 24th of holding tax for the purpose assessment and evaluation meetings for any counties interested. Interested county leaders should contact Mr. Jarman immediately. Agent Recognized Rex L. Behllng, Utah Farm Bureau Insurance Service Special Agent, was one of 548 persons awarded the Insurance Institute of America Certificate in General Insurance as a result of the Institutes May, 1970 examination. The Certificate in General Insurance is granted to persons who have com pleted a three -- semester study program and three national examinations in property and liability insurance. Mr. Behllng lives in Payson and is currently servicing Payson and Spanish Fork areas. Mr. Behllng also has sold as of July 1, 1970 30 new Farm Bureau memberships. Stamp Collectors ) Iron County Announces Worldwide Stamps 100 diff. 25f Capital Stamp Co. Box 14625 Baton Rouge, La. 70808 An annual summer outing and Talent Find Contest were an- nounced by Gale Maxwell, Iron County President. Woods Ranch will be the scene for the summer outing, August 7th starting at 6:00 p.m. Each family should bring their own utensils. Good food and fun games are planned! Also planned is a Talent Find contest on August 13 at the Little Theater, Cedar City Junior High Any commencing at 8:00 p.m. interested in performing should immediately contact Brent Hunter, Cedar City; Ellen Clark, Beryl or Mary Dawn Dalton, Parowan. Open to all members age one through thirty." Mr. Maxwell |