Show Help To Farmer Proposed To Ease Exodus To Cities Citie A meeting will be held at Richfield Richfield Richfield Rich Rich- field on December 19 1967 to seek the advice of small farmers farmers farmers farm farm- ers on programs they feel they need to help them stay on the theland theland theland land to keep economic pressures pressures pres pres- pressures from forcing them into the cities cities Clyde K Cox Chairman of Sanpete County Technical Action Action Action Ac Ac- tion Panel announced today The meeting will be held in the Tabernacle at 9 am a.m. All small farmers and persons interested in the problems of small smaIl farmers are invited to at at- tend The meeting will be conducted by Douglas T. T Simpson Chairman Chairman Chairman Chair Chair- man of the State Technical Action Action Ac Ac- tion Panel and assisted by members members members mem mem- bers of the State Panel Information gained at the meeting will be forwarded to the Secretary of Agriculture Agriculture- Orville L. L Freeman for use in developing developing develop develop- ing proposals for strengthening assistance to small farmers More than similar meetings meetings meetings meet meet- ings are being held throughout the country Secretary Freeman in a recent recent re re- recent re- re cent announcement of this effort to develop stronger measures to assist small farmers pointed out that through the years millions millions millions mil mil- lions of small farmers their families families families fam fam- and farm workers have been forced off the land and into the cities Too many the Secretary said end up in ghettos that offer offer off off- offer er even less than the land they left We must do more more to enable small smaIl farmers who want to stay on the land to boost their income and level of living A number of tentative pro pro- grams have been suggested to improve the income of small farmers but no decision regarding regarding regarding regard regard- ing the Departments Department's position will be established until the meetings with small farmers have been completed and their reactions to these and other proposals proposals proposals pro pro- have been analyzed We want to see what other other ideas small farmers have about the kind of programs they need to boost their income and stay in farming If we could help them Increase increase increase in In- crease their incomes it might make the difference between their being able abe to stay where they want to live or moving to urban areas were they would add to the congestion and welfare problems of our already overcrowded overcrowded overcrowded over over- crowded central cities the Secretary Secretary Secretary Sec Sec- concluded |