The Sidney herald., 1955-06-02

banded consumption of meat and live
stock products and an improved diet.
possibilities in the export market for
livestock products should also be ex-
plored.
4. There was general agreement that
our agricultural resources should con-
tlnue to be shifted toward h pro-
tecIive foods. UGH as meat, dairy and
livestock products. n fruits and
vegetables. More particularly, con-
siderable amounts of wheat acreage
should be promptly returned to grass
in order to reduce wheat production
and serve b ends of conservation.
The group generally agreed that an
adequate and positive program for best
land use and conservation would help
cushion the shock of agricultural ad-
JuStment. Emphasis should be placed
on shifting some lands now planted to
surplus crops to conservation uses
Sucn as grass and forestry, thus build
ing a reservoir for the future.
D. The group generally agreed that
too much reliance has been placed on
the part which price supports and pro-
ductlon controls can play in solving
agriculture'S ~long-range economic prob
lens.
It was noted thai producers of GER
tain commodities - such as beef cattle,
poultry, fruits and vegetables - with
out mandatory price supports have
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duction and have avoided some of the
difficulties encountered by producers
OF supported commodities. Price sup
ports have overStimulated the produc-
ton of some commodities. Production
controls that are necessary for the i'm
fermentation of a high price support
policy tend to reduce efficiency and
result in higher-coSt production. There
Is also a tendency for the less desirable
types and qualities to accumulate in
storage.
In the future, price should
play a progressively smaller role and
net income a progressively greater role
IN directing agricultural production. A
gradual movement toward a more
flexible price support program is de-
Slrable. An orderly program of re-
Quclng present excess storage stocks
TO prudent reserve levels should be
accompanied by positive measures to
Drlng and keep productive
In balance with available markets.
g.. The group generally agreed that
moderate price supports and storage
programs are desirable means of pro-
tecting some Segments of agriculture
against extreme price and income in
stability but noted that continuing at
temptS to use price supports to raise
farm prices are self-defeating.
z. The group emphasized the op-
portunity and responsibility of the
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ship. The need always exists for a
rule of reason in dealing with other
countries. The greatest gain of the
people of the United States is in the
fostering n promoting of economic
development in other countries, which
will in turn become suppliers as well
as stronger partners in the free world.
Aggressive selling and the develop
ment of satisfied customers are essen
aal. out forcing a larger export of
farm commodities through dumping
practices can cause havoc in the
economies of other countries.
3. 1t was agreed that a stable and
expanding domestic is of
paramount Importance to a prosper
Gus agriculture to provide a strong
market for farm products and en-
ployTnent outlets for rural people seek
ing non-farm jobs.
8. 1t was felt that there is a need
for the development of more posi-
tive public policies directed toward