The Sidney herald., 1955-06-02
Sterling Swigart
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DAY. On saturday afternoon, al
the end of the conference, the
three previous days reports were
compiled into one final report
which is made available to those
who want one.
While the chairman and secre-
taries were making up this final
report the rest of the group were
taken by bus Is miles over the
mountain to the West Point Mill
tary Academy on the Hudson Riv-
er. We had a Colonel and two
Cadets as guides. After seeing a
Lacrosse game between the Uni
verSity of Maryland and West
Point, we were escorted over the
entire grounds. We saw part OF
the huge chain and the spot where
a small colonial army strung ii
across the Hudson river to stop
the British ships from advancing
inland, up the river. We visited
the magnificent chapel, where ev-
cry West Point Cadet is required
to attend the service of his choice.
Several of the other buildings and
the many athletic fields and pa
rade grounds were also shown to
us before the final stop at the
officers club where we saw the
Kentucky Derby on T. v. This
tour of West Point was an ex-
perience that will never be forgot
ten.
After returning to Arden House
that evening we heard and met
Senator Clinton P. Anderson OF
New Mexico. Senator Anderson
was formerly Secretary of Ag-
riculture under Mr.. Truman and
is a very interesting and forceful
speaker.
Sunday morning, May 8, we
heard and approved the final re-
port and adjourned our meeting
to take buses back to New York
City and to Idlewild airport where
we boarded planes for home.
On this trip 1 saw a lot of beau
tIful country and places of interest
including New York City, but none
of it looked as good to me as the
hills and valleys around here as
we flew into Sidney and landed
at the airport.
Following are the major points
as outlined by the Assembly anc
its final findings on the perspec-
t1veS and prospects of American
Agriculture as taken from the
New York Times May 9, 1855:
Major Points Outlined
In dismisSing price supports as a ma.
Jor Iong-term aid the assembly stress,
ed these points:
Improve land use and research Il
produce quality products and i'm.
proved human nutritional diets.
ADOPT an adequate and positive
program to help cushion the shocI
OF agricultural adjustment" It sajr
emphasis should be placed on shift.
ing some lands now planted with sur,
Plus crops, such as wheat, to gras,
ana forestry as a food and fiber res.
ervolr for the future"
continue the shift toward protective
1oodS, such as meats, dairy and live.
tables. am VSse
Maintain. as a world trade leader.
of reason in dealings with OH,
er nations and foster foreign economi,
development that will build stront
partners in a free world" Apgressivs
selling was called essential. but if Wa,
ned the United States should avoid
ounpIng of SURPRISES that could cans
havoc" abroad.
AID those rural peoples who ar.
continuing a migration to cities by
vocational training for non,
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ment information and job-pIacemen,
service in rural areas.
OSVelop more positive public poll.
cleS toward the special problems O
IoW-income rural families whose pro
euGuon is so low that price supports
ral1 TO help them.
Inc assembly held that American
~sgrlcu1ture can look hopefully aheaC
Tot the long pull in spite of strain,
and dislocations."
Ine group stressed the need for re
VlSlng the program that had brough
apout n extremely serious surplus
and it noted the d%ifficultie.
OF putting a new program into effect
Hartman, N. Y, May B. Followinl
are n findings of the American AS
sernp1y on the p~erspectiveS and pros
pecS OF American agriculture:
!. mere was general agreement tina
the United States can meet its do
meStlc food and fiber requirements a
reasonable prices for the foreseeabl
Iuture' providing we have intelligen
II use. This group sees no importan
tunlpS upon the achievement of tn
1urther chronological progress in agri
culture necessary to provide for on
growing population and to continue t
improve the quality of our diet wit
profit to farmers.
chronological progress depends pr
marty upon the flow of public an,
private research results. as well a
upon the ingenuity and Initiative q
the American farmer. If technologics
progress is to continue to be achieved
we must support a wide variety of re
search, ranging from the most thee
reLlcal to the most practical, and pro
wong Tor the effective disseminate.
Of the results.
2. 1t was agreed that some expan
sion OF domestic and export market
TOT farm products is feasible an
should be undertaken. Although an ex
pandlng market is the most desirabl
means OF solving the problems of ag
I1cuIture, such expansion is not hkel
70 De on a scale sufficient to reduc
quickly our present SURPRISES or I
eliminate the necessity for continue
production adjustments within agri
culture.
Nevertheless. the group favored Ger
soHt programs aimed at ngner nu
CrIIlonaI levels and more adequat
diets. such as encouraging privat
initiative to improve food processin
and marketing methods, support fo
consumer education programs an
strengthening of the school lunch pro
gram.
3. It was generally recognized thu
wheat offers the most serious adjust
ment problem. It was felt that be
cause of the lack of prospects for ex
banding human consumption of whea
serious consideration should be give
to a program spread over a period {
time to divert reasonable amounts {
wheat for livestock feed, accompanie
by a concerted effort to promote eS