The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1962-03-09
SENATOR
SAM ERWIN
AnuNA
4 SAYS 4

WASHINGToN Hearings are
under way on the Food and Agri-
culture Bill for 1862 which was pre-
scented. to the Senate BY Senator
Ellender on February 2. North
Cardinals economy is based in
large measure on sound farm pro-
gram. This bill Is Of utmost impor-
tallce to our State and the Nation.
The bill has as its purposes the inn
provement and protection of farm
income, the reduction of costs of
farm programs to the Federal Gov
eminent, the reduction Of the Fed
eral Governments excessive stocks
OF agricultural commodities, the
maintenance Of reasonable and sta
be prices Of agricultural commodi-
ties and products to consumers, and
the conservation Of our natural re-
sources.
INCREASING PRODUCTIVITY
The reduction Of farm SURPRISES
is one of the most difficult prob
lens facing the Nation. Early this
century when the last Of the from
tier lands were settled, public poll
cy, research, and conservation of
our land resources were focused on
increasing our agricultural produc-
tivity. Great strides have been made
in agricultural productivity so that
now even though we are harvesting
some 40 million fewer acres than
at the turn Of the century, agri-
cultural yields produce tremendous
SURPRISES yearly. 1t now appears
that by 1880 we will need SO mil
lion fewer farm acres than we have
in production today for a popula-
ton which according to estimates
will have increased by IS million.
The plight Of the farmers and the
government is simply that supply
and demand must be brought into
line. The fundamental concept of
the bill endeavors to cope with this
situation. The bill presented to the
Senate Agricultural Committee has
a number Of controversial features
in It, and undoubtedly it win un-
dergo a great many changes when
it is finally presented to the Senate.
SUMMARY OF BILI-When he
introduced the agricultural bill,
Senator Ellender made a short sum-
mary Of the provisions of the log
page bill. He said: "This bill pro-
vides for, first, feed grain and
wheat marketing quotas, land di-
version. and price support pro-
grams; second, a dairy allotment
and price support program; third,
producer allotments for milk, tur-
keys, and turkey Matching eggs un-
der marketing orders; fourth, land
use adjustment directed toward
conservation and more economic
use, including recreation and fish
and wildlife protection; fifth,
amendment Of Public Law 480 to
provide broader authority for the
disposal Of surplus agricultural
commodities; and sixth, miscellane-
GUS provisions dealing with market
ing research and development pro-
jects for milk, loans for recreation
al facilities and sewers, use of the
Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund
for direct loan, loans for immediate
resale, and budgetary handling of
REA loan funds"
NC FARMERS-For the first
time this bill undertakes to apply
virtually the same kind of program
that we have had for some years
in tobacco and peanut programs to
the feed grain area. The bill does
not change the tobacco and peanut
allotment programs which have
meant SO much to North Carolina
farmers and have worked so well
in this agricultural area. In the