Pros, Cons Of Nationwide Wheat Referendum Outlined By Cromley
By RAY CROMLEY
WASHINGTON NEAI Amid
the smoke of the battle for "yes"
and "no" votes in the forthcom
ing nation-wide Wheat Referen
dum among American farmers,
one fact stands out:
The result of this May 21 ref
erendum may cause a major shift
in future control programs f o r
American agriculture.
The Kennedy administration,
farm groups favoring the prov
posed strict program and farm
groups opposing it all agree on
this point.
Two thirds of the nation's vot
ing wheat growers must approve
the new program if it is to go
into effect.
The American Farm Bureau is
urging a "no" vote. Why? Be
cause a "yes" vote would give
a great boost to "Administration
efforts to exnand flip nhilnuinhv
of supply management" to other
commoames teed grains, pota
toes, dairy products, poultry and
livestock. The bureau believes a
"no" vote would be interpreted
!by Congress as a sign that farm
ers do not want anv additional
compulsory government supply-
management programs.
Tile National Wheat Committee!
is limine a "ves" vote. Thev
agree that Congress will weigh a
"no" vote heavily when it takes
up new control programs. The
committee represents the Nation
al Grange, the National Associ
ation of Wheat Growers, the Na
tional Federation of Grain Coop
eratives, the Farmers Union and
the Missouri Farmers' Associa
tion. But whether the Wheat Refer
endum will actually be an accur
ate barometer of what the farm-,
er wants may be open to question.
The details of the wheat program
arc becoming lost in a shuffle of
claims and counterclaims.
What this farm bill would do
precisely in terms of prices, in
come, surpluses and future con
trols depends on which group you
listen to. Each side has expert
economists prepared to predictj
that a "no" vote on the refer
endum would mean more income
for the farmers or less, that a
"yes" vote would mean a greater
surplus or less. Each has politi
cal experts who confidently pre
dict that if this referendum is vot
ed down Congress a will pass a
new and better wheat law this
year, or (b won't pass any new
wheat law this year.
But one thing is certain. The
proposed program does step up
the restrictions under which many
wheat farmers operate. If the pro
gram is voted in, over a million
more farmers would for the first
time be under wheat controls. Of
ficials would have to come out
and make precise measurements
of farmers' acreages and. for
many, sue up their crops. Thcscl
are the farmers who grow 15
acres of wheat or less, or those
who grow 30 acres or less and use
it all on their own farm. Such
farmers are not now under acre
age controls. This expanded con
trol program will create a man
agement and compliance problem
of gigantic proportions.
Then too, certificates will be
issued to farmers (or millions of
bushels of wheat, up to approxi
mately 80 per cent of the nor
mal" crop under controls. This
huge certificate system has even
some Agriculture Department of
ficials worried Gingerly re
membering Billie Sol Estes, they
are concerned about the possibil
ity of a black market in grain
certificates, worth 70 cents a
bushel to some farmers.
In broad outline, if two-thirds of
the growers vote for the new
wheat plan:
Each will have his acreage cut.
He will be paid for retiring this
land for the first two years and
can use it only for soil conserva
tion. Secretary of Agriculture Or-
ville Freeman says the 196 cut
the land to go for soil conserva
tionwill be 10 per cent of the
farmer's former allowable acreage.
A certain amount of tlie crop
he grows on the remaining 90
per cent of his acreage will be
certificate wheat. This amount I
will vary from year to year. But
the Secretary of Agriculture has
said that 80 per cent of the nor
mal yield (from past years I that
the farmer grows on that 90 per
cent of his land will be certificate
wheat in the 14 crop year.
Up to now, a farmer who plant
ed more acres than he was allot
ted paid a penalty equivalent to
his normal yield times his ex
cess acres. Under the new plan
a farmer who grows more than
his acreage pays a penalty of
double his normal yield times the
overplanted acreage times 65 per
cent of parity.
If more than one third of the
voting furmers vole "no" in the
Wheal Referendum, price supports
will drop to 50 per cent of parity
i about $1.25 per busliel on na
tional average I for farmers who
stay within their acreage allot
ments. They would not receive
diversion payments or the certi
ficates worth 70 cents a bushel.
This referendum is for the 1964
year only, but the program is
set up as a continuing plan. The
thinking in the Department of Ag
riculture is that once voted in,
the program would be continued.
Those opposing the wheat pro
gram note that the prices and
acreage allotments being granted
farmers are being set high, (his
first year compared to what they
could be. These opponents claim
that this Is "sweetening" to get
the farmers into the program.
They claim that once the farmer
in the program, the govern
ment, in future years, will cut
down the "sweeteners."
The proponents of the program
say that farmers will vote each
year and can then vote them
selves out again. The program
opponents reply by saying that
once farmers vote themselves in,
they've gotten themselves in a po
sition where it becomes more diffi
cult psychologically and economi
cally to vole themselves out.
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MAKE PREPARATIONS General committee members gather to make plans for the
4-H Spring Fair to be held June 20-22. Left to right, Mrs. Ralph Stearns, Malin; Mrs.
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Spring Fair to be held at the
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Decorations, special exhibits,
talent show and style revue will
carry out the theme by showing
equipment and articles of 4-H s
"Yesterdays." Persons having
items suitable for display are
asked to contact the 4-H office
concerning exhibit procedure.
The 4-H Spring Fair will feature
exhibits in all the home economics
projects, entomology. , forestry.
geology, electricity, woodworking
and creative arts. In addition to
exhibits club members will par
ticipatc in contest demonstrations
and judging events.
Friday night. June 21. is sched
uled for the annual Talent Show.
Each 4-H club in the county is
invited to participate in the talent
event.
The traditional 4-H Style Rcveuc
will be held on Saturday evening,
June 22. Modern 4-H projects will
be modeled as well as garments
of yesteryears.
As an added feature this year,
clubs will lie asked to display
practice articles or products as
well as samples of club activities
ur special projects.
All the June 20-22 fair activities
will be open to the public free
of charge.
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HERALD AND NEWS, Klamath Falls, Ore.
Tuesday, May 14, 1963
PACE 7
Klamath County Wheat Vote
At Klamath Falls, Bonanza
Klamath County wheat produc
ers will vote Tuesday. May 21.
The meeting of the Pioneer
Sewing Club came to order on
April 30. President Pamela hmith
brought the meeting to order and
secretary Lee Holliday read the
roll and the members answered
with a material.
We sang a birthday song to
Darlene Linzi and Teresa Derbv
after which the meeting was ad
journcd and we had refreshments:
and sewed.
Wanda McGhehey,
News Reporter,
THK BOBHtNETTES
The sixth meeting of the Bobbin-
ettes was called to order by Rob
ing Dunlap, president. The flag
salute was led by Donna Rum-
melhart and the 4-H pledge was
led by Dolly iommers. We dis
cussed modeling at the fair, good
grooming and at the next meet
ing everyone will dress up and
e will give criticism where1
needed.
The next meeting will lie held
at Donna Rummelhart's home.
We checked over our projects
and talked about our final proj
ect. Special visitors were Robert
Schill and Robert Buck. The meet
ing was adjourned by the presi
dent and Sue Casson seconded
the motion.
(icorgia Casson,
News Reporter.
4-H Clinic
Scheduled
A 4-H Demonstration Clinic will
be held Saturday. May 25, from
10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the
Altamont Junior High School for
4-H'ers enrolled in Home Econom
ics and related projects, Beverly
Bower and Francis Skinner, coun
ty extension agents, have an
nounced. An angricultural demon
stration clinic will be held later
in tiie summer.
The clinic will give 4-H'ers help
in improving their demonstrations
before the county contests at thc
June 20-22 4-H Spring Fair. Dem
onstrations must pertain to the
project the 4-H'cr is carrying:
however, all 4-H'ers can present
health and safety demonstrations.
Demonstrations lor the clinic
can be completely or partially
prepared. Demonstrations should
take no more than 20 minutes to
present.
Individual and team demonstra
tions may be given. Team demon-
trations will consist of two
members of the same club and in
the same age division. At the fair,
the age groups will be as follows;
based on age as of Jan. 1, 1963:
9-11, junior; 12-14, intermediate;
15 and older, senior.
It will he necessary for club
members to bring all their own
equipment. Electric ranges and
sinks will be available for use in
food demonstrations.
Although it is not required.
4-H'ers who plan to participate in
the clinic are urged t opre-registcr
with the 4-11 Office by May 15.
Leaders 4-H'ers and parents are
invited to watch as many demon
strations as they wish.
Home Economics demonstra
tions include the following proj
ects: child development, bachelor
clothing, clothing, food preserva
tion, food preparation, home im
provement, knitting, outdoor cook
cry, creative arts, junior leader
ship, safety and health.
POE VALLEY SEWETTES
At a recent meeting of the Poe
Valley Sewettes the meeting was
called to order by Doris Emrick.
Barbara Marshall read the min
utes and the roll call. Beverly
Bowman reported $3 in the treas
ury. L'ndcr new business we dis
cussed making tray cards for the
hospital. Kalhy Rice did a dem-
in a national referendum on pro
posed marketing quotas for the
1S64 wheat crop.
Voting in Klamath County will
take place between 8 a.m. and
p.m. Polling places will be at
ASCS office, 6350 South Sixth, and
at the SCS office in Bonanza.
All wheat producers with farm
allotments of 15 acres or more
are eligible to vote Tuesday.
Growers with allotments of less
than 15 acres can vote if they
signed with the county Agricul
tural Stabilization and Conserva
tion Service office by May 13.
Those who did not sign up are not
eligible to vote.
The vote relates to the program
that would be in effect for the
1964 crop only, explains Walt Jen-
drzejewski, county extension
agent. The national acreage allot
ment for 1964 has been set at 49.5
million acres and a national mar
keting quota of 1.220,000.000 bush
els has been proposed. The quota
will be in cflcct only if approved
by two-thirds or mure of those
voting Tuesday.
If quotas are approved, market
ing certificates covering about 80
per cent of the quota will be is
sued entitling the grower to a sup
port price of $2 a bushel, national
average, he said. Remaining
wheat would not receive ccrtifi
catcs, but would be supported at
a lower level of $1.30 a bushel, na
tional average.
If quotas are not approved, the
law provides that the 1964 wheat
support rate would be 50 per cent
of parity for growers who plant
within their allotments. Those ex
ceeding their acreage allotments
would lose their eligibility for
price supports, but there would
be no marketing quota penalty,
he said.
Smith Elected
To Angus Group
Lafe Z. Smith. Klamath Falls,
has been elected to membership
in the American Angus Associa
tion at St. Joseph, Mo., announces
Frank Richards, secretary.
Smith was one of 10 breeders
of registered Aberdeen-Angus in
Oregon elected to membership
during the past month.
onstration on the correct tools
for sewing. Brcnda High showed
us her finished scissors case.
At a later meeting we talked
about having a style show and
tea with the Henley Yum Yums
foods club. Beverly Bowman gave
a demonstration on matching ma
terials. Mrs. High, our leader.
talked about demonstrations for
the fair.
The meeting was adjourned.
Kathy Rice.
News Reporter.
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Horse Play
Day Slated
The Basin 4-H Horse Play Day
will be held May 19 at the Klam
ath County Fairgrounds, according
to rrancis A. Skinner, county ex
tension agent. Klamath County
4-H horse clubs arc host with
Warren Woodard, chairman of the
event.
Classes for Junior and Senior
4-H Club members will be provid
ed in showmanship, horsemanship.
reining and trail horse. Timed
events will include keyhole race
pole bending, hurdle racing, bar
rel race, saddle race and rescue
race. Oregon Horseman's Assoc!
a I ion rules will be followed.
A revolving trophy for the high
scoring club will be provided by
Freeman's Saddlery and Western
Wear, Klamath Falls. Oregon.
Every 4-H horse club member
participating must be registered
and approved by parent.
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RECEIVES AWARD David Clark of the Malin Beef Club Is shown receiving the
Young Farmers Club second annual registered heifer award. The award Is to encour
age the raising of quality beef animals by 4-H Club members. At left is Norman
Jacob, past president, and center, Rodney Wright, vice president, producer of the
Hereford heifer awarded to Clark. UPI Telephoto
Heifer Calf Award Made
By Young Farmers Club
David Clark of Malin has been
awarded a registered Hereford
licifer by the Klamath County
Young Farmers Club, according
to f'rancis Skinner, county ex
tension agent.
In accepting the heifer, David
agrees to return the first heifer
calf to the Young Farmers to be
awarded in future years. This is;
the second annual award accord
ing to Stuart Henzcl, president.
Karl Kerns was awarded the first
heifer in .1962.
David Clark is a fourth year
4-H beef member of the Malin
Beef Club, led by Earl Wilson
David is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. W W. Clark. I
Other 4-H members recom
mended for the award were Bcr-I
nie Liskey, Merrill; Terry High,
Poc Valley and Jim Walts. Bly.
Selection was based on 4-H rec
ord, facilities, story and inter
view. The purpose of llio award Is
to encourage 4-H members to
raise quality beef animals.
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