'Big Farm Year in Europe Cuts U.S. Trade Prospects
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Shultz, secretary ofprise strikes." And they would labor, recommended that a farmhave the option of setting a 30 -no -strike guarantee. 0 @ 21.35 The workers, he said, could @310.00 labor relations board of threeday no -strike period for media- members be appointed by thetion and binding recommenda-strike before and after the 30 - @282.00 ATMID -KANSAS FEEDER PIG SALE day mediation period, and would Ed Clarke of Lyons herds feeder pigs into loading chute. President to conduct bargainingtions by a neutral panel. @271.00 Shultz presented his proposalhave the option of accepting or @247.50 to a Senate labor subcommitteerejecting mediation terms. @198.00 headed by Sen. Harrison A. Wil- The options of the growers @178.00 liams, Jr. (D -N. J.). The secre-and the workers would be re- 'Big Farm Year In Europe tary said it is a product of dis-versed in the case of a lockout, cussion with the secretary of ag-for which a 10 -day notice also SION riculture and others within thewould be required. Cuts U.S.Trade Prospects Nixon administration. Williams, conducting a hear- Agriculture department Department officials have European products now in sur- spokesmen say the European ing on legislation to extend theCo-op Leader been concerned for a long timeplus will be consumed becauseprovisions of the national labor Comnion Market is headed forover what they consider risingthey would be cheaper. relations act to agriculture, another big year in farm pro-protectionism by the Common Critics here say the so-called John Toy Dead pro- called the proposal a "very MANHATTAN - JohnJ. la duction, which is almost certainMarket which threatens the 1.5"internal tax" on oilseed unique new departure." to complicate the U. S. farmbillion dollars annual market ducts would have the effect of Toy, long active in co-op work Shultz told the subcommittee Riley county, is dead at the exportposition with thatim- for U. S. farm products. much higher tariffs on U. S.he supports the right of farm portant outlet. As European production ris- products,namely soybeans age of 91. Toy, who served as Kans, workers to form unions and bar-Riley county commissioner The Foreign Agricultural es and stockpiles continue, ma-which account for most of thegain for employment terms and Service saidin -areport thatny officials say, the Commonannual 500 milliondollaroil- from 1930 to 1938, helped or- conditions. ganize the Farmers Cooperative Common Market output in 1969 Market tends to look toward seed exports to the Common He said product boycotts, such "promises to be again as large" Market. Association at Manhattan and more restrictive policies to head as that in progress againstCali- was president for 40 years. the bumper output of lastoff outside competition. fornia table grapes, are not the year. At the time of his death he The report shows that the way to do it, and no alternativewas president -emeritus and a lina Common Market last year in-Reasons For is acceptable unless it includes adirector of the Manhattan co- Small Luck creased its farm production in- method for dealing with strikesop, which in recent years has dex to 131 per cent of its 1957-Fewer Tornadoes alharvest time. stretched into Pottawatomie 59 average, or three points A misplaced jet stream was Under the Shultz proposal, aand Wabaunsee counties also. In Northern above 1967. credited with the unusually lowunion would be required to give Toy was also an early director to P Record grain production wasnumber of tornadoes reported a10 -daynoticeofintent of the electric co-op at Wamego. a.m.Cattle Pike Spawning reported by the community lastover the United States thus farstrike. Before the deadline, the Ireconsign. Norton Reservoir is the onlyyear, up 3 per cent from1967 this year. grower could call formediation, lakein Kansas which has, soand included major expansion The Weather Bureau's nation-fact-finding and recommenda- KANSAS ANGUS FIELDMAN far, shown any evidence of na- in corn and wheat - two im-al severe storm forecasting cen-tions during a 30 -day periodofMOVES TO BUHLER tural reproduction of northernportant U. S. exports. ter here said his own seleotion - presumably BUHLER - The secretary- it received only fieldman of the Kansas Angus pike, according to Roy Schoon- "Last year, corn accounted for70 twister sightingsinApril, harvest time. 700 @ 21.75 over, fishery chief for the For-over 26 per cent of allfeedgraincompared with 116 in April last The workers would beprohib-Association, James Hladik, has 417 @ 28.75 Buhler. estry, Fish and Game Commis- producedinthecommunity,"year. ited from striking and the grow-moved to Hla.dik's @250.00 in ad-change of address is effective sion. the report said. "The introduc- Only one person died in a tor-er would have to agree in- May 15. Hris phone is 316 543- Schoonover stated that, al- tion of hybrid varieties has nado last month - this deathvance to be bound bythe recom- 218 @ 21.20 creased average yields to the mendations of the mediatorif 2564. 211 @ 21.10 though some natural reproduc- coming in Alabama - against 222 @ 21.10 tion of northernmay have oc-point where corn can compete40 victims of April of 1968. In 216 @ 21.00 curredin other Kansas reser-with small grains and other April of 1965 a total of 264 per- 220 @ 21.05 crops for land." sons died in tornadoes. voirs, fishery biologists have for 225 @ 21.00 3 not discovered any indication of The FAS said the outlook A Weather Bureau spokes. 244 @ 20.55 further increases this yearfor it.At the present time, adult man said fewer than 100 torna- 470 @ 17.90 grain not only has diminisheddoes were sighted in the first 516 @ 17.80 northern pike, capable of repro- prospects for exports tothe 307 @ 18.50 duction,are present in several fcur months of the year - Common Market but has caus-about half the usual number. 330 @ 16.00 large lakes including Tuttle offi- 255 @ 16.50 ed concern among its own Experts explained the jet Creek, Council Grove, Marion, storage @ 18.75 Cheney, Wilson,Elk City andcials on a shortage of stream of cool, dry air which @ 19.00 S Milford space. often collides with warm, moist 138 @ 22.25 Reservoirs. Apparently, the factor limit- The report said prospects areair and produces tornadoes ac- @ 20.25 brighter for exports ofoil -seeds @ 18.00 ing reproductionin these lakes ross the nation's midsection has to the Common Market,but not-been located further south this @ 20.25 is the lack of suitablespawning primarily soy- 102 @25.00 habitat duringthe early spring. ed that these - spring than usual. The result @ 20.25 Northern beans from the UnitedStates -has been more rain and fewer pike normally seek to , increase out flooded vegetationfor theirare not expected twisters. spawning bed and, where this much. Weather Bureau authorities The FAS analysistends to re-were unable, however, to pre- condition is notpresent, little or of de- of the eggs is 'Dos - inforce the recent concern dict how long the tornado luck partment officials overgrowingwill continue. European suppliesand what of- ;hots Schoonoverreports that ne- do about gotiationsare in progress withficials there intend to the controlling them. HOUSING SHORTAGE agencies of these pressing pro-HALTS NEWTON EFFORT N CO. 3 reservoirsin an attempt to man- One of the most posals, now officiallybefore NEWTON - City officials ipulatewater levels to provide is a plan tohere say that prospecting for 5 40 suitablespawning habitat for the Common Market, the northern levy a stiff tax of$60 a ton onnew industry has come to a one pike at a time ton on becauseoflack of When it vegetable oil and $30 a standstill AT SALINA HOLSTEIN SHOW IALINA, is needed. If itis pos- commonhousing. Newton has about Kansas Holstein Queen Janet Sprang of Effingham gets an sible meal consumed in the Mrs. Lloyd EERS: to work out coordinated this way,5000 housing units, and the va- assist from Sandra Funk, 5, daughter of Mr. and Water level market countries. In the annual r, Roger30111101 plans, the future of Market officialscancy rate is reckoned tobe on- Funk of Hillsboro in holding one of the entries at the northern some Common Kansas Holstein -Friesian show in Salina. pikeinKansas and otherly one-half of 1%. should be believe, more butter _ - A/ assured. May 13, 1969 Agriculture Commissioner B. Dale Ball announced April17 the commission had initiated Protest DDT proceedings to outlaw sale of DDT in Michigan and saidall DDT registration would be can- Ban In Michigan celed within 30 days.