465 024.60 350 @ 24,80 485 p24,40 446 24.40 390 024,40 330 0 24,30 445 0 24,30 430 @ 24,20 401 024,00 470 p23,90 472 0 23,90 435 @23,90 437 @23.80 511 p 23,80 oa 518 (a23.50 488 p23,20 535 p23.20 455 p23,10 13 year no. 47 January 23, 1968 433 p2340 455 p 23,00 515 23,00 525 p 22,90 - - 1295 p 17.10 -- 1215 @ 16.50 1320 0 16,30 - -- 720 p 16,20 Legal Hinge In Purebred AI ---1410 16,15 gus is an Angus no matter howfuses to register artficially con- -1090 @ 16,10 Is an Angus that has been ---1260 p bred artificially any less an it's produced, and the Angus cieved purebred Angus cattle 16,10 Breeders Association has been in the nation. The Justice De- -1135 p 16,00 Angus than one that has been on partment charged it with violat- -1170 @15,90 bred naturally? placing unfairrestrictions -1060 p15,80 The Justice Department hasthose that have been bred bying federal antitrust laws. ---1175 @ 15,75 Neighbors charged that an Angus breedersartificial inseminaton. The association verifies the @ 15,60 Rey Behrens, left, and his neighbor, Lawrence association is unfairly discrimin- The government said in paperspedigrees of the American An- ---1370 @ 15.50 Brown, of Lincoln, Kans., wereworking together last inating between the two. filed in U.S. Dictrict Court in gus breed and issues acertificate 0 235,00 week to get cattle to market. The government says an An-Kansas City, the association re -of registration for each animal. @ 217,00 But if a calf has been conceived @ 171,00 through artificial insemination, the association will not register 'Bargaining Power More Than A Phrase? the animal unless the owner of kISSION the sire has obtained an artifi- -But WhoHas A Concrete Plan? cial breeding permit from the Y Will farmers get more "bar-too, and they have their own Among factors mentioned trast, a high price usually willassociation,the government gaining power" this year? ideas about it. were the following: not stand up when farmers have said. The current holding action The least vague about bar- Strikes are common andunsold products on hand. Pro- The Justice Department asked of the National Farmers Or-gaining power isthe NFO. frequently a necessary means ducers must control supply ei-the court to forbid the associa- of wielding power in labor bar-ther by restricting production Marys,ganizationis aimed 'atgiving What that organization has in tion to impose any restriction on mind is a plan to organize farm-gaining. They are less feasibleor by diverting output from the registration of such calves. farmers "muscle in the market the market. A withholding ac- place," a goal the NFO has ers to the extent thatthey can in farming, because withholding The government noted in 1966 singly-mindedly aimed at sincehold farm animals and grains products usually tion by farmers perhaps can nearly 8 million cattle were bred Kans, difficult and more costly than force prices up, but the priceartificially in this country. its inception. from the market until they can get the price they want. They withholding labor. gains cannot be held unless It is the NFO which has giv- subsequent market supplies are en bargaining power its mostwould force processors to enter If a particular bargain rais- into contracts to buy their pro- es wages or prices, but nothingin some way controlled. BETTER LIVESTOCK DAY attention,altho other sources else is done, more men or pro- There is also the problem have taken up the phrase as theducts at "fair" prices. COMMITTEES PICKED The NFO has restated what aducts usually will be availabe of deciding who will work and JUNCTION CITY - Location NFO has takena bona fide than employers or buyers wishwho will sell his products when ialina place among those organizations farmer has long gripedabout: of the annual Better Livestock the feeling that he is theonly to use. Some way of insulating total supply exceeds the am- Day of the Geary -Dickinson An- which say they speak for farm- this surplus from the market isount the market will take. The ers. businessman who takes his pro- gus Association has not yet been to marketand says, essential. usual proposal in farming is toset, but committees have been Secretary of Agriculture Or- ducts In labor it is fairly easy toassiszn nnotns. In industrial la- ville Freeman has openly talk- "What'll you give me?" yet named. he must enforse the contract wage, andbor, the seniority rule is the ra- holy ed about bargaining power in when he goes to buy tioning device. On the other Date of the show, one of the say, "What do youcharge?" employers hire only as many largest field days in the coun- :00 a.m. Cattle the past year, saying "we've men as they want at that wage.hand, if the employer hires to key are eons** gone about as far as we can un- The farmer, it iscontended, try, is April 18. A location will market andThus decisions of employers replace retirees or for other be selected by Loyd Black, Mar- der existing government pro- sells on a wholesale reasons he makes the decision 572 p 25.00 buys on a retailmarket. Indus-perform the function of supply vin Poland, and Ralph Munson. 562 p 22.60 grams." But Secretary Freeman that the control. In agriculture, in con - as to who gets the job. has never put forth even the try might not agree Ts 446 p 26.10 farmer is the onlybusinessman 492 @ 22.60 vaguest outline of a concrete rs program. who finds himselfin such a 405 @ 29.25 the way the 24.90 The Farm Bureau also has bind, but that is rs 394 @ farmer sees it. 483 p 22.90 talked of farm bargaining pow- 26,60 er, altho its members doubtless way, s 425 p The bargaining power m1070 @ 16.00 have different ideas of what then, is the wayout?One bargaining power is than the group, clearlyself-appointed NFO. The Grange and Farmers but with someclaim to being ex- ogs22 7 @18.55 Union talk of bargaining power pert, has saidrecently that ac- ogs210 @ 18.70 tually forming aplan for bar- ogs 207 @ 18.85 gaining mightbe considerably 18.75 ogs226 @ Western Farm more difficultthan making up ogs222 @ 18.70 17.65 the phrase.. ogs2 41 @ Show At K.C. Planning Asso- ogs215 18.85 The National 18.75 ciation - anorganization whose ogs224 @ that it is not ex- ogs222 @ 18.75 February 26-28 name suggests 378 p 14.10 The Western Farm Show, theactly on theconservative side - rs possibilities Dgs 231 @18.65 largest indoorfarm machinery concluded that "the 13.25 show in thenation, is scheduledfor improvingfarm income 14.00 bargaining are igs @ for KansasCity February 26-27- through market 14.5 igs @ 28 in the AmericanRoyal Ex-limited and areconfined large- p 10.W groups of com- gs position Building. ly to specialized @14.25 igs The show,sponsored by themodity producers,usually in 13.50 areas." igs (@ Western RetailImplement andcompact geographica Hardware Association, was at- The groupcontended that any tended by52,000 persons in fixes prices 1967. organization that !Cheri must also havecontrol of pro- All eightof the major trac- reason, it said, tor and duction. For this combine manufacturersit still is necessaryto retain gov- ON CO. and dozensof the short -line ernment controls onfarm out- Companies will display their put. US 40 latestequipment for every type of farming The planningassociation went More Work operation. detail in an 240 acres and keeps 30milk phone While into considerable Jerry Pinick of Havensville farms no charge is made for differences be- doesn't put Jerry in a rockingchair by a warm fire. SALINE, the show,free admittance tick-effort to explain cows. Cold weather chopping holes in pond towater the ets are tween farmingand labor when It just means more work. Such as necessary and may be collective bargain- Obtained fromdealer membersit comes to herd. of theassociation. ing. FA Few Sheep Kansas RanksThird On Feed There are about17 percent 0 less sheep and oldcrop lambs In TotalCropland on feed than ayear ago.The Livestock ReportingService Only Texas and Montana have a year ago. says the currentnumber is more land in farms than does The size of the average farm only abou Findi in Kansas in 1968 is estimated about *9,000 head - product Kansas. The latest reckoning by one-thirdofthe 1962-66 aver the Kansas Crop Reporting Ser- at 551 acres compared with539 smallest since rec ular su age and the peeches vice places the figure for the acres in 1967. ords started in 1930. In 1950 there were 50.5mil- Such W state at 50.1 million acres. There were 43,000sheep an( The trend to fewer but largerlion ncres of land in farms in large opera tell of 1 Kansas. The average farm to-lambs being fed by farms continues. The service tors either in feedlotsor gran ducts al said the number of farms in taled 374 acres and there were stubble ow suit kw 135,000 farms in the state. ing wheat, sorghum the state for 1968 is estimated beet tops. This is 23percent less ducts in at 91,000, a decline of two per- being fed On tin CANTON VOTERS ELECT than the 56,000 head orient cent from the figure of 93,000 TO KEEP SCHOOLS by large operators a yearago. whole, sheep cultural CANTON - Patrons of the For the U.S.