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Observe Agriculture Day SiiiSa Preserving good farmland and explaining how food costs include only a small portion for farmers dominated Agriculture day conservation at Woodstock last week. The program featured a panel of six farmers who also expressed concern over possible misallocation of energy for Spring work. From left: Georgy Young, University of Illinois area Extension adviser who was panel moderator; Charles Weingart, McHenry farmer; David Gardner, Sokm Mills farmer, and Larry Harris, Farm Bureau manager. (Don Peasley Photography by Kaaren Dodge) produce various crops, Gard­ ner said he figures 92.80 to produce a bushel of corn. When asked how he could seQ it at the current price of about $3.10 a bushel Jtie explained he gets tbi most for it by feeding his grain to his dairy herd. The farmers agreed the recent USDA announcement about farm income being percent lh 1970 was ] The figure compared with the net income in 1977, which was a year when farm income dropped. "We had a good income nationally in 1970". said Tom Nichols, Hebron farmer. "But income dropped off sharply in 1977, so that our 1978 income was merely back to the 1970 level. We've had a strong livestock market the past six months but grain prices are below cost of production. Don Peasley, who served as chairman for Agriculture day, said the program was intended to call consumers' attention to the contributions agriculture makes to the county's economy. In addition, it was an opportunity to salute the men and women who feed this nation, a celebration in a real he concluded. McHenry county farmers marked Agriculture day last week with discussions that ranged from explaining the factors that contribute to the price of food to prospects for adequate fuel to plant the 1979 crops. George Young, one of the county's agricultural leaders in his role as the University of Illinois area Extension adviser, served as moderator for a panel of county farmers. The meeting was held at the Old. Courthouse Inn in Woodstock. The farmer* expressed concern with public attitude toward the re-zoning of prime farmland and what zoning changes should be made to channel growth in an orderly manner. They agreed that at present they see no threat to their farming plans as Spring ./ork season nears insofar as a shortage of gasoline or diesel fuel is concerned but agreed poor distribution may be a factor. Poor distribution may also affect their ability to ob­ tain nitrogen, they said. Clarence Aavang, Huntley farmer, said farmers need to help housewives learn what goes into the cost of food and said labor is an ongoing factor: "When the price paid farmers for wheat declines or the price paid dairymen for milk goes down as it does seasonally, that decline is not reflected in the retail price at stores." David Gardner, Solon Mills farmer, cited USDA statistics that show $3 out of every $10 spent at a supermarket goes for non-fopd items. Don Luerssen, Alden farmer, pointed out the farmers' share of the retail price of the average of all food amounts to about 38 percent. "If grocery advertising listed food for what farmers receive, they would advertise choice round steak for $1.10, large Grade A eggs for 52 cents a dozen, a gallon of Bani-t on it! Prenented bv STATE BANK OF RICHMOND member' F.D.I.C. Banking has changed, but paopls haven't. Even with the addition of com­ puters and other modern,' high-speed bookkeeping systems, people still appre­ ciate the personal contact they have in business dealings. A friendly business relationship might ba old fashioned, but it's stiN important. Here at the bank, we think our customers and friends (both words rdean the same thing here) have a right to expect it. Banking still is a personal thing, and we want to preserve that. Of course, we're not casual about business. We move your funds in and out quickly, process your checks accurately, and atterrtpt to meet your money needs. And we try to perform every service as if it were the very first. We think it's es good for business as it is for friend­ ship. If you have a unique financial problem or simply have routine banking business to attend to, come by anytime. YouH be treated court eOusly-and warmly . . . you can BANK on it! milk for 94 cents and a pound of pork for 88 cents," said Luerssen. Luerssen explained that in comparing grocery store prices with what farmers receive, lettuce sold at 05 cents a head brings 22 cents to the farmer. The farmer gets 33 cents for 10 pounds of potatoes that sold for $1.30. Choice beef at $1.95 a pound is worth $1.10 on the farm. The gallon of fresh milk that cost $1.71 returns 94 cents to the farmer. Youm cited the amount paid for food as a portion of income, fn the United States that amount is 17 percent, according to latest USDA figures. This is comparable with the amount people in Australia, New Zealand and Canada pay for food. "However, in Western European countries, they pay 20 to 30 percent, in Italy, 30-32 percent, India , 40 percent, and in Russia from 30 to 35 percent. In some of the underdeveloped countries virtually all income goes lust to buy food necessities of a family." Cliff Ganschow, sponsor of the Agriculure day program along with McHenry FS and Hughes Hybrids, pointed out a major factor leading to the relatively low cost of food in the United States must be at­ tributed to the productive ef­ ficiencies of the American farmer. The USDA says an average U.S. farmer feeds himself and 55 others, -while in Russia a farmer can feed only eight people with his productive abilities. "However, we know that the better-than-average American farmer produces enough to feed 202 people, and our studies for Top Farmers of America reveal that the best U.S. far­ mers produce enough to feed 525 people. In fact, many folks don't realize that 10 percent of the farmers in the U.S. produce over half the food. That in itself is a startling statistic when we. realize only 4 percent of the U.S. population is engaged in farming.". Bob Hughes, Woodstock, added that in comparison as many as 85 percent of the people in some countries are involved in food production. In developed countries the total would average 25 percent. Asked to discuss the cost to i . i ! iCJ'EDUCATlONAi*, J I v - ' -- ~ , ij College Honors j Maribeth Karas On Dean's List Maribeth Karas, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bruno C. Karas, 212 South Lily Lake road, McHenry, has been named to the dean's list at Wheaton college for the second quarter of the 1978-79 academic year. Dean's list honors are earned by students who carry twelve or more hours and average 3.4 grade points (4 is perfect) per ^quarter. What lust One Person Can Do Clare Booth Luce, Self-Critic Clare Booth Luce has enjoyed both fame and wealth, as well as political and artistic achievement. She's bean an author, a playwright, a congresswoman, and a U.S. ambassador to Italy. One would expect a person as successful as she to be self-assured and perhaps even a little proud. Not at all. I was fascinated to read an interview with her in which she said that she has many doubts about herself. "Some people," she said, "tell me they think I've done rather well, but when I measure myself by my own yardstick with my own standards and goals and opportunities, I wonder." Her attitude, it seems to me, is not one of false humility. Clare Booth Luce has a healthy psyche and a vibrant faith. She is merely being open and honest with us about her feelings. Most of us feel insecure about ourselves from time to time but we are surprised to learn that such feelings come to highly successful people too. It's human. We bring into our adult life all the dreams of our youth. We have to live with our romanticized and idealised self in the real, grown-up world, and it isn't easy. Many people, especially in middle age, become frightened by the discovery of their averageness. They count their successes as nothing and see every setback as proof of their woeful inadequacy. In some, the tyranny of the idealized self becomes so cruel that they lose their self-respect. There is no single "kidney disease". Rather, there are many diseases of the kidneys, which differ according to the nature, and cause of the problem and the different parts of the organ affected. For more information on kidney disease, contact the Kidney Foundation of Illinois, 127 N. Dearborn, Chicago, Illinois 60002. STORE TORKELSON mercury USED CAR SPECIALS! 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I think St. Augustine wrote the bottom line back in the fourth century when he said, "Our hearts are restless, Lord, until they rest in Thee." It takes faith to un­ derstand how true that is. Clare Booth Luce is a woman of faith. Through her faith she knows that God is Unchanging Love. This knowledge puts all her other feelings in per­ spective "Faitli," she says, "is the difference between the freezing' cold and the sunshine, or the difference between shivering in a cold house and having someone to turn on the heat." It is clear from those words that as far as Mrs. Luce is concerned, there is something nice and warm in a life built on faith. I've expereinced the same thing myself, and I know she is telling the truth. 13 million people in the United States have kidney disease. The Kidney Foun­ dation of Illinois is dedicated to the prevention, treatment and cure of kidney disease. The causes of many diseases of the kidney are still unknown; so are successful methods of treatment for some types of kidney disease. The Kidney Foundation of Illinois sponsors research to discover new facts in the prevention, treatment, and cure of kidney disease. Your support will help. Safety Hints PAGEJ^- PLAINDEALER - FRIDAY, MARCH 30,1970 the rear can see you in time to slow down and stop. Pull your car completely off the • pavement whenever possible.-. (A copy of the Rules of tWe Road will be sent to you upon' request. Write to Alan J. Dixon, Secretary of State, Springfield,* 111., 62756) By Aland J. Dixon Secretary of State When traveling on our high­ ways, many situations may arise that caU for alertness or possible split-second decisions on the part of a driver. One situation, which has claimed many lives, occurs primarily on two-lane, secondary roads. 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