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Rural Assessment Change

Pushed ByFarm Bureau

2BThe Lenvnnworth Timon,

Sunday, Fata. 29,1976.

Leavenwor th County FarmB u r e a u doesn't let its age slow itdown even though i t i s the oldestFarm Bureau chapter in then a t i o n w i t h a bir th in 1912.

U nde r t he leadership of i t spresident , August Lietzen an dboard of directors , the groupac t ive ly promotes agr icul turet h r ou gh legislat ion an d theservices i t makes avai lable toits m em ber s ., W i t h 1 , 0 2 0 f a m i l y m e m -

berships a n d a pledge byL i e t z e n to have 1,100 before th e

,end of the year , the local Far m

Promoters

I Of Pork

DoubleK The promotion of pork in^ L eavenwor t h County is behind. '-the formation of one of the•Cnewest an d fastest growing. ' farm organizat ions in thecounty — t he Le a v e n w o r t hC o u n t y P o r k ProducersAssociat ion .

W h i l e barely 22 m em ber swer e p r es en t at the f irs tmeeting in January 1975, th e

.. membership ha s more thandoubled, to 51 members in thepas t year.

Meeting ever y other month atthe Lansing 4-H Bui lding, thesepork farmers have the op-por tuni ty to l i sten to speakerson such things as pork heal th ,bui ldings an d ho w to handlew a s t e s , V e r n o n W a t e r s ,

president of the group, said.In addi t ion , each member

contr ibutes t o ' t h e s t a t e an dna t i ona l c a mp a i g n s to en-courage pork purchases by theconsumer , by donat ing f ivecents from the sale of ever y hog.Half of the "nickle a head checko f f " goes to the s t a t eor ga n i z a t i ons and half to thena t i ona l . In a d d i t i o n th emember receives a subscr ipt ionto a pork producers magazine.

Th e biggest problem porkpr odu cer s ar e deal ing with thisyear i s how to control odor fromhog wastes an d set t l ing lagoons,W a t e r s says. T he l o c a lorganiza t ion has a l r eady hear da n umb e r o f speakers on theissue which in s om e par t s of thecountry is the subject oflawsui ts.

W i t h so many new homesbeing bui l t on or around far -mland, the newer r es i den t smove in before they discoverthey don' t l ike th e smell downth e road.

"It doesn' t ma k e muc h d i f -f e r e nc e that the farmer wasthere f irs t ," W ate' r s says. He is

holding up on his plans to bui ldlane w finishing out bui lding un t i lsomething is rgsolved on thise nv i r onm e nt a l control problem.

Th e L e a v e n w o r t h PorkP r odu cer s Associat ion willsponsor two new classes in porkat the 1976 Leavenwor th CountyFai r p r o v i d i n g th e trophies an dr ibbons.

This y ear as l as t t heorganiza t ion also plans top a r t i c i p a t e in N a t i o n a lA gr i c u l t u r e Week act ivi t ies inM a r c h .

Besides Waters of RR 3, otheroff icers in the o r g a n i z a t i o ni nc l u de : John Kaslai l is, RR 2Tnnganoxie, v ice president ;L a r r y S h e l l e r , R R 3T o n g a n o x i e , s e c r e t a r y -t r eas u r er ; Jo e Ha a s , RR 1 ,s t a t e director ; an d Dale Stoner ,RR a Bonner Spr ings, programc h a i r ma n .

B ur e a u h a s been recognized fo r15 consecut ive y ear s for in-c r e a s i n g it s m e m b e r s h i p .G ove r ne d by a board of 10d i r e c t o r s represent ing each ofthe tow nships i t also ac t st h r o u g h it's v a r i o u s c o m -mit tees .

Assessment Issue

E f f o r t s th is year are aimedtoward the state-wide adopt ionin N o v e mb e r of a const i tu t iona la m e n d m e n t to a l l o wa gr i c u l t u r a l l a n d to be assessedfor tax purposes on the basis of

income r a t her t h a n sale price.Successful in l o b b y i n g o ge t thequest ion on the bal lot , th eadopt ion of a use-value conceptof land appraisal in K a n sa s isno t designed, the Far m B ur e a usays, as a tax break for farmersbu t fo r ta x e qu i t y .

For ty states already haveu s e - v a l u e a p p r a i s a l ofa g r i c u l t u r a l l a n d , L i e t z e nnoted. I t took three to four y ear sof w o r k by the Kansas Far mB ur e a u an d others to f inally ge lth e quest ion on t he bal lot here,h e sa i d .

Th e legislat ive effor ts of thes t a t e g r o up h a v e no t beenl i m i t e d to th is on e i ssue, bu t t hestate resolu t ions commit tee, ofw h i c h Lietzen is a member , hash a mme r e d out 71 resolut ionsstat ing th e proposed stand of theK a n sa s Far m Bureau. Thesestatements c o v e r issues f romc ons e r va t i on a nd educat ion topubl ic heal th and t ranspor tat ionas well a s a g r i c u l t u r e . T h er e s o l u t i o n s w i l l bediscussed, adopted or rejectedaf t h e up c o mi n g s tate con-v e n t i o n . .

Watchdog forFarmers

"The Far m B ur e a u serves asa w a t c h d o g so fa r me r s are notpu s he d a r o un d to o m u c h withl e g i s l a t i o n w e can ' t l ive with ,"Lie tzen said . "The intent is todevelop guidel ines both thef a r m e r a nd c o n sume r ca n l ivew i t h i n . W e h a v e a legislat ives taf f — three f u l l t ime people —which is well respected inT o p e k a . "

Ma y 2 ti is ci rcled on theL e a ve nw or t h Co un t y F a r mB u r e a u calender th is year asIh e d d t c (!ov. Rober t F . B e nne t tw i l l t o u r fa r ms in Le a v e n w o r t hC o un t y , Lietzen said .

This is the second year th eK a ns a s F a r m B ur e a u h a sbr ou gh t the governor to Kansasf a r m s t o a c q u a i n t h i m f irs tha nd w i t h th e many problemsfarmers face. Lietzen saidB e nne t t wil l probably vis it tw oor three farms her e in the t h r e ehou r s he is expected to spend on

th e t o u r . M o n e y Saver

Besides th e b e n e f i t s of F a r mB u r e a u insurance, members ofth e L e a v e n w o r t h C o u n t ychapter can save costs t h r o ug hth e F a r m Bureau's grouppu r c ha s i ng o f feeds, bui ldings,tool s an d vehicle suppl ies aswell as the group Blue Cross-Blue Shield which is a v a i l a b l e .Members also have avai lable tot he m bookkeeping services an dhave connect ions with a s t a t em a r ke t i ng agent .

Projects ar e also car r ied on nthe c o mmi t t e e s of the localb u r e a u . T h e m e m b e r s h i pc om m i t t e e seeks to top 1 , 1 0 0m e m b e r s by 1977, th e sa fe t yc om m i t t e e cont inues th e safetycontests in the schools an ds pons or s h i p o f s t ud e n t sa fe t ys e m i n a r s ; th e c i t i z e n s h i pc o m m i t t e e is se e k i n gsophomore or juniors in highschool to send to a .citizenshipse mi n a r ; m a r ke t i ng c o mmi t t e em a k i n g a v a i l a b l e th e servicest h r o ug h g r o up p ur c h a s i n g ; th ey o u n g f a r m e r s f o r t hos eme mb e r s un d e r 30 ye a r s of age;

p o l i c y c o m m i t t e e t a k e ss u g g e s t i o n s t o t he stateresolut ions commit tee; and thew om e n ' s commit tee headed byR u t h R y a n w ho ass is ts w i t h th eweekly ma r k e t su r v e y .

Special Recognit ionT h e L e a v e n w o r t h F a r m

B u r e a u i s g i v i n g s p e c i a lr e c o g n i t i o n th is year

-t o fa r ms

t ha t h a v e b e e n in afa m i l y fo r

over 100 y ear s as par t of theB i c e n t e n n i a l observance.

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Need CloserTies"There ar e easier w a ys lo

ma k e a l i v i n g , " d a i r yma n M i k eJeann in, d isl r ict representat iveto the M i d - A me r i c a D a i r yma n ,said .

" Y o un g g uys my a g e j us tar en ' t staying in it," he said ,not ing the decl ine nat ional ly inIh e n umb e r of dairy farms f r o m21,000 in 1971 to 12,900 dairyformers at the end of 1975. "W e

h a v e t o m ake t he consumerr e a l i z e . w e d o n ' t w a n t to ge tr ich, we j u s l w a n l to make al iving."

Mid-America D a i r yme n , acooperat ive, t r ies to make thedairymen's job a l i t l le slablerbesides p r o mo l i n g Ihe use ofm i l k , Je a n n i n n o t e d .

M i d - A m w h o s e m e m b e r sn umb e r 90 in th is three-counlyd i s l r i c l ( L e a v e n w o r l h ,W y a ndo l t e and J e f f e r s o n ) isresponsible fo r h a u l i n g th efa r me r s ' milk to Meyer Dairyan d ma r k e t i n g it for them.W h i l e M e ye r ' s only b uys si xd a ys a w e e k , M i d - A m takes theS u nda y mi l k an d s tores i t a tO t t a w a f o r next-day del ivery tot he da i r y .

Mid-Am keeps an order ly f lowo f mi l k d u r i n g th e ye a r to w h e r eit is n e e d e d . N o r m a l l y m i l kconsumpt ion i s down in the

s u m m e r so it is sent forprocessing i n t o powdered milk ,cheese o r b u t t e r , J e a n n i n s ay s .

J e a n n i n says w h i l e t h epubl ic ized mi lk scandals havedeter red any fur ther milkl egi s la t ion some governmenthe l p . i s needed to prop upd a i r yme n so they don ' t go ou t ofbusiness.

W i t h only 5 " - o f - the 435

congressmen in Washingtoncoming from dist r icts that havemore than 20 per cent of a ru ralpopula t ion, Je a n n i n says th e jo bo f M i d - A m and any dairyorganiza l ion is lo show peoplef rom ur b a n areas I h e fa r me rhas problems and is wi l l ing tohelp consumers if they help thef a r m e r su r v i v e . T h i s un -de r s t a nd i ng i s going lo takey ear s lo develop, Jeannin says.

M i d - A m is also aclive inproducl developmenl , or f i n d i n gne w uses or new w a ys to d r i n kor ea t mi l k . In the las l Iw oy ear s , a hig h energy- low calor iedr i nk has been inl roducedca l led Shake-Break fo r thosewh o w a n t a quick, nutr i l iousmeal in a can. Jeannin said Iwoor Ihree olher new products ar ealso being develogped to c a t e rto w h a t th e consumer wants Intheir milk products.

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Farm Services Lend A HandA farmer may know that the

best help he can get is f rom hisfamily and his neighbors, But healso has a number of othero r g a n i z a t i o n s or s er v i cesavailable to him in Leaven-worth County, some of themgovernmental, others privateindust ry or cooperatives andothers through organizations offarmers looking after the bestinterest of agriculture. Here area listing of these along w i t h thepeople who head them.

U. S. Dept. of Agricul tureExtension Service

W al ter Sharp, RR 4, chair-

man of the executive board ofLeavenworth County ExtensionCouncil.

Jack Smith, county extensionagricultural agent and countyextension director, Leaven-worth County Courthouse.

Emily Mark, county ex -tension home economist ,

i Leavenwor th County Cour t -house.

Mrs. Joe Calpvich, RR 3Tonganoxie, chairman of - theHome economics advisorycommittee of the extensioncouncil and chairman of theextension hpmemakers unitaffairs committee.

Ralph Rector, county ex-tension 4-H agent, LeavenworthCounty Courthouse.

U S. Dcpt. of AgricultureStabilization and Conservation

Service

John Sloan, RR3 , chairmanofth e Le a v e n w o r t h Co un t yAgricultural Stabilization andConservation Committee.

E l m e r B l a n k e n , c o un t yexecut ive director of Leaven-w o r t h - W y a n d o t t e A S C S ,Federal Building, Leavenworth.

U. S. Dept. of Agriculture

Soil Conservation Service

Les Shoemaker , R R 2

Tonganoxie, chairman of theboard of s u per v i s o r s ofLe a v e n w o r t h C o un t y Co n -servation District.

Norman Kruse, d ist r ictc o n s e r v a t i o n i s t , FederalBuilding, Leavenworth.

Lawrence Nieman, resourceconservationist who works withthe Mid-America Association ofConservation Districts, 1709 N.98thSt., Kansas Ci ty, Kan.

U. S. Dept. of Agriculture

FarmersHomeAdministrationMrs. Dorothy Smith, RR 1 ,

chairman of the LeavenworthCounty committee.

Lee Wright , Farmers Home> i '

Administration, Lawrence, Ca nbe reached at 682-1085 onMonday afternoons.

Farm ManagementAssociation No. 4

Mi ke J e a n n i n , R R 1 ,L e a v e n w o r t h C o u n t y ' srepresentative on the board ofdirectors.

Fred DeLano, Baldwin,fieldman for the association.

I lol on Product onCredi t Association

Office that serves Leaven-worth County n Holton.Federal Land Bank Association

Anthony P. Mohr , 210 E.

Seventh, Lawrence.Leavenworth-Jefferson

ElectricCo-opAmbrose L. Dempsey, R R 3 ,

Leavenworth, president.Fred Johnson, off ice of

Leavenworth-Jefferson Electr icCo-op, McLouth, manager .

Leavenworth County Co-opGeorge Marshal l , m a n a g e rof

co-op located at Lansing, wi thEd Thiel , R R 1 E a s t o n , thepresident .

Leavenworth County

FairAssociationG. F. "Sandy" Murphy, RR 1

Leavenworth, president.

Leaveilworth County

Dairy AssociationJames Je a n n i n , R R 1

Leavenworth, president.LeavenworthCounty

Dairy Herd ImprovementAssociation

Floyd Eb er th , RR 1 Basehor,president, and Russell Wilson,

.101-4 N . M a i n , La n s i n g ,supervisor.

LeavenworthCountyArtificial Breeding

Association

B. J. Wedel, RR 1 Tonganoxie,chairman of the board, andR ober t H a r dw i c k , R R 3

Leavenworth, echnician.Mid-America Dairymen

Mi ke Je a n n i n , RR 1Leavenworth, representative ofone of the county's Mid-Amdistricts.

All-Star DairyRi c h a r d New,R R 1

Leavenworth, member of theboard of directors.

Dairy Councilo f Greater Kansas City

Offices in Kansas City, Mo.,provide dairy product educationand promotion.Farmland Industries Research

and Demonstration Farm' D o n a ld Cr i m, - o p e r a ti o n s

manager at the farm located at3725 N. 139th St., Kansas City,K a n .

Leavenworth CountyBeef Improvement Association

Louis Klemp, RR 1 Easton,president.

Leavenworth CountyPork ProducersAssociationV e r non W a t e r s , RR 3

Leavenworth, president.Noxious Weed

Control Depar tmentRobert Knoche, supervisor.

L e a ve nw or t h County Cour t-house.

UnitedFarmWivesMrs. An n Boll in , RR 4Leavenworth, chairman.

Leavenworth CountyFarmBureau

August Lietzen, RR 1 BonnerSprings, president, and JoeWalrod, agency manager at thebureau office, 102 Olive, Lan-sing. ,

urange

(Patrons of Husbandry)George Torneden, RR l

Linwood, county deputy.Nat ionalFarmersOrganization

Lloyd Parsons, RR lLeavenworth, president.

Educate Consumer

Farm W ives Speak OutTh e threatened m eat boycot t

three ye ars ago whi le cal l inga t tent ion to the beef farmerspl ight was also the beginnin g ofa local farm organizat ion . ,

U n i t e d F a r m s W i v e s of

L e a ve nw or t h Co un t y un d e r th el e a de r s h i p of president An nBol l in, RR 4, has tried to br inga bet ter u nde r s t a nd i ng betweenth e p r o d uc e r an d consumers —a l ink of c o mmun i c a t i o n t h a tw as fi rs t br idged w i t h th eboy c o t t .

F ou nde d by a g r o up ofA t c h i s o n Co un t y fa r m w o me n inresponse to the boycot t , 20 0w om e n f irs t organized inE f f i n g h a m with 25 w o me n t h e nsent to Wa s h i n g t o n to tel l th efarmers' story to Congress,M r s . Bollin said .

Ten CountiesSince that t ime, U n i t e d Far m

W i ve s has spread to 10 count iesin K a n sa s w i l h 1 8 w o me n in theloca l c h a p t e r .

" W e a r e aff i l iated w i l h noo t h e r f a r m o r g a n i z a t i o na l t hou gh w e cooperate w i t h th eState Far m C o a l i t i o n , th eC o m m u n i t y F a r m O r g a -n i z a t i o n , A m e r i c a n A g r i -w om e n a nd t he A g r i c u l t u r eCounci l of A me r i c a . W e ma k ee ve r y ef for t to keep ou rme mb e r sh i p i n f o r m e d on w ha ti s going on na t i ona l l y , as wel l as

on s t a t e and local i ssues of in-terest to us as promoters ofa g r i c u l t u r e . W e a c t on those wefeel we should," she said .

" Our motto i s f rom th ep r o d uc e r to the c o n sume r w i t hun d e r s t a n d i n g , " sh e a d d e d . ,

This year , as w i t h last year ,th e w i v e s wil l organize displaysan d d e mo n s t r a t i o n s at a locals hopp i ng center dur ing N a t i ona lA gr i c u l t u r e W e e k in M a r c h .

Dairy Da yLast year the organizat ion

also sponsored a dairy day inJun e w i t h a s peaker fromMe y e r D a i r y an d demon-s t r a t i ons g i v e n by 4-H mem-

bers . A fa r m- c i t y da y w a s heldin N o v e mb e r w i t h wives ofK i w a n i s me mb e r s in Ce a v e n -w or t h • nvi ted to a l un c h e o n .Father John Stitz spoke lo Iheg r o up on one occasion a bou l h i sa g r i c u l t u r a l t o u r in the Peoples 'R e pu b l i c of C h i n a . A staleconvenl ion in Oclober a nd a n

appreciat ion dinner in Januaryrounded oul Ihe y ear ' s acl ivi t iesfor th e group.

M r s . B ol l i n • s a i d ane du c a t i ona l group within th eorganiza l ion i s now galher ingmater ial aboul agr icul ture touse in the schools an d hopes toge t programs s t a r t ed soon.

Other officers of the UnitedFarm W i v e s ar e V i r g i n i a W a k e ,R R l , secretary-lreasurer;Marlha New, RR 1, v ice-c h a i r ma n ; M a r y E l l e n Sloan,R R 2 . nuhlir : relat ions.

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