DEAR SIR: So, the beef farmers have abandoned the pickets in the national interest. They must return home and continue to produce beef at a loss, even though they are the lowest-paid section of farmers.

It is noticeable that the meat processors were not asked to act in the national interest, even though they are operating what appears to be a very profitable business. As usual, the primary producer of the raw material must remain on the hind teat.