Robert C. Vial Broadcastins 



He Answered the Critics of the AAA 



WlllLK till- ctluT crackU-.- with tlu 

 utteiance> of AAA opponriit^. 

 while hi'ii<lliiu'> -oieam at tlii» I'oii- 

 >'inior. poiiitiiiK' the accusinjr t'in(r«'r at 

 the adjiistnu'iit piojjiani. whih' bii>iiie>> 

 men issue soleiiiii statements aiiii<ist hi 

 (leasing' hiisitiess and payiolls. there wa- 



• ne man who looked o?i ealnily ami with 

 ., twinkle in his eye. 



He is a farmer, a <lairyinaii. a fait 

 finder with the ability to put things t.. 

 i;ether in a elear understandable way. 

 flavored with humor aii<l eolored with 

 .1 philosophy l)orn of ncarlv Td yeai- of 

 f'lU livinji. 



That man i> Ki^bert < . \'ial, Faiiii Bi.- 

 reau member of Dupage county, and 

 readers of the I,a (rrantfe. Illinois (iti 

 ■/en are bettei informed on the pro- 

 :ind eons of the .A.A.A than most new> 

 naper readers in this country. 



Invited by the Citrzen to answei- lettei- 

 tiiat had appeared in that newspapei 

 attaekinjr the A.A.A. Mr. X'ial wrote a 

 masterly series of article> entitled "Let 

 "i-;t! alone or A.A.\ -which?" that sinirle 

 laudedly chanjfed the attitudi- of mo^t of 

 •i lar^e community toward the A.\A. IJc 

 prints (if these articles have been re 

 'luested from all over the country, it i- 

 u:\ informed farmer"> repl\ to attaek- 



• ei the .A.A.A. It is written in clear, sim- 

 I'le lanuuaue. It tia- all the .■ainiark^ o: 

 a masterpiece. 



Holdinfr up business a> tlu- model fioiii 

 which farmers (;ot their pattern foi the 

 crop reduction pro(fram of the .A.X.A Mr. 

 \ ial says, "Autonu>biles are sold in ad 

 \anee (to the dealer* and at the nianu- 

 t'acturer's price, at a profit. 'Thi< last 

 idea from the automobile iiidustiy is ceH- 

 tainly a fine arjtument for .\.\.\ for 

 farmers. This plan of oparation of the 

 automobile industiy is the last word Ih 

 controlled proiluctioti and if I sense the 

 object and aim of organized farnnrs ii 

 .\.\.A it is to do that very thinj;'. to |)i'.. 

 duoe only what can l.e solil at the farm 

 e!"> price and at a profit." 



Continuiiif; Air N'ial stale>. "Low 

 nrices to the farmer do not nece.-<aril\ 

 mean low prices to the consumer. Neilliei 

 do hicrher^>rice~ to the farmer necess^ir- 

 i!y mean hijrher prices to the consumer. 

 There is at present too much slack i' 

 !>etween the two. The sroal is threefoj.i 

 a- f<dlows: 1. Higher income to the fann- 

 er. 2. Lower prices to the consumer .'.. 

 Le-s profits to the distributor. Kiirht in 

 and around this third provision oriirinate- 

 much opposition to the .AA.\. . . . Propa- 

 iranda against A A. A is beinu c.rculateil 

 antonest farmers. .><ivit> i^ beniu .-tiir.'.l 

 up." 



. . . "While fanner- v. civ cieatiry 

 wealth 111 i;'2'.' to r.i:";." \vrit<-.- .\Ii. \'i.il. 

 "what were steel and auto manul'acl niir- 

 lioiiii; ? The\ gradually closed up -hop 

 until they got down to ,i> low a.- l'> pel 

 cent of normal proiluction. Did anyone 

 sa.\ that these manufacturers were un 

 patriotic".' Who were the p.itriot> I a-k " 



ROBERT f via: 



■He kept injonned and told em Itun 

 u Dupaiie county furmvr feels about 

 cmo adjustmerit " 



They met the .-ituation i>.\ 

 operatioii>. They are the 



lUttliit; tlleir 

 champion.^ of 

 curtailed |)rodue«ioii. I' i> from ihem 

 that \.\.\ got the cue for curtaileii pro- 

 iluction aiiii now they are the first one> 

 to complain about fai mi-r- domy exact 

 Iv a- the\ dill under -iinilai circum 



Iti every comiliunU.\ there exi^'- 

 a tieed for infornu'd member,-- who 

 are able and willinii to an-^wei 

 de-tructive criticism and malieiou-. 

 i;.Ue propairanda agait'-t the Kai in 

 liiiieau and its proirrani. 



Itobert ('. Vial of Latlraiitre. I»u 

 paje county dairyman aiiii meinbio 

 of thi' Hupaire County l-'arni Hii 

 reau. recently pilich-hit in such :< 

 capacity when fhica«o >ubui 

 baiiite.- attacked the .A.A.X crop ad 

 ui-tnient plourani in the La 

 <iraiii;i- Citizei-. weekl.\ iicu- 

 paper. 



.\|i \ lal iriadualed from thi 

 < olleue of .Auriculture. I'niversit.v 

 >f Illinois, way back when "book 

 learnin' '" ar d better farmiiid ae 

 jordins; to scientific inforinati'ii. 

 i^a> lidiculed. So he ha<i a tiomi 

 --•art in defendine hiscau>e airain-'. 

 uninformed critics. I'nbia.sed read 

 er- of the Citizen KetM-rally airreed 

 that -Mr. Vial jrot the liest of hi- 

 ad\er-aries in tin- AAA areumeev 



-tai'i'-. ■< > ii>i.-:-t>-nc\ tliou ai; a .(••uel* 

 .No one i- more ready than tiiv 

 farnrii to >tar" in at full speed at i 

 -i\. ei'.fhi. tiMi or jweKe hour <la.\ if a!: 

 ttie uiou))- -tart toi;ether. work for ;i 

 niiiii.-i a'.- way:!' oj profit and -tak to 

 ;;etii<'i a: ii. but the I'armei . her'-aftei 

 iloes not piopo.-^ 'o drk !t aloM-. ."so. let'- 

 null together!" 



Of particular .Micr>-t to II|inoi> Kani 

 r.uiiau inembei - i- "in- -ian-nn'ni o- 

 .\|i. \ lal - reuardii.'.; the 'corn l<ian-° 

 "Had tin- farmer- not received such a 

 loan ibe\ woubl ha\f been t'lu-ci-ii to -ell 

 till.- I >ni at a low prut to nay then 

 bills, the corn would havi- been remov«Ni. 

 they Would have b>-en without thi> con 

 on the farm wiien tlie drouth eanie or; 

 .s;pe.;ulator- and proe«->-or- would h.is- 



PERCENT 



110 



100 



90 

 80 

 70 

 60 

 50 



ndusfriol Droduc*ion 

 {I923-I92S fOO percent)^ 



" Aqnculfurol prodijct.-on 

 ,/3^i--9?9 OOoerce- 



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919 



21 



'23 



'25 



'27 



'29 



31 



33 





FARKERS MAINTAINED THLIR PHODt't TIOX i K0» 



RFDl'cri 



■) n?} WHILE INDUSTRY :>HABPI.Y 



MAY. l«.i-. 



