AFBF BOARD OF DELEGATES AT ITS 28TH 



ANNUAL MEETING IN SAN FRANCISCO 



DECEMBER 12, 1946 



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With laiin pr.HliKtinn ni-.iih oni (hiril 

 ..bo\f ptiw.ir priKluction. a.cniulturc morc 

 •hm ever n-.-cl-. .in I'xpan.lc.i volume ot 

 toreicn trait- to absorb its oufpiit. InJustry 

 ine.ls I* t.i maintain t'lill empjovnient. 



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 ^-.'.'.Iv .111! strvucv (in .1 soun.i baMS is a 

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The Air.ciKan I'arai lUirciu Federation la- 

 \ors .gradual .u'iii--trr.< nt ot tra.le b.irriers, 

 in.lii.iini; t.irifts, i-nport quotas, ii.rrencv 

 "lanipul.ri.'ii. rtsirntne iiilinus on ptoJuct 

 spetilu 11:0ns. .in! I iimin.ition ot tarttls 

 .in.: ntlier rinni ipnli-TR dtVHes to (.iCiiitaie 

 ir.i.li. 



Ill .!is.h,ni;e t.iithtiilU our .creaf re- 

 ■■p,ins:bil::ii.-s .IS the ka.linK nation ot the 

 v.i.rM. w I- niifst .1 li'pt tiTLi.tin poluies vvhah 

 T ni-our.ii,'e iTil'.isti'.ili.MTion of nilier n.itions, 

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A. b.I:!'\e the iO(.- ot intt rnaii. n il i"ii 

 ■'iiiv .icrit-mt iits, t oitr.lin.tte-l un.ler .in 

 'T'l ' pri.iti. mte rn.itii'ii.i! .lutncv. w;lh;n 

 .. i'lji .icr-( nl'iiie li.is atlei|ua:e represenT 1 

 •in, will be hilpful in Jealint; witii a.itri 

 lulTiiril snrplusst-s Ininit.hat; aition on 

 Tills trifit !s e-stnti.il t.i h. in. lit surpluses 

 whith .ire now in prospett 



\\"e reiterate *'iir support (if thie principles 

 "t retipt'V.il tr.itle .1 'jreeinen's It has been 

 lont; reto^ni/e.l that lUir protective policies 

 have worke.l iin.!iie fiartiships on .ii^ricultural 

 pro.liiccrs We must face the fact that farm 

 pro.liicts constitute a shimkinp percenfa>:e of 



our total export.s anti a >;rowin,c; perceiita>;e 

 of luir total imports, in .itlminisierin>; tlit 

 tratic a.i;reements pro.qram. equitable treat- 

 ment in a.liustini; tr.ule harriers must be 

 Kiven a.uritultural protlutts. 



I-orei.i;n tratic is essenti.il to brini; about 

 a sustainetl lii.yli level ot employment, .111 

 exp.intii.t volume of prtivluttion, an. I an 

 incicisint siantlani of livin.i; in this n.iiion. 



I'arni Proprain 



The tiiture pattern of proiiiittion an. I 

 listribution i^i a.i:riciiltural tonimotlities is 

 ot paramount importance to .ill farmers. 

 It IS extremely important that the >;ains 

 vvhuh h.tve accrue. 1 to farmers as a result 

 of basic a.criculiural Ic.mslation enacted in 

 the past be preservetl. It is ei]ually im- 

 portant th.it American tarmers. tlirou,i;h 

 their I. am oryanr/ations ami representatives 

 in f oni^ress^ strive for the streni^thenin.c t>t 

 tfiese l.ivvs which are t.he fountiation of our 

 a.criiultur.il pro.i;rams I'very possible step 

 must he t.iken to prevent the a.qricultural 

 economv trom a.tain cxperiencin.:; a tlebaelc, 

 such as foll.iweij World W.ir I. An a.uri 

 cultural economy with the uncertainties, 

 harilships. and deprivations of the l.ite 

 tvienties and early thirties, cannot aaain 

 be toler.ile.l. 



We recotnize the necessity for atljust 

 mcnts in the ai;ricultiiral pro.qrani to meet 

 chanpin,!; tontlitions We urpe that thorou.qh 

 studies be undertaken immtdiatelv of pro- 

 crams for b.isic acritultural commotlities an.! 

 other tominotlities to lietermine what improve - 

 inents .in. I modifications are rcquiretl in 

 ortier to ilevelop a permanent lon.u time 

 agricultural profirarn that will be niort 

 nearly self sustainini; an.! v\hich vkill cfTec 

 tively assist in correcting the basic causes 

 of disparity betwten .i.criculturc. labor, and 

 industry. 



Farmers believe in .tn economy of abun 

 -iance and stand ready to )oin with industry 

 and labor to achieve maximum production 

 and maximum employment throu/;h price 

 policies antl vvaue policies which arc .ccared 

 til a lu.iximum level of consumption. 



Whenever surpluses approach unmana.qe- 

 .ible proportions, it is imperative that farm 

 ( rs have necessary machinery to control ami 

 .idiust these supplies to total demantis of 

 markets so as tci prevent the wreckinp of 

 t.irm prices, the tlcsiruttion of farm pur- 

 chasing; pov^et. .in.l the rtsultin^ unbalance. 1 

 n.ition.il cconom\'. 



The Amtricaii F.inn liuicau Federation 

 believes in the principles and obiectives of 

 soil consenation. acre.iize adiiisfnients, .in.! 

 m.irkt-tin.c qiioT.is when nee.le.l. commotlitv 

 lii.ins .in.j surplus .hspos.il, as provitlcti by 

 basic .ii;rKt;!tiir.il legislation. W'c favor the 

 tontinu.ition .^^f ciop insur.ince, but ur.ce its 

 use only with re.iriiin.il atluistnients ,Tn.l on 

 soun.l actu.iri.il basis. 



We insist til. it tilt life of the ( ommo.litv 

 (re. lit, C .ifpnr.iTinn be exteii.leil. ,'>utTicient 

 fiimls i;u:st be ri.i.le av.nl.iblc to tarry out 

 the lo.in. supp.irt, .tn.l ot.lier programs 

 We .ire oppose.! to 

 other public funds for 

 :n lieu of f.iir prices 

 .■\,ericultural Marketin.i; 

 .-\firecments .•\ct in b.is" Ui sirencthened t" 

 peimit the- use of in.irketin.i; .t.cret-rnents an. I 

 or.lers vclun tlie a\era,!,'e farm price of a 

 commodity is above parity where necessary 

 to establish .in.! maintain minimum stand- 

 ar.ls of quality, maturity, and inspection re- 

 quirements for agricultural commotlities. We 

 further recommend that the provisions of the 

 Marketing Aqreements Act be extended to 

 .ill agricultural commotlities whenever the 

 producers of any 3.i;ricultural commodity de- 

 sire to utili/e the provisions of this Act 

 \X'e insist that the Government's com- 



.lutliori/ietl b\ l.iv\ , 

 The use of (CC ur 

 Consumer subsi.lits 

 We ur.ce that the 



mi.mer 



niantlat 



basic 



lowing 



emer.ce 



We 

 the ,St 

 coNcrni 

 bisic 

 tion wa 

 than <H 

 price 

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 era pi 

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iiK-t h.m 

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Wc 

 price 

 motiitie' 

 in etfec 



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