rmriiR-nt !<• tjrnurs tt.i rn.iinr.iin tlic prcscnr 

 ni.indatorv loiumojity liun proi^r.iin tor tlu 

 basic cropv ihiiint; the twti-yi-.ir pcrinil tol- 

 iiiwin>; tin- oITkijI lLTinin.iIi"n ol the w.ii 

 i.riK-r.i;entv he liillv earned luit. 



W'c tiirllier insist that the intet;ritv nt 

 the Stea.call AiiHiulriieill, i oniniittjnj; tlu 

 >;inerniiient to -.uppoit tlie pines oI iioii. 

 basic lomiiiirihties, tor whuli iiu leased |iro,hit 

 tioii was ric|uesteii durini; the \ear. at not les^ 

 than <)() per cent of paritv oi a comparable 

 price tor this sane twovcar period hi 

 miintain d. We ins:st that the intent ol 

 f on>;res,s recjiiires that the siippoit prue 

 tor siitii conmiodities sii.ill be a aiinei.un 

 OI not less than yo per cent ot paiitv or 

 loinp.irabie prue. adiiisteil tor seasonal, iteo- 

 1,'raphu. and .i;rade differentials, in the mar- 

 l-et phne at .dl times diirini; the n-.irlsel:ni; 

 season, 



^'e reto,L;ni/e, fio\ie\cr, that in si.nu 

 lases the support ptue proi;ram will netcs 

 sirilv need to be contin.uent iip^in eonipli- 

 .ince with production cpaotas. (ir otiii. ; 

 iiieihanisin to pie\ent excessive produition 

 to the end that iinnecess..rv >;o\i.rnineni.il 

 Ci>sts be avoided 



Wc ad\iit,ite the immediate rei'iosal ot 

 price ceilinys from the a.trii idtural com 

 mndities on which price ceilin.t;s are still 

 in etTect 



Paritv 



VX'e belice the parity principle has r-adc 

 a valuable contribution to American a.uri- 

 culture. The American Farm Bureau I'ed 

 eration will resist any attempt to destroi 

 rhc parity ccmcept. In previous resolutions 

 we have recognized the need for adjust- 

 ments m certain commodities and liave 

 recommended that steps be taken to de- 

 velop J plan that will .ttivc equitable treat- 

 ment to livestock, livestock products, dairv 

 products, and any other a>;ricultural com 

 moditv that is not treated fairly under the 

 present parity formula. 



It IS the position of the Amcruan lam. 

 Bureau Federation that for (he Stca^all sup- 

 port price period the present paritv f.irmid.i 

 should be used and administered the su|' 

 port price procram for most aitricultural 

 .products. Since we believe it is the soleinn 

 obli>;.ition of government to fultill its post- 

 war support price commitments, which arc 

 based upon the present parity formula, we 

 iviU resist any widespread attempts either to 

 raise or lower the basis of these commit- 

 ments. For certain non-basic commodities 

 such as livestock and dairy products, how- 

 ever, some revision is needed in the paritv 

 formula for administerini; the support price 

 pr(\i;tam. 



W'e eariustiv request th.it the proper it 

 search a.cencies <if the Land Grant colleges 

 and the Department (>t A>;riculture .cive se 

 nous studv of stienqthenini; the paritv for 

 mula So that it will be sound, practicable, 

 .ind work.ible meeting the needs of agri- 

 culture during the postwar period. After 

 such plans have been developed, we request 

 that conferences be held amon.c the leading; 

 farm or.canizations and steps be taken to 

 have a definite revised paritv plan rcadv for 

 operation at the close of the .Steauall sup 

 port price period 



(xKirdinalicxn iif Ciovemmcnt Ajjencies 



The American F.itm Hiireau Federation is 

 \itally interested m all tarni proijrams pro- 

 nuil.i^ated bv any Federal awncy. It is thus 

 imperative that farmers should have a voice 

 in the development and administration ot 

 such pro,i;rams, and that each program he 

 efficiently and economically operated. W; 

 believe this objective may best be accom- 

 plished by farmers in each state and countv 

 developini; and carrying out projjrams to 



meet their particular needs and conditions 

 A minimum of centralized control over a.t;n- 

 cultural pro>;rai>is from ^X'ashln.l;to^ is .ih 

 soUitely essential. 



1 lie size of our natnaial debt an.! [lie re 

 suhini; tax burden demands tlie coopc m.'ion o: 

 .ill .croups in eliiiui)atii)>; dupluatiou. o\ci 

 I.tpp.n.c .ind unnccess.itv cx(xrise iii u. .'. i'- 

 iiicnt.il o[sc r.ttions, The- Dcp.trTiiient ot .-Vcn 

 lultiire Is one oi the latijesi ot tiie .Co-, eiii- 

 inent.il .i.ceiicies an^l farmers st.in.l te.idy tc 

 support action designed to reduce to a iniii 

 muiin anv uniustili.ible expcndituies oi I'e.l 

 eral funds in proci-ims .idu.inistc le.l bv this 

 executive d'-p.irtiiicn: 



W'e believe it iiuuinhcii: upon tlu 'sfcn 

 tary \^i A.cricultuie. in the vseit.iie ot I.tru. 

 ers and tlie operation of dc p.i rtniental pro 

 .crams, to consult wi::i the upiesent.itivcs 

 of bona tide t.irm orc.iniz.itM>fis in estab 

 lishmc aceiicies .\n^\ .iceiKv responsibilities 

 to cany out acricultuial laws an! programs 

 l'"r a Score oi \ears the .'V^iericiii Farm 

 Bureau Federation li.is t"ucli; ti^r basic 

 Ic-cisl.ition and appropiiations in oi.ler t" 

 csi.iblish procrams desi>;ned to .issure f.irni- 

 er. .m opportunity tor ctiuiencv in produc 

 tion ec]u.ditv m distribution, .ind hi.chci 

 st.indaids of licmc- I he toundation ot iu:r 

 position has been tarnitr participation in 

 pro/;iam planniijc and opcr.iti'-n W't be 

 tieve anv separ.ition <if these limiiions to 

 be unscvund .ind (hat C"Ve:i;"^cnt aliinn:- 

 trators must not lose sich; oi tins basi. 

 principle. 



One oi luir iiiaior poiblepis is to icbud i 

 and Conserve mir so;!, 'I'od.iv there -iri 

 sevcr.il different .'pencies cnca^fd m s.mI 

 Conservation work An appraisal of the 

 pro.cress bem^ made reveals duplication anij 

 overlappm.c by these various acencies. \X e 

 therefore stronpiv urpe a procram of con 

 servation ot soil, water, .ctazin.c. and torest 

 resources desicncd tii secure a niaxinium ot 

 conservation with a minimum of cxpc-n^< 

 That thrs may be a. complished, we ur^e 

 decentralization of pro.crani plannin.c an.; 

 eiperation of conservation proctarns with 

 .lutiioritv .in.I responsibilities pl.ice.l in bona 

 fide loc.il. chstrict. .in. I st.ite t.irmer coni 

 inittecs. 



\X'e recognize that thete is need i<-: 

 reor.canization of the Department of .\,cti 

 culture and for departmen.tal rccvr,qanizatu'ns 

 of the bureaus an.i accncics dealinc with 

 .icricultural proctarns. AX'e iirce. however. 

 th.it iiothinc be de'ne bv wav ot reor,i;aniza 

 tloii which materiallv chan.ites the i^pera 

 tions of the a.cencies handlinc the farm pr' 

 .cr.inis without first consult. ition bi the St-c 

 ret.irv oi .Ai:riculturc- with f.irmer rtpr< 

 scnt.itiv cs and orc.ini.'.iions 



f alv'r Kel.iiutiis 



The .^menc.in Faiii' Bute.... le- ■• • ,'i u 



li.is .ilvvavs supporte-l the lecitini.ite .i.tivi 

 Ties ot orcanize.i i.ibor .iinic I at a.lv.an in.c 

 the wcltare ■>! emplovies We will ioi-;uu.i 

 to suppoit the le.citimaie ri.chts ot orj;ani.ed 

 I.ibor However. tie zXnictu.in I ai'ii 



B.:rc.ni I'cdcMtion in ic.iT ,111 I iiiK»piiv". .1' 

 l.incu.i.-:c , insists th. it the ri.chts ot the 

 i:uu r.d p.iblie" .lie p.ir.iui"iint to the nchts 

 "t .inv OIK' sccmcri! 't I'nr eccinoiuv. w hetht : 

 It hi .nt! icultun . I ib'T. i^r m^iustty 



!"i-r .1 l.inc I^'ii 'i 'hire li.is been wi.i-. 

 sptc.td in.lustii.i! s'-'te. with ever in.re.isinc 

 Tc .-Lien, .c s on ti;c p.'tt of lettain lab.',- 

 !iM ii rs .i:id their l..hor uUi'^ns t.'lallv t. 

 .Iiso^.ii.j ii.-.e ric.'i's .,;i i weltare ot all the 

 plop. !.ii these lai't-i >taics. Conduct th.i' 

 (fiM'tts lire e. oil. .-Mil power .in.i lontnd i'V 



onL Ul-'lip .It ti- ;--..pi Iisi 1,1 the C'llerll pilt< 



l.c ch. ''''I-:- •'i- piini .j'les i.i j-ur dc:'. ■. 



1 iiL .^ :';i.t:i I'.iriii Buicoi ! e.lcf .iiiori 

 i.r,cts lii.t: cnstru. ti\e lei-'isi.itioti he- en 

 ,0 !e- i !:■ .'i'*.!i.itelv t . .■oitit rj;e ptrsi r;r 

 i.uis.ii.ouc.l .ind .llsiTlirlv sitii.it;..n in the 

 'I'. I-! 't l.dv.r rel.ito'ns. .md t' it there be 

 ■levii'.pt ' I ''Liture .111 1 sMbh- n.iti"n.t! labor 

 poliiv ■.cjii.ii botii I„b..r ari.i rn.inaCeiiieiit 

 c.-.n rtT-i.' .in-l trust an I wl.uh. will (flee 

 tr.th. ..iiii i.ut 'Ur ..huctive ..f h.irinonio;. - 

 r;[..ri.:i, ivivvcin eniploVers and. employe-. 

 vvirii o ■ulr.irir i-'i r:( ''Ts •■■ .ill *ecmetits ..: 



I'llr I I •'il'-li;-. 



I'l lie I evel Stabilitv 



.\ ■!■ ■: ^r ihie price level is essentia! t-. 

 :• ' pi seriiv .1 .luruuhuri- .m.l all other 

 sr-cii.iiirs it t.it eion.'iin When a niatrrial 

 . h.ince in *iie ceu'';.*! pner level occurs, tfie 

 I'lKcs I r s,.nu pr.t.liuts .h.iiii:,- more ripidlv 

 t'l.in i.'iiers i his rcsu.'s in s:-rtous disloc.i 

 •ions -n the- eionomv. (^ ir* i. ul.ir iv when th' 

 priee level .lechnes |-.ir'ners. t'l.-b.ib'v rtiori 

 thin ..riv other Kui^e- c'-'Up, .iie vitaltv 

 jJiecte-1 bv J .iiaice in :}■<• (.•'"'"•'al level .' 



P.'K ^■^. 



We- ri-.i'i.i' r.h.i' ,i:ri-.iter sr,ih.;i!v ol the 

 eene r.il pti.e level will no', solve ad our 

 econo.'.iic ills. !i;.t It is .1 [.re-re«|L;:sire to 

 devel.'pinc work.tWe acne ..I: .ral p-focrams. 

 We likewise re.drze th.it rii.i;!v of tiie w.ir 

 .ta'L'.i ineq.oties m the pn. .• -t.',.itiirr wdl 

 l..i-t r.. Is.- v.irii-.tei .in.! [::.r- 1 e I.i'ri .nsliip- 

 l^rii c"t rri'o .1 I-,..-. n..r';i.! Iviliriie bef'si- 

 .1 pt' c 1:1 . S etr it. r St r.'s.-Ii*v ri be i'.,i i- 



-Mrii'-'ic:;. 'is- use .;'t 11^ ■.'.* c v erri:"e:".:' 

 'e. .'.riicj .;■' IS I.-. .;■ ; ' in rii i:.i;'. s.,'.. ; 

 id jiiii; jii.ti.' s-ds]'. • • •'■ i .■ '--.(I 

 : s.'ii, i! ; I-,, !•-■ en. .. ' "■ i.t :, ■ 



lia.'i.is ,.! i! 

 pies.r h-.I h 



Fed 



A California couple steps into the Illinois section to give a hearty welcome to the visitors 

 who came to view the rodeo at the Cow Palace near Son Francisco. 



JANUARY, 1947 



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