AFBF President Allan B. Kline and Retiring President Edward A. O'Neal. 



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President Charles B. 

 Shuman (left) of the 

 Illinois Agricultural 

 Association is shown 

 with David E. Lilien- 

 thai, chairman of the 

 Atomic Energy Com- 

 mission, during AFBF 

 general session. 



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Counting votes on election --f o vice president are, left lo right: John Lace/, Don Parel, 

 T. K. Cowden, and W. R. O99. all of the AFBF staff. Looking on are General Counsel 

 Donald Kirkpatrick, Retiring President O'Neal, and Secretary-Treasurer Wilfred Shaw. 



STABLE 

 DEMANDSfa 



Allan Kline Succeeds 



Ed O'Neal as AFBF 



President 



To KII.P tin Amcritaii economy on 

 .in i.\i.n k(.Li. i.irnicrs must be a.s 

 Miuii i.iii prutv lor their products. 

 I hi> w.i^ ,1 i;vncr.il \ icw expressed 

 hv ni.irn ol llie prominent speakers 

 .ippe.irinjj hclori. tiie JVtli annual ton 

 \ention 01 ilic AiiKrii.in l-'arm Bureau 

 leder.ition in ( huai^o in December. 



Movt Muniiu.uu e\ent during tlie tour 

 da\ loiueiition atlciuled by "i.OOO peopit 

 \^.l^ tilt, eleition ol .Allan B. Kline 01 

 loua to Miiieeii luluard A. O Neal ot 

 Alab.inia as president ot the Ameriian 

 I ,irm Bureau lederalion. 



KluR li.is Ixen jMCMdent ot the low.'. 

 I .inn hure.ui ledir.ition tor the past 

 >(.\eral \ears and \kc president ot the 

 .AIBI -.iiue I-.arl ( . .Smith ol Illinois re- 

 tired two vears .it;o. .Smceedini; Kline 

 .IS Mie president ot thi AIHI- is Romeo 

 Short ot Ark.ms.is 



lanphasiziiii; the imporiaiHe ot tair 

 prices to the t. inner, li.irl ( . Smith said 



It we ilo not sustain aurieulture close 

 to pariH levels, .is is tiie case now, we art 

 not goini; to have .1 hi<;h national in 

 come. Liiless wc ha\e a hit;h national 

 income, the i^oxernnient is not going ti: 

 li.ue revenue to reduce tlie national debt 

 riuii wc will li.i\e an insolvent countrv 

 .mil when wc have .m insolvent eountrv. 

 Wc are riyht tor dictatorship." 



As during the war. nationallyknowi, 

 ligures sjieaking at the convention em 

 phasized the tremendous role the Amen 

 I. in l.irmer is playing in the battle against 

 hunger .md chaos a battle, they em 



phasizc-d. whiih w.is not vet won. 



In .1 message to the convention. Presi 

 dent ll.irrv I rum.in congratulated the 

 Amen, .u; !.ir;:icr lor his "great contribu 

 lion 10 dcnio.r.kv. Ireedom and peace." 



Looking lor indiiations as to what the 

 future holds tor Amerii.m agriculture. 

 I.in;iers allinding the conterence heard 

 the presiilcnts message point out the 

 great need abroad lor American food 

 until at least the 1'>1.S harvest. This 

 would seem to indicate that farm pricc-s 





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