NFO-128 (AV10628)US Farm Report: Quality Community by Design

welcome to us farm report a public information program brought to you in welcome to us farm report a public the interest of agriculture rural information program brought to you in business and the well-being of our the interest of agriculture rural nation by members of the national business and the well-being of our farmers organization in this local area nation by members of the national the national farmers organization takes farmers organization in this local area pride in inventing a marketing system to the national farmers organization takes meet the needs of the 20th century pride in inventing a marketing system to collective bargaining for agriculture meet the needs of the 20th century no represents new thinking in a new collective bargaining for agriculture generation of farmers u.s. farm report no represents new thinking in a new presents quality community by design generation of farmers u.s. farm report with the moderator Willis Rowell and the presents quality community by design guests Reverend E. W. Mueller a staff with the moderator Willis Rowell and the member of the department of church and guests Reverend E. W. Mueller a staff community planning lutheran council in member of the department of church and the United States of America Chicago community planning lutheran council in [Music] the United States of America Chicago certainly the u.s. farm report today is [Music] very privileged to have a man like Dr. certainly the u.s. farm report today is Mueller remember newer with us on us very privileged to have a man like Dr. farm report we'd like to visit with you Mueller remember newer with us on us today about a very thought-provoking and farm report we'd like to visit with you I feel a very timely subject concerning today about a very thought-provoking and our rural communities our rural areas I feel a very timely subject concerning quality of community by design so to get our rural communities our rural areas right into the discussion Reverend quality of community by design so to get Mueller how did how do you think this right into the discussion Reverend quality of community by design really Mueller how did how do you think this means to rural America I want to start quality of community by design really with a word design that ever since the means to rural America I want to start turn of the century rural America has with a word design that ever since the been in transition that I mean it's been turn of the century rural America has changing and it's been changing very been in transition that I mean it's been rapidly since 1910 and then particularly changing and it's been changing very since the Second World War and the rural rapidly since 1910 and then particularly communities are changing and moving from since the Second World War and the rural one stage to another but in a sense they communities are changing and moving from are not developing because no one seems one stage to another but in a sense they to have any design as to what rural are not developing because no one seems America is to be like I would say that to have any design as to what rural at this particular point that we don't America is to be like I would say that even want to project what rural America at this particular point that we don't of 1980 or 2000 is going to be like yet even want to project what rural America if we're going to build quality of 1980 or 2000 is going to be like yet communities in my mind somebody and pick if we're going to build quality a rural people ought to have an idea as communities in my mind somebody and pick to what type of a community or side a rural people ought to have an idea as they're projecting we do see to what type of a community or side the deal of confusion we seem to lack of they're projecting we do see sense of directions in our farm the deal of confusion we seem to lack of communities and our farm based towns sense of directions in our farm note no one seems to know exactly where communities and our farm based towns they're heading so perhaps we should note no one seems to know exactly where look back of file a few years and see they're heading so perhaps we should what are some of the factors look back of file a few years and see Reverend Mueller's that could contribute what are some of the factors to this type of confusion and and lack Reverend Mueller's that could contribute of direction I would say the reason that to this type of confusion and and lack there is seem to be a lack of direction of direction I would say the reason that and confusion as you refer to it I think there is seem to be a lack of direction it's largely due to the fact that rural and confusion as you refer to it I think people are not in control of their it's largely due to the fact that rural destiny they don't seem to be in the people are not in control of their position to determine what rural America destiny they don't seem to be in the is going to be like and one reason position to determine what rural America they're not in control of their destiny is going to be like and one reason is because they're not in control of the they're not in control of their destiny economic base of rural America is because they're not in control of the because they are not in a position that economic base of rural America meets at this point to be able to put a because they are not in a position that price tag on the human effort that meets at this point to be able to put a people spend or another way to put a price tag on the human effort that price tag on the farm product so no one people spend or another way to put a quite knows what the future is going to price tag on the farm product so no one be or how much people are going to be quite knows what the future is going to able to pay for the various services now be or how much people are going to be young people are not tied to rural able to pay for the various services now America and young people that grow up in young people are not tied to rural rural America are people of a skill they America and young people that grow up in have capabilities they're talented and rural America are people of a skill they they're not just going to stay in rural have capabilities they're talented and America forget it's rural but they're they're not just going to stay in rural going to go where they can get the most America forget it's rural but they're return for the human effort that they going to go where they can get the most invest and consequently we have this return for the human effort that they constant decline of the countryside and invest and consequently we have this quality countryside is not the result of constant decline of the countryside and accident if you're going to have a quality countryside is not the result of crowded countryside it's going to be accident if you're going to have a because people have purpose people have crowded countryside it's going to be an idea what direction they're moving because people have purpose people have and the second thing I think I want to an idea what direction they're moving say on this is that quality countryside and the second thing I think I want to is not developed by proxy you are going say on this is that quality countryside to have people on the outside doing this is not developed by proxy you are going for us and I think for too long to have people on the outside doing this rural people have depend upon people for us and I think for too long beyond the rural community or people rural people have depend upon people living in Iowa let us say but not really beyond the rural community or people in the rural areas trying to help us living in Iowa let us say but not really develop in the rural areas trying to help us perhaps are the people themselves have develop to take the initiative in other words perhaps are the people themselves have the people who live in the small towns to take the initiative in other words and on the farm they had the tremendous the people who live in the small towns task of being a quality community and and on the farm they had the tremendous unless people themselves are willing to task of being a quality community and be this you're not going to get it unless people themselves are willing to brings up a very interesting point we be this you're not going to get it are not in control of the economics of brings up a very interesting point we our own community and of course this is are not in control of the economics of the basic fact that the national farmers our own community and of course this is organization was founded on we feel we the basic fact that the national farmers must develop a method of pricing our organization was founded on we feel we products of pricing our services at the must develop a method of pricing our marketplace and this would be step products of pricing our services at the number one and establishing a quality marketplace and this would be step community now we know a little just a number one and establishing a quality little bit we got a short look at some community now we know a little just a of the problems as we see them Dr.. little bit we got a short look at some Mueller perhaps one step at a time we of the problems as we see them Dr.. could say what do we have to do here to Mueller perhaps one step at a time we do help establish these quality could say what do we have to do here to communities I would say the first thing do help establish these quality people who are living in the rural areas communities I would say the first thing and by rural areas I don't mean just on people who are living in the rural areas the open country I like to use the term and by rural areas I don't mean just on probably countryside and by the term the open country I like to use the term countryside I include towns at ten probably countryside and by the term thousand and less than countryside I include towns at ten non-metropolitan counties in fact in the thousand and less than state like Iowa you would almost include non-metropolitan counties in fact in the everything everything that every state like Iowa you would almost include community below 25,000 and the people in everything everything that every this rural sector if they're going to community below 25,000 and the people in build quality community I think they this rural sector if they're going to have to establish for themselves some build quality community I think they realistic goals and far as I'm able to have to establish for themselves some ascertain people who live in the realistic goals and far as I'm able to countryside seldom have the goals in ascertain people who live in the mind and I say these quality countryside countryside seldom have the goals in isn't just going to happen if it mind and I say these quality countryside happened the result of a good design if isn't just going to happen if it you go out to build a house when you happened the result of a good design if begin laying the foundation even before you go out to build a house when you you lay the foundation before you get begin laying the foundation even before your material you make some plans you you lay the foundation before you get have an idea what this house is gonna be your material you make some plans you like when it's finished have an idea what this house is gonna be and I would say the same thing the rural like when it's finished people should be getting together and and I would say the same thing the rural thinking about what they want to make of people should be getting together and rural America now we have many good thinking about what they want to make of programs education rural America now we have many good program and some of the educational programs education programs are self-defeating and I'm for program and some of the educational them but these educational programs they programs are self-defeating and I'm for increase the aspirations of young people them but these educational programs they but they don't particularly zero in on increase the aspirations of young people the task and making it possible for but they don't particularly zero in on these young people to stay in the the task and making it possible for countryside to fulfill these aspirations these young people to stay in the so we increased the level of the countryside to fulfill these aspirations aspiration of youth and then used to be so we increased the level of the able to fill these aspirations are aspiration of youth and then used to be forced to leave we're gonna have to have able to fill these aspirations are some goals so that they can to a certain forced to leave we're gonna have to have extent at least and achieve these some goals so that they can to a certain aspirations in the rural areas now extent at least and achieve these farmers particularly have received a lot aspirations in the rural areas now of help how to be more efficient how to farmers particularly have received a lot produce food more efficiently and how to of help how to be more efficient how to have an economic unit and this is very produce food more efficiently and how to important but they have not received too have an economic unit and this is very much help how they can build a important but they have not received too successful community now we need both we much help how they can build a need to help the individual operator to successful community now we need both we be successful we need to have the need to help the individual operator to individual businessman on Main Street to be successful we need to have the be successful but they also need to individual businessman on Main Street to think in terms not just being individual be successful but they also need to successes we have to think in terms of think in terms not just being individual be having a successful community and successes we have to think in terms of this won't happen until we make this our be having a successful community and goal preparing a community so that this won't happen until we make this our people can fulfill their goals I think goal preparing a community so that is one of the most interesting and one people can fulfill their goals I think of the most points we could discuss this is one of the most interesting and one I believe for hours we've seen so much of the most points we could discuss this export of our young people we do instill I believe for hours we've seen so much in these young people a desire to lead a export of our young people we do instill full life to achieve something with in these young people a desire to lead a their life and then to a great degree we full life to achieve something with do furnish them a negative atmosphere their life and then to a great degree we out in the country or in our small towns do furnish them a negative atmosphere and it's just actually impossible for out in the country or in our small towns these young people with all of their and it's just actually impossible for Drive and all the desires to achieve these young people with all of their what they want Drive and all the desires to achieve so after goals we establish our goals in what they want the countryside we have the people of so after goals we establish our goals in our local rural communities our towns the countryside we have the people of and small cities help us establish these our local rural communities our towns gold so what do we do about some methods and small cities help us establish these and Reverend or two methods to gold so what do we do about some methods accomplish these goals we can say I and Reverend or two methods to would say if people have goals and if accomplish these goals we can say I they have realistic met and if they have would say if people have goals and if realistic methods they're most likely they have realistic met and if they have will achieve what they set to do now let realistic methods they're most likely me just add up find some of the methods will achieve what they set to do now let which I think you should give thought to me just add up find some of the methods I think it's important that we have what which I think you should give thought to I call grassroots philosophy this I mean I think it's important that we have what that people themselves that live in the I call grassroots philosophy this I mean rural areas the people who make up Main that people themselves that live in the Street who make up the countryside that rural areas the people who make up Main they should be the decision-makers and Street who make up the countryside that we have to come up with structures or they should be the decision-makers and organizations so these people can get we have to come up with structures or together and decide what they want to organizations so these people can get make a real America now by and large together and decide what they want to rural people have the capacity to make make a real America now by and large wise decisions if certain things are rural people have the capacity to make there they can make wise decisions if wise decisions if certain things are they have access to adequate information there they can make wise decisions if if they have access to adequate spans they have access to adequate information but you can't very well make a wise if they have access to adequate spans decision if you don't have information but you can't very well make a wise so what are the methods ingredients of decision if you don't have information the method would be to provide rural so what are the methods ingredients of people with the necessary information the method would be to provide rural what it will take to build a quality people with the necessary information community and besides having facts but what it will take to build a quality they also should be exposed to people community and besides having facts but with special knowledge well I say I they also should be exposed to people believe in grass roots self-sufficiency with special knowledge well I say I I don't believe in grassroots democracy believe in grass roots self-sufficiency I do not believe in grass with I don't believe in grassroots democracy self-sufficiency that real people are I do not believe in grass with going to be able to do this by self-sufficiency that real people are themselves in the sense of providing all going to be able to do this by the special techniques here they should themselves in the sense of providing all be humble enough to seek out information the special techniques here they should from the best sociologists information be humble enough to seek out information from the best economists and not from the best sociologists information necessarily take it at face value but from the best economists and not explore this examine it pay attic necessarily take it at face value but attention to it but on the basis of explore this examine it pay attic their own experience make their decision attention to it but on the basis of this certainly brings up a challenging their own experience make their decision area this certainly brings up a challenging living on a farm all of my life I get a area good look at how farmers feel about some living on a farm all of my life I get a of these things that Reverend Mueller good look at how farmers feel about some has explained to us and I have deeply of these things that Reverend Mueller concerned about the people in rural has explained to us and I have deeply America making this information concerned about the people in rural available to themselves and after they America making this information do get the information of utilizing it available to themselves and after they in a beneficial manner what type of do get the information of utilizing it people is it going to take to accomplish in a beneficial manner what type of such a thing as this I believe it's a people is it going to take to accomplish huge task I think it's going to involve such a thing as this I believe it's a a lot of people so what should we look huge task I think it's going to involve for in the type of people will accept it a lot of people so what should we look will accept a challenge of this caliber for in the type of people will accept it I think you raise a good word when you will accept a challenge of this caliber say the type of people because I believe I think you raise a good word when you it's possible it's within the possible say the type of people because I believe possibility to build a quality it's possible it's within the possible countryside but this is not going to be possibility to build a quality done by just ordinary people he will countryside but this is not going to be take a certain type of people and while done by just ordinary people he will the goals are important and while take a certain type of people and while methods are important I would say the the goals are important and while basic ingredients of building a quality methods are important I would say the countryside is the spirit of the people basic ingredients of building a quality themselves and if people are indifferent countryside is the spirit of the people and don't really take an interest we're themselves and if people are indifferent just going to drift from one chain to and don't really take an interest we're another and we're just going to be in just going to drift from one chain to the constant process of transition so it another and we're just going to be in won't take a people I would say number the constant process of transition so it one who have a desire to want to be won't take a people I would say number responsible and if you want to be one who have a desire to want to be responsible then this assumes that you responsible and if you want to be are accepting that you are responsible responsible then this assumes that you to someone and for me as a clergyman we are accepting that you are responsible need to be have a sense of to someone and for me as a clergyman we responsibility of gone I have the need to be have a sense of conviction that everyone is responsible responsibility of gone I have the what he does with his life to God and at conviction that everyone is responsible and that this is not our world what he does with his life to God and at this is not our countryside this is and that this is not our world God's countryside and the question is this is not our countryside this is what does God want us to do with God's countryside and the question is American countryside it isn't just for what does God want us to do with us to exploit it what a crime to think American countryside it isn't just for in terms what type of a countryside us to exploit it what a crime to think would really help people to be the kind in terms what type of a countryside of people that God wants them to be so would really help people to be the kind it would take people who want to be of people that God wants them to be so responsible and the responsible it would take people who want to be people find a joy in living they aren't responsible and the responsible the type to complain they recognize people find a joy in living they aren't their problems but they recognize that the type to complain they recognize they have a loving God in heaven and their problems but they recognize that that they are his Stewart's that he's on they have a loving God in heaven and their side and therefore they tackle that they are his Stewart's that he's on their their job with real zest and they their side and therefore they tackle accept the responsibilities as heirs and their their job with real zest and they we have a mission that it might say as a accept the responsibilities as heirs and Christian to when people don't go in we have a mission that it might say as a people to God but we also have a mission Christian to when people don't go in as men and our mission as men is to be people to God but we also have a mission is to take care of God's earth and to as men and our mission as men is to be make this to have a world that is is to take care of God's earth and to pleasing to God along this line we also make this to have a world that is need people who are willing to foster a pleasing to God along this line we also spirit of goodwill and by that I mean need people who are willing to foster a you have a right to push your own spirit of goodwill and by that I mean self-interest in a responsible way but you have a right to push your own you all have an interest besides just self-interest in a responsible way but your own interest you have an interest you all have an interest besides just in your neighbor now we hear much in our your own interest you have an interest day about the fact that all people are in your neighbor now we hear much in our created free and equal I would say here day about the fact that all people are that all people are created free but in created free and equal I would say here one sense of the word all people are not that all people are created free but in exactly equal they have equal worth but one sense of the word all people are not they don't have equal pick ability some exactly equal they have equal worth but have more talents and some have less they don't have equal pick ability some talents some have more managerial have more talents and some have less capability others have left in your talents some have more managerial building other words they can say theirs capability others have left in your are strong people and the weak people building other words they can say theirs and the strong people ought to help the are strong people and the weak people week rather than exploiting the weak but and the strong people ought to help the as I answer make an appraisal of what's week rather than exploiting the weak but happening in the country signed today as I answer make an appraisal of what's I'm afraid happening in the country signed today that there's a tendency for the strong I'm afraid for the efficient farmers for the man that there's a tendency for the strong with real manager nobility really to for the efficient farmers for the man exploit the weak now how could the with real manager nobility really to strong help to eat well I would say here exploit the weak now how could the again organization comes in so that we strong help to eat well I would say here begin to join together and help each again organization comes in so that we other we have done this for example in begin to join together and help each an insurance company like a fire other we have done this for example in insurance company we help each other an insurance company like a fire with the fire insurance company we have insurance company we help each other done this in the with the fire insurance company we have conservation dissipated and I would say done this in the we also need to do it in the area conservation dissipated and I would say economic area so that we can build a we also need to do it in the area sound economic base or the countryside economic area so that we can build a now there many other characteristics I sound economic base or the countryside could talk about and I might just throw now there many other characteristics I this one in we need people who are could talk about and I might just throw forward-looking this one in we need people who are in other words the forward-looking I forward-looking mean people who are not afraid of change in other words the forward-looking I now change is a part of life now we mean people who are not afraid of change don't necessarily be this blind we now change is a part of life now we aren't necessarily the victims of change don't necessarily be this blind we because the changes that are coming to aren't necessarily the victims of change the countryside are really coming because the changes that are coming to because of choices that we have made and the countryside are really coming we need to anticipate these choices and because of choices that we have made and need to learn to live with them but not we need to anticipate these choices and all changes this is very good need to learn to live with them but not change is good if it is good for people all changes this is very good there's too much of a tendency for us to change is good if it is good for people equate change in progress and again there's too much of a tendency for us to progress is that it's progress which is equate change in progress and again good for people these changes come to progress is that it's progress which is the countryside which are undermined good for people these changes come to family life which make the life less the countryside which are undermined meaningful then I would say this is not family life which make the life less progress and we need people who are meaningful then I would say this is not willing to evaluate change and oppose progress and we need people who are the changes that are negative and before willing to evaluate change and oppose the changes that that are really the changes that are negative and before positive and then give us and move us in the changes that that are really the direction of quality some of the positive and then give us and move us in remarks you made takes me right back to the direction of quality some of the the basic philosophy of the National remarks you made takes me right back to Farmers Organization the type of people the basic philosophy of the National that we do need on our land good honest Farmers Organization the type of people style soil stewards that respect the that we do need on our land good honest land for what it is respect the land for style soil stewards that respect the its ability to produce food and fulfill land for what it is respect the land for a human need god-fearing people they're its ability to produce food and fulfill just really in our opinion in the NFO a human need god-fearing people they're certainly should remain on the land and just really in our opinion in the NFO be the stewards of the land certainly should remain on the land and and in this movement of toward larger be the stewards of the land and larger farms that are just by and in this movement of toward larger necessity they command a tremendous and larger farms that are just by capital investment we are wondering how necessity they command a tremendous long we will have the family farmer the capital investment we are wondering how individual farmer in control of this long we will have the family farmer the land so now we have some goals outlined individual farmer in control of this for the rural people very challenging land so now we have some goals outlined goal Reverend Miller has outlined some for the rural people very challenging of the methods and he has also mentioned goal Reverend Miller has outlined some that we must have the proper spirit and of the methods and he has also mentioned still in the people out in the country that we must have the proper spirit and to accomplish these things to achieve still in the people out in the country our goals to accomplish these things to achieve so now Reverend Miller our goals certainly when we talk about types of so now Reverend Miller people we can explore this can we certainly when we talk about types of explore this much farther we know we people we can explore this can we must have responsible people we most explore this much farther we know we know we must have forward-looking people must have responsible people we most that are willing to accept change for know we must have forward-looking people the good that it brings and resist that are willing to accept change for change if they see that it brings no the good that it brings and resist good what more can we say about the change if they see that it brings no people what advice can we give them now good what more can we say about the I think you brought up a thing which I people what advice can we give them now like to call we probably are before the I think you brought up a thing which I point of facing a crisis situation like to call we probably are before the crisis I mean where there is no easily point of facing a crisis situation go one way real fast or else it's no crisis I mean where there is no easily hope for us it's a test and we're go one way real fast or else it's no reaching that point when people are hope for us it's a test and we're confronted with a crises there's a reaching that point when people are tendency for people do three things confronted with a crises there's a certain people when they face those tendency for people do three things crises that scares them and they want to certain people when they face those go back I want to go back to the good ol' crises that scares them and they want to days and say can't we have it the way it go back I want to go back to the good ol' was back in 1930 or 1940 and there's a days and say can't we have it the way it certain group who get discouraged and was back in 1930 or 1940 and there's a say what's the use and they sell out certain group who get discouraged and they run away from the problem they saw say what's the use and they sell out their own individual problems but they they run away from the problem they saw don't solve the problem of the their own individual problems but they countryside then there is the larger don't solve the problem of the group that just simply dripped they feel countryside then there is the larger that somehow in some way the problem group that just simply dripped they feel will go away now neither one of these that somehow in some way the problem represents responsible actions to go will go away now neither one of these back you can responsibly the runaway the represents responsible actions to go problem is irresponsible from the back you can responsibly the runaway the standpoint of the tow community and they problem is irresponsible from the just drift above all is irresponsible standpoint of the tow community and they fact I would say the do-nothing did it just drift above all is irresponsible said to do the wrong fact I would say the do-nothing did it nothing just to sit on your hand and see said to do the wrong what somebody's going to do something nothing just to sit on your hand and see this is being the most irresponsible what somebody's going to do something this is the most irresponsible action this is being the most irresponsible that I can think of now the responsible this is the most irresponsible action thing on the crisis confronts us is to that I can think of now the responsible is to anticipate this crisis and thrown thing on the crisis confronts us is to steam ahead but to regroup our forces is to anticipate this crisis and thrown they take an inventory our resources to steam ahead but to regroup our forces get what knowledge or information we can they take an inventory our resources to and think in terms what new structures get what knowledge or information we can can we create in order to be able to and think in terms what new structures handle this crisis this means that we can we create in order to be able to need people who are also will take a handle this crisis this means that we positive attitude it will take a need people who are also will take a positive attitude toward clients somehow positive attitude it will take a in some ways people in countries I get positive attitude toward clients somehow the idea that planning is an evil word in some ways people in countries I get dirty word but only the society that the idea that planning is an evil word plans for tomorrow can anticipate to dirty word but only the society that have a quality countryside because it plans for tomorrow can anticipate to isn't just going to happen by itself and have a quality countryside because it we have to take a positive attitude to isn't just going to happen by itself and working together with other people with we have to take a positive attitude to other communities because it's bigger working together with other people with than one community it's bigger than one other communities because it's bigger County and here we have to get some than one community it's bigger than one thoughts to finding ways of a number of County and here we have to get some counties working together and with a thoughts to finding ways of a number of farmer working together with Main counties working together and with a streets and this larger community farmer working together with Main becoming a reality in addition to this streets and this larger community we need people who are willing to face becoming a reality in addition to this up to reality too many people who just we need people who are willing to face grip aren't willing to face up to up to reality too many people who just reality grip aren't willing to face up to they just think if they don't face up to reality that the realities aren't there but they they just think if they don't face up to are there and one of the realities is that the realities aren't there but they the economic reality and this is the are there and one of the realities is point where I come back to the fact we the economic reality and this is the have to find some way in order to to point where I come back to the fact we give people an adequate return for their have to find some way in order to to labor input and here I would far I would give people an adequate return for their fall for the farmer and the businessman labor input and here I would far I would we have traditionally been as it were fall for the farmer and the businessman against low wage an event for a higher we have traditionally been as it were level but it gets higher wages but I against low wage an event for a higher would say this is Hertz in for example level but it gets higher wages but I if a farmer can hire a man to run his would say this is Hertz in for example tractor for dollar and a half an hour if a farmer can hire a man to run his and can do just as good a job as he tractor for dollar and a half an hour could do on that tractor all he's worth and can do just as good a job as he when he's on he's a dollar in the hand could do on that tractor all he's worth the son of though he wants to pay the when he's on he's a dollar in the hand man who runs his tractor for him a the son of though he wants to pay the dollar and a half but he learns to try man who runs his tractor for him a to get two and a half when he runs this dollar and a half but he learns to try just isn't in the picture and the same to get two and a half when he runs this thing is in any other work if we put a just isn't in the picture and the same price tag and say it Labor's to is worth thing is in any other work if we put a so much then when I do it it's worth no price tag and say it Labor's to is worth more and somehow we have not been so much then when I do it it's worth no willing to face up to these economic more and somehow we have not been reality now I would have to agree that willing to face up to these economic that farms are gonna get larger and reality now I would have to agree that perhaps in the future we're gonna have a that farms are gonna get larger and quality community agriculture in itself perhaps in the future we're gonna have a would not be the only economic base and quality community agriculture in itself we need to think in terms of a state would not be the only economic base and like I we're doing more in the area of we need to think in terms of a state encouraging industry to develop the like I we're doing more in the area of supplement agriculture to supplement the encouraging industry to develop the economic base but on the other hand we supplement agriculture to supplement the do need to keep agriculture really economic base but on the other hand we economically sound because it is going do need to keep agriculture really to be the basics as is the main base for economically sound because it is going the economy of rural areas the Reverend to be the basics as is the main base for Miller we talk about family farms we the economy of rural areas the Reverend talk about farms getting too large Miller we talk about family farms we taking too much capital investment to be talk about farms getting too large a family operation and we talk about taking too much capital investment to be the feudal system of farming I don't a family operation and we talk about think any of us know whether or how near the feudal system of farming I don't we are to this type of agriculture but think any of us know whether or how near would you briefly relate how you feel we are to this type of agriculture but the family farm structure is as far would you briefly relate how you feel superior to to a feudal or a the family farm structure is as far landlord-tenant type of or not a tenant superior to to a feudal or a but a landlord peasant type of landlord-tenant type of or not a tenant Agriculture I find a lot of farmers that but a landlord peasant type of say this can't happen in our country Agriculture I find a lot of farmers that because this corporation or whoever it say this can't happen in our country might be just cannot hire their help as because this corporation or whoever it cheap as mine I can do our own work so might be just cannot hire their help as this can't happen in America well you cheap as mine I can do our own work so ask the question because this recently this can't happen in America well you was in a leading restaurant in Chicago ask the question because this recently where I was discussing this topic with was in a leading restaurant in Chicago two prominent friends of mine who are where I was discussing this topic with very iNFOuential in the agricultural two prominent friends of mine who are picture and I raised this question I very iNFOuential in the agricultural said have put it this way I surveys picture and I raised this question I where I watch these trends that we have said have put it this way I surveys a little America I'm afraid we're moving where I watch these trends that we have in the direction of perhaps a little America I'm afraid we're moving in 2002 to tourism and they said no this in the direction of perhaps will never happen in rural America and I in 2002 to tourism and they said no this said to them I will believe you if you will never happen in rural America and I will tell me when and why this trend said to them I will believe you if you ever bigger farms is going to stop and will tell me when and why this trend they said well this we can't tell you I ever bigger farms is going to stop and say somehow we assume again that somehow they said well this we can't tell you I this cringe ever bigger and Farms is say somehow we assume again that somehow going to stop but no one seems to know this cringe ever bigger and Farms is when or why and that's what I mean again going to stop but no one seems to know but we're just in transition and we have when or why and that's what I mean again no idea as to how many farms we want in but we're just in transition and we have the Midwest do we want ten thousands and no idea as to how many farms we want in what a hundred thousand me and I would the Midwest do we want ten thousands and say first of all we got to make a base what a hundred thousand me and I would decision do we really think that the say first of all we got to make a base family type farming is we have known it decision do we really think that the an efficient farm unit operated by one family type farming is we have known it manager is a good way of providing food an efficient farm unit operated by one and fiber in view the fact that the manager is a good way of providing food consumer is the best fed citizen in the and fiber in view the fact that the world and he's able to provide his consumer is the best fed citizen in the family with the basic necessities of world and he's able to provide his food and fiber for less cost than any family with the basic necessities of other country I would have to say at food and fiber for less cost than any this point at least that the family type other country I would have to say at farm is far superior to any other this point at least that the family type pattern of farming that I know and farm is far superior to any other therefore I would like to throw my pattern of farming that I know and weight behind the families type farm therefore I would like to throw my system and if we want to keep it then I weight behind the families type farm think the farmers in rural people and system and if we want to keep it then I America is such ought to make this their think the farmers in rural people and basic goal and desire that we want to America is such ought to make this their have a family type system in America and basic goal and desire that we want to if they want the teletype system then have a family type system in America and they're going to have to pay the if they want the teletype system then operator of the semi type unit an they're going to have to pay the adequate return for his investment of operator of the semi type unit an capital and for his investment of Labor adequate return for his investment of if we don't do this there's only one capital and for his investment of Labor thing that's gonna happen he's gonna if we don't do this there's only one leave this is one of several US farm thing that's gonna happen he's gonna reports that I have helped with it seems leave this is one of several US farm to me that Reverend Mueller has given reports that I have helped with it seems our rural people presented them with to me that Reverend Mueller has given some of the great our rural people presented them with challenges some of the greatest ideas some of the great and some of the finest methods to go challenges some of the greatest ideas about solving their own problems and some of the finest methods to go I want to thank you very much Reverend about solving their own problems Miller is there anything more you'd like I want to thank you very much Reverend to say in closing yes I like to make one Miller is there anything more you'd like more point and I would say and I want to to say in closing yes I like to make one say this correct to the farmers America more point and I would say and I want to particularly the family farm farmers say this correct to the farmers America they have a tremendous responsibility particularly the family farm farmers because it is within their power at this they have a tremendous responsibility period in history to strengthen the because it is within their power at this economic base of the countryside if they period in history to strengthen the will compassion on organizations make it economic base of the countryside if they commitment that organization so that will compassion on organizations make it that organization can really do commitment that organization so that something for rural America this has to that organization can really do be a strong organization were they as something for rural America this has to individuals make a commitment and where be a strong organization were they as they stick with the organization thank individuals make a commitment and where you so much it's been a very great they stick with the organization thank privilege for me you so much it's been a very great us farm report has presented quality community by design with special guests us farm report has presented quality the Reverend II W Mueller a staff member community by design with special guests of the department of church and the Reverend II W Mueller a staff member community planning lutheran council in of the department of church and the united states of America Chicago community planning lutheran council in members of the national farmers the united states of America Chicago organization invite you to tune in again members of the national farmers next week at the same time for more organization invite you to tune in again facts on 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