NFO-56 (AV10463): US Farm Report

welcome to another program of US farm report brought to you by members of the welcome to another program of US farm national farmers organization in this report brought to you by members of the listening area in the interests of national farmers organization in this agriculture rural business and the listening area in the interests of well-being of our nation we have as our agriculture rural business and the special guest today Congressman John C well-being of our nation we have as our Culver of Iowa Congressman John M Murphy special guest today Congressman John C of New York Congressman William Green of Culver of Iowa Congressman John M Murphy Pennsylvania and Congressman Thomas C of New York Congressman William Green of McGrath New Jersey how do you do I'm Pennsylvania and Congressman Thomas C Congressman John Culver of Iowa and with McGrath New Jersey how do you do I'm me today our Congressman William Green Congressman John Culver of Iowa and with in Philadelphia congressman Thomas me today our Congressman William Green McGrath of Atlantic City and Congressman in Philadelphia congressman Thomas John Murphy of New York City at the McGrath of Atlantic City and Congressman outset I know I speak for my colleagues John Murphy of New York City at the when I say how grateful we are to the outset I know I speak for my colleagues National Farmers Organization for when I say how grateful we are to the providing us with this opportunity to National Farmers Organization for meet with you today as well as meet with providing us with this opportunity to each other once again to discuss a trip meet with you today as well as meet with we recently took to my district in the each other once again to discuss a trip second District of Iowa to view the we recently took to my district in the problems the promise and the potential second District of Iowa to view the of American agriculture I think this problems the promise and the potential experience proved to be a most of American agriculture I think this educational and certainly for me a most experience proved to be a most interesting and rewarding trip as all of educational and certainly for me a most you are aware and who have an interest interesting and rewarding trip as all of and a concern with the problems of you are aware and who have an interest agriculture and the problems of rural and a concern with the problems of America today and the Congress of the agriculture and the problems of rural United States the so-called farm block America today and the Congress of the the political muscle of the farm block United States the so-called farm block has declined most disturbingly in recent the political muscle of the farm block years only a few short years ago in the has declined most disturbingly in recent House of Representatives and when Senate years only a few short years ago in the of the United States Congress there were House of Representatives and when Senate over 300 representatives from areas that of the United States Congress there were could properly be classified as rural or over 300 representatives from areas that primarily agriculture that number today could properly be classified as rural or is down to something over a hundred and primarily agriculture that number today so it's apparent that it's increasingly is down to something over a hundred and important that those of us who have the so it's apparent that it's increasingly privilege and the pleasure of important that those of us who have the representing this important part of the privilege and the pleasure of economy of this nation in the Congress representing this important part of the of the United States work doubly hard to economy of this nation in the Congress bring to the attention of this national of the United States work doubly hard to audience the problems we face as well as bring to the attention of this national the great productivity and problems and audience the problems we face as well as potential of our area so that there is the great productivity and problems and support sympathy and an understanding of potential of our area so that there is the problems we face by these other support sympathy and an understanding of regions in America whose own economy the problems we face by these other whose own society are so vitally regions in America whose own economy interdependent with our own because as whose own society are so vitally we are aware also without prosperity on interdependent with our own because as the farm in Iowa it's impossible to we are aware also without prosperity on really have true prosperity in the the farm in Iowa it's impossible to factory and Congressman William greens really have true prosperity in the district in Philadelphia or a factory and Congressman William greens congressman grass area and Atlantic City district in Philadelphia or a or indeed in the great city of New York congressman grass area and Atlantic City which congressman Murphy represents it's or indeed in the great city of New York in this spirit that we took this trip which congressman Murphy represents it's recently which is organized by my in this spirit that we took this trip farmers advisory group in the second recently which is organized by my District of Iowa this is an organization farmers advisory group in the second that I formed to advise me to console me District of Iowa this is an organization on the problems of agriculture and the that I formed to advise me to console me needs of our particular area so that we on the problems of agriculture and the can shape and tailor farm legislation to needs of our particular area so that we be most responsive meeting the needs the can shape and tailor farm legislation to particular needs of our area now this is be most responsive meeting the needs the an organization that was formed and is particular needs of our area now this is representative of every farm an organization that was formed and is organization today it's also a representative of every farm bipartisan in nature and has each of the organization today it's also a members are active farmers and their bipartisan in nature and has each of the suggestions and counsel to me have been members are active farmers and their extremely helpful and in our suggestions and counsel to me have been negotiations and our deliberations and extremely helpful and in our discussions together we have been negotiations and our deliberations and seeking out those areas where as people discussions together we have been interested in the problems of the farm seeking out those areas where as people we can agree on matters of priority need interested in the problems of the farm of interest and we commonly agree on we can agree on matters of priority need these areas so that we can move ahead of interest and we commonly agree on with these particular problems and not these areas so that we can move ahead be concerned about the all too many with these particular problems and not differences that often come in interfere be concerned about the all too many with most effectively representing the differences that often come in interfere problems of Agriculture and the problems with most effectively representing the of rural America generally so the problems of Agriculture and the problems farmers advisory group in my area we of rural America generally so the decided that one of the most effective farmers advisory group in my area we things we could do in increasing decided that one of the most effective awareness and a mutual understanding and things we could do in increasing this nation would to bring to bring out awareness and a mutual understanding and to our area men who represent areas in this nation would to bring to bring out the United States in this country which to our area men who represent areas in are primarily industrial in nature the United States in this country which primarily urban the problems are much are primarily industrial in nature different in our own but we felt if we primarily urban the problems are much brought them out to aisle different in our own but we felt if we and gave them an opportunity to sleep on brought them out to aisle Iowa farm to see a typical farm and gave them an opportunity to sleep on operation to be exposed to some of the Iowa farm to see a typical farm costs of modern farming the machinery operation to be exposed to some of the the equipment to see firsthand some of costs of modern farming the machinery the exciting conservation practices that the equipment to see firsthand some of are continually improving the efficiency the exciting conservation practices that so effectively of our American are continually improving the efficiency agricultural strength of this economy so effectively of our American that this would be extremely useful to agricultural strength of this economy them so the when they went back to the that this would be extremely useful to Congress the United States and when they them so the when they went back to the went back to their own districts they Congress the United States and when they could speak with a greater awareness and went back to their own districts they an intelligence and understanding to could speak with a greater awareness and their own people about the vital an intelligence and understanding to interdependency of this nation's their own people about the vital economy and how incredibly important it interdependency of this nation's was that these programs in Congress the economy and how incredibly important it United States the farm programs and was that these programs in Congress the other matters of particular interest to United States the farm programs and us must be supported if indeed we are other matters of particular interest to going to have prosperity throughout the us must be supported if indeed we are width and breadth of this nation which going to have prosperity throughout the is understandably the goal of all width and breadth of this nation which Americans so it was a great pleasure for is understandably the goal of all me to take out to my area on this Americans so it was a great pleasure for particular type of mission these great me to take out to my area on this congressmen who represent areas with particular type of mission these great different problems in our own but as congressmen who represent areas with members of the United States Congress different problems in our own but as have a responsibility as well to members of the United States Congress understand the problems and of all have a responsibility as well to regions of all sectors of our country so understand the problems and of all that they can in a very real and genuine regions of all sectors of our country so sense represent the national interest as that they can in a very real and genuine well as the interests of their own sense represent the national interest as district and so it's a great pleasure to well as the interests of their own have all of you here today and I don't district and so it's a great pleasure to recognize you have all of you here today and I don't come without the bib overalls well but I recognize you do hope that maybe you'd be kind enough come without the bib overalls well but I to mention the some of our friends your do hope that maybe you'd be kind enough experiences Congressman McGrath from to mention the some of our friends your Atlantic City and I know there'd be a experiences Congressman McGrath from great interest to our viewers today well Atlantic City and I know there'd be a thank you very much John great interest to our viewers today well I also excuse me want to thank you for thank you very much John your explanations of many occasions to I also excuse me want to thank you for me as to the problems that the farmers your explanations of many occasions to in the second District of Iowa had my me as to the problems that the farmers trip out there and your company was very in the second District of Iowa had my worthwhile I brought with me a trip out there and your company was very photograph that shows me on the back of worthwhile I brought with me a a tractor I would photograph that shows me on the back of spent the evening before with farmer a tractor I would Glenn Brown and his wife Carmen and they spent the evening before with farmer farm near Olin, Iowa, as you know Glenn Brown and his wife Carmen and they and early in the morning I woke up and farm near Olin, Iowa, as you know went out with Farmer Brown while he and early in the morning I woke up and feeded some of his beef cattle not went out with Farmer Brown while he before breakfast as before breakfast feeded some of his beef cattle not John and for the rest of my life in before breakfast as before breakfast Congress at least I'll always know what John and for the rest of my life in feed grains are and I thought just that Congress at least I'll always know what one example of there's a complete feed grains are and I thought just that specific example what I learned on this one example of there's a complete trip Tom were you at all impressed with specific example what I learned on this the year the costs of farming today what trip Tom were you at all impressed with are the problems of keeping young people the year the costs of farming today what involved in farming the importance of it are the problems of keeping young people and yet how difficult this is under involved in farming the importance of it circumstances of modern agriculture well and yet how difficult this is under Glenn Brown John I think was almost 50 circumstances of modern agriculture well years of age he's a very charming man Glenn Brown John I think was almost 50 and I asked Glenn why there weren't more years of age he's a very charming man young people involved in this type of and I asked Glenn why there weren't more farming in Iowa and one of the reasons young people involved in this type of apparently is the tremendous capital farming in Iowa and one of the reasons investment that farmers have to make in apparently is the tremendous capital the year 1965 to engage in farming and investment that farmers have to make in we did see some displays of various the year 1965 to engage in farming and types of farming equipment and the cost we did see some displays of various of these various pieces both new and types of farming equipment and the cost used and it was a tremendous amount of of these various pieces both new and money I think it's interesting when you used and it was a tremendous amount of compare the cost to a working man the money I think it's interesting when you problem it represents to the family compare the cost to a working man the budget to afford the cost of a new problem it represents to the family automobile or pay his payment on that budget to afford the cost of a new type of machinery to see this staggering automobile or pay his payment on that cost of the farm machinery necessary for type of machinery to see this staggering a modern agricultural farming operation cost of the farm machinery necessary for as I recall also that on the farm where a modern agricultural farming operation we saw a typical display of equipment I as I recall also that on the farm where think that the farmer had something like we saw a typical display of equipment I 120 rubber tires on various pieces of think that the farmer had something like equipment you know really amazing and 120 rubber tires on various pieces of this was I think was one of the most equipment you know really amazing and interesting displays that we saw this was I think was one of the most I do we had one of the first farm that interesting displays that we saw we visited as you'll recall with a I do we had one of the first farm that typical farming operation and the the we visited as you'll recall with a that was Dylan Story's farm and he took typical farming operation and the the out his books and remember right in the that was Dylan Story's farm and he took farmyard and read us his cost of out his books and remember right in the operation and and told us the problems farmyard and read us his cost of that this represented in putting his operation and and told us the problems children through college and and also that this represented in putting his the next farm as you recall we had a children through college and and also display of all the farm machinery out on the next farm as you recall we had a the yard and we had two sets of signs we display of all the farm machinery out on had one sign that represented the the yard and we had two sets of signs we present valuation of the equipment and had one sign that represented the another sign which showed the new present valuation of the equipment and price on the equipment if it had to be another sign which showed the new replaced today and I think those price on the equipment if it had to be dramatic illustrations of the cost what are replaced today and I think those farmers [unclear] I think certainly get dramatic illustrations of the cost what are something that I have been aware of but farmers [unclear] I think certainly get I I know that you were terribly something that I have been aware of but impressed with it I definitely was and I I know that you were terribly when you it was most interesting and I impressed with it I definitely was and think first of all you should be when you it was most interesting and I commended because in my experience I've think first of all you should be never seen a a trip that was conceived commended because in my experience I've like this that was conducted to never seen a a trip that was conceived emphasize the interdependence of both like this that was conducted to areas of the country and I came away emphasize the interdependence of both with a picture and the picture is worth areas of the country and I came away a thousand words I came away with a feel with a picture and the picture is worth for a farmer I have a certain personal a thousand words I came away with a feel involvement that I never had before I for a farmer I have a certain personal don't have a farm in my district the involvement that I never had before I people in my area have never really don't have a farm in my district the asked me one question no matter where I people in my area have never really went on farm policy and it I think asked me one question no matter where I you're to be commended for doing what went on farm policy and it I think you could to to heighten the interest of you're to be commended for doing what people who otherwise wouldn't be so you could to to heighten the interest of involved with rural problems as I say it people who otherwise wouldn't be so gave me a much deeper personal involved with rural problems as I say it attachment to the problem and a gave me a much deeper personal heightened interest and I enjoyed it attachment to the problem and a very very much well Bill of course your heightened interest and I enjoyed it homes Philadelphia I think our viewers very very much well Bill of course your would be interested as I homes Philadelphia I think our viewers and discussing with you some of the would be interested as I problems of your area to learn the and discussing with you some of the geographic size of your district you problems of your area to learn the mentioned you don't have any farms in geographic size of your district you your area and you had a chance to travel mentioned you don't have any farms in around my area which of course is a your area and you had a chance to travel heavily farming and again there around my area which of course is a represents a great geographic area but heavily farming and again there what is the the size of your area that represents a great geographic area but you represent in the heart of Philadelphia what is the the size of your area that right there illustrated graphically I you represent in the heart of Philadelphia could probably walk through my district right there illustrated graphically I while you flew through yours could probably walk through my district this is this is a most remarkable have you ever been there I don't think you'd this is this is a most remarkable have ever been west at all right it is it's you ever been there I don't think you'd the first time that I've really without ever been west at all right it is it's him on out of the Midwest and it's the the first time that I've really without first time that I've seen a country and him on out of the Midwest and it's the a group of people where their whole first time that I've seen a country and social and economic life was conditioned a group of people where their whole by the prosperity of our farms well I social and economic life was conditioned know I certainly hope that if you have by the prosperity of our farms well I occasion as I know you will in the know I certainly hope that if you have months ahead they're both here in the occasion as I know you will in the Congress and when you're back in your months ahead they're both here in the own area giving speeches and making Congress and when you're back in your appearances and talking with your own area giving speeches and making constituents when they do talk about the appearances and talking with your price of food being so high I know constituents when they do talk about the hopefully based on this trip this price of food being so high I know experience where we've gone over some of hopefully based on this trip this the actual figures of the cost of experience where we've gone over some of Agriculture and as well as the the great the actual figures of the cost of contribution of Agriculture I mean the Agriculture and as well as the the great fact that the average percentage of contribution of Agriculture I mean the personal income that is expended on food fact that the average percentage of in this nation is now about 18 a half personal income that is expended on food percent 19 percent that means of course in this nation is now about 18 a half that about 82 percent of a man working percent 19 percent that means of course man's take-home pay and your city of that about 82 percent of a man working Philadelphia is now available for cost man's take-home pay and your city of of medical care which are so high today, Philadelphia is now available for cost the cost of education which are of medical care which are so high today, staggering, and when they have children the cost of education which are at they have to send to college, clothing, and staggering, and when they have children luxury items, and automobiles, and at they have to send to college, clothing, and recreation, and travel and all the rest luxury items, and automobiles, and and this is because of the incredible recreation, and travel and all the rest accomplishments really of of American and this is because of the incredible agriculture and I think accomplishments really of of American you can very effectively now indicate to agriculture and I think them that we do eat better and more you can very effectively now indicate to cheaply than many people on history of them that we do eat better and more the of this world and this contribution cheaply than many people on history of is not only being made here at home but the of this world and this contribution overseas and the balance-of-payments is not only being made here at home but problem that we all see I know you Tom overseas and the balance-of-payments were happened to be on the house banking problem that we all see I know you Tom and currency committee and very familiar were happened to be on the house banking with the great problems that we face in and currency committee and very familiar balancing our payment situation here and with the great problems that we face in abroad and I think the fact that balancing our payment situation here and overseas agricultural trade that are abroad and I think the fact that represented in excess of six billion six overseas agricultural trade that are billion dollars last year is a represented in excess of six billion six staggering statistic and it shows that billion dollars last year is a unless we can maintain these overseas staggering statistic and it shows that markets maintain access to them in unless we can maintain these overseas Western Europe and increase the trade markets maintain access to them in that we now enjoy in these other areas Western Europe and increase the trade in the future years the consequences to that we now enjoy in these other areas the strength of our own economy will be in the future years the consequences to very very great indeed I happen to be a the strength of our own economy will be member of the House Foreign Affairs very very great indeed I happen to be a Committee is your where and in this member of the House Foreign Affairs capacity I'm also very much aware of the Committee is your where and in this very great contributions that American capacity I'm also very much aware of the agriculture is making through the food very great contributions that American for Peace program in these agriculture is making through the food underdeveloped areas closing the gap for Peace program in these between the staggering problems of underdeveloped areas closing the gap exposing world population crisis really between the staggering problems of and reduce our farm surpluses exactly exposing world population crisis really and and I think that the day is frankly and reduce our farm surpluses exactly is fast approaching when we've been and and I think that the day is frankly placing such an emphasis on restricting is fast approaching when we've been agricultural output that with this placing such an emphasis on restricting exploding population around the world agricultural output that with this even with American agricultural exploding population around the world production going full-throttle even with American agricultural we aren't going to be able to begin to production going full-throttle meet the needs of mankind for food we aren't going to be able to begin to unless we at the same time are building meet the needs of mankind for food out the strength of the agricultural unless we at the same time are building economies and all these other areas and out the strength of the agricultural here again I think the expertise the the economies and all these other areas and training the ability the knowledge of here again I think the expertise the the the American farmer is going to be training the ability the knowledge of invaluable in our overseas aid efforts the American farmer is going to be Tom head on something earlier that invaluable in our overseas aid efforts concerned me very much and left Tom head on something earlier that profound impression upon me you know concerned me very much and left that I'm very young and I was concerned profound impression upon me you know by the excesses of people from the farms that I'm very young and I was concerned particularly in light of what will be by the excesses of people from the farms the case a greater and greater demand on particularly in light of what will be our farms to produce more and more with the case a greater and greater demand on the increase in population not only in our farms to produce more and more with this country but throughout the world the increase in population not only in yes you know in Iowa for example I don't this country but throughout the world think there's a state that better yes you know in Iowa for example I don't illustrates that problem really we have think there's a state that better the highest percentage bill of elderly illustrates that problem really we have people in America some 14% for example the highest percentage bill of elderly of the Iowa population is 65 years of people in America some 14% for example age or over and to a great extent that of the Iowa population is 65 years of particular figure is because of this age or over and to a great extent that very disturbing out migration with young particular figure is because of this people who have not been able to find very disturbing out migration with young job opportunities on the farm and not people who have not been able to find had the financial resources and job opportunities on the farm and not wherewithal to remain in agriculture had the financial resources and which after all is the type of life's wherewithal to remain in agriculture experience to which they're most which after all is the type of life's familiar best equipped to make a experience to which they're most effective contribution to our economy familiar best equipped to make a and I think that it's a extremely effective contribution to our economy important that every step be taken to and I think that it's a extremely ensure that these young people are given important that every step be taken to the opportunity to stay on the family ensure that these young people are given farm and to work and to enjoy not only the opportunity to stay on the family the economic and financial rewards from farm and to work and to enjoy not only farming but what I think you observed the economic and financial rewards from was a very very satisfying social farming but what I think you observed institution I know in your areas and the was a very very satisfying social cities you've got problems of juvenile institution I know in your areas and the delinquency of air pollution problems of cities you've got problems of juvenile urban renewal for example or you have to delinquency of air pollution problems of restore the great problems strengthen urban renewal for example or you have to the urban city and none of these restore the great problems strengthen problems of course that happened to be the urban city and none of these ours we have different ones as you're problems of course that happened to be aware and I'm trying very hard and with ours we have different ones as you're your help I hope them increasingly aware and I'm trying very hard and with becoming aware of your particular your help I hope them increasingly problems and I hope that in a way this becoming aware of your particular trip that you made to Iowa when living on the problems and I hope that in a way this farm sleeping sleeping there working trip that you made to Iowa when living on the there feeding cattle going around and farm sleeping sleeping there working observing on a first-hand basis the there feeding cattle going around and various farm operations gave you a observing on a first-hand basis the greater understanding of our particular various farm operations gave you a situation this is the yes John you greater understanding of our particular brought one thing out at the outset of situation this is the yes John you you brought one thing out at the outset of have you remarks and that was the fact you that the farm block has lost so much of have you remarks and that was the fact its voting power but the city block has that the farm block has lost so much of lost its voting power too it seems to me its voting power but the city block has the young people in the country lost its voting power too it seems to me they don't stay in the core city which the young people in the country we represent and they're coming off the they don't stay in the core city which farms or let's say not staying on the we represent and they're coming off the farms but suburban America is building farms or let's say not staying on the up and is becoming the more powerful farms but suburban America is building voting bloc I think therefore it's up and is becoming the more powerful incumbent upon us to from the cities and voting bloc I think therefore it's to get out on the farm and to do just incumbent upon us to from the cities and exactly what you had us do let's come to get out on the farm and to do just out and see the problems in Iowa and exactly what you had us do let's come then go through the the soil programs out and see the problems in Iowa and the feed grain program to see them then go through the the soil programs firsthand I know after I came back from the feed grain program to see them that trip I was convinced of the firsthand I know after I came back from soundness of the policies on which we that trip I was convinced of the voted subsequently and the President soundness of the policies on which we signed into public law just shortly voted subsequently and the President after we returned from Iowa this signed into public law just shortly is a farm bill farm bill and I know at after we returned from Iowa this the farm appropriation bill which is is a farm bill farm bill and I know at another heavy appropriation which which the farm appropriation bill which is we could understand better as a need for another heavy appropriation which which the support of our agricultural we could understand better as a need for programs we could support that the support of our agricultural appropriation bill even though some of programs we could support that our critics which we have to face when appropriation bill even though some of we go back to the city look what are the our critics which we have to face when suburbs our consumers the consumers are we go back to the city look what are the very careful about prices particularly suburbs our consumers the consumers are things like bread prices and and they very careful about prices particularly ask us why we support a program that's things like bread prices and and they gonna raise the price of a loaf ask us why we support a program that's of bread on that table did you receive gonna raise the price of a loaf mail Jack nice and months and when the of bread on that table did you receive farm bill was being considered from mail Jack nice and months and when the various lobbying interests and so forth farm bill was being considered from this suggested this would present a various lobbying interests and so forth bread tax and increased the price of food this suggested this would present a unfairly and so forth did you know that bread tax and increased the price of food were you subjected to that type of mail unfairly and so forth did you know that campaign John I got more mail were you subjected to that type of mail on the price of bread a so-called bread campaign John I got more mail tax than on any other single issue this on the price of bread a so-called bread year it's a consumer it's a consumer tax than on any other single issue this item and of consumer interest and we year it's a consumer it's a consumer know that the people who move to the item and of consumer interest and we suburb people that are in these areas at know that the people who move to the bye and own a home and they have a job suburb people that are in these areas at as you said they're they're worried bye and own a home and they have a job about housing they're worried about as you said they're they're worried schools I'm worried about that consuming about housing they're worried about dollar they're the people that carefully schools I'm worried about that consuming watch us and how we vote and how we dollar they're the people that carefully react and we can go back and tell them watch us and how we vote and how we but this is a necessary program because react and we can go back and tell them we understand rural America we but this is a necessary program because understand the farmer and his problem we understand rural America we particularly in the light of 1965 understand the farmer and his problem well like Tom pointed out on those particularly in the light of 1965 tires what exactly I think I think I well like Tom pointed out on those certainly know you're aware how grateful tires what exactly I think I think I I am for your support of this farm bill certainly know you're aware how grateful that's fine legislation now we hopefully I am for your support of this farm bill will enjoy an extension of particularly that's fine legislation now we hopefully in Iowa for four years of the speed will enjoy an extension of particularly grant program which will be continued to in Iowa for four years of the speed be a matter of invaluable assistance to grant program which will be continued to the strength of our area's economy and I be a matter of invaluable assistance to know it took a lot of courage frankly the strength of our area's economy and I for you men we've talked a lot about know it took a lot of courage frankly this farm bill I know I've had occasion for you men we've talked a lot about to visit with all of you with the great this farm bill I know I've had occasion length about it how important it was to visit with all of you with the great to our area but I also tried to point out as length about it how important it was as you're aware how important it is as to our area but I also tried to point out as you suggest to your own areas for as you're aware how important it is as example the the rubber the tires the you suggest to your own areas for steel in Pennsylvania the American example the the rubber the tires the farmer is perhaps the greatest purchaser steel in Pennsylvania the American of steel independently of the armed farmer is perhaps the greatest purchaser services of any sector of our economy of steel independently of the armed and you saw this equipment these services of any sector of our economy tractors well if the farmer doesn't have and you saw this equipment these enough money in his overalls to buy a tractors well if the farmer doesn't have tractor then as you know in my district enough money in his overalls to buy a that makes the tractors works in the tractor then as you know in my district steel mill and in Pennsylvania is going that makes the tractors works in the to be another statistic in the steel mill and in Pennsylvania is going unemployment rolls and he's going to to be another statistic in the also present problems for you in terms unemployment rolls and he's going to of increased welfare costs and all the also present problems for you in terms other attendant problems that come of increased welfare costs and all the invariably with an unemployed situation other attendant problems that come congressman Murphy John that you have invariably with an unemployed situation this most interesting district I think congressman Murphy John that you have Brooklyn and Staten Island this most interesting district I think and I know that when I talk out in Brooklyn and Staten Island Iowa about Brooklyn that's a faraway and I know that when I talk out in place and I think after you left I had Iowa about Brooklyn that's a faraway occasion to visit with of course my place and I think after you left I had friends and the farmers that you have occasion to visit with of course my stayed with and saw and I just want you friends and the farmers that you have to know I think they learned as much as stayed with and saw and I just want you you did about your area and the problems to know I think they learned as much as and the fact that New Yorker can care you did about your area and the problems about Iowa I think it's a wonderful and the fact that New Yorker can care thing and I think the same is true about Iowa I think it's a wonderful Atlantic City needs a faraway place thing and I think the same is true Philadelphian we often get the feeling I Atlantic City needs a faraway place think in our area in rural areas or in Philadelphian we often get the feeling I Iowa that other parts of the country think in our area in rural areas or in aren't interested don't know our problem Iowa that other parts of the country don't care about it I think really what we're aren't interested don't know our problem talking about is evidenced by this trip don't care about it I think really what we're it's a question of us getting together talking about is evidenced by this trip and working very hard and it's a question of us getting together conscientiously trying to a clinger so and working very hard and the problems and I think we realizes as conscientiously trying to a clinger so we do all through life that that people the problems and I think we realizes as aren't all that different no matter we do all through life that that people where they are what they're doing and aren't all that different no matter they're just proud to be Americans and where they are what they're doing and where you have a great stake in this they're just proud to be Americans and thing together and I think a rising tide where you have a great stake in this is is gonna lift all the boats and if thing together and I think a rising tide this economy is going to be strong is is gonna lift all the boats and if across the whole nation it has to be this economy is going to be strong strong the farm and again it has to be across the whole nation it has to be strong and the factory and they are of course strong the farm and again it has to be so closely interdependent I think we strong and the factory and they are of course spoken at the outset about the fact that so closely interdependent I think we the farm muscle politically and the spoken at the outset about the fact that Congress is is down there to such a low the farm muscle politically and the low extent over what if there used to be Congress is is down there to such a low earlier in the history of this country low extent over what if there used to be and frankly I'll confess now and they're earlier in the history of this country nearing the end of the program that one and frankly I'll confess now and they're of the reasons we asked and particularly nearing the end of the program that one invited you not only because we felt of the reasons we asked and particularly you're the kind of men that to have the invited you not only because we felt sufficient interest are kind enough to you're the kind of men that to have the take the time to come out there but sufficient interest are kind enough to because you represent states with such take the time to come out there but great population and therefore such because you represent states with such great importance and effectiveness great population and therefore such really in the Congress the United States great importance and effectiveness for example John how many congressmen really in the Congress the United States are there from New York you know in your for example John how many congressmen delegation in the in the house now well are there from New York you know in your we have the largest delegation in the delegation in the in the house now well house John we have the largest delegation in the interesting enough about Brooklyn is we house John have seven congressmen from Brooklyn interesting enough about Brooklyn is we alone think of it have seven congressmen from Brooklyn how many in your whole delegation the alone think of it state we have 41 41 congressmen how how many in your whole delegation the about the you Tom in New Jersey we have state we have 41 41 congressmen how 15 John 15 what's that give us 55 [chattering] about the you Tom in New Jersey we have I do hope that you're talking to 15 John 15 what's that give us 55 [chattering] your friends and talking to your fellow I do hope that you're talking to congressmen have you had a chance to your friends and talking to your fellow talk to them about your trip congressmen have you had a chance to they really surprised that you went, did they talk to them about your trip kid is you about going here well they kidded us they really surprised that you went, did they about about getting up in the kid is you about going here well they kidded us middle of the night John and and of about about getting up in the course we didn't get much sleep out to middle of the night John and and of him but but I want to find out the course we didn't get much sleep out to answer to one thing and I'm gonna keep him but but I want to find out the the checking with you from time to time answer to one thing and I'm gonna keep that's to see how much progress they've the checking with you from time to time made to converting from 40 inch rows on that's to see how much progress they've corn to 30 inch rows what keep you well made to converting from 40 inch rows on advised seems to me that could increase corn to 30 inch rows what keep you well by about 20 or 25 percent the entire advised seems to me that could increase productivity of the of the acre by about 20 or 25 percent the entire the planted acre out there well it seems productivity of the of the acre like Jack's learned something but I do the planted acre out there well it seems want to thank all of you not only again like Jack's learned something but I do for your kindness and making this trip want to thank all of you not only again but also joining with us here today and for your kindness and making this trip I certainly urge you to keep talking and but also joining with us here today and those other other friends of yours and I certainly urge you to keep talking and your great big delegations and help us those other other friends of yours and out there in the farm or really thank your great big delegations and help us you made the trip possible and conceived out there in the farm or really thank the idea which i think was a good one you made the trip possible and conceived very good thank you very much I'm the idea which i think was a good one I join on his sentiments very good thank you very much I'm Jack you know how I feel about it I join on his sentiments particularly happy to to not only see Jack you know how I feel about it the farms but we also saw some real particularly happy to to not only see industry in Cedar Rapids and and that the farms but we also saw some real Quaker Oats plant was also in a an industry in Cedar Rapids and and that illumination to me to see that you not Quaker Oats plant was also in a an only have a rural area but you also have illumination to me to see that you not an industrial area and of course much of only have a rural area but you also have our industry understandably is an industrial area and of course much of agriculturally related you so what again our industry understandably is is dependent upon the strengths agriculturally related you so what again primarily of agriculture in our area is dependent upon the strengths well I do wish to thank again all of you primarily of agriculture in our area for being here and above all the well I do wish to thank again all of you national farmers organization for their for being here and above all the kindness in making this program in this national farmers organization for their presentation possible the historic kindness in making this program in this records that the United States presentation possible the historic government proved conclusively the farm records that the United States prices must be in balance government proved conclusively the farm wages and interest costs in order to prices must be in balance have a fully operating economy and wages and interest costs in order to relative full employment for our have a fully operating economy and nation's people government records also relative full employment for our prove that each dollar of gross farm nation's people government records also income generates seven dollars of prove that each dollar of gross farm national income how much longer can we income generates seven dollars of afford to under pay our nation's farmers national income how much longer can we when it is costing our nation seven afford to under pay our nation's farmers dollars for each dollar of underpayment when it is costing our nation seven the farmer the members of the dollars for each dollar of underpayment national farmers organization are the farmer the members of the calling on the rest national farmers organization are of American farmers to join with them in calling on the rest an all-out effort to solve this farm of American farmers to join with them in problem an all-out effort to solve this farm