NFO-60 (AV10467): US Farm Report

25.000000 [high frequency sound] [music] us farm report a rural area public relations program brought to you in the us farm report a rural area public interest of agriculture rural business relations program brought to you in the and the well-being of our nation by interest of agriculture rural business members of the national farmers and the well-being of our nation by organization in this listening area and members of the national farmers others interested in seeing the farmer organization in this listening area and receive a fair price for what he others interested in seeing the farmer produces morning welcome we're here receive a fair price for what he today to tell you something about the produces morning welcome we're here national farmers organization for some today to tell you something about the several weeks this has been our purpose national farmers organization for some in this time period and you've heard several weeks this has been our purpose from a number of experts people from all in this time period and you've heard over the country explaining the problems from a number of experts people from all of the farmers and how these problems over the country explaining the problems can be met in today's society we felt it of the farmers and how these problems would be a good idea today to bring you can be met in today's society we felt it some of your own neighbors to do some would be a good idea today to bring you talking about the NFO and tell us what some of your own neighbors to do some the problems of the farmers are right talking about the NFO and tell us what here in Tennessee and Kentucky and so we the problems of the farmers are right have gathered together a representative here in Tennessee and Kentucky and so we group of people from throughout our have gathered together a representative Middle Tennessee-Kentucky area to tell group of people from throughout our us the answers to the problems and some Middle Tennessee-Kentucky area to tell of the problems themselves and to talk us the answers to the problems and some about the progress and the of the problems themselves and to talk accomplishments of the NFO the national about the progress and the farmers organization here these accomplishments of the NFO the national gentlemen will be talking to us for the farmers organization here these next half hour and we think that they gentlemen will be talking to us for the have some things to say that will be of next half hour and we think that they interest and importance to you first have some things to say that will be of we'd like to call on a gentleman from interest and importance to you first Simpsons Simpson County Kentucky who is we'd like to call on a gentleman from the NFO County chairman for Simpson Simpsons Simpson County Kentucky who is County mr. Phillip Landrum now mr. the NFO County chairman for Simpson Landrum has the is the man who signed up County mr. Phillip Landrum now mr. the first NFO member in Tennessee and Landrum has the is the man who signed up he's been right on top of the progress the first NFO member in Tennessee and of NFO in Tennessee from it's very he's been right on top of the progress beginning so mr. Landrum if you would of NFO in Tennessee from it's very let's let's take first things first and beginning so mr. Landrum if you would get you to give us a progress report on let's let's take first things first and NFO as it stands in Tennessee today get you to give us a progress report on thank you bill NFO as it stands in Tennessee today gentleman we're speaking of progress thank you bill that's what NFO stands for for the gentleman we're speaking of progress farmer is progress in agriculture that's what NFO stands for for the we've had on sometimes have a little farmer is progress in agriculture problem of getting that over to we've had on sometimes have a little call the farmers but we think we'll problem of getting that over to eventually do it we'd like to go back call the farmers but we think we'll and give you a little background on the eventually do it we'd like to go back progress of NFO from the beginning some and give you a little background on the ten years ago we had a few farmers out progress of NFO from the beginning some in the southern Iowa that was a little ten years ago we had a few farmers out bit dissatisfied with the prices in the southern Iowa that was a little they were receiving for their livestock bit dissatisfied with the prices at that time and they decided to make they were receiving for their livestock some effort to overcome the situation so at that time and they decided to make NFO developed through their thinking and some effort to overcome the situation so they were farmers they started from the NFO developed through their thinking and bottom of this thing and worked at every they were farmers they started from the angle they made a lot of mistakes but bottom of this thing and worked at every they made a lot of efforts and we have angle they made a lot of mistakes but progressed a lot from that we have moved they made a lot of efforts and we have from that little area now into progressed a lot from that we have moved approximately 26 states over the nation from that little area now into which is the best farming state in the approximately 26 states over the nation United States and of course Tennessee's which is the best farming state in the included in that group which we're real United States and of course Tennessee's proud of the work that's been done here included in that group which we're real in this state some last July the first proud of the work that's been done here we made our first effort to sign up in this state some last July the first members in Tennessee we have started in we made our first effort to sign up Robeson and Montgomery County we signed members in Tennessee we have started in the first member in Robeson County that Robeson and Montgomery County we signed was official NFO member in Tennessee mr. the first member in Robeson County that JB Wiggins he was our first member to was official NFO member in Tennessee mr. start the ball rolling here in this JB Wiggins he was our first member to state and of course we moved from there start the ball rolling here in this on into other counties we've moved state and of course we moved from there across the middle section of the state on into other counties we've moved and have members now in all approximate across the middle section of the state 22 counties and as the counties growing and have members now in all approximate membership when we reach numbers we 22 counties and as the counties growing think sufficient to organize the county membership when we reach numbers we and charter and elect the officers we do think sufficient to organize the county that the first County to charter in and charter and elect the officers we do Tennessee was Hickman County they seemed that the first County to charter in to catch on fire down that area and sign Tennessee was Hickman County they seemed the members up real fast so they elected to catch on fire down that area and sign their officers for the first County in the members up real fast so they elected state and we have lots of members in their officers for the first County in this area now of course we've made state and we have lots of members in progress in the other fields course our this area now of course we've made object is to get a fair price for the progress in the other fields course our farmer for his production a price that object is to get a fair price for the will give him a reasonable profit over farmer for his production a price that the cost to production will give him a reasonable profit over we were told to start where that this the cost to production was impossible but we made wonderful we were told to start where that this accomplishments in this field we're was impossible but we made wonderful bargaining with processors we have accomplishments in this field we're contracts and with them for a fair price bargaining with processors we have already we have activated those contracts and with them for a fair price contracts and we have other efforts that already we have activated those we are doing that we've made wonderful contracts and we have other efforts that progress in fact we've made more we are doing that we've made wonderful progress as far as in the bargain field progress in fact we've made more in the past four or five months than progress as far as in the bargain field we've made in the entire history of in the past four or five months than NFO and that kind of brings you up to we've made in the entire history of date right now on some of the progress NFO and that kind of brings you up to that has been made so I'll turn it back date right now on some of the progress to our sponsor okay thank you mr. Landrum that has been made so I'll turn it back and that does bring us up to date and to our sponsor okay thank you mr. Landrum that's that's a help to give us the the and that does bring us up to date and picture as it as it has existed in the that's that's a help to give us the the past and to bring it up to the the picture as it as it has existed in the present days time now it seems that past and to bring it up to the the there are people other than farmers present days time now it seems that full-time farmers who are interested in there are people other than farmers NFO one of the requirements of of full-time farmers who are interested in voting membership in NFO is that you NFO one of the requirements of of make at least 50 percent of your voting membership in NFO is that you livelihood from the farm and own make at least 50 percent of your property but there are other memberships livelihood from the farm and own as I understand it that that are in property but there are other memberships existence in NFO and our next next as I understand it that that are in gentleman who's gonna do some talking existence in NFO and our next next for us I believe fits this category he's gentleman who's gonna do some talking a merchant he's mister elseif Ritchie's for us I believe fits this category he's from down in Bedford County Shelbyville a merchant he's mister elseif Ritchie's Tennessee and he is not only a merchant from down in Bedford County Shelbyville but he is the son of a merchant and the Tennessee and he is not only a merchant grandson of a merchant mr. Ritchie has but he is the son of a merchant and the a great and abiding love for what grandson of a merchant mr. Ritchie has Tennessee Walking Horses I guess just a great and abiding love for what about everybody does down around Tennessee Walking Horses I guess just Shelbyville particularly and he loves to about everybody does down around ride his horses but he also is a Shelbyville particularly and he loves to merchant first and is also a farmer sort ride his horses but he also is a of on the side mr. Richie what what does merchant first and is also a farmer sort the NFO mean to a merchant for one thing of on the side mr. Richie what what does who is eligible for it the NFO mean to a merchant for one thing associate membership in NFO but also to who is eligible for it a merchant who is not a member of NFO associate membership in NFO but also to what does it mean to emerge well I'll do a merchant who is not a member of NFO my best to tell you what I think about what does it mean to emerge well I'll do it bill my best to tell you what I think about thank you from my standpoint as a it bill merchant I derive my living as you know thank you from my standpoint as a from doing the farm supply business I merchant I derive my living as you know remember well being present in the from doing the farm supply business I business during World War one and seeing remember well being present in the the farmers sell their produce and where business during World War one and seeing we sold him their supplies and my the farmers sell their produce and where grandfather's business and I remember we sold him their supplies and my the prices they received for corn and grandfather's business and I remember other produce and then we followed the the prices they received for corn and farmer right down through the 20s into other produce and then we followed the the Great Depression more farmers were ruined than any other segment farmer right down through the 20s into of our population and then with World War the Great Depression more farmers were ruined than any other segment two the prices rose after the Great of our population and then with World War Depression and then come along the great two the prices rose after the Great federal government with all their frills Depression and then come along the great paying the farmers not to grow stuff and federal government with all their frills we know what that means I would like to paying the farmers not to grow stuff and point out along this time the price of manufactured products regardless of the we know what that means I would like to products they have steadily increased in point out along this time the price of manufactured products regardless of the price in the last 50 years and I cannot products they have steadily increased in remember a single instance where the price in the last 50 years and I cannot steel industry or the pencil industry or remember a single instance where the anybody else has come along and said we steel industry or the pencil industry or haven't got a place to store products anybody else has come along and said we what will you give us for a ton of steel or a cart-load of pencils haven't got a place to store products anybody else has come along and said we what will you give us for a ton of steel or a cart-load of pencils well they just don't say that and I've never had and I've never met a manufacturer in my life that said I got and I've never had and I've never met a a note to me and I got to sell machines manufacturer in my life that said I got or my good what will you pay me today a note to me and I got to sell machines in cash every schoolchild know the answer or my good what will you pay me today stop making steel and anything else in cash every schoolchild know the answer very simple isn't it and they do they stop making steel and anything else having a Manufacturers Association they very simple isn't it and they do they certainly don't call it a union that having a Manufacturers Association they word union is only for labor it's free certainly don't call it a union that enterprise doesn't use the word a very word union is only for labor it's free prominent farmer deriving his income from enterprise doesn't use the word a very another source said to mean nothing with prominent farmer deriving his income from union label another source said to mean nothing with this was an answer to my appeal to join union label the NFO well now have you ever noticed this was an answer to my appeal to join that the Union in individual banks the NFO well now have you ever noticed regard it regulated by law to certain that the Union in individual banks things which are good they always tell regard it regulated by law to certain you that the law will not allow them things which are good they always tell over 6% and all my life I've never heard you that the law will not allow them a bank or safe Ritchie we have so much over 6% and all my life I've never heard money on deposit we can't loan it what a bank or safe Ritchie we have so much what rate of interest would you pay you money on deposit we can't loan it what for some of this money today but all my what rate of interest would you pay you life I've had farmer Jones Smith and for some of this money today but all my brown say Ritchie I need some money life I've had farmer Jones Smith and today brown say Ritchie I need some money what would you pay me from my seed today there has been many things tried to help what would you pay me from my seed the farmer the dole by the federal trade there has been many things tried to help it gets bigger the farmers gets less in the farmer the dole by the federal trade numbers and the wealthy landlords soaks it gets bigger the farmers gets less in up the money even the Congress doesn't numbers and the wealthy landlords soaks like the program all they do is make it up the money even the Congress doesn't bigger in beaucracy now when a bank or like the program all they do is make it manufacture and merchant says no the bigger in beaucracy now when a bank or farmer it's out take new friends it's manufacture and merchant says no the simple do not produce any milk for a farmer it's out take new friends it's while the newspaper will cry farmers are starving lil' babies it'll bring milk around simple do not produce any milk for a have you ever had an undertaker say John while the newspaper will cry farmers are starving lil' babies it'll bring milk around your father now here on the cooling have you ever had an undertaker say John board he was a good fellow he ain't got your father now here on the cooling much money so we're gonna reduce the board he was a good fellow he ain't got price of this funeral we're all too well much money so we're gonna reduce the familiar with the speech our percentages price of this funeral we're all too well and its cost and all that now here's familiar with the speech our percentages where the NFO comes in as I see and its cost and all that now here's it if we have a Chamber of Commerce in where the NFO comes in as I see every county in our state and spend literally multiply the thousands [unclear] it if we have a Chamber of Commerce in literally get a payroll so that more and every county in our state and spend literally multiply the thousands [unclear] more farm people can engage in fact the literally get a payroll so that more and work just the farm I worked in the more farm people can engage in fact the factory myself I got fired in work just the farm I worked in the the town where I live it cost thousands factory myself I got fired in of dollars from new plants to get the the town where I live it cost thousands end of dollars from new plants to get the well to get the end result almost 2,000 end farmers in our county they're getting a well to get the end result almost 2,000 fair price for their product the farmers in our county they're getting a merchants of our county could not supply fair price for their product the that man so they're servicing goods and merchants of our county could not supply supplies that man so they're servicing goods and now the government dole hasn't done this supplies the starving the farmers has not done it now the government dole hasn't done this the good it should only the answer a the starving the farmers has not done it farmers to hold the product of meat the good it should only the answer a milk, and fiber. hold it back get the prize. glowing promises of the candidates like the chaff in the wind but just hold milk, and fiber. hold it back get the prize. glowing promises of the candidates the product for the price now how can we like the chaff in the wind but just hold get this being done today there has been the product for the price now how can we with one suggestion and that is the get this being done today there has been National Farmers Organization the NFO with one suggestion and that is the their policies their program when National Farmers Organization the NFO applied will do for my business of the their policies their program when merchant what a new factory would do in my town applied will do for my business of the I'm not opposed to a new factory but I'm in favor of increasing the farmers income applied will do for my business of the favor of increasing the farmers income I'm not opposed to a new factory but I'm in favor of increasing the farmers income favor of increasing the farmers income alright I firmly urge every merchant that favor of increasing the farmers income does business with the farmer direct or alright I firmly urge every merchant that indirect to lend their support to the NFO does business with the farmer direct or I have their emblem on the door indirect to lend their support to the NFO more stores I'm very proud and mr. J I I have their emblem on the door want to thank you for asking me here more stores I'm very proud and mr. J I today can consider coming to my town to want to thank you for asking me here the celebration the greatest Walking today can consider coming to my town to Horse Show in the world all right and I the celebration the greatest Walking don't think anybody would argue with Horse Show in the world all right and I that being the greatest horse show in don't think anybody would argue with the world either now let's move along we that being the greatest horse show in have heard from a farmer and a merchant the world either now let's move along we let's go back in here from another have heard from a farmer and a merchant farmer now this next gentleman comes let's go back in here from another from Williamson County Thompson station farmer now this next gentleman comes mr. Bob Finley he's a farmer he from Williamson County Thompson station raises his cattle raises green is what mr. Bob Finley he's a farmer he he describes as a general farmer and he raises his cattle raises green is what is going to give us from the farmer he describes as a general farmer and he standpoint is going to give us from the farmer the picture as it regards NFO and what standpoint it means to the farmer particularly on the picture as it regards NFO and what prices but also on some other areas - so it means to the farmer particularly on mr. Finley it's all yours prices but also on some other areas - so yep bill people and farmers businessmen mr. Finley it's all yours have asked questions about what yep bill people and farmers businessmen NFO has done for the farmer I have have asked questions about what here a number of leading meat processors NFO has done for the farmer I have farm publications and other marketing here a number of leading meat processors sources that have given NFO credit this farm publications and other marketing is [unclear] they come out giving in their sources that have given NFO credit this full credit for at least two dollars for is [unclear] they come out giving in their hundreds of the price rise in cattle $4 full credit for at least two dollars for per hundred increased in the price of hundreds of the price rise in cattle $4 hogs now now what is this done to the per hundred increased in the price of state as a whole this is total live hogs now now what is this done to the weight in the state of Tennessee of the state as a whole this is total live year of 1963 these are the figures weight in the state of Tennessee of the Tennessee had three hundred and eighty year of 1963 these are the figures five million nine hundred and thirty one Tennessee had three hundred and eighty thousand pounds of hogs the NFO five million nine hundred and thirty one increase they're going it at four thousand pounds of hogs the NFO dollars for hundred on these hogs the increase they're going it at four managed to the farmers of Tennessee this dollars for hundred on these hogs the would take home pay fifteen million four managed to the farmers of Tennessee this hundred and thirty seven thousand two would take home pay fifteen million four hundred and forty dollars now in hundred and thirty seven thousand two Kentucky out of four hundred and forty hundred and forty dollars now in five million seven hundred forty eight Kentucky out of four hundred and forty thousand pounds of live weight NFO five million seven hundred forty eight price increase per hundred first this thousand pounds of live weight NFO for that one year for the six months I price increase per hundred first this mean has amounted to seventeen million for that one year for the six months I eight hundred and twenty mean has amounted to seventeen million nine thousand nine hundred and twenty eight hundred and twenty dollars now for cattle in Tennessee five nine thousand nine hundred and twenty hundred and forty four million six dollars now for cattle in Tennessee five hundred twenty-five thousand hundred and forty four million six pounds of live weight pricing creeps at hundred twenty-five thousand two dollars per hundred has amounted to pounds of live weight pricing creeps at ten million eight hundred and ninety two two dollars per hundred has amounted to thousand dollars in Kentucky it is ten million eight hundred and ninety two mounted to twelve million six hundred thousand dollars in Kentucky it is and seventy two thousand two hundred mounted to twelve million six hundred dollars now that is and seventy two thousand two hundred figuring NFO marking arrangements dollars now that is that have been in effect for only six figuring NFO marking arrangements months that have been in effect for only six this means that farmers and the economy months of rural America have received over this means that farmers and the economy seven hundred and thirty seven billion of rural America have received over eight hundred and fifty six million seven hundred and thirty seven billion dollars from NFO marketing arrangements this eight hundred and fifty six million would pay the NFO dues for every farmer dollars from NFO marketing arrangements this in the United States for eight years now would pay the NFO dues for every farmer we have this comparatively to the in the United States for eight years now feed grain program for 1964 in Kentucky we have this comparatively to the the farmers grew twenty four million feed grain program for 1964 in Kentucky dollars from the government this was the farmers grew twenty four million paid by the taxpayer in the six months dollars from the government this was period price increased on hogs through paid by the taxpayer in the six months NFO market arrangements it amounted to period price increased on hogs through thirty million dollars this will take NFO market arrangements it amounted to home pay this this the taxpayers didn't thirty million dollars this will take have seen in this in Tennessee the feed home pay this this the taxpayers didn't grain program amounted to seventeen in have seen in this in Tennessee the feed 7/10ths ten million dollars so the Tennessee grain program amounted to seventeen in farmer to the amount of price increase 7/10ths ten million dollars so the Tennessee NFO market arrangement we the farmers farmer to the amount of price increase grew twenty six million and 3/10 2626 NFO market arrangement we the farmers and three tenths million dollars in grew twenty six million and 3/10 2626 their hogs now this shows what NFO has and three tenths million dollars in done through bargaining for the farmer their hogs now this shows what NFO has all right Thank You mr. Finley that's a mighty big figures that you're talking all right Thank You mr. Finley that's a about they're an awful lot of money that mighty big figures that you're talking is involved and the way I understand it about they're an awful lot of money that there can be more bigger figures and is involved and the way I understand it this is the goal as it as it progresses there can be more bigger figures and along now our next our next guest is mr. this is the goal as it as it progresses Raymond ormiston who is a farmer it along now our next our next guest is mr. comes from over [unclear] in that Raymond ormiston who is a farmer it section of the country Summit County and comes from over [unclear] in that is the assistant coordinator in the section of the country Summit County and Nashville marketing area for NFO mr. is the assistant coordinator in the Orminston did one of the questions that is Nashville marketing area for NFO mr. as concerning NFO and it's it's a Orminston did one of the questions that is program and its policies what does it do as concerning NFO and it's it's a to the consumer could you give us your program and its policies what does it do answer on that bill we farmers are to the consumer could you give us your organized legally under an act of answer on that bill we farmers are Congress passed in 1922 known as the organized legally under an act of capper-volstead Act it gives all farmers Congress passed in 1922 known as the not just in one County one state one capper-volstead Act it gives all farmers region in the country but in our nation not just in one County one state one the right to pool their production and region in the country but in our nation to bargain collectively for now this the right to pool their production and same law has written into it protection to bargain collectively for now this for the consumer and we should be same law has written into it protection thankful for the men who offered this for the consumer and we should be bill not only forgiven we farmers the thankful for the men who offered this right to bargain collectively but bill not only forgiven we farmers the thankful for the consumers sake that right to bargain collectively but protection was written in for them thankful for the consumers sake that because this law the same law that gives protection was written in for them us the right to bargain collectively for because this law the same law that gives our farm production says that we cannot us the right to bargain collectively for ask for or receive a price that is our farm production says that we cannot illegal illegal being determined by the ask for or receive a price that is Secretary of Agriculture to be as a illegal illegal being determined by the price over a hundred percent of parity Secretary of Agriculture to be as a the prices we're asking for our prices price over a hundred percent of parity that we have received in the past many the prices we're asking for our prices times for our farm production when our that we have received in the past many expenses were not nearly the times for our farm production when our range they are now this price cost expenses were not nearly the squeeze has driven literally thousands range they are now this price cost of farmers away from the farm now on squeeze has driven literally thousands this panel today I'm the youngest farmer of farmers away from the farm now on here I'm also one of the youngest this panel today I'm the youngest farmer farmers in NFO in our county I'm one of here I'm also one of the youngest the younger farmers in the county farmers in NFO in our county I'm one of organization and one of the younger the younger farmers in the county farming farmers making a complete living organization and one of the younger from the farm unfortunately I don't farming farmers making a complete living remember the good old days that from the farm unfortunately I don't forefather speak about it was my good remember the good old days that fortune to get to start farming in the forefather speak about it was my good early fifties my bad fortune to start fortune to get to start farming in the and at a time when this price called early fifties my bad fortune to start squeeze was just beginning to really and at a time when this price called harden its effect squeeze was just beginning to really it started in March of '51 the economists harden its effect tell us I started farming in February 51 it started in March of '51 the economists I've never known anything except our tell us I started farming in February 51 farm prices to go down and our I've never known anything except our production cost to go up one of the most farm prices to go down and our heartening things about NFO is the production cost to go up one of the most fact that the younger farmers are heartening things about NFO is the joining it the farmers who are the ones fact that the younger farmers are who will produce the food and fiber for joining it the farmers who are the ones our nation in just a few short years and who will produce the food and fiber for build I think our next guest has some our nation in just a few short years and interesting facts on the age of these build I think our next guest has some people who are doing a producing in this interesting facts on the age of these general area not only for counting the people who are doing a producing in this facts first we're gonna give you a for general area not only for counting the accounting but they will represent age facts first we're gonna give you a for figures for a state and almost accounting but they will represent age representative of our nation thank you figures for a state and almost our next guest is Hershel Ligon who is representative of our nation thank you the president of the Wilson County NFO our next guest is Hershel Ligon who is he's also chairman of the TV committee the president of the Wilson County NFO and he makes his home at Mount Juliet he's also chairman of the TV committee he's a farmer so Hershel if you would and he makes his home at Mount Juliet tell us some of the things that Raymond he's a farmer so Hershel if you would was talking about there and and if you tell us some of the things that Raymond would also I'd like to ask you to give was talking about there and and if you us the picture on what its gonna take to would also I'd like to ask you to give make NFO the success that I think all of us the picture on what its gonna take to you gentlemen would like for it to be so make NFO the success that I think all of it's all yours bill you know you have you gentlemen would like for it to be so heard me say terrible times that it's all yours bill you know you have we've got to save this family farm well heard me say terrible times that I haven't given up I've made up my mind we've got to save this family farm well when I came home from the war that I I haven't given up I've made up my mind was gonna fight for the family farm and when I came home from the war that I we're fighting then it it is they fight was gonna fight for the family farm and I mean sure enough fight just so we're fighting then it it is they fight happened last night I got some figures I mean sure enough fight just so on the farmers in Wilson County as you happened last night I got some figures know I have spent most of my life in on the farmers in Wilson County as you Wilson County reared there born there now Wilson know I have spent most of my life in County has a few over 2,500 farmers half Wilson County reared there born there now Wilson of those farmers are between 45 and 55 County has a few over 2,500 farmers half years of age 1/4 of them are over 65 of those farmers are between 45 and 55 years of age Wilson County has less than years of age 1/4 of them are over 65 25 farmers that are under 25 years of years of age Wilson County has less than age the average age of the farmers in 25 farmers that are under 25 years of Wilson County is 54 years well you know age the average age of the farmers in I come in the bracket of their of the Wilson County is 54 years well you know half of the farmers in Wilson County and I come in the bracket of their of the they're people passing away my age and half of the farmers in Wilson County and younger they're people passing away my age and I wonder what's going up in this farm younger situation there's more young farmers I wonder what's going up in this farm don't start farming of course the reason situation there's more young farmers they aren't farming is it because they don't start farming of course the reason just can't make a living at it you can't they aren't farming is it because they blame them I'm not going I just can't just can't make a living at it you can't conscientiously encourage my boys to blame them I'm not going I just can't farm because he just came back a living conscientiously encourage my boys to it and I only hope he's in NFO I farm because he just came back a living didn't jump in NFO overnight I it and I only hope he's in NFO I investigated and investigated and I didn't jump in NFO overnight I found just too many intelligent people investigated and investigated and I with good character by NFO not to be found just too many intelligent people right a lot of people are asking the with good character by NFO not to be question as you know our ultimate goal is right a lot of people are asking the to sell our production under contract question as you know our ultimate goal is and we find people here now well when to sell our production under contract you gonna go to setting' under contract and we find people here now well when well that's pretty simple just as soon you gonna go to setting' under contract as enough farmers in the united states well that's pretty simple just as soon understand collective bargaining which as enough farmers in the united states we are doing as soon as they understand understand collective bargaining which this collective bargaining and signed we are doing as soon as they understand with NFO this collective bargaining and signed we'll have enough production signed up with NFO and we will go over selling under we'll have enough production signed up contract I might say it's like and we will go over selling under these farmers running out in Wilson contract I might say it's like County time is running out with us we've these farmers running out in Wilson got to move we've got to move fast County time is running out with us we've if we intend to save the family farm but got to move we've got to move fast you can bet we've got thousands and if we intend to save the family farm but thousands of farmers and intend to save you can bet we've got thousands and this family farm and we are fighting and thousands of farmers and intend to save we're not gonna give up and we're gonna this family farm and we are fighting and win this battle firstly I know as a we're not gonna give up and we're gonna matter of policy that you don't give out win this battle firstly I know as a the exact number of members that you matter of policy that you don't give out have but you're talking about when it the exact number of members that you gets to the point that you can go under have but you're talking about when it a marketing arrangement would you say gets to the point that you can go under that that this time is in sight in the a marketing arrangement would you say near future for our area very much so that that this time is in sight in the very close near future for our area very much so it's just gonna take a little extra up very close right through this big push to get the it's just gonna take a little extra up job done like when you get to nail it to right through this big push to get the the top of the hill that last few feet job done like when you get to nail it to getting over the tops of a hill we've the top of the hill that last few feet got to get that second wind right quick getting over the tops of a hill we've alright I got a couple questions got to get that second wind right quick gentlemen we've got about four or five alright I got a couple questions minutes left here and I've got a couple gentlemen we've got about four or five of questions that I wanted to ask one to minutes left here and I've got a couple you mister pretty if I make you're of questions that I wanted to ask one to talking about the farmer having to go to you mister pretty if I make you're somebody and say what are you give me talking about the farmer having to go to for my product is this problem getting somebody and say what are you give me worse with the farmer today can you not for my product is this problem getting see a noticeable difference is the worse with the farmer today can you not farmer having to get down on see a noticeable difference is the his knees worse than he than he has in farmer having to get down on in recent years or in years past to get his knees worse than he than he has in a reasonable price for his product yeah in recent years or in years past to get and of course I don't mean to say that some farmers are not intelligent when and of course I don't mean to say that you find the fella that's been reading some farmers are not intelligent when up just a little bit and he has got into you find the fella that's been reading the NFO and well he don't crawl up just a little bit and he has got into around like they used to they began to the NFO and well he don't crawl wake up but just a question of them around like they used to they began to waking up now it's very easy to trim a wake up but just a question of them fellow's for a dollar you know waking up now it's very easy to trim a if you let you and of course I passed fellow's for a dollar you know that you know I belong to the free if you let you and of course I passed enterprise system too but on a whole the fellas that are left in the farming that you know I belong to the free business we're getting more intelligent enterprise system too but on a whole the fellas that are left in the farming far more intelligent than they were and business we're getting more intelligent they begin to wake up and when you far more intelligent than they were and backed up against the wall and he's got they begin to wake up and when you a truckload of green by golly he's got backed up against the wall and he's got to fight to get something for it and a truckload of green by golly he's got it's awful easy to say well it's all to fight to get something for it and it's all great it's all that so you don't do it's awful easy to say well it's all that as much as you used to it's all great it's all that so you don't do NFO gives him- he gives him the lean on and if they'll all join then one of the things it's a great problem to go along and if they'll all join then one of the with what he just said the people that things it's a great problem to go along buy our product are more highly with what he just said the people that organized and larger monopolies that buy our product are more highly we're dealing with and we've ever dealt organized and larger monopolies that with in the history of Agriculture so we're dealing with and we've ever dealt they are they're set to the cleaners I with in the history of Agriculture so mean that they they control the business they are they're set to the cleaners I and we as individuals have no bargaining mean that they they control the business power but as a group we have the and we as individuals have no bargaining greatest bargaining power in the world power but as a group we have the as a matter of for the farmers them self greatest bargaining power in the world preservation that way that's right I as a matter of for the farmers them self think it might be interesting and preservation that way that's right I somebody would like to tell us miss think it might be interesting and Landrum earlier was talking about the somebody would like to tell us miss the first charter in Tennessee was in Landrum earlier was talking about the Hickman County is there an area or is the first charter in Tennessee was in there a County that that stands out now Hickman County is there an area or is as being one of the most active or one there a County that that stands out now of the best organized in in NFO or they as being one of the most active or one all so similar that none is a standout of the best organized in in NFO or they would you like to hit that miss Landrum all so similar that none is a standout or anybody I just curtain this might be would you like to hit that miss Landrum an interesting thing I know Herschel's or anybody I just curtain this might be very active over in Wilson County and I an interesting thing I know Herschel's don't know whether he can take credit very active over in Wilson County and I for having one of the best counties or don't know whether he can take credit not all right we don't work in NFO as for having one of the best counties or individual counties or individual state not all right we don't work in NFO as if we work as one United group and of individual counties or individual state course we have some counties that maybe if we work as one United group and of are a little stronger a little more course we have some counties that maybe active in others but we don't like to are a little stronger a little more pick them out we like to go active in others but we don't like to good that's where power is see that's pick them out we like to go the reason we're in the condition we are good that's where power is see that's today we have been individuals too long the reason we're in the condition we are fine so you've got everybody working today we have been individuals too long together not individuals not counties fine so you've got everybody working not saying everybody the farmers as a together not individuals not counties whole we're not throwing in a rose to not saying everybody the farmers as a any individual individual County we're whole we're not throwing in a rose to working as a group my define national any individual individual County we're organization gentlemen I think that's working as a group my define national that's probably a good note to end this organization gentlemen I think that's discussion on today and particularly that's probably a good note to end this since our time has run out I want to discussion on today and particularly thanks to all of our guests for being since our time has run out I want to with us gentlemen your comments have thanks to all of our guests for being been most interesting and informative with us gentlemen your comments have and thanks to you for joining us today been most interesting and informative on this program u.s. farm report brought and thanks to you for joining us today to you in the interest of agriculture on this program u.s. farm report brought rural business and the well-being of our to you in the interest of agriculture nation and been presented by members on rural business and the well-being of our the united former's organization and nation and been presented by members on others interested in seeing the farmer the united former's organization and receive a fair price for what he others interested in seeing the farmer receive a fair price for what he produces