Milford chronicle., 1947-01-24
STATE ANNUAL FARM
BUREAU MEETING

BUREAU MEETING
The Annual Meeting of the Della
ware State Farm Bureau will be
held ut Dover High School on Feb
ruary 18th The banquet program in
the evening will feature well
known entertainer who will talk on
fact, fun and philosophy"
The speaker of the evening will
be Raymond OGg OF the Legislative
Department in Washington. who
will talk on Farm Legislation and
how it is steered through legislative
committees"
The afternoon program beginning
at p. III. will be devoted to the
business program, reports, and re-
solutions. Plan now to attend both
important sessions.
The American Farm Bureau
Federation has supported and will
continue to support the full partici-
patton of the United States in the
United Nations Organization.
With farm production nearly one
third above pre- war production,
agriculture more than ever needs
an expanded volume of foreign
trade to absorb its output. Industry
needs it to absorb it's output. In or.
der to accomplish this the AFBF
favors gradual adjustment of trade
barriers. including tariffs. import
quotas and currency manipulation.
Every effort must be made to
preserve the gains which have ac-
! crued through basic agricultural
! legislation enacted in the past.
Every possible step must be taken
to prevent the agricultural economy
from experiencing the disparity be
tween agricultural goods and indus
trial goods that was experienced
after World War /.
1t is the position OF the AFBF
that for the Steagall price support
period the present parity formula
should be used since this law was
based upon the present parity for
mula. 1t is recognized that the
parity formula should be moderniz-
ed to become effective at the end uf
the Steagall price support period.
We urge a program of cOnserva-
, ton designed to secure a maximum
of conservation with minimum Of
expense. That this may he accom-
plished we urge decentralization OF
program planning and operation OF
conservation programs with author
ity and possibilities placed in
bona fide local. district and state
farmer committees. Those commit
fees will in turn place programs
under agencies which can best
Garry out the program.
The AFBF urges that conStruc-
tive legislation be enacted immcdi.
ately to correct the disorderly ant
Cnbalance situation in the field o
labor relations.
When prices in general decline
the prices of farm products along
with other raw materials decline
more rapidly and further. Therefore
more stable price level is essen
tial to the prosperity of agriculture
The AFBF favOrs legislation giving
tie proper agency of government
, responsibility for maintaining t.,
> supply of money and credit to pro
! vide a more stable price level
The AFBF is opposed to an.
, large reduction of income taxes a.
, long as inflatiOnary tendencies pre-
| vail and there is high level of EN-
= plOyment. We favor using all posi-
> hle revenues to reduce the publi
, Gcht
. We recommend that at the fedora
= level the Extension Service in tn
n Department Of Agriculture con
q time to administer the farm labo
q program. We will oppose any effort
I to transfer the administration Il
O. this program from the Department
= of Agriculture to the Department q
: Labor or any other Federal Agenc!
h The above resolutions represen
s the stand taken by voting delegate
to the Annual Convention at Sa
s Francisco on important issues fac
@ ing agriculture w. Lewis Phipp;
q Vice President of the DelaWar
y Farm Bureau. was the voting dele
n gate representing Delaware. Othe
resolutions will he discussed nc>
week. Each resolution cOvere
several thousand words so TIL
:" reDrescntS an attempt to cover til
= main thought in few word
- Should any members desire t.
u complete resolution it NAV he o1
~ tanned by writing tho Delawal
Farm Bureau. Dover. Delaware.