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The “PD" process in Farm Bureau is important.
This is the process through which farm families
decide what farmers are “for” and “against”.
Policy Development in Farm Bureau begins on
the community and county chapter level. Farmers
decide and establish policy of their county chapter
on local issues and problems. The local problem
may be one of local school, farm roads, local
taxation of farmers, improved hospital care and
facilities, local government, inadequate local mar
keting facilities, support of rural youth program
and projects such as 4-H, FFA, etc.
Some problems are statewide, national, or in
ternational in scope. Local Chapters dealing with
such problems submit their recommendations to
their State Farm Bureau for consideration and
debate of all county chapter voting delegates.
Problems statewide in nature, once approved
by majority delegate vote, become policy of your
State Farm Bureau.
Those problems, national or international in scope, once approved by majority voting delegates,
become your recommendations for consideration of voting delegates of your American Farm Bureau
Federation.
The national and international problems — recommendations from the 48 states and Puerto Rico,
agreed to by majority farmer delegates — become policy of your American Farm Bureau State Farm
Bureau, and County.
SOME STATE ACCOMPLISHMENTS
1. Supported increase of $4,000,000 for Farmers Market Authority.
2. Supported and promoted legislation to improve laws for Grade A. dairymen.
3. Supported improvements in Georgia Water Laws.
4. Legalized Scribner’s Decimal C. Log Rule.
5. Supported legislation to prevent Municipal Corporations from taxing agricultural products if sold
by producer of the commodity.
6. Successfully opposed retail stores in Georgia being required to display a sign, “Japanese Textiles
Sold Here.”
7. Supported investigation of Corporations holding and buying large tracts of land. (Failed to pass
House of Representatives.)
8. Continued to operate service-to-member programs, including non-profit Blue Cross - Blue Shield,
and other special programs of crop hail insurance, auto, fire, and group-life insurance through
Cotton States. Industrial and labor groups for years have made similar programs available to their
groups.
9. Supported activation of Agricultural Commodities Authority, and petition for tobacco referendum.
Worked for July 18 opening date for 1957 Georgia Flue-Cured tobacco markets.
1. Restored Soil Bank (Acreage Reserve) for 1958.
2. Vigorously supported Poultry Meat Inspection by U.S.D.A.
3. Vigorously opposed “Federal Aid to Education.”
4. Supported lowering of support price on “undesirable” varieties of tobacco.
5. Worked to make available CCC loans on No. 4 oats where grade was due to material weathering.
6. Still supporting Textile Labeling Bill.
7. Vigorously opposing USDA’s recommended 0-90% price support on basic commodities for future years.
8. Working for national legislation permitting states to refund federal gas-tax for on-farm used
gasoline, thereby requiring one application instead of two applications for farmer to execute.
9. Backed bill to extend P. L. 480 to assure maximum export of agricultural commodities.
10 Opposed before Senate Labor Committee coverage of farm workers by Federal Wage and Hour Laws.
MOODY BROS. FURNITURE CO.
BRANTLEY GAS & APPLIANCE CO.
You and nearly 1,600,000 other farm families join Farm Bureau
One reason perhaps is that you and your neighbors might have the
opportunity to solve problems together right in your county or com
munity. Some of these problems require state or national policy decisions
. . . to make it easier tor you to work on them locally.
So, under the banner of “Building A Better America With Oppor
tunities For All,” the voting delegates of the member Farm Bureaus
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SOME NATIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS
MORGAN GROCERY
DICK PURCELL
The Farmer’s Voice!
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each year for many reasons.
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meet in Convention to do just that.
The Farm Bureau approach is to reconcile commodity differences
among farmers with farmers subsequently presenting “The Agricultural
Program” and direction. For 273 commodity groups to present 273
separate commodity programs is to open the gate for other economic
groups to reconcile differences of farmers.
A Farm Bureau legislative office is maintained in Washington. Here farmers’ “hired hands” main
tain a watchful eye on all proposed legislation affecting farmers. Farm Bureau members and chapters
in each state and county keep abreast of proposals harmfur te“agriculture, and Farm Bureau chapters
can exert their “voice” for agriculture.
Some farmer policies require introduction of legislation and backing to successful conclusion, ap
pearing before legislative hearings, consultation with government agencies, economic groups, etc.
Whatever the need, in keeping with policies developed by farmers, Farm Bureau serves as the
farmers’ voice. The purpose of farmers working through their Farm Bureau is to obtain action. Farm
Bureau’s “PX” process is the machinery whereby 1,600,000 farm families obtain action.
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Farm Bureau is an organization of farmers, financed by farmers, run by farmers, to do for farmers
what farmers want done.
“Maintain strength in your Farm Bureau by renewing your membership on September 24.
SUPPORT YOUR FARM BUREAU AND IT
WILL SUPPORT YOU. JOIN SEPT 21!
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The Policy Development process is Farm
Bureau sets the stage for “PX”. For farmers
to decide what they are “for” and “against”
would be without purpose unless means were
available to activate the established policies.
“PX” or Policy Execution is the means
whereby Farm Bureau established policies are
implemented. This process is nation-wide in
scope and reaches each state, county and com
munity Farm Bureau chapter.
This process in Farm Bureau is one of co
ordination between Farm Bureau members
everywhere.
The Farm Bureau “PX” process may call
for farmer representation in council with gov
ernment, industry, labor or even on interna
tional levels.
Membership of farmers in Farm Bureau affords
both numbers for “Strength of Voice for Agri
culture” and Finance.
Farm Bureau—the farmer’s voice—could not
exist without farmer membership and finance.
If we farmers really mean it when we say
we are for a “farmer-organization” we will see
to it that we support our Farm Bureau on
September 24.
Without membership and, finance we would
not have the effective machinery through which
farmers decide what “We are for and against.”
Organized Policy Development would not be.
Policy Execution would not be.
Farm Bureau in 1956 appeared before Con
gressional bodies in Washington on 86 different
occasions to represent organized farmers. On
State and local levels Farm Bureau is continuous
ly active in interest of farmers.
J. WALTER CREWS
SHERIFF BRANTLEY COUNTY
CLAUDE A. SMITH
STANDARD OIL COMPANY
JOS. B. STRICKLAND, Agent
“MEMBERSHIP”
