,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #aif  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #h1 #bjai,mr4    
,bi%op ( ,georgia submitt$ ! foll[+     
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,agriculture  ,,resolution          
,recogniz+ ! ,am]ican ,peanut ,%ell]s   
,association = _! exempl>y s]vices &    
d$icat$ ef=ts to support our ,nation's  
peanut indu/ry ov] ! pa/ #ajj ye>s4     
,:]eas ! ,am]ican ,peanut ,%ell]s       
,association 7,,apsa7 0 e/abli%$ by     
comm]cial peanut %ell]s & cru%]s f      
,georgia1 ,alabama1 & ,florida1 :o began
 op]ations 9 e>ly #aiah z ! ,s\!a/]n    
,peanut ,association 7,,spa72 ,:]eas    
approximately "o ye> lat]1 on ,april #e1
 #aiai1 a gr\p ( comm]cial peanut f>m]s 
repres5t+ _! home ,/ates conv5$ 9       
,atlanta to (ficially *>t] ! ,s\!a/]n   
,peanut ,association2 ,:]eas1 9 #aife1 !
 ,,apsa cosponsor$ fir/ ,,usa ,peanut   
,congress--! l>ge/ meet+ ( all segm5ts (
 ! peanut indu/ry2 ,:]eas on ,novemb]   
#cj1 #aiic1 ! ,s\!a/]n ,peanut          

,association (ficially *ang$ its "n to !
 ,am]ican ,peanut ,%ell]s ,association  
to incorporate o!r %ell+ companies f o!r
 ,/ates2 ,:]eas ! curr5t ,,apsa         
headqu>t]s 9 ,albany1 ,georgia1 0       
complet$ 9 #aihf & has be5 ! (ficial hub
 ( ?is r5[n$ association s9ce its       
relocation f ,am]icus1 ,georgia1 9 !    
e>ly 9 #aifjs2 ,:]eas1 = ! pa/ #ajj     
ye>s1 ,georgia peanut f>m]s ?r\gh !     
,,apsa h be5 successful 9 improv+ !     
quality & safety & increas+ !           
pr(itability ( peanuts & peanut products
 by work+ to promote & increase         
consumption2 ,:]eas1 today1 ! ,,apsa is 
! olde/ organiz$ gr\p 9 ! peanut indu/ry
 boa/+ #aj active memb] %ell+ companies 
& #ade associate memb]s :o h&le #ij     
p]c5t ( ! peanuts gr[n 9 ! ,unit$       
,/ates2 ,:]eas ,georgia leads ! ,nation 
9 production ( peanuts ) ne>ly #ej p]c5t
 ( ! annual peanut crop2 ,:]eas ,georgia
 has #ad1jjj f>ms ) peanuts & ab\t      
#d1ejj active f>m]s2 ,:]eas             
approximately #bjj bus9esses 9 ,georgia 

are peanut relat$2 ,:]eas two million   
bags ( peanuts are di/ribut$ annually & 
! indu/ry contributes m ?an #ej1jjj jobs
 & an e/imat$ #b billion to ! economy ( 
! ,/ate ( ,georgia2 ,:]eas1 s9ce ,george
 ,wa%+ton ,c>v] discov]$ ! _m uses = !  
peanut 9 ! e>ly tw5tie? c5tury1 peanuts 
h become a h\sehold food /aple & a s\rce
 ( diet>y fib]1 prote91 & o!r heal?y    
nutri5ts2 ,:]eas al?\gh peanuts are     
produc$ 9 o!r p>ts ( ! c\ntry1 no       
peanuts are ( high] quality or m        
delici\s ?an ,georgia peanuts2 & ,:]eas 
! h>d "w ( ,john ,p[ell1 ,executive     
,director ( ! ,am]ican ,peanut ,%ell]s  
,association1 & ! re/ ( ! wond]ful /aff 
z well z ,*airman ,ralph ,johnson & all 
^? :o s]ve on ! ,associate ,bo>d (      
,directors has contribut$ to ! success (
 ! ,,apsa 9 _m ways3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x   
,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives recognizes 
! ,am]ican ,peanut ,%ell]s ,association 
= _! exempl>y s]vices & d$icat$ ef=ts to
 support our ,nation's peanut indu/ry   
ov] ! pa/ #ajj ye>s4