,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #de  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of 
,,representatives  ,january #ae1        
#bjai,mr4 ,peterson 7for himself and    
,mr4 ,conaway7 submitted the following  
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,agriculture  ,,resolution
  ,congratulating the ,american ,farm   
,bureau ,federation for a long tradition
 of advocacy on behalf of agriculture   
and rural ,america and for holding its  
#ajjth annual convention4  ,whereas the 
,american ,farm ,bureau ,federation     
7,,afbf7 grew out of the ,extension     
education movement at land grant        
colleges in the early #bjth century1 and
 the organization's first formal        
national convention was held in ,chicago
 in #aiai2 ,whereas ,,afbf has been a   
vocal and reliable advocate for farmers1
 ranchers1 and rural ,americans         
throughout the intervening #ajj years2  
,whereas the sentiments of the first    
national president of the ,,afbf1 ,james
 ,howard of ,iowa1 ring as true today as

 a century ago1 when he stated what's   
good for farmers is good for ,america2  
,whereas ,,afbf represents farm and     
ranch families in all #ej ,states and   
,puerto ,rico1 with #b1hjj county ,farm 
,bureaus and six million                
member-families2 ,whereas ,farm ,bureau 
members are gathering this week in ,new 
,orleans1 ,louisiana1 at the #ajjth     
,annual ,,afbf ,convention and ,i,d,e,ag
 ,trade ,show to conduct organizational 
business1 participate in educational    
workshops1 explore local agriculture1   
and develop leadership skills through   
competitions2 and ,whereas the work of  
the ,,afbf is guided by a network of    
,state organizations and is led by      
,president ,vincent ,zippy ,duvall of   
,georgia3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that 
the ,house of ,representatives          
congratulates the ,american ,farm       
,bureau ,federation for a long tradition
 of advocacy on behalf of agriculture   
and rural ,america and for holding its  
#ajjth annual convention4