Annual I-10

Auguat 28~ 1962

Ladle and gentl Mn or the Boll Cona rv t1on

Society or ~o a

I bono and pl to Join ,-ou h ~ t th1

high point or -,our meeting. I trll t it baa be n

pr04u t1ve

urg noy,

t1ng1 tor your work 1 indeed o utmo t

in rio and around th world.

I ap 1ally happy that you choae to oo to

Washington tor your tlng. It give men and n

here 1n the various branohea or our gov rnment n

opportunity to learn tro you the probl and progre a

in re ouroe oonael"'' t1on.

It tv a our triend rro the rore1gn e ba ai

an opportunity to ahar exp r1eno •· It h lp ua all

to learn more bout What 1a g01 on ln th1a important

tield t work--in the United Statea and 1n th other

oountr1ea represented by your SOciety.

Furthermore, ,-our et here continue er1 a

ot part1 Ularly 1q»ortant oonterenoea in llh1 tOn

that hav k 1962 aa a 7 r ot apeo1al tooua on

1&M and water re ouro a.

~COPY In Januar,y, leader• from 11 part a ot the Un1 ted

State gathered here ·tn a "Land and P~ple COntePenoe••

to diaoua urgent •ttera ot publio polioy goveming

the tteottve uae ot reaouroe •

on MaJ' 15, 1n th1a •- hotel, the WOrld Food

BOrwa ~kid the opening or year-long 3olnt oba r•

vano ot the Centennial ot the u. s. Depart nt or

A&rtoulture and the Land•Orant College •

On Ma7 20th, we noted th on ... hundr dth ann1veraary

ot the Homeat d Aot, 1oh opened vaat land r a

in th tJn1 ted Statea to agr1ou1 tura1 aettl ment.

And on 7 24th, Washington wat hoat to a two-dq

Wh1 te HO\\ee Conterenoe on Conee:rvation wh1oh d1r oted

peoial att nt1on to publto land preble• and outdoor

reot-eation in th1 . country- ..

Now; you have brOught to our oapttol oity thla

dllt:lnpiahed •••eably of' le&dera and proteaa1onal

workeJ:ta ln ao11 end water oonaarvation to tak a

look at re ouroe 118ttera u they atteot peopl around

the world.

We ftloo• thie opportunlt7 to obtain your vtewe

and optntone. I hope While you are here: you Will t1nd

oc aa1on to vlatt pe~onally with p~le in che

ex ut1v and leg1elat1v bre.nohea ot our government.

I hop , t to

enJoy th h1 to1'1 a1de or th1a great o1 ty.

It h a been Wf1 gOOd rortun to repMaent th

peopl ot M1nn aota 1n h1 t n ror many ye •

Aa otte I m bl • ot cour • I go back ho •

It ther ,

p 1al enjoyment

t h ght ot th

tor

Ch in your o h

ouro of n ed tre th.

. I J ' I I

' '

1ngton, I marv

t p1tol do • It tan a

t h r1t g of 11 rty

thi nJoy •

li r1ty-

eith r th ing or t1 nor

on 1nu r th th ac ne h v le ened

th thrill I get trom lkl thea atre~t nd th a

corridor • hoea ot t n and eventa are 11

bout ue h re, it but 11 ten.

I hop your vi it to aah1ngton ha at1r in

y-ou th

h.erti .ge

tiona. It 1 good to hav

to b proud or 1t.

rio do 1nd ed v a r1oh h ri ag •

th bountitul •

pl trom 1 p ta or the rld c h r to

blend and nrioh the ulture ot our •

OUr people hav b n blea With gr at 1nv n•

t1v a, w1 th eduo tional opportun1 tt a, and w1 th

t hili al and onold.o pro~• that enables moat or

ua to live 1n oo.rort and aeom-i ty.

.in the

~1<1. We 'tN7 our tood With rever 111nute or labor

then 4117 other people on th glob · •

w ar conquering die a e arter di e ae # our

death rate continue• to 4ee11n •

Wh t b tter ev1d•no or ur

1tnow thi t two ot our big worrt

dl po · r rood · urp1uae

t s

11 be1 than to

today are ho . to

t to do W1 th 1 1aure

BUt no nation live alon in th1 world.

Wh11 ~h united Stat and ~ r oth r countr1ea

1n the tern ifiduetr1a1 group enjoy ate d1ly

improving tandard or living, the 1Aajor1ty 'of' the

orld• peop still 11v loae to th auba1 t na

level. W 11 ov r h lf' ot th population ot thi

globe lives in dJeot pov rty, on the verg of

PJtarvatlon.

1 hav ot fOU, th probl

ot tho e und l'develop d oountr1 a Whioh contain two­

thit'd or he world • a pop\ll tton. And what I

very conactoua ot oUP tremen ou

reapon 1b1ltty to thea nat1o • one cannot ae

peopl hungry 1 1ck, 1"1. t1ng r mer . xi tenc •

Without 1· overwh d by a humantt :rlan impul ·.

to help.

' ' I I

n cur apona1b111ty to

r" ,.., . Fin talk bout freedom

gov rnment 11tU1e to a

whoa oh11dr n " re dying.

.tortunat peoplea ot

democr. 07 d 1t

n Who ta h\Ul817 rut

That man doe indeed n ed rood clothing.

BUt h eda ,.e than lfter handout. f9r th t can

b ·only t ra17 r 11· r, t be t:. H need mo "t to

be h lped to b lp hima t.

'ltti !.1 th gre t chaUeng t th United tat and to th oth r px-oep ring nattona or th WC)rld.

What we do, an4 how we about help1 th und 'J$•

d.w lope<~ ountl'1 s in the next deoad may well

det6rN1n th d ati~ or tb world.

Th t ·ot re har and unco road.s1ng. This

1 11fe•or-de tb rao betw en mounting orld popu~

tiona urrtc1ent ood to ma.S.nt in tho e populations

1n tr ngth and d1gn1 ty. cannot oloae our ey

and xp c thi probl to t d like •

'I'h f ct about popul t1on growth re o taggarlng

th 'Y d1f't1cl.l1t to gr ttp. Le \11e try to bring IOM

or their 1 aot ho to you.

~ d opu tton o 1 ghtly v r

3 b 111on eop •

BUt if the p s nt t of popu t on gro h

c nt u a, it w1 only ~0 year ur

pgpu b1ll1on l!!OPlf ,to .. ,

'l'hia 1

ot SOc

t~mat o~ t e Unit

Aft r •

Ind ,

th con rg at p 1 t1on or ny nafi1on tod y.

Do you r liee th t dur~ th 1960• lon th

e ti t

th· In

at

t 570

1n orl o ul t1on 11 b

um r ? tn tact, t pre nt

omb1n pr nt opu1 t1 n or Ind1 , tan nd Jaf4tll .

Are you aw~ ~J l9;8yl959 bout 90 million peo le ere add to th e rth'a ~pul t1on--

n t t w the same ad ing noth x- J, p n, oXt

pu1 tion of

. Th pro lem ·1 further ottrpound d beO popu ...

lat1on th 1 mo t rapi tn thoa countri 1 cur n•ly

to upper uch pi

rood pro uction 1 the ow at e

in . duction · e d1f't1cult to

United N tiona f1gu es ho th t Latin ric

1 to • t test gro ng .. · on, With A 1

A r behind. At le t third f 11 the

bS. born each y in th r

h r progress and 11 vi 1c pped

by 1 lit r cy and utr1tion--are • Wh r oo~am rtnd 1t mo t fertil d •

So the problem 1 cle

olut1on ? Wh t n be do • But Wh t will th

1n for th

fortunate countrie , t r their ~oo and ror .th good

or ttla pe ce progr ahe

For the ti bet # our pro ucti c p c1 ty in the

Un1 d State 1 such th t ll prov e large mount& ot tood to oth r c untri • In d1t1on

to r ar trad ~ u. s. ex;porta ot ~· produota.

under ap tal government pro r amounted to

1.5 b1111cn 1n r1 al year 196 • FOod aid 1

being tnor aed th11 ye •

So or thia tood 1 donat • but the large t

part 1e paid ror 1n loo 1 ou.rr.noy by the reoe1 vtng

oun ry. Moat ot these flnlda re then 1o ed baok

to th ountr;r to h lp finance development progra •

'lhua u.s. rood aid 1 int nded prl r1ly to kelp

und rdev loped oou.ntr1ea •t up their own eoonoatc

develop nt.

!he United Stat•a la not alone 1n th1a activity,

ot oowae. Many nattona ooa r1 ute to eoonold.o dev 1-

opMDt 1n tood detiot t oountriea through the World

Bank, the United Nat1one, and other international

group a. So countri a op r te dire t d pro •

Canad . 1 on or the AJDertoan nattona that he• provided

·. Jor aa 1atance to .Indta. P k1atan and Ceylon.

e who an t u our abun.dan.e to help t"l-lendly

oountri• atrengtb n th tr driv wal'd eoonomo

atab111t7 and po11ttoa1 turtty.

ttllt wt'bh all or Ameri a• a abundance, we cannot

teed the world, or any 3 r p rt or 1 t 1ndef'ln1 telJ.

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Ntv70t£~ out that lt' 11 our etored-up abUndance or t004 w ..a :va:tlable abrOad to peop1 W1 th inadequate at ta,

tit would ft01J 1oae the tood gap for even a year.

It haa been e -t1•hd that th world•a population

""-"'"'h WS.tbln thS.a d ade wtU qutN n arly halt

b1Ulon erea of a w t riD1aftd, or th equtval t

1no 1ed pl'O uotion trom already burd n d u •

Alth ugh Atr1 • We t ta and Latin rio bav

lllUOh unu ed ar bl land.., thl Far Eaat haa Vflr'f little.

But land alo 11 not enoughot Land_, tted1 t ana are n ed 1n ~•h or the under«lev l

wor-ld be:rore land reaourc•• oan be tully' uae4. Unlee

the • vanoea oome about. un1 •• ve17 bit of

technloa1 knO how 11 put to uae_, demand oould eoneetvably

out ttwip and eXhaust the Wl'ld • a c,ropland ttesouroe.

H 11 Wh re th train agr1oultural1at-·the

xpert ~11 and vat r oJWerv ttontet baa hi• sreat;

opporWnt~.

Here t.• an export re precious tha · food.

A long aa population growth 1n the underd ve1oped

region oont1.Du a to ott et tno.N ••• n food pJ.-OcSuotton,

little an be .xp"ted ln the way or onold.c: ro1fth

and t biltty. Until 1oul ture beoo a re

att1o1 nt, ••t or any- nae 1n 1noo• mu.at at111 go

tor food.

A re tti lent 1cul ure, how v r. can ere t

urohaa1 po that will creat aft4 aupport 1ndu tey.

It Will r< 1 e rkera to n th h1ne- 1 and

prov14e th with th rood an4 t1b ~ the,J to

had to rotuo tor th lv •

Tb1 program 1n Whioh ~ of you h re hev

U. part, I knoW. Mo · than 1, 200 M.oan

~ 14M and XJ)ert abroad aow, h lp1

w1 th wtd varleey or agr1oultur probl •

I think you will gre w1 th . that thi tter

ot 8har1 our t hnology or reaou.rce onaew t1on

an4 development 1 . one t our s teat opportunttlea

tor l"Vtoe to th reat ot the .rl<l. W oannot

atto ~ at erly or ah rt-a1ght n this n avor. W an and t~Uet 1pare our.........,.....,.

lu t err tive--to 'be oerta1n that • do the b t

po a1 1• -J b or helping tber nationa to help tb

elv •

W want oUl" very be t and mo t oompet

rep ent ng ua, too, r • hoM helpa to or te

a 1 ture or Amertoa and d _,. oy ln th a1n:d t

the peopl wtth Whom h ka.

•

th org a ti~na you r re nt. A onael"V t1on1 te,

you po a much or th kno 1 dg that 1

naeaec tbroughou the :rld. It a b n

tha you th d~lo tion int gr ty

that 1 a you to 8har tha knowl dge e r

owl ~ M thrOugh your p r onal yottr prot a tonal ti na,

b na lured that 1 t do pQ' gr t di ldend •

or th other land.. it

to lop tteu o re ourcea b 0 1t-aurrto1ent, or•en 1& king only ·th

With toret.gn to

111 t ·g t atart d.

t national hiti tiv

achieve. Our .n 1ghb0r to

the outh inorea output 90 percent :ln

t deoa • Mex1oo 1 now praot1 all.t a1

-

utt1o1ent 1n ale ood& rat e4 tb p ~

capit di t rro a u~ t nd rd 1 v 1 r 1,700 ori

in th t 1930'a to an ad quate t,700 o loriea ln 1958.

India 11 on or aeveral oth•r nattona utt11a1ng

technS.o .1 a we ·1 aa tinanolal a14 tro other land

to lnoxee 71e1<J and ther protMt and develop

their pl"'du. t1ve • o1ty. In add1t1on,. Ind1a

•

.. 12-

1 putt up m~ bg~ fro 111 own

r ouro to finanoe the th r v Y P th

bout o -th1r ot th t mount going !nto pt ultur

n4 r: ld •

A o erv tiordet you play vi tal rol 1n

....... ~ ... ~·~ th kind o:r gricu11i\ute--th nd

or roteotion op nt-·th t th1

nd 11 oth 1' natione t h "e tor Ul"V!v •

As o Who ha ya b n highly co ciou t

th upon which our onoJnY r t , I r gr t

av~r;ao&l'J to r n nyon that . atrong grt­

u1tur 1 tb foundation or any nation. tty yeare

go no on n ded to b tOl that. It wa lf-

evident t.

BUt today# a fe r J! or ur p p

r 1n rt ultur , our 1tuat1on t b

ep1 tomz by th to:ey or th 1 ttl rl who

pat ma.

upon th

ty oondens d lk oane and eno~ted1

k Joke bout o changing tv

t tte must · t our d nden

Job of o rv1rlg nd dev loping

land re urc gro

1'.V by y a!'.

.. • ' I

politic 1,

n over th n t

quart r or c ntury. ~ no gr t r

nt 1but1on to glo 1 pro than to

a h oth r produce th tood and fiber tha wtll

toh that grotlth. and ermi t 11 lDen to liv 1n

hO , d1 ty, and rr om.

In th18 onnect1on, u

en twt to

ny or you know, 1 t

t bliahed in tb Un1

state Youth COnaewat1on Corp~$. 'lh1 uld

rov1de opportunity to tic nt ........ ~

our yo back to

t th s

the o

t ur depe en

ti conaerv n build

in value v

I 11 you. a I aelf a oona tly

!II;JU"''Jvu, to dedi t ,.aura lv a an w to th1

t hip tor th human and

phy 1o 1 r urcea w1 th whiCh are ndow d. Ltt

u uae our l<nowledge Wisely, Widely, and generoualy

to ben fit llailld.Dd th orld over.

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