I believe in the future of agriculture, with a faith born not of words but of deeds--
achievements won by the present and past generations of agriculturists; in the promise of better days through better ways, even as the better things we now enjoy have
come to us from the struggles of former years.
I believe that to live and work on a good farm, or to be engaged in other agricultural pursuits, is pleasant
as well as challenging; for I know the joys and discomforts of agricultural life and hold an inborn fondness for those
associations which even in hours of discouragement, I cannot deny.
I believe in leadership from ourselves and respect from others. I believe in my own ability to work efficiently and
think clearly, with such knowlegde and skill as I can secure, and in the ability of progressive agriculturalists to serve our own public interest in producing and marketing
the product of our toil.
I believe in less dependence on begging and more power in bargaining; in the life abundant and enough honest wealth to help make it so--
for others as well as myself; in less need of charity and more of it when needed; in being happy myself and playing square with those whose happiness depends on me.
I believe that rural America can and will hold true to the best traditions of our national life and that I can exert and influence in my home
and community which will stand solid for my part in that inspiring task.
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