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OCR Page 1 of 8RMCO
(Huebner) JK
December 16, 1970
SUGGESTED REMARKS -- VISIT TO BELTSVILLE AGRICULTURAL
RESEARCH CENTER
I understand I am the first President to visit the Beltsville Agricul-
tural Research Center since President Eisenhower was here in 1954.
Of course, he was more of an expert in crops and livestock than I am
and you will recall that he retired to his own farm when he left the
Presidency.
I have never thought of myself as a future farmer - but if I ever
change my mind, I'll be right back here for more good briefings from
these impressive experts. One thing I do know about farming today is
this: it is one of the most challenging and demanding of all professions.
In the 1970s, a farmer must be more than an independent and energetic
layman. He must also be aggood scientist, a well-trained engineer and
a skillful businessman.
The record of efficiency in agriculture, in terms of output per per-
son, far surpasses that of other industries. Farmers are setting a pace
that other areas of the economy would do well to try to match. As a
result of farm efficiency, it is a fact that nowhere else on earth, and
never before in history have consumers been able to spend a smaller
percentage of their earnings for food than in America today.
This Research Center which covers some 11, 000 acres, includes
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