FDR: “Let us resolve that as a nation we will not neglect the fertility of…”

On the recordNovember 16, 1937

Let us resolve that as a nation we will not neglect the fertility of our soil or the integrity of our farm homes.

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Democratic · New York

Source

Address at a Meeting of the Presidents of the Land Grant Colleges at Mt. Vernon, Va.

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FDR: “Let us resolve that as a nation we will not neglect the fertility of our soil or the integrity of our farm homes.”