Farmers

National Plowing Match and Soil Conservation Day at Dexter, Iowa. Photo is to commemorate President Harry S. Truman's famous agricultural campaign speech at Dexter. Original is oversize.

Hanover, New Hampshire Farmer Forrest Cole (left) shows his cows to Representative Norris Cotton (right) as they discuss agricultural and legislative concerns. Congressman Cotton is holding a cat in his arms.

Representative Norris Cotton of Lebanon, New Hampshire, left, visits about agricultural concerns with Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Cole on the front porch of their home near Hanover, New Hampshire, as he samples one of Mrs. Cole's cookies.

Representative Norris Cotton (right), of the Second Congressional District of the State of New Hampshire, discusses agricultural problems with a farmer, Forrest Cole (left), in his district. Sitting beside Mr. Cole are two wire baskets of eggs.

Representative Norris Cotton (left) chats with farmer Forrest Cole (right), seated on his tractor. Mr. Cole's farm is near Hanover, New Hampshire.

Denver, Colorado. Former President Harry S. Truman receives the National Farmers Union award for outstanding service to agriculture from James G. Patton, Farmers Union president. Speaking before the union, Harry S. Truman said "Any farmer who voted Republican in 1948 ought to have his head examined. It was true again in 1952 and 1956. It is still true again in 1960." Same as 81-166, slightly better print. From: Houston Post.

Kansas City, Missouri. John M. Haid, Jr., Siloam Springs, Arkansas, National President of the Future Farmers of America, presents former President Harry S. Truman an honorary America Farmer degree today at the FFA's convention. Mr. Truman lived on a farm in his youth. The former President addressed the FFA convention after receiving the award. From: Houston Post.

A Korean farmer is answering questions for the trial census taker.

President Harry S. Truman addresses an estimated crowd of 75,000 people in Dexter, Iowa during an appearance at the National Plowing Match as part of the 1948 presidential campaign. All others are unidentified. From the campaign scrapbook of Harry S. Truman.

President Harry S. Truman (left) shakes hands with Herb Plambeck, National Plowing Match Director at the National Plowing Match in Dexter, Iowa. Others in the background are unidentified. From the Campaign Scrapbook of Harry S. Truman.