and this is the birthplace on of henry a. wallis. the wallis is up i will consist of three generations. the patriarch was known fondly as uncle henry. and he was the founder of wallis' farmer magazine. his son henry c. wallis was u.s. secretary of agriculture under woodrow wilson. and his son was born on this farm in 1888. he went on to become editor of the farmer magazine. he was then asked by franklin roosevelt to serve as u.s. secretary of agriculture which he did for eight years from 1933-1941. in 1941-1945 he was roosevelt's vice president. as you secretary of agriculture, he is known for the agricultural adjustment act, which was the first time that farmers were asked not to produce. at first people couldn't believe the things that he was proposing regarding that, but then as prices went up they started to listen to him. people still refer to him today as the geniuses secretary of agriculture. agriculture. >> explore the history and literary life of des moines, iowa, saturday at noon eastern on c-span2's booktv, and sunday after