AGRICULTURAL RELIEF

Mr. GRENNAN. Yes. Now if you gentlemen wanted to go into
the organization end of it any further, I have got that detailed here,
and I will explain it to you. I would be glad to stay over now, if
you want to hear me further.
~ Mr. Apkins. You have it so it can be inserted in the record, have
you not?

Mr. GRENNAN. Yes.

Mr. PurNELL. I think that would have the committee’s approval,
if you want to stay.

Mr. GRENNAN. If you want to ask any more questions I will stay
over and explain it to-morrow.

Mr. Apkins. You are the only corn farmer here, are you not?

Mr. GRENNAN. Yes, I am the only one.

Mr. Apkins. I ask unanimous consent to have this inserted in the
record.

Mr. Pur~eLL. Without objection that will be done, and the com-
mittee will stand adjourned until 10 o’clock to-morrow morning.

(The following statement was submitted by Mr. Grennan:)

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PLAN oF MATT GRENNAN FOR FARM RELIEF
FEDERAL FARM BOARD
A Federal farm board shall be created which shall consist of the Secretary of
Agriculture, who shall be a member ex officio, and 12 members, one from each of
the 12 Federal Land Bank districts, who shall be appointed by the President of
the United States, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The
terms of office and the salaries of the members of the board and the general powers
of the board shall be the same as in the McNary-Haugen bill.
COMMODITY ADVISORY COUNCILS
For each agricultural commodity the board shall create an advisory council of
seven members fairly representative of the producers of such commodity.
Three of the members shall have terms of office of one year and four shall have
terms of office of two years. The original members of each advisory council
shall be selected from lists submitted by cooperative associations or other organi-
zations representative of the producers of the commodity. Successors to the
original members, if the national commodity association has been organized,
shall be selected by the national commodity association. If the national com-
modity association has not been organized, successors of the original members
of the advisory council shall be selected by the Federal farm board in the same
manner as the original members. Compensation for members of the commodity
advisory council shall be paid by the Government until the ogarnization of
the national commodity association for the commodity has been completed and
after such time compensation for them shall be paid by such national com-
modity association.

The sum of $20,000,000 shall be appropriated for the purpose of furnishing
information to the producers of the various commodities of the plan of marketing
hereinafter described and for the purpose of organizing for each commodity a
national commodity association as set out later.

Whenever a commodity advisory council for any agricultural commodity has
been appointed the board shall make available for the use of such commodity
advisory council such portion of the $20,000,000 as the board determines should
be allocated to such commodity. The commodity advisory council for such com-
modity shall expend such portion of the $20,000,000 in furnishing information
to the producers of such commodity as to the plan of marketing hereinafter de-
scribed and for the purpose of setting up the national commodity association
for such commodity.