AGRICULTURAL RELIEF 
Myr. Kercuam. I used “Burley tobacco’ because that is the thing 
you are discussing. . 
Mr. Kesoe. That is the thought I have. 
Mr. Kercuam. One other question supplementary: Then, as I 
understand it, granting that the equalization fee works as we expect 
it will, if incorporated in the law, the other 40 per cent who for varying 
reasons have not desired to come in, would be brought into the organi- 
zation and all would bear the expense? 
Mr. Kenoe. They would not necessarily be brought into the 
organization under the equalization fee. 
Mr. Kercuam. I do not mean the cooperatives, but I mean into 
the one phase that has to do with bearing the losses. 
Mr. KEHOE. With the stabilization and bearing the losses—yes, 
sir: that is the way I understand it. 
Mr. AswerL. This question is constantly in my mind: I am a 
member of a cotton cooperative, and have been for many years. 
I pay $10 a year dues—I think it is $10. If you put on the equaliza- 
tion fee, and those who are on the outside get the same advantages I 
have on the mnside. what inducement would I have to continue to 
© that $10: 
1. Keroe. None. 
r. AsweLL. Would not a lot of us drop out? 
wn Keno. I take it if 10 per cent remained you could operate. 
br. AsweLL. We only have 6.8 per cent now. 
Mr. Kenor. Well, 5 or even 2 per cent of you could operate. 1 
take it that there would be enough generosity left among the cotton 
growers to contribute, if necessary, an extra $10; but there are not 
enough to contribute 50 per cent of their time and run for four or five 
years without relief. 
T Mr. Apkins. I think we had better pursue this a little further. 
he point Mr. Clarke raised is rather important. I think, Mr. Kehoe, 
ey ery member of this committee appreciates the situation here and 
wants to relieve the agricultural situation. But on this particular 
point: You take your cooperatives on tobacco, grain or milk. Iam 
cor, and Mr. Clarke is interested in milk. It does not make any 
difference whether we get this bill or whether we do not get it. There 
are : certain number of us in various localities that believe that the 
loca cooperatives can eliminate certain local expenses, and it is to 
ily bh antage to do that, and that we locally get the benefit of that. 
arket a Ww en, we consider the broader vision of stabilizing the 
benefit by Se Os, so that by eason of that stabilization we will all 
holy of oll yet something else must be done that wil require the 
Lone 2 engaged in that particular activity. 
coopera fives: Js Suilization fee idea. We will continue as local 
milk field, d vou ry © will continue as a local cooperative in the 
because we see the direct local Mook: Ne of us wlll contiirie 
that have been made, not onl Now, the various attempts 
market with this surpl ot only by you but by others to stabilize this 
of selling under or 7 Sos benefit all who have the privilege 
tives, endeavor in holding that > ho are engaged in coopera” 
stabilized at a little higher lec] wn e main props of that being 
that surplus away Fronane! Ig el, and that they are not going to take 
and in the end the exp ong as they can buy from the outsiders; 
Ee xpense incident thereto, the local cooperative 
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