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would cover—assuming that there is an average stl - 
lent to ours—25 to 30 per cent. That is more or Productio estimate. 
I would hate to be held to those figures. oT 
Mr. KincHELOE. You are under the impression, if T understood 
you in your answer to Mr. Fort, that in the McNary-Haugen bill 
that is now being considered dairy products were not considered a 
basic product? 
Mr. SEXAUER. Not a basic product? The gentleman—I do not 
know his name—rather convinced me that it could be considered 
with the agricultural commodities under the terms of the bill. 
Mr. KINCHELOE. There is no doubt about that. The revised bill 
covers any agricultural commodity. Under the bill that passed the 
House last session there were only five basic commodities. 
Mr. JoxEs. And milk was not included? 
Mr. KincHELOE. Milk was not included in the former bill. Do 
you think if your organization had any idea at all that milk and 
butter would be designated as one of these commodities, or two of 
these commodities, and that they had to pay an equalization fee on 
them, they would be for this bill? 
Mr. SExAuEr. The interests we have operated for a period of 
seven years under a pooling plan, which is very similar to the equal- 
ization fee. I suspect there would not be verv much obiection after 
they fully understood it. 
Mr. KixcHELOE., Then you think that the members of the Dairy- 
men’s League would be for this law which would take in butter and 
milk and other products of the cow, knowing when it is done there 
would be an equalization fee levied upon the producers of those 
commodities? 
Mr. SExavEer. Once they understood it, yes. 
Mr. KiNcHELOE. You think there would? But your organization, 
if I understand it. has never contemplated anvthing like that hap- 
pening? 
Mr. Sexaver. They felt it was not necessary. 
Mr. KiNncHELOE. Therefore, when you resoluted, if you did on 
the McNary-Haugen bill, your membership understood at that time 
that dairy products would never be considered and therefore they 
would never have to pay an equalization fee? 
Mr. Sexaver. Well, I think the thing they understood was that 
other branches of agriculture were in very bad shape and would affect 
the dairy industry if something was not done for those other branches. 
Mr. KixcueLoE. They understood that and they also understood 
there would be no operating period declared on any products of their 
industry. 
Mr. SExavEr. It is probably true they understood that from talk. 
Mr. KincHELOE. Of course, you are just guessing as to what 
they would think about the matter if they were convinced. that there 
would be an operating period declared on these dairy products and an 
equalization fee put on them? - 
Mr. SExAUER. If there was an operating period declared on these 
dairy products and an equalization fee put on them, probably the 
dairy industry would be in such a depressed state that they would 
desire something like that to happen. 
. Mr. KiNcHELOE. You guess as to what your membership. would 
think about that.