AGRICULTURAL RELIEF
Department of Agriculture prices—Continued

Cy

RICE

1924__.
1925.
1926...
1927

Ca)

New
Nrleans
Blue
Rose

London
Carolina
Tice

Tents
6.9
"0

Tariff

Per 1b.
$0. 02
.02
.02
02

TOBACCO (LEAR

1924 .
1925.
1926_ _.
1997

Dy,

fe mmmecemmmececcaeee-....Per pound._.
fe acre memnmeeea GOL
emo eea CO.

Average
virginia-
North
Carolina
Aue cured

London
Virginia
leaf

Cents
RB. 6
3 5

v2

Tariff

we

i Average January-November.
§ The tariff on tobacco is shown below. It is to be observed that there is a wide range on the various
tvpes of tobacco.

7. Tobacco:

Wrapper—
stemmed...
Unstemmed.___. ._  _.

Filler, when mixed with more

than 35 per cent wrapper—

Stemmed. _.
Unstemm-

Filler, n. s. p.
stemmed.
I 'netemmean

Tariff
per
nontnd

75
10

3x5

Para-
graph,
act of

1622

501
301

501
301
»()

Tobacco—Continn
temmeaq.

Unstemmed
All other tobacco.
Scrap tobacco. _ _______
Cigars and cigarettes_ ______.

Tariff
per
nonnd

2.75
210
55
.35
4 50

Para-

graph,

act of
1922

601
AOL
603
603
£05

Plus 25 per cent ad valorein.
WasHINGTON. D. C.. February 28, 1928.
Hon. GiLBert N. HAUGEN,
Chairman Commattee on Agriculture,
House of Representatives, Washington, D. C.

Dear MR. Haven: During the six weeks of committee hearings on H. R.
7940 (the surplus control bill) witnesses who appeared before the committee on
behalf of the farm organizations in support of this measure have suggested
several amendments and modifications. In the judgment of the representatives
of the farm organizations who have been in Washington closely following con-
sideration of this measure by the committee, there are some changes which should
be adopted. In order to avoid prolonging the committee hearings by further
personal testimony, we ask permission to file this outline of the amendments
which we believe should be adopted to H. R. 7940, with brief statements of the
purpose of the suggested amendments. We respectfully ask the committee to
give careful consideration to the following recommendations:

[. Advisory councils (sec. 4): In order that the board may avail itself of the
cooperation of advisory councils which directly represent the agriculture of each
of the 12 land-bank districts, we suggest that the provisions for commodity
advisare councils set forth in section 4 be changed so as to vrovide an advisory