Agricultural relief: Agricultural relief

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Identifikator:: 1831932415

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Title:: Agricultural relief

Place of publication:: Washington

Publisher:: Gov. Pr. Off.

Year of publication:: 1928

Collection:: Economics Books

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Identifikator:: 1831932598

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-232069

Document type:: Volume

Title:: Agricultural relief

Volume count:: Pt. 1

Place of publication:: Washington

Publisher:: Gov. Pr. Off.

Year of publication:: 1928

Scope:: III, 69 S.

Digitisation:: 2022

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Further statement of Chester H. Gray, Washington representative of the American Farm Bureau Federation

Collection:: Economics Books

16 AGRICULTURAL RELIEF will notice in the text of H. R. 7940, in section 7, on page 9, there are three conditions set up, first, second, and third, which must be met prior to the operation of marketing agreements. Mr. Apxkins. That is subsection D on page 7. Mr. Gray. No; page 9, Congressman Adkins. Mr. AsweLL. Did the farm representatives, prior to its introduc- tion, go over the bill as it was introduced by Mr. Haugen? Mr. GrAY. Yes, sir. Mr. AsweLL. How does it happen they are making so many changes? Mr. Gray. I would not say there are many changes. As 1 remarked to Congressman Williams yesterday, we are making some substantial changes in the way of improvements. Mr. AsweLL. How did it happen? Mr. Gray. The groups which have been working together on the equalization plan of farm relief have come to the Capital City in the last week, and we have had the benefit, as I explained yesterday, of conferring with the entire group and getting a broader pictue of what is wanted than we had when the bill was introduced. Mr. KincHELOE. You say it is not a radical change. You have gone over the provisions where the farmer is going to have anything to say about this.support. Now you make a vital change in reference to these representatives. You are making a radical change there. The other bill provided that these advisory councils should be made up of men that know something about this commodity, and nobody else is on there except those people. This thing here will be all over the United States. Mr. Gray. We have taken from the make-up of the Federal farm board of this bill those provisions of farmer nominations and such like, which were in the bill passed by Congress at the last session ; but in the advisory councils we are seeking to include some sections and some provisions which will put back into the control of the producer some, if not all, of the powers which he had in the other bill, in regard to the make-up of the Federal farm board. Let me read the first paragraph. Mr. KincHELOE. Do you think these amendments here are going to weaken the power of this farm board that is going to function without consulting the farmer? Mr. Gray. These amendments in regard to the advisory council are going to strengthen the producers’ influence on the Federal farm board, no matter how it may be made up. I am saying in a long dis- tance point of view, that the Federal farm board, with an advisory council such as we are suggesting by our amendment, would have something serious to answer to if it should disregard the recommen- kn ig which we are seeking to write here in the next three amend- ments. Mr. KincHELOE. Do you mean the board would have something serious to answer for? : Mr. Gray. Yes. Mr. KincEELOE. And to whom? To the farmers? Mr. Gray. Yes; to the farmers. - Mr. KincrELOE. He is not under obligation to the farmers at all under this provision. The farmer is not being consulted about who the President shall appoint on that board. What 1s that board

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