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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