Agricultural Appropriations for 1960: Hearings Before the Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, United States Senate, Eighty-sixth Congress, First Session, on H.R. 7175, Making Appropriations for the Department of Agriculture and the Farm Credit Administration for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 1960, and for Other Purposes, [February 11, April 14, 21-24, 28, 29, 1959].

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Page 254 - The Secretary of Agriculture either independently or in cooperation with States or political subdivisions thereof, farmers' associations, and similar organizations, and individuals, is authorized to carry out operations or measures to eradicate, suppress, control, or to prevent or retard the spread of...
Page 545 - ... that there may be distributed to each State such amounts as are necessary to cover bona fide applications from veterans.
Page 90 - August 24, 1935, for purchase and distribution of agricultural commodities and other foods pursuant to section 6 of the National School Lunch Act.
Page 280 - ... to be available only in an emergency which threatens the livestock or poultry industry of the country, and any unexpended balances of funds transferred under this head in the next preceding fiscal year shall be merged with...
Page 89 - Provided further, That no part of the funds herein appropriated shall be available for any expense incident to ascertaining, collating, or publishing a report stating the intentions of farmers as to the acreage to be planted in cotton.
Page 470 - March 25, 1959. Hon. EZRA TAFT BENSON, Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, DC DEAR MR. SECRETARY: I want to congratulate you and officials of the Department and of the Forest Service on your submission to the Congress of your "Program for the national forests.
Page 489 - I think it would be interesting to have it in the record. General BOGART.
Page 677 - It serves as the liaison office on matters of personnel administration with all governmental or private agencies concerned with the work of this Department.
Page 823 - BLAKE Mr. Chairman and members of the committee, my name is William Rhea Blake, I am executive vice president of the National Cotton Council, which has its headquarters in Memphis, Tenn.
Page 73 - ... many Engineers' projects in Hawaii. Attached is a letter from Mr. Paul K. Lewis, Chairman, Maritime Affairs Committee of the Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii, who has advised me of the priorities approved by the Chamber's Board of Directors for various projects. I ask that this letter and attachments be printed in the hearing record at the conclusion of my statement. Conclusion Mr. Chairman, in closing I want to express my appreciation to you and to members of the Subcommittee for allowing me to...

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