Hearings Before Subcommittee of House Committee on Appropriations, Part 3U.S. Government Printing Office, 1960 - Budget |
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Page 1262
... farmers . 2. MARKETING SERVICES These activities contribute to the efficient and orderly marketing of agri- cultural commodities through— ( a ) market news service which provides timely and reliable market reports on all major ...
... farmers . 2. MARKETING SERVICES These activities contribute to the efficient and orderly marketing of agri- cultural commodities through— ( a ) market news service which provides timely and reliable market reports on all major ...
Page 1265
... farmers ' returns occurred by 1947 while the marketing bill has continued to increase at an average rate of over $ 1 billion a year . The farmer now receives about 40 percent of the consumer's food dollar . From 1940 to 1957 farm ...
... farmers ' returns occurred by 1947 while the marketing bill has continued to increase at an average rate of over $ 1 billion a year . The farmer now receives about 40 percent of the consumer's food dollar . From 1940 to 1957 farm ...
Page 1325
... farmers ' share averaged 41 percent in the first 6 months . It averaged 39 percent in the last 6 months , and reached a low of 38 cents in December . Prices received by farmers have remained well below the 1951 peaks , as you will note ...
... farmers ' share averaged 41 percent in the first 6 months . It averaged 39 percent in the last 6 months , and reached a low of 38 cents in December . Prices received by farmers have remained well below the 1951 peaks , as you will note ...
Page 1327
... farmer in 1958 was $ 427 , compared with $ 482 in 1952. However , the farm- retail spread - the share going to marketing agencies - rose from $ 552 to $ 638 , more than offsetting the lower returns to farmers ( table 1 ) . HIGHER ...
... farmer in 1958 was $ 427 , compared with $ 482 in 1952. However , the farm- retail spread - the share going to marketing agencies - rose from $ 552 to $ 638 , more than offsetting the lower returns to farmers ( table 1 ) . HIGHER ...
Page 1332
... farmers can sell , the terms and conditions of sales , and , consequently , on marketing costs and prices . ( The effects of some of these changes on marketing costs are discussed in the commodity reports summarized later in this ...
... farmers can sell , the terms and conditions of sales , and , consequently , on marketing costs and prices . ( The effects of some of these changes on marketing costs are discussed in the commodity reports summarized later in this ...
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acreage allotment acres activities administrative agencies agricultural commodities Agricultural Marketing Service amended amount ANDERSEN annual appropriation assistance attaché authority average basis borrowers budget bushels cents Chairman committee Commodity Credit Corporation conservation reserve consumer contracts corn costs cotton Cottonseed oil countries crop dairy December 31 Department of Agriculture distribution dollar estimate expenses farm Farmers Home Administration feed grains financing fiscal year 1958 flaxseed Foreign Agricultural Foreign Agricultural Service foreign currencies funds Government grade HORAN imports increase insured June 30 livestock loans marketing quota Marketing Service MARSHALL McLAIN ment milk million Mutual Security Act NATCHER obligations Office operating payments percent poultry pounds price support production projects Public Law 480 purchase record requested retail revised rice SANTANGELO Secretary soil bank sorghums South Dakota soybeans stocks storage sugar supply tion tobacco Total trade TRELOGAN United wheat WHITTEN
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Page 1574 - Recognizing the desirability of expanding trade in agricultural commodities between their two countries and with other friendly nations in a manner which would not displace usual marketings of the United States of America in these commodities or unduly disrupt world prices of agricultural commodities or normal patterns of commercial trade with friendly countries...
Page 1464 - (a) take reasonable precautions to safeguard usual marketings of the United States and. to assure that sales under this Act will not unduly disrupt world prices...
Page 1844 - ... for the purpose of stabilizing, supporting, and protecting farm income and prices; assisting in the maintenance of balanced and adequate supplies of such commodities; and facilitating their orderly distribution.
Page 1783 - ... 3. The availability of funds ; 4. The perishability of the commodity ; 5. The importance of the commodity to agriculture and the national economy ; 6. The ability to dispose of stocks acquired through a price support operation : 7. The need for offsetting temporary losses of export markets; and 8. The ability and willingness of producers to keep supplies in line with demand.
Page 1863 - Interest on borrowings from the Treasury (and on capital stock) is paid at a rate based upon the average interest rate on all outstanding marketable obligations (of comparable maturity date) of the United States as of the preceding month. Interest is also paid on certificates of interest and lending agency obligations for the period the agencies have then- funds invested.
Page 1668 - States, for the purpose of financing the construction and operation of generating plants electric transmission and distribution lines or systems for the furnishing of electric energy to persons in rural areas who are not receiving central station service...
Page 1561 - President shall, to the extent practicable, utilize nonprofit voluntary agencies registered with, and approved by, the Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid.
Page 1825 - If, in the same calendar year more than one crop of tobacco was grown from (1) the same tobacco plants, or (2) different tobacco plants, and is harvested for marketing from the same acreage of a farm, the acreage allotment next established for such farm shall be reduced by an amount equivalent to the acreage from which more than one crop of tobacco was so grown and harvested.
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Page 1630 - ... practices ; insure the benefits of membership privileges on contract markets to cooperative associations of producers; insure trust-fund treatment of margin moneys and equities of hedgers and other traders and prevent the misuse of such funds by brokers ; and provide information to the public regarding trading operations on contract markets.