"Third. The extent of concentration of control and of monopoly in the manufacturing, processing, warehousing, distribution, and marketing of representative major farm products, and of table and juice grapes, fresh fruits and vegetables, which is maintained or has been obtained by any corporation or other organization, including"(1) Methods and devices used by such corporations for obtaining and maintaining their control or monopoly of the manufacturing, marketing, processing, warehousing, and distribution of such commodities, and the proportion of any such major farm commodity, and of table and juice grapes, fresh fruits and vegetables, handled by each of the large units involved; and

"(2) The extent to which fraudulent, dishonest, unfair, intimidating, and injurious methods are employed in the grading, warehousing, and transportation of such farm products, and of table and juice grapes, fresh fruits, and vegetables, including combinations. monopolies, price fixing, and manipulation of prices on the commodity exchanges, and by racketeering and so-called auction markets.

"Fourth. The extent to which the cooperative agencies have entered into the processing, warehousing, and marketing of representative major farm products, and of table and juice grapes, fresh fruits, and vegetables, and the general effects of such cooperative agencies upon the producer and consumer."

SEC. 2. That section 5 of the said joint resolution be, and the same is hereby, amended by striking out the figures "150,000" and inserting the figures "300,000”.

SEC. 3. That section 6 of the said joint resolution be, and the same is hereby, amended by striking out all thereof and by substituting in lieu of the said section the following:

"SEC. 6. The Federal Trade Commission is directed to present a final report to the Congress in respect to such principal farm products and such representative products manufactured therefrom, together with recommendations for legislation not later than October 1, 1936, and a further report to the Congress in respect to table and juice grapes, fresh fruits, and vegetables, together with recommendations for legislation on or before January 31, 1937, and a final report in respect to the said last mentioned products, together with any further recommendations, not later than May 31, 1937.

"It is hereby further provided that any unexpended balance of the appropriation of $150,000 made in the Independent Offices Appropriation Act for the fiscal year 1936 in accordance with the authority contained in Public Resolution Numbered 61, Seventyfourth Congress, first session, is hereby made available for like purpose to and including October 1, 1936."

Approved, June 20, 1936.

[S. J. Res. 277]

JOINT RESOLUTION

To investigate corporations engaged in the manufacture, sale, or distribution of agricultural implements and machinery.

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Federal Trade Commission be, and it is hereby, directed under the authority of and in pursuance of the Act entitled "An Act to create a Federal Trade Commission, to define its powers and duties, and for other purposes", approved September 26, 1914, as amended, to investigate and report to the Congress the facts relating to

(a) Whether any corporation engaged in the manufacture, sale, or distribution of agricultural implements and machinery, of whatever kind and description is, or within the past three years has been, violating any of the antitrust Acts of the United States, and the nature, extent, and effects of any such violation;

(b) The existence and effect of any contract, agreement, combination, or conspiracy in unlawful restraint of trade and the existence of any unfair methods of trade or competition in connection with the manufacture, sale, and distribution of said agricultural implements and machinery;

(c) Whether and to what extent methods of price fixing, price maintenance, and price discrimination in violation of the antitrust Acts exist in connection with the manufacture, sale, and distribution of said agricultural implements and machinery;

(d) Any developments and tendencies in the direction of monopoly and concentration of ownership or control of the means of the manufacture, sale, or distribution of said agricultural implements and machinery;

(e) The existence of any combination to restrict or control the manufacturer or supply of agricultural implements or machinery or to raise or control the price thereof, or to restrict credit in the sale thereof;

(f) Whether and to what extent the present prices of agricultural implements and machinery are due to any violations of any of the antitrust laws;

(g) Whether and to what extent costs and profits of any corporation engaged in the manufacture, sale, or distribution of agricultural implements and machinery have been affected, enhanced, or maintained by unlawful combinations, agreements, or understandings, or any other violations of the antitrust laws, and whether and to what extent costs and profits of any such corporations have been misstated or misrepresented to conceal or promote violations of the antitrust laws;

(h) The extent of concentration of control of manufacture and distribution of such equipment in the hands of particular manufacturers and the basis thereof;

(i) The costs, prices, and profits of manufacturers and distributors of agricultural implements and machinery;

(j) The distribution methods and dealer price spreads of margins entering into prices paid by farmers for agricultural machinery and equipment;

(k) The facts regarding the relative price movements of farm machinery and farm products since 1914;

(1) The facts regarding the relative price movements of farm machinery and implements and some of the machinery and implements and so ewhat co.nparable material and labor;

(m) Any other pertinent facts regarding the present prices of agricultural implements and machinery, and the cause thereof; and

(n) What measures, legislative or otherwise, in the opinion of the Commission are needed to correct conditions in the farm-implement industry adversely affecting the interests of farmers. Approved, June 24, 1936.

55-000 0-71-15

[H. J. Res. 642]

JOINT RESOLUTION

To enable the Secretary of Agriculture to apply such methods of control of grasshoppers as in his judgment may be necessary.

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That for the application of such methods of control of grasshoppers as, in the judgment of the Secretary of Agriculture, may be necessary, in cooperation with such authorities of the States concerned, organizations, or individuals as he may deem essential to accomplish such purposes, including the employment of persons and means in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, printing and binding, rent outside of the District of Columbia, and for other expenses there is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $250,000, to remain available until June 30, 1937: Provided, That this appropriation shall be used for expenditures of general administration and supervision, purchase and transportation of poisoned bait, or materials for its manufacture, and such other expenses as in the discretion of the Secretary of Agriculture may be deemed necessary and that the cooperating States shall be responsible for the local distribution and utilization of such bait on privately owned lands including full labor costs: Provided further, That, in the discretion of the Secretary of Agriculture, no part of this appropriation shall be expended for grasshopper control in any State until such State has provided the necessary organization for the cooperation herein indicated: Provided further, That no part of this appropriation shall be used to pay the cost or value of farm animals, farm crops, or other property injured or destroyed: Provided further, That procurements under this appropriation may be made by open-market purchases notwithstanding the provisions of section 3709 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (U. S. C., title 41, sec. 5). Approved, June 24, 1936.

[S. 81]

AN ACT

To provide for the collection and publication of statistics of peanuts by the Department of Agriculture.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of Agriculture is hereby authorized and directed to collect and publish statistics of raw peanuts, shelled, unshelled, and crushed, and peanut oil, in the United States, in the possession of warehousemen, brokers, cleaners, shellers, dealers, growers' cooperative associations, or owners other than the original producers of peanuts. Such statistics shall show the quality of peanuts in such details as to kinds Virginias, Runners, Spanish, and imported varietiesas the Secretary shall deem necessary for the purposes of this Act. All reports except those required from persons owning or operating peanut picking or threshing machines shall be submitted monthly in each year.

SEC. 2. The Secretary is hereby authorized to collect and publish statistics of the quantity of peanuts picked or threshed by any person owning or operating peanut picking or threshing machines.

SEC. 3. It shall be the duty of every warehouseman, broker, cleaner, or sheller, dealer, growers' cooperative association, owner or operator of peanut picking or threshing machines to furnish promptly upon request of the Secretary, within the time prescribed by him, completely and correctly to the best of his knowledge, a report of the quantity of peanuts on hand and in the case of an operator of peanut picking and threshing machines the quantity picked or threshed, segregating in accordance with forms furnished for the purpose by the Secretary. Any person required by this Act, or the regulations promulgated thereunder, to furnish reports or information, and any officer, agent, or employee thereof who shall refuse or willfully give answers that are false and misleading, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not less than $300 nor more than $1,000, or imprisoned not more than one year, or to be subject to both such fine and imprisonment.

SEC. 4. The Secretary is hereby authorized to establish and promulgate grades and standards for the classification of peanuts, whenever in his discretion he may see fit.

SEC. 5. That the information furnished under the provisions of this Act shall be used only for the statistical purposes for which it is supplied. No publication shall be made by the Secretary whereby the data furnished by any person can be identified, nor shall the Secretary permit anyone other than the sworn employees of the Department of Agriculture to examine the individual reports.

SEC. 6. The Secretary may make rules and regulations as may be necessary in the administration of this Act and may cooperate with