COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY

ALLEN J. ELLENDER, Louisiana, Chairman

CONTENTS

Statement of-

Lynn, John C., legislative director, American Farm Bureau Federa-

tion__

Peterson, Hon. Ervin L., Assistant Secretary of Agriculture_

Ritchie, Fred G., Acting Administrator, Agricultural Conservation

Program Service, United States Department of Agriculture____.

Miscellaneous documents:

S. 139, 84th Congress.

S. 443, 84th Congress-

S. 494, 84th Congress.

S. 517, 84th Congress.

S. 532, 84th Congress-

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H. R. 1573, 84th Congress_

Report on S. 139 from the Department of Agriculture, dated March
10, 1955__

2

Report on S. 494, S. 517, and S. 532 from the Department of Agricul-

ture, dated Febubary 9, 1955.

3

Statement filed by the Honorable Frank Carlson, United States Senator
from the State of Kansas _ _

4

Statement filed by the Honorable Francis Case, United States Senator
from the State of South Dakota__.

Letter from James G. Patton, president, National Farmers Union--
Letter from Joseph O. Parker, legal consultant to the National Grange_

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