Agricultural Act of 1948: Hearings Before the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry, United States Senate, Eightieth Congress, Second Session, on S. 2318, a Bill to Provide for a Coordinated Agricultural Program |
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... bushels . 5 , 000 , 000 bales . 500 , 000 , 000 bushels . Corn , oats , barley , rye , and wheat considered together . 1 , 000 , 000 , 000 bushels . " For the purposes of this subsection the carry - over of corn , oats , barley , rye ...
... bushels . 5 , 000 , 000 bales . 500 , 000 , 000 bushels . Corn , oats , barley , rye , and wheat considered together . 1 , 000 , 000 , 000 bushels . " For the purposes of this subsection the carry - over of corn , oats , barley , rye ...
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... bushel less . Secretary ANDERSON . Not with the addition of hired labor . Senator ELLENDER . There is a question of whether we want to put hired labor in . A lot of people are opposed to that . Senator AIKEN . You will find by using the ...
... bushel less . Secretary ANDERSON . Not with the addition of hired labor . Senator ELLENDER . There is a question of whether we want to put hired labor in . A lot of people are opposed to that . Senator AIKEN . You will find by using the ...
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... bushel wheat carry - over would not be especially large . Senator AIKEN . It would be about a normal carry - over ... bushels in the supply of corn because of a widespread drought , then the disappearance the previous year would be ...
... bushel wheat carry - over would not be especially large . Senator AIKEN . It would be about a normal carry - over ... bushels in the supply of corn because of a widespread drought , then the disappearance the previous year would be ...
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... bushel for 1 year . The minimum support for what in any one year would have been about 78 cents a bushel . Senator ELLENDER . Is that by using the moving average , the 10- year average ? Senator AIKEN . That is by using the bill which ...
... bushel for 1 year . The minimum support for what in any one year would have been about 78 cents a bushel . Senator ELLENDER . Is that by using the moving average , the 10- year average ? Senator AIKEN . That is by using the bill which ...
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... bushel in the case of wheat . Senator AIKEN . You mean now ? Had this bill been in effect in 1930 , the support level for wheat would have been 92.3 cents ; in 1931 , 81.9 cents ; in 1932 , 76.3 cents ; in 1933 , 81.6 cents ; and in ...
... bushel in the case of wheat . Senator AIKEN . You mean now ? Had this bill been in effect in 1930 , the support level for wheat would have been 92.3 cents ; in 1931 , 81.9 cents ; in 1932 , 76.3 cents ; in 1933 , 81.6 cents ; and in ...
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Page 82 - If we don't do it here, they will do it on the floor of the Senate and on the floor of the House of Representatives, I am convinced of that.
Page 163 - If there is nothing further, the committee will adjourn until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning, at which time the National Milk Producers Association and two potato groups are scheduled to appear.