Tobacco: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Tobacco of ..., 84-1, March 3, 10, and 14, 19551955 - 145 pages |
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... interested in the same subject as the House subcom- mittee , to join you in seeking a solution to the problems confronting the burley - tobacco growers of this country . I think it is fine that you let us come in , I would not want to ...
... interested in the same subject as the House subcom- mittee , to join you in seeking a solution to the problems confronting the burley - tobacco growers of this country . I think it is fine that you let us come in , I would not want to ...
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... interested in your recommendation No. 2. I understand in spite of the 50 - percent penalties there are 8,000 excess acres of tobacco , is that correct ? Mr. MILLER . Approximately that , yes , sir . Mr. HOEVEN . You say the Department ...
... interested in your recommendation No. 2. I understand in spite of the 50 - percent penalties there are 8,000 excess acres of tobacco , is that correct ? Mr. MILLER . Approximately that , yes , sir . Mr. HOEVEN . You say the Department ...
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... interested in carrying out the quota program and interested in the overall tobacco - producing situation . Mr. MILLER . I suppose you could say that ; yes , sir . Mr. BASS . Hasn't the red - card situation been sort of a premium to the ...
... interested in carrying out the quota program and interested in the overall tobacco - producing situation . Mr. MILLER . I suppose you could say that ; yes , sir . Mr. BASS . Hasn't the red - card situation been sort of a premium to the ...
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... interested in eliminating the red - card tobacco . I think that is part of our problem . Of course , we have about 20 percent of other types of illegal tobacco going on the market . Mr. MILLER . Yes , sir . Mr. Bass . I certainly would ...
... interested in eliminating the red - card tobacco . I think that is part of our problem . Of course , we have about 20 percent of other types of illegal tobacco going on the market . Mr. MILLER . Yes , sir . Mr. Bass . I certainly would ...
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... interested in seeing if the quota program cannot be worked out by eliminating red card tobacco and eliminating the excess planting , not within the confines of our group - because we certainly cannot cut the farm family in my district ...
... interested in seeing if the quota program cannot be worked out by eliminating red card tobacco and eliminating the excess planting , not within the confines of our group - because we certainly cannot cut the farm family in my district ...
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50 percent 75 percent acre acreage allotments appreciate Association of Kentucky BASS believe BERRY BRIDGFORTH Burley Association burley growers burley program Burley Tobacco Committee Burley Tobacco Growers BURNSIDE card tobacco certainly CHAIRMAN Clayton Stanley Commodity Credit Corporation Congress COOLEY crop district Eight State Burley Eight State Committee excess tobacco EZRA TAFT BENSON Farm Bureau February 23 feel fiber crops flue cured GILMER glad going Growers Cooperative Association HIGDON HULL increase JENNINGS legislation Lexington little growers marketing quota ment MILLER million pounds minimum acreage minimum allotment Missouri morning North Carolina overplanting penalty POLK poundage control present problem proposal Provide question recommendations red card red-card tobacco reduction referendum SCHOEPPEL Secretary of Agriculture Senator CLEMENTS seven-tenths SHUFORD small growers statement TAYLOR Tennessee Thank tion tobacco farmers Tobacco Growers Association Tobacco Growers Cooperative tobacco producers tobacco situation types of tobacco vote West Virginia WRATHER
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Page 32 - ... for peanuts of a type determined to be in short supply shall not be considered in the establishment of the allotment for the farm in succeeding years.
Page 5 - ... to sign such report, the allotment next established for such farm and kind of tobacco shall be reduced, except that such reduction for any such farm shall not be made if it is established to the satisfaction of the county and State committees...
Page 54 - ... tobacco; and Whereas, due to a shortage of labor and equipment and the need for the production of essential food and fiber crops, the production of burley tobacco has not kept pace with this increased usage; and Whereas small growers of burley tobacco could, if their acreage allotments were increased, produce additional burley tobacco without adversely affecting their production of essential food and fiber crops: Therefore be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United...
Page 47 - You cannot do a kindness too soon because you never know how soon it will be too late.
Page 15 - ... tributaries and carry it by tunnel onto the east slope where we use it for irrigation and municipal and industrial purposes. Chairman HAYDEN*. And this water never gets into the Navajo Reservoir? Mr. BURNETT. That is correct. LETTER FROM SENATOR ANDERSON Chairman HAYDEN.
Page 69 - That is all, Mr. Chairman. The CHAIRMAN. I would like to say to those present from the Department of Labor, Mr.
Page 94 - I believe that is all I have to say. The CHAIRMAN. We thank you for it.
Page 2 - HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SUBCOMMITTEE ON TOBACCO OF THE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, Washington, DC The subcommittee met, pursuant to notice, at 10 am, in room 1310, New House Office Building, Hon.
Page 96 - 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 82 - We thank you for the privilege of appearing before this committee. The CHAIRMAN. Thank you very much, Mr.