I certify that the above information is correct and that my principal occupation is farming or ranching, and that I do not have a supply of feed on hand to maintain my basic herd of livestock, listed in Item 1, until 19. In order to provide a supply of feed for this livestock, in addition to the feed I have on hand and that to be harvested during the above period, I will need (complete either "a" or "b"); tons of hay. b. pounds of SURPLUS GRAINS DESIGNATED BY THE COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION. I hereby make application for the purchase of this amount of feed under the Emergency Feed Program. Without the assistance applied for under the Emergency Feed Program I will be unable to maintain my basic foundation herd and continue the livestock operation which I have been conducting for years. I WILL NOT SELL OR OTHERWISE DISPOSE OF ANY OF THE FEED HEREIN APPLIED FOR EXCEPT BY FEEDING IT TO MY BASIC 6. COMMITTEE ACTION: We, the undersigned committeemen, certify that the above-named applicant ☐ is eligible for assistance under the Emergency Feed Program and hereby approve (his) (her) application for tons of FARMER'S PURCHASE ORDER NO.. FOR DESIGNATED SURPLUS FEED GRAINS AND APPROVED MIX FEED This purchase order is subject to all of the regulations issued by Commodity Credit Corporation Governing the 1956 Emergency Feed Program. This purchase order is invalid unless (1) transferred by the farmer named below to a dealer within 60 calendar days after the date of issuance shown below, and (2) presented by the dealer to the ASC County Committee shown below within 30 calendar days after the date of such transfer. The date of transfer by the farmer to a dealer shall be that date on which the farmer signs Section IV below which must be on or after the actual sale by the dealer, actual purchase by the former, and delivery, either physical or constructive, to the farmer of all of the designated surplus feed grains or approved mixed feed specified in Section III below. This purchase order may be presented to the ASC County Committee only by a dealer who has entered into a "Feed Dealer's Agreement 1956 Emergency Feed Program" signed on behalf of CCC by an authorized representative of the ASC County Committee shown below and who is entitled under the terms and conditions of such agreement to present this purchase order. A dealer who accepts the transfer of this purchase order from the former prior to the time that he enters into such agreement does so at his own risk and CCC shall not be liable to such dealer in any way for refusal to enter into the agreement with the dealer. NAME OF FARMER ADDRESS SECTION I TERMS OF ISSUANCE. This Purchase Order may be used only by the farmer to purchase. hundredweight of barley, corn, grain sorghums or oats, (such commodities are referred to herein as "designated surplus feed gains") from a dealer for use as livestock feed. Such designated surplus feed grains may be purchased as straight gain or may be contained in Approved Mixed Feed containing not less than the required percentages by weight of designated surplus feed grains, as shown in Column (A) of the table set forth in Section III hereof. The value of this Purchase Order shall be the "Total Value" properly entered by the dealer in line 5 of Column (D) of the table set forth in Section III hereof on the basis of the designated surplus feed grains actually sold by the dealer and purchased by the farmer, such table, whichever, is less. and delivered, either physically or constructively, to the farmer, or the amount entered by the ASC County Committee in line 6 of Column (D) of SECTION II-ISSUANCE AND USE OF DEALER'S CERTIFICATE. The dealer to whom this Purchase Order is transferred may present this SECTION III-CERTIFICATION BY DEALER RECORD OF PURCHASE. (a) I certify that I have actually sold and delivered, either physically or constructively, to the above-named farmer the designated surplus feed percentage by weight of designated surplus feed grains. grains and approved mixed feed as shown in the table below and that any approved mixed feed shown therein contained at least the required EXHIBIT 4-Continued (b) I certify that I have accepted the transfer of this Purchase Order in part payment for the quantity of designated surplus feed grains or approved mixed feed as shown in the table below to the full extent of the value, as specified in Column (C) of such table, for each hundredweight so shown. (c) I certify that in the event I have sold designated surplus feed grains for delivery trackside to the above-named farmer, I have charged him no more than the cost of such feed grain to me plus a handling margin no larger than that which has been determined by the ASC State Committee to be reasonable. (d) I certify with respect to this Purchase Order that I have fully complied with all of the provisions of Section 2 of the "Feed Dealer's Agreement 1956 Emergency Feed Program," and that I am entitled under the terms and conditions of such Agreement to present this Purchase Order as the basis for issuance of a Dealer's Certificate.1/ SECTION IV CERTIFICATION OF PURCHASE AND RECEIPT BY FARMERS. I certify (1) that this Purchase Order was issued to me on the basis of a duly executed application therefor; (2) that I have actually purchased and received credit for the value of this Purchase Order on the purchase of the designated surplus feed grains or approved mixed feeds, of the kind and in the quantity shown in the above table and that such grain or feed have been actually delivered, either physically or constructively, to me; and (3) that I will use such designated surplus feed grains or approved mixed feeds only as stated in the aforementioned application. 1/ (DATE SIGNED) (SIGNATURE OF FARMER) (ADDRESS) SECTION V ASC COUNTY COMMITTEE CERTIFICATION. This is to certify that the value of this Purchase Order which was presented to the ASC county office on is $. (the lesser of the amounts shown in line 5 or 6 of Column (D) of the above table) and such amount is included in Dealer's Certificate numbered (DATE) (AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE ASC COUNTY COMMITTEE) The conversion factor used in the locality or established by the ASC State Committee to convert ear corn to shell corn shall be entered in line 4, Column (C) of the table in Section III by the ASC county committee when the purchase order is issued. **Line 6 of the table in Section III is to be filled in by the ASC county committee when the pruchase order is issued. 1/ Sextion 15 (a) of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act (62 Stat. 1070) provides a fine of not more than $10,000 or not more than five year's imprisonment, or both, for making any statement knowing it to be false for the purpose of influencing the action of the Corporation or of obtaining money, property or anything of value under any act applicable to the Corporation. PREPARATION: In ASC county office in duplicate. A. The dealer shall fill in the table in Section III on the reverse side of this form in the following manner; 1. Enter in line 1 Col. (B) the exact number of cwt. of straight designated surplus feed grains sold and delivered in accordance with the provisions of the program. 2. Enter in line 2 Col. (B) the number of gross cwt. of any "Mixed Feed A" sold and delivered in accordance with the provisions of the program. 3. Enter in line 3 Col. (B) the number of gross cwt. of any "Mixed Feed B" sold and delivered in accordance with the provisions of 4. Enter in line 4 Col. (B) the number of gross cwt. of ear corn sold and delivered in accordance with the provisions of the program. 7. Multiply the entry in line 3 Col. (B) by .60 and enter the result after the $ sign in line 3 Col. (D). 8. Multiply the entry in line 4 Col. (B) by the conversion factor in the same line Col. (C) and enter the result after the $ sign in line 4 Col. (D). 9. Add the entries in lines 1, 2, 3 and 4 Col. (D) and enter the total in line 5 Col. (D). 10. The dealer shall sign and enter his address and the date of signature in the spaces provided. B. After the sale and delivery, and the entries provided for in 1-9 above are made, the dealer will secure the farmer's signature in Section IV and enter the date the farmer's signature was affixed in the spaces provided. Mr. POAGE. Thank you very much. I gather, although you did not say it in that statement, that you felt that we have need of this kind of legislation? Mr. BERGER. We certainly would think it would be a good thing to pass the bill. Mr. POAGE. All right. Thank you. Any questions? We very much appreciate your being here and appreciate your statement. Mr. BERGER. Thank you. Mr. POAGE. We have representatives of some 3 or 4 groups present on these bills. I believe Mr. A. L. Gamble, general manager, Farmers Union Mortgage Association wants to appear. Mr. BAKER. Mr. Gamble thought the hearings on these bills would start about 11 o'clock. So Mr. Gamble is not here at this time. Mr. POAGE. IS Mr. Farr of Greely, Colorado here? If so, we will listen to Mr. Farr then. STATEMENT OF RALPH W. FARR, REPRESENTING THE COLORADO GRAIN, MILLING & FEED DEALERS ASSOCIATION, GREELEY, COLO., ACCOMPANIED BY ALVIN E. OLIVER, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, GRAIN & FEED DEALERS ASSOCIATION Mr. FARR. Gentlemen of the subcommittee, my name is Ralph W. Farr and my home is in Greeley, Colo., where I am vice president of the Farr Co. I appear here today as reprsentative of the Colorado Grain, Milling & Feed Dealers Association, a trade organization including 286 firmmembers. We appear in support of H. R. 2486 and other bills of a similar or identical wording. The Department of Agriculture, under its enabling legislation, aided drought-stricken farmers in 1954 by diverting surplus CCC grain to feeders for $1 per hundredweight below normal retail prices. Departmental regulations required FHA personnel to certify eligible farmers to the county ASC committees, who in turn issued purchase orders good for 120 days. Both the dealer and farmer accepted these orders as a firm contract for a specific amount of grain, most of which was delivered within the 4 months period. But the exigencies of the drought required local officials and dealers not to be too exacting. The auditors differed with local interpretations and established the so-called early and late delivery claims against the dealers. Some farmers drove miles to reach their FHA office, only to learn that it took several days or weeks to get their papers processed; consequently, many asked if they could get feed in advance on their purchase orders. Since this was an emergency, the local and State officials and dealers could see nothing wrong with letting the farmer have some feed in advance for they knew he would have his papers shortly. |