General Farm and Food Legislation: Hearings Before the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, United States Senate, Ninety-fifth Congress, First Session, on S. 203 ... and S. 275 ... February 12, 1977-Goodland, Kans., February 14, 1977-Manhattan, Kans., February 15, 1977-Hutchinson and Winfield, KansU.S. Government Printing Office, 1977 - 430 pages |
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