Food Supply of the United States: Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry, United States Senate, Seventy-eighty Congress, First Session, on the Food Supply of the United States ...

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Page 1939 - UNITED STATES SENATE, SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY, Washington, DC The subcommittee met, pursuant to call, at 10 am.
Page 1942 - ... water supply situation in southern California. Thank you. Senator ANDERSON. Do you want the other people to speak at this time? How do you plan to proceed? on what has happened since the statement was submitted to the committee last September. I think, that if it would be your pleasure, Mr. Laffoon has a statement that he would like to make at this time. Senator ANDERSON. Mr. Laffoon, will you do so? STATEMENT OF CARTHRAE M.
Page 1901 - Gentlemen, the committee will come to order. This meeting is called for the purpose of hearing testimony on a bill first introduced by Mr.
Page 1915 - Would you care to make an estimate as to the amount, of "hot oil" being run at this time, not only in the Kilgore field, but throughout the country?
Page 1912 - ... Naturally, they cannot get corn at the ceiling price because the government guarantees the corn-belt farmer a higher return by feeding his corn to hogs and selling the hogs. Although the index numbers of corn prices have been held down, the cost of feed to northeastern farmers has not. Largely as a result of having to substitute oats and barley at about $55 a ton for corn at $41 a ton, but not available, prices of dairy and poultry rations have risen about 30 per cent during the past year. In...
Page 1902 - ... to recognize now the distinguished Member of Congress from the llth District of Florida, the Honorable Claude Pepper. We are delighted to have you. STATEMENT OF HON. CLAUDE PEPPER, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF FLORIDA Mr. PEPPER. Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman and members of the committee, I appreciate the privilege of being here today. I want to commend this committee for the splendid inquiry that it is making into this very troublesome question. It is not...
Page 1912 - ... difficulty for corn millers, dairymen and poultrymen in getting corn for their needs. Naturally, they cannot get corn at the ceiling price because the government guarantees the corn-belt farmer a higher return by feeding his corn to hogs and selling the hogs. Although the index numbers of corn prices have been held down, the cost of feed to northeastern farmers has not. Largely as a result of having to substitute oats and barley at about $55 a ton for corn at $41 a ton, but not available, prices...
Page 1901 - ... similar crisis in the future, and (3) whether any need for corrective legislation exists. I am submitting a list of witnesses I have asked to attend and respectfully suggest that you as chairman call upon responsible representatives of the Office of Price Administration and the War Food Administration to present any information that would be helpful in reaching a conclusion. Also I am submitting for the record certain telegrams, letters, and other matter bearing on the situation. Sincerely yours,...
Page 1901 - O'Brien, if you will identify yourself and then proceed with your testimony. STATEMENT OF PHILIP RAYMOND O'BRIEN, PRESIDENT OF THE CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE Mr.