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Congressman, will be different than this year because apparently we 

 will have this substantial carry-over that we did not have this year. 

 In other words, I am saying that we cannot reason that from the fact 

 that we did not ask for a marketing quota program this year, it 

 would preclude the possibility of asking for it in a subsequent year. 

 We have the very abnormal factor this year of an extremely low 

 carry-over of 125,000,000 bushels as of October 1, 1948, which I 

 think all of us have good reason to believe will not be the case on 

 October 1 of this year or October 1 of 1950. 



Mr. HoEVEN. You appreciate the interest of the Iowa farmer, in 

 that Iowa produces the greatest corn crop in the Nation. 



From all the information I can gather, we certainly do not want to 

 resort to marketing quotas unless they are absolutely necessary. 



Secretary Brannan. Their sense of security must be bolstered by 

 the fact that they will not be put on unless they vote them. 



Mr. Pace. Mr. Hoeven, will you yield? 



Mr. Hoeven. I will yield. 



Mr. Pace. Mr. Secretary, have you already decided that you will 

 not have marketing quotas on the 1950 corn crop? 



Secretary Brannan. No. 



Mr. Hoeven. That was my understanding. 



Mr. Pace. It is the 1949 corn crop that you have decided on, is 

 it not? 



Secretary Brannan. That is right, sir. 



Mr. Pace. You have taken no action with regard to 1950? 



Secretary Brannan. It would not be time yet to take action with 

 respect to the 1950 crop. 



Mr. Pace. I did not think so. 



Mr. Hoeven. Then I misunderstood the Secretary yesterday. I 

 understood him to say that there were no acreage allotments and, 

 therefore, there would be no marketing quotas for 1950. 



Secretary Brannan. 1949, for the crop which is about to be 

 planted and harvested. 



Mr. Hoeven. The same historical situation would prevail that I 

 have explored here from year to year? 



Secretary Brannan. Yes, and there would be no difference in the 

 answers to your questions for 1950. 



Mr. Hoeven. I am glad you have made that clear. 



Mr. Pace. In other words, it will not be until October of this year 

 before you take a look at 1950. 



Secretary Brannan. That is right. 



Mr. Andresen. Will the gentleman yield? 



Mr. Hoeven. Yes, I will yield. 



Mr. Andresen. You have other methods* and ways of controlling 

 production through the allocation of acreage for the 1950 crop, even 

 though you do not put in marketing quotas. You can tell the 

 farmers — and I suppose that will be the case for next year, 1950— 

 that you will allocate acreage for corn. You intend to do that, do 

 you not? 



Secretary Brannan. May I say, Mr. Andresen, that there is a 

 distinction between the goals or recommendations which the Depart- 

 ment issues and the actual application of acreage allotments. Acre- 

 age allotments normally would follow the voting of marketing quotas 

 bv the farmers. I do not mean to say that you could not put in 



