GENEKAL FAEM PEOGEAM 



MONDAY, JUNE 11, 1949 



House of Representatives, 



Committee on Ageiculture, 



Washington, D. C. 



The Chairman (Mr. Cooley). The committee will please be in 

 order. 



The committee is honored this morning by the presence of 18 or 20 

 outstanding young farmers, First Farmers of America, from Oakland 

 County, Mich., who are accompanied by our distinguished colleague, 

 Mr. George Dondero. 



We are very delighted to have you young men mth us. I know that 

 many of you could give us some good advice about what we are trying 

 to do here this morning. If you will arrange it with our outstanding 

 Congi-essman, Mr. Dondero, you may appear just after the Secretary 

 has concluded liis testimony. 



We hope you wUl enjoy your stay in Washington and that you will 

 have an opportunity to come back to see us again at some time in the 

 near future. 



Mr. Secretary, we wiU be glad to hear you now with reference to 

 the recommendations which you have heretofore submitted to the com- 

 mittee. 



If you desire to make any further statement before yielding for 

 question, the Chair will be glad to have you do so. 



FURTHER STATEMENT OF HON. CHARLES F. BRANNAN, 

 SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE 



Secretary Brannan. Mr. Chairman, I suspect there are some who 

 will say I have talked too much aheady, so I will just rest on the state- 

 ments made so far. 



The Chairman'. May I ask you a few brief questions? 



If I understand your statement correctly, you are not recommending 

 the repeal of a single part of the present farm program; that is, the 

 program under which we are operating during the year 1949. 



I further understand that you are not asking for any additional 

 authority which is not now in existing law except with, respect to the 

 approach to a fair determination of a fair price for farm commodities 

 and with regard to the support program. 



They are the two new things which you have brought to the com- 

 mittee. Is that true? 



Secretary Brannan. That is correct, Mr. Chairman. 



The Chairman. You recommend the retention of all the basic 

 law which makes up the program which we refer to as the national 

 farm progi'am. 



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