182 GENERAL FARM PROGRAM 



Mr. Simpson. Mr. Chairman, 1 have two short questions. Mr. 

 Secretary, if this program was in effect as pubhc law, could it still 

 be applied if the farmers in a county in the triple-A program voted 

 "No" on the corn program? 



Secretary Brannan. Of course, the recommendations would be in 

 force and effect as the present law would be in force and effect if a 

 referendum was submitted to the corn producers and they voted 

 "No." 



Mr. Simpson. Is this your call for the township farmers and area 

 men to meet to vote on whether they will accept ir ot not? 



Secretary Brannan. That is right; just as they have done on 

 tobacco and peanuts and as we are recommending in corn. 



Mr. Simpson. If they rejected it in one county, then would they 

 still be compelled to go into the program? 



Secretary Brannan. It is my understanding that it is 66% percent 

 of all farmers voting in the referendum in the commercial Corn Belt. 



Mr. Simpson. If 66% percent of them so voted or affirmed it, all 

 of them would have to come in; is that right? 



Secretary Brannan. That is right. 



Mr. Simpson. I have one other question. If this program was 

 in effect — I think Mr. Andresen would ask this — what effect would 

 it have on margarine? 



Secretary Brannan. That is a question I do not think I can 

 answer. 



Mr. Simpson. Part of the margarine comes from a farm product 

 and it is a food and I just wondered if your recommendations here 

 have any effect at all on the margarine. 



Secretary Brannan. None whatsoever. 



The Chairman. Have you finished, Mr. Simpson? 



Mr. Simpson. Yes. 



The Chairman. Mr. Pace of Georgia. 



Mr. Pace. Mr. Chairman, there are quite a number of features of 

 the Secretary's proposal that I think the committee and the farmers 

 of the Nation need to have clarified. It will probably take me some 

 time to go through it. 



I can proceed now or if the other members of the committee prefer, 

 I can stand by and wait until they finish their questions. 



The Chairman. Let the Chair observe that we have 27 members 

 on this committee and three distinguished Delegates. 



If all of us take an hour or 30 minutts, we will be here until it is 

 time to recess the Congress this summer. 



I hope the members will be brief. I realize the importance of the 

 matter before the committee, but we must also realize the fact that 

 we have many people, all of whom want to ask pertinent questions. 



I do not know how much time Mr. Pace feels he should have but I 

 would suggest he proceed, taking that into consideration. 



Mr. Pace. At this time? 



The Chairman. Yes. If you do not want to proceed now, Mr. 

 Hoeven would like to proceed. 



Mr. Pace. I am ready to proceed but I say, Mr. Chairman, that 

 I am willing to defer to other members, should they so desire. My 

 questions will take some time because I think it is important for 

 some features to be developed. 



The Chairman. Suppose you stand by, Mr. Pace, and permit me 

 to recognize Mr. Hoeven. 



