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Mr. Andresen. In the other group, people do not eat tobacco; 

 they do eat peanut butter, and some peanuts. As far as the other 

 grains are concerned, they eat some bread, which is a small part of the 

 diet, and corn they generally eat thi'ough the livestock and dairy 

 products. 



Secretary Brannan. That is right. 



Mr. AxDRESEN. In the latter group, you intend to support com- 

 modities like peaches and pears, and apples and oranges, cherries, 

 and other fruits. Ai^e those farmers, the producers of those crops, 

 eligible for support pa3'ments? 



Secretary Brannan. Within the definition that Mr. Pace and I 

 were talking a1)out, they would be eligible for support. The method 

 of support might be either one of those. The most of those, if I 

 recall 



Mr. .A.NDRESEN. You say in your own statement, when it is neces- 

 sary to apply supports to any of those nonstorable commodities "I 

 recommend we rely mainly upon production pa^nnents." 



Secretary Brannan. That is right. 



Mr. .A.NDRESEN. Xow, for 1950. which will be our next crop year, 

 do you contemplate supporting all fruits and vegetables? 



Secretary Braxxan. I think the answer is "No." Certainly, you 

 do not intend to support carrots, watermelons, cateloupes, radishes, 

 and. celery. We have not. 



Mr. Andresex. What I woidd like to know is how far you would 

 go. Would you support peaches and pears? 



Secretary Braxxax. I, unfortunately, cannot predecide these 

 things for the Commodity Credit Board. 



Mr. Albert. If the gentlem.an will yield, I think the Secretary was 

 just showing the method, if the Congress or the Commodity Credit 

 Board should decide commodities would be supported, which he 

 recommends that we use in supporting them. He is not trjnng to 

 list all the commodities that might be supported by this method. 



Secretary Braxxax. That is exactly right, Mr. Albert. I thank 

 you. 



Mr. Axdresex. I thank the gentleman for assisting the Secretary 

 with the answer. But we would like to know just how far you have 

 in mind to go on the program. I want to get good prices for aU of 

 these producers. 



vSecretary Braxxax. Well, all you have to do is write it in the 

 statute. 



Mr. Axdresex. Have you prepared a bill? 



Secretar}' Braxxax. We have, sir, and I hope that we may have it 

 for you consideration in the next few days. 



Mr. Axdresex. I have understood all the way through this dis- 

 cussion here that you aready have the authority in the act of 1948. 



Secretary Braxxax. Within funds and authority and so on and 

 so forth, as Mr. Pace and Judge Hunter pointed out. 



Mr. Axdresex. Then you would not need any authority except 

 probably some additional funds? 



Secretar}^ Braxxax. To support all the commodities produced by 

 farmers? 



Mr. Axdresex. I have not found out yet how far you were gomg 

 to go, so that I cannot say how far you are going to go. You do need 

 additional legislation then, in addition to the present act? 



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