GENEEAL FARM PEOGEAM (TESTIMONY OF FAEM 

 OEGANIZATIONS) 



WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 1949 



House of Representatives, 



Subcommittee of the 

 Committee ox Agriculture, 



Washington, D.C . 

 The Special Subcommittee on A«2:riciiltiire met at 10 a. m. May 11, 

 Mr. Pace presiding. 



Mr. Pace. Gentlemen, the committee will come to order. 

 It is the pleasure of the committee this morning to have with us 

 again Mr. Allan B. Kline, president of the American Farm Bureau 

 Federation, who submitted a statement in behalf of that organization 

 on April 28, but due to the legislative situation we were unable at 

 that time to submit questions to him. 



Mr. Kline, it is a pleasure to have you before the committee again. 

 If you will have a seat, we will proceed. 



Is there anything in the nature of a supplemental statement you 

 wanted to make ? 



FURTHER STATEMENT OF ALLAN B. KLINE, PRESIDENT, AMERICAN 

 FARM BUREAU FEDERATION 



Mr, Kline. Mr. Chairman, we considered the proposition of a 

 supplemental statement but decided that it would be better all around 

 if we proceeded on the basis of the statement' which was presented to 

 the committee previously. There are no major changes which we 

 would make in that presentation if we were making it today. 



Mr. Pace. I would like to state to the connnittee that there are 

 one or two other witnesses present in behalf of the Farm Bureau who 

 desire to testify. If possible. I would like to conclude the questioning 

 of Mr. Kline within an hour. Is that agreeable to the committee? 



Mr. Hope, I am wondering, Mr, Chairman, if it would be better 

 to hear the other witnesses first. 



Mr, Pace, I think they would rather ha^-e the questioning proceed 

 first. 



Are there any questions of Mr, Kline? 



Mr, H(tE\-EN. Yes, Mr, Chairman, 



Mr, Pace, JNIr, Hoeven, 



Mr. Hoevex, Mr, Kline, first. I want to compliment you on the 

 comprehensive, intelligent, and thought-provoking statement you pre- 

 sented to this committee on April 28. I hope it may be read by every 

 farmer in America, 



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