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implement market abroad. We are the leading manufacturers in 

 these and many other articles. Wliy? Because of the foresight on 

 the part of our leading industrialists. They produce and market their 

 products more efficiently than any other country on earth. We can 

 do the same with wheat. I think statistics show we produce a bushel 

 of wheat in 7K so-called man-hour minutes. It took us 25 or 30 

 years ago, close to 30 minutes and we know that from an agricultural 

 standpoint, we are 30 or more years ahead of most of the world 

 agriculturally. 



Now if we go into a controlled production, I fear we wdl be passing 

 up the greatest opportunity our Nation's wheat farmers have ever had. 

 For as soon as we control production, other nations will go into 

 heavier production. Furthermore, I propose that this wheat and 

 the distribution of it be placed in the hands of an agency already in 

 existence, the Food and Agriculture Organization, commonly referred 

 to as FAO, and headed up at the present time by Mr. Norris E. Dodd 

 of the United States, and that he in turn apportion a part of the 

 200,000,000 bushels to the three leading christian faiths of this Nation, 

 Protestant, Catholic, and Jewish, to distribute as they best see fit. 



I want to demonstrate to the world that we have a democracy; that 

 it is a fine thing. I think, also, along that line, it would give our church 

 organizations an opportunity to demonstrate to the world that 

 Christianity is a mighty fine thing. 



Realizing that there are many obstacles and many questions not 

 answered in this proposal, I submit it to jon for your consideration. 



Thank j^ou. 



Mr. Pace. We thank you very much, Mr. Parkinson. 



You were probably here yesterday. 



Mr. Parkinson. Yes, sir. 



Mi\ Pace. And you heard the proposal made of a two-price system, 

 what we call a domestic allotment plan? 



Air. Parkinson. Yes, sir. 



Mr. Pace. This seems to go somewhat further than that. 



Mr. Parkinson. Yes, sir; I agree with you. 



Mr. Pace. Your plan would still require a determination of allot- 

 ments in bushels made to the producers in order that they might receive 

 these respective support price-levels; that is to say you break them 

 down into 500,000,000 bushels for food. Would vou put in with the 

 500,000,000 the 100,000,000 for feed and the 80^000,000 for seed at 

 the same level? 



Mr. Parkinson. I assume, if it would be fed on the farm and seeded 

 on the farm and consequently, as a general rule, it would not be for 

 sale, so that there would be nothing come in there. I say I assume 

 that, because, as a general rule, the seed sown on the farm is generally 

 raised right there on the farm. Of course, there could be some con- 

 flict there, and I see your point. 



Air. Pace. Of course, that brings up this controversial issue before 

 this committee as to whether or not in an}^ allotment system you could 

 include the part of the crop that is fed on the farm. Some corn 

 growers, you know, insist it would be outrageous to make the farmer 

 reduce his corn acreage when he intends to feed every bushel of it on 

 his own farm; on the other hand, other farmers insist that they should 

 have an allotment just like the man who sells his corn on" the market. 

 That question would naturally arise under your proposal about this 



