978 GENERAL FARM PROGRAM 



Mr. Case. We have asked for goals and acreages to be set. We 

 have asked for marketing agreements in all areas. The limitation of 

 "where feasible" is in there only because of the administrative diffi- 

 culties of trying to administer it'in some areas. 



Mr. Pace, Do you agree that a marketing agreement should pro- 

 vide that a man who complies with the goals should not be permitted 

 to sell any Irish potatoes? 



Mr. Case. Marketing agreements under the law require that all 

 people be treated the same ; that is true. Now, this much can be done, 

 and has been done. If there is a surplus and there is need to remove 

 some amounts, payments can be made to the man in the program 

 and denied to the man outside the program, but both can be com- 

 pelled to restrict a portion of their crops. That is now operative. 



Mr. CooLEY. If he fails to restrict his crop, what can you do to 

 him? 



Mr. Case. He then is in violation of the Federal law and we have 

 many examples of where men have been fined. I do not know that 

 any men have been in jail, but I do know that men have been seriously 

 fined. 



Mr. Cooley. Not for overplanting. 



Mr. Case. No, sir; for overmarketing. 



Mr. Cooley. You mean marketing in violation of the law? 



Mr. Case. Or the Marketing Agreement Act; yes, sir. 



Mr. Pace. Wliat would be a violation, in your opinion? 



Mr. Case. We have a regulation in my area that you cannot ship 

 a No. 2 potato. 



Mr. Pace. I understand that. But what about that excess pro- 

 duction he has? 



Mr. Case. If he cannot sell it, it is at home. 



Mr. Cooley. But suppose he has a surplus of No. I's? 



Mr. Case. In that particular instance, you are right. 



Mr. Cooley. Wliy are you not willing to put a penalty on it? 



Mr. Case. We are. 



Mr. Cooley. We put a penalty of 50 percent of the value of every 

 pound of tobacco that is grown outside the law. 



Mr. Case. Mr. Cooley, we do not say use only marketing agree- 

 ments. These are listed as one, two, and three and all can be applied, 

 if you desire. 



Mr. Pace. Wliat you do say, Mr. Case, is acreage allotments which 

 do not control, goals which do not control, marketing agreements 

 which do not control. Consequently, you come up with three sug- 

 gestions and your noncomplier still gets the benefit of the program 

 and tells the rest of you to go to. 



Mr. Case. I submit that we have added another one. 



Mr. Pace. Wliat is it? 



Mr. Case. Compensatory payments. 



Mr. Pace. I understand. That is where Santa Claus comes in. 



Mr. Bryant. Mr. Chairman, could I ask a question? I think the 

 industry is entitled to the opportunity to try this program. We have 

 not asked for what we should have asked in the form of a program, 

 you have indicated. Are we to read into that that you believe that we 

 should have marketing quotas in order to be entitled to price supports? 

 Mr. Pace. Are you talking to me, or to Mr. Cooley? 

 Mr. Bryant. Either one. 



