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the fifth to be appointed by the Secretary of Agri- 

 culture. The bill provided that this body should 

 meet twice a year and formulate recommendations 

 as to policies for farm relief. 



(3) The establishment of a "Federal Farm 

 Board/' to be composed of twelve men, one from 

 each of the twelve federal land bank districts, and 

 appointed by the President of the United States 

 from the Federal Farm Advisory Council, and em- 

 ployed for their entire time to study the problems 

 and needs of the American farmer. 



(4) The payment of an equalization fee or pro- 

 ducers' tax on basic agricultural commodities, the 

 amount of the fee or tax to be determined by the 

 Federal Farm Board, to be used for purchasing, 

 storing, and selling surplus crops. 



(5) An appropriation of $250,000,000 was pro- 

 vided for assisting cooperative marketing associa- 

 tions in financing and selling farm products. 



This bill was known in the Senate as the McNary 

 Bill. Both bills were finally defeated after several 

 days of earnest debate in the House and Senate. 

 Party lines were broken down and both Democrats 

 and Republicans voted for and against these bills. 

 The Haugen Bill was defeated in the House by a 

 vote of 215 to 170. The McNary Bill was defeated in 

 the Senate by a vote of 45 to 39. In both houses 

 these bills were supported by a coalition of western 

 and southern congressmen and opposed by a com- 

 bination of eastern representatives with the support 



