The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-20
DAIRYMEN OF
U. S. SEEK AID
IN FARM BILL
Cite Likelihood of Higher
Feed Prices and Also
Ask Bounty.
HEARINGS NEAR CLOSE
Packers Continue Attacks
on Allotment Plan,
Before House.
ByInited Press

81 Hfcd Press
WASHINGTON. Dec. 20.-Organ-
lied dairymen made a last-minute
effort today to write into the do
nestle allotment farm relief plan
bounty for their own products. as
the house agriculture committee de-
cided to end its hearings on farm
organization proposals, and speed
framing of bill.
The dairymen we're allotted time
before the committee tonight to de-
mand tax on the processing of
dairy products. which would be re-
turned to them as bounty" Their
contention was that if the similar
proposed taxes on wheat, cotton,
hogs and tobacco processing are re-
tanned in the bill put before the
committee by organized agriculture,
they would have to pay higher
prices for their feed.
While not revealing their pro-
posals in detail, it was learned that
they proposed a tax on butter fat
which would be equivalent to pres
ent tariffs. One report was that
they would seek a 5 cents a pound
tax on butter fat.
Hearings Near Close
Meanwhile, reacting to Speaker
John N Gamers request that a
farm bill be put before the house
as soon as possible Chairman Mer-
vim Jones Dem., Tex of the agri-
culture committee announced he
would try to close the committee
hearings tonight.
Representative of packers con-
tinued their attack on the allotment
plan at opening of the hearing.
Thomas E. Wilson of the Wilson
Packing Company, Chicago, said the
plan would be detrimental to the
farmer in the long run" and result
in the bootlegging of pork products
to evade the tax.
The Democratic leadership will
support any bill reported by the
committee, and passage in the house
is forecast.
Delay in Senate
In the senate, however, the farm
relief program will not be mapped
in it's details until the house bill is
passed.
The house committees chief diff
fculty now is in determining how
producers. of. corn and hogs can be
benefited by Sdotlestie allotment
plan
Under the bill of the farm organ
izations, a 81 per acre bounty would
be paid if corn raisers reduce their
acreage by Is per cent, and hogs
would draw bounty ranging from
p to cents a pound over a period
of two years.
Packers See Flaw
But the professors of hogs-the
packers-have told the committee
that the 2-cent bounty would
amount to 40 per cent sales tax,
which probably would result in de-
creased consumption of hog prod
ucts.
They argue that the consumption
of meat varies in relation to its
price, and to hike pork prices
might result in lower consumption
of this meat and higher consump-
ton of beef.
The committee apparently is
; agreed that bounties Of one sort or
another should be paid producers of
wheat, cotton and tobacco, as pro-
posed in both domestic allotment
plans before them.
Not Sure of Result
Some of the members do not seem
convinced that the farm prob
lem can be met with either of these
plans, but that something must be
done, and these proposals offer
good chance to experiment.
Although the farm organizations
have insisted upon an easying Of
the farm mortgage debt burden, and
this also has been advocated by
Jones and President Elect Franklin
D. Roosevelt, no program aimed at
this end has been undertaken in
the house.
Monday the house made profit
again of the disastrous federal farm
board experiment. Under suspen-
sion of the rules, and by a unani-
nous viva voce vote, it passed
bill to give the remainder of the
farm boards sterilization" cotton
to the Red Cross f0r 1lSp AMONG the