Evening star., 1939-06-23
House Action Assures;
Nation S Biggest
Farm Aid Bill
Surplus Disposal PIons
And Purity Payments
Win Approval
By the Associated Press,

Administration farm officials said
today that Congressional approval of
1898 900 900 in additional farm bene-
fits would provide the most extensive
agricultural aid program in the
Nations history.
Provisions of the Agricultural De-
partment supply bill agreed to by
both Houses will give the DEPART
ment about S966 900, 900 to finance
crop production and surplus disposal
systems designed to improve farm
prices and increase the agricultural
income
Funds made available for the cur
rent year totaled about 1915 ,00O, 900.
Inc House agreed yesterday to the
oeneht increase voted by the SEN
ate. Some final differences over the
Dill, however, remained to be ironed
out by a joint committee.
AT his press conference TODAY
president Roosevelt declined to COM
ment on House approval of the in
creases pending receipt of a memo
randum from the Agriculture De-.
partment on the details of the en-
tire bill
lie said congressional leaders had
not discussed with him the need
Tor raising additional revenue TO
meet the new parity payments crop
surpluses expenditures
The President has repeatedly re-
quested that new taxes be levied
Tor these unbudgeted items.
he told reporters he did not know
now much of the Sl13,0OO.OO for
surplus removal would 90 for food
stamps for persons on relief but
expressed much interest in this
provision.
BY five-vote margin-180 to ITS
the House accepted the Senate's
addition of s225 900 900 for paritv
payments, and on 145-to-l0O
standing vote it approved the extra
sll3.OOO,000 for disposal of surplus
farm commodities.
House Trims Total,
The conference report, agreed IN
IN tne Senate Wednesday, carried
Sl.2O5, ,147,133, but the House chopped
s26,5l0000 off that total Yesterday
Pledges by administration leaders
TO consider removal of certain re-
strlctlons in the relief bill produced
enough city votes to put across the
Szzo, ,0O0O0O parity fund. Parity paw.
ments are intended to raise the p,Ir.
chasing power of farm income to the
1909 level.
some city members threatened tn
vote against the payments unless
speaker Bankhead and Representa-
1--WE Rayburn of Texas. the Demo-
cratl cleader, took the floor to tell
tne House that they would accent
removal OF restrictions in the relief
measure which the Senate NAV an
prove. One would strike out the
earmarking of SIPS 900 900 for the
Public Works Administration ana
the other would lift the s25 900 linii
on construction costs of w. P, A
buildings.
Inc two leaders were reported to
nave declined to give such assur-
ances, even informally. They told
friends, however, they would study
the possibilities.
Cotton Export Subsidy New.
Off1cials said that, in general, 194o
farm programs would be close
applications Of those in operation
TINS season. The major changes will
be inauguration of cotton export
subsidy program, and the placing of
greater emphasis on subsidizine
domestic consumption of such sur.
plus crops as dairy products. fruits,
fresh vegetables, and possibly lard
and pork products.
Because of huge surpluses of cot
ton, wheat and somewhat smaller
surpluses of corn and tobacco. next
years farm operations again will
provide for curtailed acreage.
Producers of these crops will be
given acreage allotments. Those
complying with allotments and OBJ
serving the department soil con-
servation practices will get about
S725 ,0O0,000 in subsidies.
Farmers complying with acreage
allotmentS this year will receive
benefits at these rates: Wheat. %
cents bushel; cotton, SO cents a
pound; rice, % cents per 100 pounds,
and corn Gin the commercial corn
belt,, Is cents bushel. Next years
rates are expected to be somewhat
similar.