Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-09

feeding purposes, at the discre.
ton Of the Secretary Of Agri.
culture, Of limited quantities Of
Commodity Credit Corporation
wheat or less desirable milling
quality. The authorized sale
price should reflect the feeding
value Of the wheat, precautions
being exercised as to the effect
of such sales on prices Of other
feed grains. There are oppor-
tunities to use more wheat for
feed in feed-deflcit areas distant
from the Corn Belt.
(c) I recommend legislation to
expand the noncommercial wheat
area beyond the IL States now so
designated. This action would
eliminate acreage and marketing
controls for many farmers who
Enthusiastically feed on their
own farms most Of the wheat
they raise, and who contribute
little to commercial supplies or
surplus stocks.
Id I recommend extension for
one year of legislation which ex-
empts durum wheat from acreage
and marketing controls. This
type OF wheat is in short supply
and production should not be
restricted.
We are participating in nego-
tiations for possible renewal of
the International Wheat Agree
ment, which will terminate July
l. 1855. unless it is renewed.
c. Cotton
AS in the case Of wheat, the
Acreage Reserve Program is es-
pecially well-suited to cotton.
This crop as well is burdened by
an accumulated carry over in
excess Of a full years require
ments. Other legislative changes
for cotton. in addition to the
Soil Bank Program, that require
consideration are these:
(a) For all crops except cot
ton, price support legislation re-
quires that parity prices shall be
computed on the basis Of the
average grade and quality of the
crop. For cotton a special pro-
vision Of law designates middling
u" cotton as the standard grade
for parity calculations and price
support. Currently less than S
percent Of cotton production is
of this grade or lower.
/ urge an amendment to pro-
vide for cotton, as for other
crops, that the average grade and
quality of the crop be utilized
for parity-price computations.
This recommendation is, in gen.
eral terms. in keeping with the
intent of legislation already
pending before the Senate.
CD The shortcomings Of acre
age allotments as a means of
controlling production on cot
ton are evident. In 1855, on an
acreage allotment calculated to
yield 10 million bales of cotton,
nearly is million. were harvested.
Rapidly advancing technology is
resulting in production far out
running expectations based on
acreage alone. This is especially
true when prices are supported
at wartime production incentive
levels.
When production controls must
be applied as a result of supply
and market conditions, it is i'm
perative to have controls that
are effective. AS SURPRISES are
reduced through the proposed
Acreage Reserve Program of the
Soil Bank and through other
means, new accumulations of
surplus must definitely be
avoided.
For these reasons the Congress
should consider replacing acre
age allotments on cotton with
quantity allotments beginning
with the crop Of 1857. The Con-
greSs could we'll consider similar
action for other crops under
marketing quotas.
D. Rice
Under the law, accumulated
Of rice have required q
40 per cent reduction in acreage
for 1856 compared with 1854,
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