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Farmer pocketbook at stake in Congress fight over farm price supports
Washington dispatch outlines the debate between administration and farm bloc factions over government farm price supports. It explains proposed 1955 Eisenhower program to lower support prices for crops like wheat, corn, and cotton, with hoped gains from expanded markets. It notes gradual consumer price effects and potential cuts in farm program spending if enacted, and details current government actions to support prices for key crops.
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Bernard Brenner
Washington
Ezra, S. Benson
Ment
Unete Sam
Agriculture Department
Eisenhower
Congressional Farm Bloc
Crong
House Agriculture Committee
Hisenhower