Hardin says higher food prices may help farmers justify subsidies
Secretary of Agriculture Clifford M. Hardin tells AP that higher food prices are likely and could be welcomed by thoughtful housewives. He asserts farm subsidies will persist at least through 1976, with Nixon possibly as popular among farmers in 1972 as in 1968. He notes the 1970 act maintains price supports for corn, cotton, and wheat while removing strict acreage controls.