President Roosevelt Addresses American Farmers at Chicago Convention
President Franklin D. Roosevelt spoke to farmers during the opening session of the 17th Annual American Farm Bureau Federation Convention in Chicago. The event ran December 9 through 11 with farm welfare resolutions and strong support for the administration's agricultural program. Delegates heard from federal officials including M. L. Wilson F. W. Peck and Chester C. Davis.
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Agricultural Adjustment Administration
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Associated Women of the American Farm Bureau Federation
Farm Bureau Defends AAA Processing Tax
In the Hoosac Mills case heard by the Supreme Court, Hoosac Corp attacks the processing tax features of the AAA with a 116 page brief calling taxation without representation and a fraud upon Congress. The American Farm Bureau Federation files a friend of the court brief defending the taxes as general welfare aligned with protective tariffs.
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Japanese Cotton Imports Alarm U.S. Planters
Continued increases in shipments of cotton cloth to the United States by Japan cause concern among cotton planters and domestic textile interests. In October 1935 Japan sent seven times as much cotton cloth into the U.S. as in the same month the previous year.
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Trade Agreement Draws Support and Opposition Across Sectors
The Reciproc ity Trade Agreement between the United States and Canada signed November 15, 1935, sparks debate among farm leaders and officials. Secretary Wallace says the pact benefits agriculture while Grange delegates warn of harm to many American growers. Florida citrus, Cuban and Japanese cotton trade shifts noted as policymakers discuss duties, quotas, and potential gains for border industries.
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Southeast States Lead in Bovine Tuberculosis Vaccination Efforts
The Bureau of Animal Industry reports Southeastern states as 100 percent modified accredited areas for bovine tuberculosis. North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Virginia, West Virginia, Tennessee and Kentucky are fully accredited, while Maryland and Delaware show partial progress.
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Puerto Rico
Grange Outlines National Policy at 69th Session in Sacramento
The National Grange met in Sacramento for its 69th annual session, with 35 states represented and 1700 members receiving the highest degree. It endorsed National Master Louis J. Taber for another two years and urged amendments to the AAA, rural electrification, and a balanced budget while opposing reciprocal trade and the Canadian treaty. The group promoted cooperative marketing, soil conservation, reforestation, and open foreign markets, with Roosevelt sending a greeting.
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