APRIL 19, 20, 21, 22, 26, 27, 28, 29, AND MAY 6, 1955

Printed for the use of the Committee on Agriculture

Serial M

PART 1

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UNITED STATES
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

WASHINGTON: 1955

CONTENTS

Statement of→

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Baker, John A., assistant to the president for legislative service,
National Farmers Union..

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Bartlett, Roland W., professor of agricultural economics, University
of Illinois_.__

Dahlberg, A. C., professor of dairy industry, Cornell University.

Emery, H. J., Chief, Program Analysis Branch, Livestock and Dairy

Division, Commodity Stabilization Service, USDA--

Forest, H. L., Director, Dairy Division, Department of Agriculture,
accompanied by Clarence H. Girard, Chief, Marketing Division,
Ellen A. Henderson, Marketing Specialist, Dairy Division, and
W. G. Sullivan Agricultural Marketing Service...

Hood, Kenneth, assistant secretary, American Farm Bureau Federa-
tion, accompanied by John Lynn and Ed Tiedeman__.
Johnson, Stewart, professor of agricultural economics, University of
Connecticut..

Kriesel, H. C., Agricultural Economics Division, Agricultural Mar-

keting Service, accompanied by A. S. Rojko, analytical statistician,

USDA..

Mason, J. P., director, division of economics, National Milk Producers
Federation, accompanied by Patrick Healy, William Groves, John
Waisanen, and William T. Eckles..

Taylor, John, director, division of dairy products, Indiana State
Board of Health___

Zimmerman, Gordon K., representing The National Grange...__

Additional data submitted to the subcommittee by:

American Farm Bureau Federation:

Chicago class I price at Shawano, Wis., plus tank-car freight to

Boston, and Boston class I price (201-210-mile zone) plus

tank-car freight to Boston, 1940–54--

Class I prices in six Federal order markets..

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Fluid sales prices in six non-Federal markets, 3.5 percent butterfat
basis, for the years 1940, 1945, and 1953__

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Milk marketing agreement and order programs as of January 1,

1955 (map)

Geography of market milk prices regulation by State agencies,

April 1954 (map) – –

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Bartlett, Roland W., professor of agricultural economics, University

of Illinois:

Comparison of 40 percent cream prices in New York, Philadelphia,

and Boston, 1937–52__.

Exhibit I.

Exhibit II. Facts about operation of the Chicago Federal order.

Exhibit III:

Chicago milk strikes in the early 1930's.

Figure 1. Changes in Chicago condensery prices and

United States farm prices, 1920-54_.

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Figure 2. Prices for class I, class II, and condensery milk,

in the 70-mile zone, Chicago, 1940-54.

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Figure 3. Blend prices, condensery prices and net differ-

ences, Chicago, 1940-54_.

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Figure 4. Changes in condensery prices and 92-score

butter prices, Chicago, 1940-54-

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Figure 5. Changes in condensery prices and wholesale

cheese prices, Plymouth, 1940–54_.

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Figure 6. Changes in condensery prices and in prices of

skim milk powder, Chicago, 1942-54

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Figure 7. Changes in number of milk producers on the

Chicago market, 1944-54

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