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1066 The PRESIDING OFFICER. Does the Senator ask that those amendments be considered now?

Mr. COPELAND. Yes.

The PRESIDING OFFICER. The amendment will be stated.

The. On page 14, line 2, in the committee amendment, after the word "corn", it is proposed to insert "for market", so the paragraph would read:

(a) There shall be established for each farm of any farmer (whether or not a cooperator), producing wheat or corn for market, a soil-depleting base acreage and a normal yield per acre for each such commodity.

The PRESIDING OFFICER. The other amendment of the Senator from New York will be stated so they may be considered together.

The. On page 30, in line 10, in the committee amendment, after the word "corn", it is proposed to insert "for market", so the sentence would read:

Farmers engaged in the production of wheat or corn for market shall furnish such proof of their acreage, yield, storage, and marketing of the commodity in the form of records, marketing cards, reports, storage under seal, or otherwise as may be necessary for the administration of this section and prescribed by regulations of the Secretary.

Mr. GEORGE. Mr. President, I inquire the purpose of the amendments?

Mr. COPELAND. Mr. President, it is to make certain that the language in those two places coincides with the definition of market corn at a later place in the bill. At the bottom of page 71 there will be found this definition:

The term "for market" in the case of wheat and corn means for disposition by sale, barter, exchange, or gift, or by feeding (in any form) to poultry or livestock which, or the products of which, are to be sold, bartered, exchanged, or given away.

It is to make the use of the language in those places conform to that definition. What we are seeking to do by the two amendments is a part of a general plan to relieve the dairy farmer, who is producing milk for market, from certain restrictions which would otherwise apply. The Senator from Idaho [Mr. ] will offer a larger amendment, and I am going to suggest, at the end of line 11, page 72, there shall be inserted the following:

Corn shall also be deemed consumed on the farm if used for silage.

The point is that the restrictions shall apply to hard corn and not to fodder corn.

Mr. McNARY. Mr. President, will the Senator state that again?

Mr. COPELAND. On page 72, at the end of line 11, I propose to have inserted the following new sentence:

Corn shall also be deemed consumed on the farm if used for silage.

I think such an amendment would be in line with the plan to relieve the dairy farmer from restrictions which would be most embarrassing to those of us who live in consuming areas where the question of the price of milk is so important.

Mr. POPE. Mr. President, will the Senator from New York yield?

Mr. COPELAND. Certainly.

Mr. POPE. I inquire of the Senator from Georgia [Mr. ] if he is clear as to the reason for the amendment on page 14, line 2, following the word "corn", by adding the words "for market"? If he is not, I should like to say to him that the establishment of these base acreages have to do with products grown for market and not consumed at home. In other words, there is no necessity for having base acreage where a man produces for consumption at home. Therefore, the Senator from New York asks that the words "for market" be inserted following the words "wheat and corn" in line 2, page 14, in order to make it clear that those acreages relate to farms which produce for market. Following the word "corn", in line 2 at the top of page 14, it is proposed to insert the words "for market." I think that is a desirable amendment because it is in line with the intention of the authors of the bill and is actuaUy provided at the bottom of page 15 and the top of page 16 where the provision relates to production for market.

Mr. McGILL and Mr. ELLENDER addressed the Chair.

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Does the Senator from New York yield; and if so to whom?

Mr. COPELAND. I yield first to the Senator from Kansas.

Mr. McGILL. The base acreage is established by this bill, but so far as the provisions of the bill are concerned no one, except those who are producing for market, is governed by them or in any way bound by them. I cannot see where these amendments in any way alter the situation at all. I have no objection to them, but those persons who produce wheat and corn and do not produce them for market are not in any way controlled by the base acreage established under the bill.

Mr. ELLENDER. Mr. President, will the Senator from New York permit me to ask the Senator from Idaho a question?

Mr. COPELAND. I yield for that purpose.

Mr. ELLENDER. With reference to the amendment on page 14, line 2, adding the words "for market", how would that affect the language "soil-depleting base acreage" referred to on page 6, lines 4 and 7, where exemptions are provided for corn and wheat under certain conditions?

Mr. POPE. As I understand, the two are consistent. At the top of page 6 it is provided:

Whenever in the case of corn the aggregate normal yield of a soil-depleting base acreage for such commodity is less than 300 bushels-

And so forth. That is exempt. I do not see that they are inconsistent.

Mr. ELLENDER. Does not the Senator think the language "soil-depleting base acreage", on page 6, should be stricken from the bill? Why is it necessary to have the Secretary of Agriculture fix a base acreage for corn or wheat on every farm in the United States, the production of which is exempt from the marketing provisions of the act?

Mr. POPE. I shall give consideration to the question asked by the Senator from Louisiana and see if there is any inconsistency, and confer with him later.

Mr. COPELAND. Mr. President, have we taken action on my two amendments?

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection the amendment of the Senator from New York to the amendment of the committee on page 14, line 2, inserting the words "for market" after the words "wheat or corn" is agreed to; and without objection the committee amendment, as amended, is agreed to.

The amendment of the Senator from New York, on page 30, will be stated.

The. On page 30, line 10, after the words "wheat or corn", it is proposed to insert "for market", so as to make the paragraph read:

(e) Farmers engaged in the production of wheat or corn for market shall furnish such proof of their acreage, yield, storage,and marketing of the commodity in the form of records, marketing cards, reports, storage under seal, or otherwise as may be necessary for the administration of this section and prescribed by regulations of the Secretary.

The amendment to the amendment was agreed to.

The amendment as amended was agreed to.

Mr. COPELAND. Mr. President, on page 72, line 11, after the word "household" I offer the following amendment.

The PRESIDING OFFICER. The amendment will be stated.

The. On page 72, after line 11, it is proposed to insert:

Corn shall also be deemed consumed on the farm if used for silage.

The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the amendment of the Senator from New York.

Mr. COPELAND. I have always said "ensilage," but I have found that the experts around here have used the other word.

Mr. POPE. Mr. President, I may say to the Senator from Wyoming that under the amendment which I propose to offer a little later, all the feed the farmer may need for use