Dairy and the US Congress
Collection Overview
This collection documents legislative issues relating to dairy such as milk pricing, subsidies, and oleomargarine. Vermont's congressional delegation has a long and active history in matters relating to Vermont's dairy farmers and the dairy industry. George Aiken, Elbert Brigham, James Jeffords, and Patrick Leahy all served on Agriculture committees and their collections document many of the agricultural issues that faced Congress in the 20th Century.
Time Period Covered: 1941-1975
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Published: November 07, 2006, University of Vermont, Bailey/Howe Library, Special Collections
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Contributor(s)
- Butler, Hugh Alfred, 1878-1954 [2]
- Langer, William, 1886-1959 [2]
- Wiley, Alexander, 1884-1967 [2]
- Andresen, August H. (August Herman), b. 1890 [1]
- Brigham, Elbert Sidney, 1877- [1]
- Frear, J. Allen [1]
- Johnson, Edwin Carl [1]
- Judd, Stanley G. [1]
- Lehman, Herbert H. (Herbert Henry), 1878-1963 [1]
- Mundt, Karl E. (Karl Earl), 1900-1974 [1]
Topic(s)
- Dairy cattle -- United States [1]
- Dairy product industry -- Costs -- United States [1]
- Dairy products -- Cooperative marketing [1]
- Dairying -- New England [1]
- Dairying, Cooperative -- United States [1]
- Margarine industry -- United States [1]
- Milk -- Cooperative marketing -- New England [1]
- Milk -- Prices -- Law and legislation -- New England [1]
- National Cooperative Milk Producers' Federation [1]
- National Creameries' Association [1]
- National Milk Producers Federation [1]
- Oils and fats, Edible -- Law and legislation -- United States [1]
- Tariff on dairy products [1]
- Tariff on margarine -- Law and legislation -- United States [1]
- United Farmers of New England [1]
- United States. Bureau of Internal Revenue Service [1]
- United States. Congress. House. Committee on Agriculture [1]
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Contributor: ("Langer, William, 1886-1959")
Title: Milk: Correspondence H.R. 2119, S. 762, 1949
Creator: Aiken, George D. (George David), 1892-1984.
Date: 1892-1984
Resource type: text
Topics include bills in House and Senate to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to announce the parity price of milk and announce or make effective the support price of milk; mandatory supports for dairy products; disposal of surplus dairy products; proposed suspension of Boston milk order; Vermont farm cooperatives; supply and demand provision of the New England milk formula; United Farmers of New England; proposed equalizing of prices in New York and New England milksheds; marketing of Class II New York milk in New England secondary markets.
Title: Oleomargarine: H.R. 2023, 1950
Creator: Aiken, George D. (George David), 1892-1984.
Date: 1950
Resource type: text
Topics include H.R. 2023, an act to regulate oleomargarine, to repeal certain taxes relating to oleomargarine, and for other purposes; text and amendments to the bill; taxes under Internal Revenue Code for oleomargarine, processed butter, and adulterated butter; import duty under Tariff Act for oleomargarine and butter; average hourly rate for select states; beef and veal from milk-producing animals; cost of producing milk; Arkansas oleomargarine laws; coconut oil taxes and import duties; income figures for select agricultural products; five leading oleomargarine producers; list of qualified manufacturers of oleomargarine.
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