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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Creator(s)
Contributor(s)
- Towne, Elmer [8]
- Weaver, Charles [8]
- Aplin, Richard D. (Richard David) [5]
- Freeman, Orville L. [5]
- United States. Dept. of Agriculture [5]
- Butler, Hugh Alfred, 1878-1954 [3]
- Humphrey, Hubert H. (Hubert Horatio), 1911-1978 [3]
- Proxmire, William [3]
- Wiley, Alexander, 1884-1967 [3]
- Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 [2]
- Langer, William, 1886-1959 [2]
- Simpson, W. Arthur [2]
- Stafford, Robert T. [2]
- Stratton, Samuel S. [2]
- Acheson, Dean, 1893-1971 [1]
- Anderson, Don S. [1]
- Andresen, August H. (August Herman), b. 1890 [1]
- Appelby, Paul [1]
- Austin, Warren R. (Warren Robinson), 1877-1962 [1]
- Bailey, Consuelo Northrop, 1899-1976 [1]
- Baker, Clement [1]
- Barrett, Frank A. [1]
- Benson, Ezra Taft [1]
- Bridges, Styles, 1898-1961 [1]
- Brigham, Elbert Sidney, 1877- [1]
- Casso, Henry J. [1]
- Collins, Thomas. [1]
- Eastland, James O. (James Oliver), 1904-1986. [1]
- Emery, W.J. [1]
- Flanders, Ralph E. (Ralph Edward), 1880-1970 [1]
- Flemming, Arthur S. (Arthur Sherwood), 1905-1996 [1]
- Foote, Ralph [1]
- Frear, J. Allen [1]
- Fulbright, J. William (James William), 1905-1995 [1]
- Gaumnitz, E.M. [1]
- Gillette, Guy M. (Guy Mark), 1879-1973 [1]
- Gore, Albert, 1907-1998 [1]
- Green, Theodore Francis, 1867-1966 [1]
- Harvey, John L. [1]
- Heemstra, L.C. [1]
- Hejl, J.M. [1]
- Hendrickson, Roy [1]
- Hill, Lister, 1894-1984 [1]
- Javits, Jacob K. (Jacob Koppel), 1904-1986 [1]
- Johnson, Edwin Carl [1]
- Johnson, Lester Roland [1]
- Johnston, Olin D. (Olin Dewitt), 1896-1965 [1]
- Jones, Edward H. [1]
- Jones, Marvin [1]
- Judd, Stanley G. [1]
- Keating, Kenneth B. (Kenneth Barnard), 1900-1975 [1]
- Kuchel, Thomas H. [1]
- Leamy, W.P. [1]
- Lehman, Herbert H. (Herbert Henry), 1878-1963 [1]
- Lewis, Robert G. [1]
- Lundquist, Clarence [1]
- Marsh, Henry N. [1]
- Maybank, Burnet R. (Burnet Rhett), 1899-1954 [1]
- McCarthy, Eugene J., 1916-2005 [1]
- McCaughey, Robert L. [1]
- McClellan, John L. (John Little), 1896-1977. [1]
- McIntire, Clifford G. (Clifford Guy), 1908-1974 [1]
- McWilliams, R.C.; [1]
- Morse, True D. [1]
- Mundt, Karl E. (Karl Earl), 1900-1974 [1]
- Murphy, Charles S. [1]
- National Milk Producers Federation [1]
- O'Hara, Joseph Patrick, 1895- [1]
- Paul, George [1]
- Pestle, Ray [1]
- Peterson, E.L. [1]
- Ralph, James T [1]
- Stanton, Harker T. [1]
- Stephens, Thomas E. (Thomas Edwin), 1903-1988 [1]
- Stitts, T.G. [1]
- Studer, S.N. [1]
- Terrill, James G., Jr. [1]
- United States. Agricultural Marketing Service [1]
- United States. Bureau of Agricultural Economics [1]
- United States. Bureau of Agricultural Economics. [1]
- United States. Bureau of Internal Revenue. [1]
- Varney, Harry [1]
- Vermont Milk Control Board [1]
- Wendele, Duane [1]
- Whitcomb, Roger [1]
- Whiting Milk Company [1]
- Wills, William H., 1882-1946 [1]
- Wirtz, Willard, 1912- [1]
- Young, Milton Ruben, 1897-1983. [1]
Place(s)
- Boston [1]
- Connecticut [1]
- Massachusetts [1]
- New England [1]
- New Jersey [1]
- New York [1]
- Vermont [1]
Format(s)
- text [34]
Genre(s)
Topic(s)
- Milk -- Prices -- United States [16]
- Agricultural price supports -- United States [13]
- Milk trade -- United States [9]
- Dairy laws -- United States [6]
- Surplus agricultural commodities [6]
- Milk trade -- New York (State) [4]
- Dairy cattle -- Feeding and feeds [3]
- Dairy products [3]
- Milk -- Prices -- New York (State) [3]
- National Cooperative Milk Producers' Federation [3]
- Price regulation -- United States [3]
- Butter trade [2]
- Dairy products -- Cooperative marketing [2]
- Dairy products -- Law and legislation -- United States [2]
- Droughts -- Economic aspects -- United States. [2]
- Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969 [2]
- Margarine industry -- United States [2]
- Milk -- Cooperative marketing -- New England [2]
- Milk -- Fat content. [2]
- Milk -- Grading -- United States [2]
- Milk -- Prices [2]
- Milk -- Prices -- Massachusetts -- Boston. [2]
- Milk -- Prices -- New England [2]
- Milk -- Standards -- Law and legislation -- United States [2]
- Milk consumption [2]
- Milk supply -- Government policy -- United States [2]
- Milk trade [2]
- Milk trade -- Massachusetts -- Boston. [2]
- Milk trade -- New England [2]
- Milk yield -- Law and legislation -- New England [2]
- United States. Agricultural Marketing Administration. [2]
- United States. Congress. House. Committee on Agriculture [2]
- United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Agriculture and Forestry [2]
- United States. Office of Price Administration. [2]
- Abernethy, Thomas Perkins, 1890- [1]
- Agricultural laws and legislation -- United States [1]
- Agricultural prices -- Government policy -- United States [1]
- Agricultural societies -- United States. [1]
- Agricultural subsidies -- United States [1]
- Agricultural subsidies --United States [1]
- Agriculture -- Taxation -- Law and legislation [1]
- Agriculture, Cooperative -- United States [1]
- Aiken, George D. (George David), 1892-1984 [1]
- Animal industry -- Law and legislation [1]
- Austin, Warren Robinson, 1877-1962 [1]
- Benson, Ezra Taft [1]
- Brannan, Charles F. (Charles Franklin), 1903- [1]
- Brucellosis in cattle [1]
- Brucellosis vaccines -- Law and legislation -- United States [1]
- Butter -- Prices [1]
- Cheese industry -- United States [1]
- Coloring matter in food -- Law and legislation -- United States [1]
- Commodity Credit Corporation [1]
- Cooperative marketing of farm produce [1]
- Cream industry -- Costs [1]
- Dairy Farmers of America [1]
- Dairy cattle -- United States [1]
- Dairy farms [1]
- Dairy laws -- New England [1]
- Dairy laws -- United States -- States [1]
- Dairy processing [1]
- Dairy processing -- Vermont [1]
- Dairy processing -- Vermont -- Brattleboro [1]
- Dairy product industry -- Costs -- United States [1]
- Dairy products -- Prices [1]
- Dairy products -- Prices -- Law and legislation [1]
- Dairy products -- Prices -- Subsidies [1]
- Dairy products industry -- Economic aspects [1]
- Dairying [1]
- Dairying -- Economic aspects [1]
- Dairying -- Government Policy -- United States [1]
- Dairying -- New England [1]
- Dairying, Cooperative [1]
- Dairying, Cooperative -- United States [1]
- Farm produce [1]
- Farm produce -- Marketing [1]
- Farmers -- Economic conditions [1]
- Farmers -- Taxation -- Law and legislation [1]
- Flood control -- Law and legislation -- United States [1]
- Food relief, American [1]
- Foreign trade regulation -- United States [1]
- Humphrey, Hubert H. (Hubert Horatio), 1911-1978 [1]
- Ice cream, ices, etc. -- Law and legislation [1]
- Labels -- Law and legislation -- United States [1]
- Livestock -- Marketing [1]
- Maple syrup [1]
- Margarine -- Law and legislation -- Arkansas [1]
- Margarine -- Marketing -- Law and legislation -- United States [1]
- Marketing -- Law and legislation -- United States [1]
- Mastitis [1]
- Maybank, Burnet R. (Burnet Rhett), 1899-1954 [1]
- Milk -- Cooperative marketing [1]
- Milk -- Government policy [1]
- Milk -- Law and legislation -- United States [1]
- Milk -- Marketing [1]
- Milk -- Prices -- Law and legislation -- New England [1]
- Milk -- Prices -- Massachusetts [1]
- Milk -- Prices -- Rhode Island -- Providence. [1]
- Milk -- Prices -- Vermont [1]
- Milk trade -- Law and legislation -- United States [1]
- Milk trade -- New Jersey [1]
- Milk trade -- Rhode Island -- Providence. [1]
- Milk trade Canada. [1]
- National Creameries' Association [1]
- National Milk Producers Federation [1]
- New England Dairy and Food Council [1]
- Newport (Vt.) [1]
- Oils and fats, Edible -- Law and legislation -- United States [1]
- Pesticide residues in food [1]
- Price fixing -- United States. [1]
- Products liability -- Dairy products [1]
- Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 [1]
- School milk programs [1]
- School milk programs -- United States [1]
- Taft, Robert A. (Robert Alphonso), 1889-1953 [1]
- Tariff on dairy products [1]
- Tariff on margarine -- Law and legislation -- United States [1]
- Taxation [1]
- Trade regulation -- United States [1]
- United Farmers of New England [1]
- United States. Agricultural Adjustment Administration [1]
- United States. Bureau of Internal Revenue Service [1]
- United States. Congress. House. Committee on Agriculture. Subcommittee on Dairy Products [1]
- United States. Congress. Senate -- Appropriations and expenditures [1]
- United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Banking and Currency [1]
- United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance [1]
- United States. Division of Dairy Herd Improvement Investigations [1]
- United States. Food and Drug Administration [1]
- United States. Office of Economic Stabilization -- Appropriations and expenditures [1]
- United States. Office of Economic Stabilization. [1]
- United States. Office of Price Stabilization [1]
- United States. War Food Administration. [1]
- United States. Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act [1]
- Water -- Law and legislation -- United States [1]
- Wiley, Alexander, 1884-1967 [1]
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Title: Milk, 1943-1945
Creator: Aiken, George D. (George David), 1892-1984.
Date: 1943-1945
Resource type: text
Topics include milk prices for Springfield and Fitchburg, Massachusetts; creamery butter and cheese production estimates; dairy subsidies and milk production; Senate Committee on Agriculture; Senator Warren Austin (VT); Board of Health regulations and the unloading of milk at Hood's creamery in Newport, Vermont; United Farmers Co-operative Creamery Association, Inc.; United States War Food Administration; effect of drought on hay and pasture crops; State Control Boards and surplus milk; United States Office of Price Administration; milk coolers; price of whole milk and butter; Ingelside Dairy; New York milk marketing area; milk fat quota and the manufacture of frozen dairy foods and mix; retail price of milk; importation of milk from Canada.
Title: Milk, 1952
Creator: Aiken, George D. (George David), 1892-1984.
Date: 1952
Resource type: text
Topics include rising cost of dairy production and high cost of feed; Office of Price Stabilization and Supplemental Regulation 63; price control of dairy products; letter from Secretary of State Dean Acheson to Senator Burnet Maybank (SC) in regards to the Defense Production Act; statement of George Paul before the Senate Banking and Currency Committee setting forth the views of the National Creameries Association in regards to the Defense Production Act; Secretary of Agriculture Charles F. Brannan; pricing of class 1-C milk in New Jersey and Senate Committee hearings; appropriations for the Dairy Herd Improvement Association Division of the Bureau of Dairy Industry.
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 Bill: Correspondence, 1948
Creator: Aiken, George D. (George David), 1892-1984.
Date: 1948
Resource type: text
Resource type: letter
Topics include oleomargarine regulation; oleomargarine tax; oleomargarine use in hotels and restaurants disguised as butter; oleomargarine coloring; oleomargarine production and the cost of butter; oleomargarine advertisements in Life magazine.
Title: Oleomargarine Bill: Correspondence, 1948
Creator: Aiken, George D. (George David), 1892-1984.
Date: 1948
Resource type: text
Resource type: letter
Topics include oleomargarine legislation; oleomargarine tax; oleomargarine use in hotels and restaurants disguised as butter; oleomargarine coloring; production of oleomargarine and the cornering of the cotton oil market by two companies; oleomargarine bill in the Senate Committee on Finance; rather than the Senate Agriculture Committee; the United States Food and Drug Administration and the misbranding of foods; Vermont dairy industry; corn syrup served as maple syrup.
Title: Oleomargarine Hearings: H.R. 2245, 1948
Creator: Aiken, George D. (George David), 1892-1984.
Date: 1948
Resource type: text
Tax on Oleomargarine; proposed amendment drafts; statistical report on the use of foreign coconut oil in margarine; statistical reports on oleomargarine produced and materials used for January and February 1948 as compared to January and February 1947.
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.
Title: Oleomargarine: bills to repeal tax, 1949
Creator: Aiken, George D. (George David), 1892-1984.
Date: 1949
Resource type: text
Topics include proposed bills to repeal tax on oleomargarine; Aiken's opposition to oleomargarine being passed off as butter; text of proposed bills to repeal tax on margarine (S. 60, S. 117, S. 254, S. 332, H.R. 2023).
Title: S. 1418: Provide Adjustment of Maximum Prices on Milk, 1943-1944
Creator: Aiken, George D. (George David), 1892-1984.
Date: 1943-1944
Resource type: text
Topics include report, drafts and text of S.1418: Adjustment of Milk Prices, submitted by Senators Eastland (MS) and McClellan (AR); dairy subsidies, price ceilings, and milk production.
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