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)
- Collins, Thomas. [1]
- Jones, Marvin [1]
- Simpson, W. Arthur [1]
- Stitts, T.G. [1]
- United States. Bureau of Agricultural Economics [1]
- Young, Milton Ruben, 1897-1983. [1]
Topic(s)
- Butter trade [3]
- Milk trade -- New York (State) [2]
- Surplus agricultural commodities [2]
- Agricultural price supports -- United States [1]
- Agricultural subsidies --United States [1]
- Dairy cattle -- Feeding and feeds [1]
- Droughts -- Economic aspects -- United States. [1]
- Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969 [1]
- Livestock -- Marketing [1]
- Margarine -- Law and legislation -- United States [1]
- Margarine -- Taxation -- United States [1]
- Marketing -- Law and legislation -- United States [1]
- Milk -- Fat content. [1]
- Milk -- Prices [1]
- Milk -- Prices -- Massachusetts [1]
- Milk -- Prices -- New York (State) [1]
- Milk -- Prices -- United States [1]
- Milk trade -- New Jersey [1]
- Milk trade -- United States [1]
- Milk trade Canada. [1]
- National Cooperative Milk Producers' Federation [1]
- Newport (Vt.) [1]
- United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Agriculture and Forestry [1]
- United States. Office of Price Administration. [1]
- United States. War Food Administration. [1]