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)
- Acheson, Dean, 1893-1971 [1]
- Paul, George [1]
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- Brannan, Charles F. (Charles Franklin), 1903- [1]
- Dairy cattle -- Feeding and feeds [1]
- Dairy products -- Prices -- Law and legislation [1]
- Dairy products industry -- Economic aspects [1]
- Maybank, Burnet R. (Burnet Rhett), 1899-1954 [1]
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Topic: ("United States. Division of Dairy Herd Improvement Investigations")
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.
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