Dairy and the US Congress

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.

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Miniature of Milk: Correspondence H.R. 2119, S. 762, 1949
Milk: Correspondence H.R. 2119, S. 762, 1949
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    • Creator: Aiken, George D. (George David), 1892-1984.
    • Date Created: 1949
    • Description: 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.
    • Parent Collections: Dairy and the US Congress
    Miniature of Oleomargarine: bills to repeal tax, 1949
    Oleomargarine: bills to repeal tax, 1949
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      • Creator: Aiken, George D. (George David), 1892-1984.
      • Date Created: 1949
      • Description: 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).
      • Parent Collections: Dairy and the US Congress