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 Dairy - Miscellaneous, 1964
Dairy - Miscellaneous, 1964
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    • Creator: Aiken, George D. (George David), 1892-1984.
    • Date Created: 1964
    • Description: Topics include cost of dairy production; farm employment; Federal Milk Marketing Administration and producer-handler regulations; Class I base plans; cost of government programs relating to the dairy industry; development of beef as a by-product of dairying; 1964 Public Health Service Pasteurized Milk Ordinance and Code; dairy proposals in the farm bill, particularly the dairy quotas provision; milk prices and surpluses; voluntary deductions from milk handlers for federal milk marketing efforts.
    • Parent Collections: Dairy and the US Congress
    Miniature of Dairy -- Proxmire Bill-McWilliams Talk, 1964
    Dairy -- Proxmire Bill-McWilliams Talk, 1964
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      • Creator: Aiken, George D. (George David), 1892-1984.
      • Date Created: 1964
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      Miniature of Dairy - "Well Pits", 1964
      Dairy - "Well Pits", 1964
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        • Creator: Aiken, George D. (George David), 1892-1984.
        • Date Created: 1964
        • Description: Topics include 10th anniversary of milk program “to increase the consumption of fluid milk by children in nonprofit schools of high school age and under”; text of Aiken editorial in the Rutland Daily Herald, “Changing Agriculture”; Vermont Department of Agriculture Director Carr’s comments to the United States Department of Health on the proposed USPHS Milk Ordinance and Code, particularly those relating to water supplies; proposed elimination of all well pits.
        • Parent Collections: Dairy and the US Congress
        Miniature of Dairy - Consolidation of New England Milk Marketing Orders (library), 1964
        Dairy - Consolidation of New England Milk Marketing Orders (library), 1964
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          • Creator: Aiken, George D. (George David), 1892-1984.
          • Date Created: 1964
          • Description: Topics include proposal to merge the five milk marketing order areas in New England; creation in Vermont by Governor Phil Hoff of a Rural Stabilization and Adjustment Committee; letter from Governor Hoff to Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman, urging him to consolidate the New England milk marketing order areas; USDA press release announcing consolidation.
          • Parent Collections: Dairy and the US Congress