The Archive · 1927

WHEAT GROWERS

Large Subsidy Voted by the Senate Washington, Feb. 12, The Senate has passed the Me-Nary-Haugen Farm Relief Bill which is to provide a fund of 450,000,000 (2 dollars) to finance the withdrawal of surplus cotton, wheat, rice, corn, ete, from the market.

Later.

The Senate passed the Farm Re-tick Bill by 47 votes to- 39 with an amendment including tobacco as one commodities on which an ization fee should be levied and into effect the plan designed to insure cotton-planters against a decline in prices.—Reuter.

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