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Head of congressional bloc to help butter, cheese and egg producers. Washington, D.C., Nov. 8. Dairy State Legislators opened a drive today to force the House Agricultural Committee to include in the new Farm Bill a program of benefits for the nation's butter, cheese and milk producers. Headed by Rep. August H. Anderson, R. of Minn. a bloc of Congressmen plan to meet with representatives of the National Cooperative Milk Producers Federation to work out details for a proposed three point program for dairy farmers. The program includes: increased tariff on dairy imports as well as vegetable oils, regulation of imports so that the incoming products will have to meet the same sanitary requirements as the domestic - a provision that could amount to embargo in some cases, bloc members said. Limitation on the use of cotton and tobacco acreage for dairying purposes. 11/8/37

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Head of congressional bloc to help butter, cheese and egg producers. Washington, D.C., Nov. 8. Dairy State Legislators opened a drive today to force the House Agricultural Committee to include in the new Farm Bill a program of benefits for the nation's butter, cheese and milk producers. Headed by Rep. August H. Anderson, R. of Minn. a bloc of Congressmen plan to meet with representatives of the National Cooperative Milk Producers Federation to work out details for a proposed three point program for dairy farmers. The program includes: increased tariff on dairy imports as well as vegetable oils, regulation of imports so that the incoming products will have to meet the same sanitary requirements as the domestic - a provision that could amount to embargo in some cases, bloc members said. Limitation on the use of cotton and tobacco acreage for dairying purposes. 11/8/37

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