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Gerald Ford: “Many of the practices supported by the programs are profitable without Federal assistance and the supplementary income…”

On the recordJanuary 3, 1975
Many of the practices supported by the programs are profitable without Federal assistance and the supplementary income from this source has diminished in importance at a time when net farm income is near an all-time high.
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Gerald Ford
Republican · Michigan

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Memorandum of Disapproval of a Bill To Extend Funding for Rural Environmental Programs

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