Show farm commodities pose big problem government limited in selling of stocks at the moment the government owns approximately worth of farm commodities purchased through the years to support farm prices agricultural department part ment officials report products stored in govern government mint bins include 35 3 5 million bales of cotton million bushels ot of wheat million bushels of corn million pounds of linseed oil oft million pounds of dried milk 79 million pounds of dried eggs and quantities ot of various other items become of it all it may be disposed of in various ways but not dumped upon the ilk 0 the government today has million bushels of americas finest corn stored under the ho price support plan the question la Is what to do with it open market to compete with commodities modi ties now in private ownership to do so would flood the market and depress the commodities offered tar far below support prices the government would then find itself b buying u y I 1 n g the commodities placed upon the market these commodities however can bo be sold should the market prices strengthen considerably above support levels the government has two methods at present of moving commodities they are arc 1 persuading the consumer to increase their purchases through normal purchasing channels thus reducing the supply and raising the p palca ric 0 16 io where government stocks can be put an on the market also reducing supplies to a point whore support prices would become come unnecessary 2 ddn many of f the commodities in government stockpiles stock piles are being distributed to school lunchrooms charitable institutions indian affairs and needy groups |