Show WALTER SHEAD SHE AD Farm Blocs Wait at a Trough THE HE Marshall plan for stopgap stop aid to Europe which seems certain of passage in some form in the special session calls for peak production of almost all agricultural crops So the farm commodity bl blocs cs are mobilizing ing as a matter of fact they began work before the special session convened convened convened con con- to get a finger in the pie Theres There's a lot of money to be spent on this interim aid to Europe and despite the fact that the administration is definitely opposed to earmarking any funds for special items in the legislation itself the pressure groups are at the trough waiting wailing For instance the cotton boys want promises of enough money for possibly a million and a half bales of this years year's crop and if tobacco can be classified as essential aid the tobacco boys want to be in on the take Big pressure is on to include canned goods in the aid program Then there are the big wheat growers like the Montana man who is holding bushels for a higher price Soybean peanut and cotton seed oils and many other specific blocs are trying to get airtight promises for big money for their groups |