Agricultural Inquiry, Volume 1U.S. Government Printing Office, 1922 - Agriculture |
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Page 5
... bureaus of the Government . If you would arrive at the whole truth you must make big business yield what it knows ... Bureau of Census of the Department of Commerce says the farms of the United States , not counting machinery , live ...
... bureaus of the Government . If you would arrive at the whole truth you must make big business yield what it knows ... Bureau of Census of the Department of Commerce says the farms of the United States , not counting machinery , live ...
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... Bureau , just before the war , and we estimated , after con- sidering everything , that it was above 50 per cent that was deposited by the farmers . That is a thing that perhaps this committee ought to know . That is a very important ...
... Bureau , just before the war , and we estimated , after con- sidering everything , that it was above 50 per cent that was deposited by the farmers . That is a thing that perhaps this committee ought to know . That is a very important ...
Page 61
... bureau is more or less of a national organization , inasmuch as it does get some support from the Government and is regulated by the State and county , and so on . If a law is passed that the Government will come in and assist to create ...
... bureau is more or less of a national organization , inasmuch as it does get some support from the Government and is regulated by the State and county , and so on . If a law is passed that the Government will come in and assist to create ...
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... Bureau , the gross sale price was $ 475 , freight $ 249.78 , commission $ 33.25 , total charges $ 283.03 , net to grower $ 197 . The melons sold for 29 cents each . Deducting the freight charges of 15 cents and the commission of 2 cents ...
... Bureau , the gross sale price was $ 475 , freight $ 249.78 , commission $ 33.25 , total charges $ 283.03 , net to grower $ 197 . The melons sold for 29 cents each . Deducting the freight charges of 15 cents and the commission of 2 cents ...
Page 66
... bureau of marketing conditions in the United States , and as to the best market , for instance , for melons , or the best market for cabbage , or beans , as the case might be . That information goes out daily , and it enables us to keep ...
... bureau of marketing conditions in the United States , and as to the best market , for instance , for melons , or the best market for cabbage , or beans , as the case might be . That information goes out daily , and it enables us to keep ...
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Page 520 - Upon the application of the Attorney General of the United States, at the request of the commission, the district courts of the United States shall have jurisdiction to issue writs of mandamus commanding any person or corporation to comply with the provisions of this Act or any order of the commission made in pursuance thereof.
Page 520 - Any person who shall, without just cause, fail or refuse to attend and testify or to answer any lawful inquiry or to produce books, papers...
Page 34 - No association shall make any loan or discount on the security of the shares of its own capital stock, nor be the purchaser or holder of any such shares, unless such security or purchase shall be necessary to prevent loss upon a debt previously contracted in good faith...
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