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lies illtiiicill I**'■ of government in such San “openend” program as that, represented by agricultural priced li p p o r t s. President Eisenhower’s budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, •calls for approximately $6.4 billion . for all programs of the Agriculture Department. This includes not on, ly the billions needed fop- price supports, but also the research and administrative functions of the Departments j
It is impossible, however, to make a reliable estimate of the cost ' of price-support operations far in advance of the year involved. This is because the law requires that all eligible production of price-supported crops share in the cash benefits. The law states that wheat, for example, shall have ilts price sup’ ported. It does not state that up to 1,000,000 bushels of wheat, and no more, shall be supported. The final figure for nrice-support costs in a given year therefore, depends largely on how Nature co-operates - with the ingenuity an S industry of the American farme j
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