Agriculture

Secretary of Agriculture Charles Brannan (left) shaking hands with Mr. Fred O. Bailey, Legislative Consultant, National Grange (right) after being sworn into office.

General Counsel for the National Farmers Union Charles Brannan during the taping of an episode of "Face the Nation."

General Counsel for the National Farmers Union Charles Brannan (far left) speaking with an unidentified man during a taping of "Face the Nation." Also pictured (left to right): Stuart Novins, Clark Mollenhoff, Bill Shadel, and John Steele.

Assistant Secretary of Agriculture Charles Brannan during a formal dinner with officials of the Farm Bureau, National Council of Farmer Cooperatives, and other farming organizations. Pictured: (Across head of table from left to right) W.R. Ogg, American Farm Bureau Federation; James Shotwell, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; W.W. Cumberland, National Council of Farmer Cooperatives; C.C.

Meeting of the members of the Advisory Committee on Farm Policy. All individuals are unidentified.

A photo taken at the Truman family farm in Grandview, Missouri. L to R: James Craig, Mary Virgil Colgan, Nellie Tilford Noland, and Harry S. Truman. James Craig was the brother of Vivian Truman's wife (Luella).

Governor Maurice J. Tobin, Massachusetts, shown testifying before the House Committee on Agriculture. Tobin seeks to have the Parker River, Massachusetts National Wildlife Refuge abolished and seeks to restore 400 families to their farmlands. From: Beth Gore

Photograph of Mrs. Charles F. Brannan, wife of the Secretary of Agriculture.

Agricultural Secretary Charles F. Brannan opens his campaign for Congressional approval of the "Brannan Plan" by asking for authority to make direct payments to hog producers. He is pictured here as he testifies before a Senate Agricultural Committee. From: Beth Gore

Secretary of Agriculture Charles Brannan tells members of the House Agriculture Committee that the cost of his new farm program cannot be stated because it depends on too many "imponderables". He denied the assertion of some Republican members that the program is a scheme to regiment farmers and share-the-wealth. From: Beth Gore