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Agriculture Correspondence

The John C. Stennis collection (U.S. Senator [D], 1947-1989) contains materials devoted to agricultural issues in the U. S. Congress, as well as problems faced by Mississippi farmers. Senator Stennis' interest in forestry is also well documented in this series.

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Correspondence: John C. Stennis, Thomas F. Eagleton, March 23, 1979

John Cornelius Stennis

Senator Stennis writes the Agriculture Subcommittee to stop a funding reduction for the Forestry Incentives Program.
Letters Exchanged, State Forester Billy T. Gaddis and Senator John C. Stennis, August 1976

Mississippi Forestry Commission and The office of Senator John C. Stennis

Senator Stennis replies to a letter concerning the southern pine beetle situation in Mississippi.
Correspondence: John C. Stennis, Billy T. Gaddis, July 28, 1976

John Cornelius Stennis

Senator Stennis poses a series of questions to the Mississippi Forestry Commission
Correspondence: R. Rodney Foil, John C. Stennis, April 23-28, 1976

John Cornelius Stennis and R. Rodney Foil

Senator Stennis discusses his attempts to get further funding for the McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Research Program with the Dean of the School of Forestry at Mississippi State University.
Correspondence: C. W. Moody, John C. Stennis, November 6-11, 1975

John Cornelius Stennis

Senator Stennis thanks C.W. Moody, President of the National Association of State Foresters for his letter.
Letter, Mr. James T. Lynn from Senator John C. Stennis, November 24, 1975

John Cornelius Stennis and The office of Senator John C. Stennis

Senator Stennis discusses the Forestry Incentives Program.
Correspondence: Billy T. Gaddis, John C. Stennis, February 25, 1974

Senator Stennis discusses the U.S. Forest Service Midcycle Evaluation of Mississippi Timber Resources and the Forestry Incentives Program, with a member of the Mississippi Forestry Commission.
Correspondence: Billy T. Gaddis, John C. Stennis; 07/22/1974 - 07/31/1974

John Cornelius Stennis and Billy T. Gaddis

Senator Stennis discusses idle acres in Mississippi with a member of the Mississippi Forestry Commission.
Letter, John C. Stennis to Gale W. McGee, October 2, 1973

John Cornelius Stennis

Senator Stennis discusses the Forestry Incentives Act.
Letter, John C. Stennis to John L. McClellen, September 28, 1973

John Cornelius Stennis

Senator Stennis discusses the Forestry Incentives Act.
Correspondence: J. D. Lewis, William E. Cresswell; 11/10/1972 - 11/27/1972

William E. Cresswell and J. D. Lewis

Senator Stennis discusses the Forestry Incentives Act with the American Sand and Gravel Company
Letter, John C. Stennis to John W. Squires, October 12, 1972

John Cornelius Stennis

Senator Stennis discusses the Forestry Incentives Bill and a bill he introduced to Senate.
Correspondence: Earl L. Butz, John C. Stennis, Howard H. Baker, Jr., Thomas S. Foley; September 7, 1972 Through November 10, 197209/07/1972 - 11/10/1972

John Cornelius Stennis, Earl Lauer Butz, and Thomas S. Foley

Senator Stennis discusses the Forestry Incentives Act, S. 3105.
Senator Stennis Agriculture Forestry Correspondence S33B268F5277L04

The office of Senator John C. Stennis

Senator Stennis discusses the Forestry Incentives Act.
Correspondence: John C. Stennis, Ben A. Davis, Jr., May 20-26, 1971

John Cornelius Stennis and Ben A. Davis Jr.

Senator Stennis discusses clear-cutting timber on federal lands with members of the Mississippi Forestry Assocition.
Correspondence: John C. Stennis, T. Marx Huff, Betty Douglas, April 14-21, 1969

John Cornelius Stennis and T. Marx Huff

Senator Stennis discusses the dedication of the Forestry Seed Laboratory at Mississippi State University.
Correspondence: J. H. Fitzgerel, John C. Stennis, Wendell Lack, October 20, 1969

John Cornelius Stennis, R. G. McDonnell, and J. H. Fitzgerel

Senator Stennis discusses the use of a Navy Seabee for help in case of forest fires.
Correspondence, Jim Buck Ross, John C. Stennis, James A. Graham, March 1969

John Cornelius Stennis, Jim Buck Ross, and James A. Graham

Senator Stennis discusses the attempts of Jim Buck Ross to obtain a revision of the CCC loan and resale policies for cotton.
Correspondence: William C. Gibbons, John C. Stennis, January 1967

John Cornelius Stennis

Senator Stennis discusses developing an international cooperative education program with members of the Department of State Agency for International Development.
Correspondence: Johnnie J. Gregory, John C. Stennis, February 16, 1966-February 8, 1967

John Cornelius Stennis and Johnnie J. Gregory

Senator Stennis discusses cotton allotments on 16th section land.
Correspondence: S. W. Haaga, John C. Stennis, March 6-28, 1955

John Cornelius Stennis and S. W. Haaga

Senator Stennis briefly discusses Section 103 of Public Law 690.
Correspondence: J.C. Holland, John C. Stennis, May 26-June 6, 1966

John Cornelius Stennis and J. C. Holland

Senator Stennis discusses the Cotton Research and Promotion Bill.
Correspondence: S. E. Kossman, Sr., John C. Stennis, Rogers Hall, Horace Godfrey, May 18-26, 1965

John Cornelius Stennis, Rogers Hall, and S. E. Kossman Sr.

Senator Stennis discusses the change in rules for skip-row planting with a member of the Chamber of Commerce of Cleveland, Mississippi.
Correspondence: Norman West, John C. Stennis, circa September 30, 1965

John Cornelius Stennis, Gordon W. Marks, and Norman West

Senator Stennis discusses the Farm Bill that was proposed in the Department of Agriculture.
Correspondence: M. C. Dougherty, John C. Stennis, September 24-October 1, 1965

John Cornelius Stennis, The office of Senator John C. Stennis, M. C. Dougherty, and J. W. Pope

Senator Stennis discusses the need for the continuation of skip-row planting.
Correspondence: R. H. Lake, Jr., John C. Stennis, January 29-March 12, 1964

John Cornelius Stennis and R. H. Lake Jr.

Senator Stennis discusses the Federal Government taking over the cotton insurance.
Correspondence: R. T. Clapp, John C. Stennis, November 6-19, 1963

John Cornelius Stennis and R. T. Clapp

Senator Stennis discusses the School of Forestry at Mississippi State University with the Dean of the School of Forestry.
Correspondence: John E. Franson, John C. Stennis, L. F. Gregory, February 6, 1963 through March 13, 1963

John Cornelius Stennis and John E. Franson

Senator Stennis discusses marketing problems in the timber industry with members of the United States Department of Agriculture.
Correspondence: W. W. Hollowell, John C. Stennis, April 11-18, 1963

John Cornelius Stennis and Wade W. Hollowell

Senator Stennis discusses the Senator Herman Talmadges's Cotton Bill.
Correspondence: Aubrey Seay, John C. Stennis, March 10-15, 1958

John Cornelius Stennis, Mississippi State University, The office of Senator John C. Stennis, and Aubrey Seay

Senator Stennis thanks a constituent from the office of the Game and Fish Commissioner for his letter and discusses an expanded research program for forestry management.
Correspondence: Walter Sillers, John C. Stennis, Thomas G. Abernethy, Jamie L. Whitten; 02/18/1963 - 03/04/1963

John Cornelius Stennis and Walter Sillers

Senator Stennis discusses cotton legislation and issues of unfairness, loss, and damage to cotton farmers.
Correspondence: United States Department of Agriculture, John C. Stennis, Orville Freeman; circa February 1963

John Cornelius Stennis and United States Department of Agriculture

Senator Stennis discusses Department of Agriculture's proposed policy changes with members of the United States Department of Agriculture.
Correspondence: Boswell Stevens, John C. Stennis, M. S. Shaw, April 12- August 23, 1962

Senator Stennis discusses a proposal to amend the Smith-Lever act.
Correspondence: John C. Stennis, O. M. Souter, Don Echols, Boswell Stevens, May 31-June 5, 1962

John Cornelius Stennis, Boswell Stevens, and O. M. Souter

Senator Stennis discusses the farm bill.
Remarks of U. S. Senator John Stennis at the Dedication of Southern Hardwood Laboratory, April 28, 1962

The office of Senator John C. Stennis

Senator Stennis dedicates the Southern Hardwood Laboratory.
Correspondence: John C. Stennis, Hubert H. Humphrey, April 15-21, 1958

Senator Stennis thanks Senator Humphrey for giving him a report on the developments of a Stennis bill.
Correspondence: H. N. Finnie, John C. Stennis, February 28-March 5, 1975

John Cornelius Stennis, A. D. Riche, and H. N. Finnie

Senator Stennis discusses the price of gas and oil effecting cotton production.
Correspondence, , April-May, 1961

John Cornelius Stennis, E. G. Spivey, Orville Freeman, and John P. Duncan Jr.

Senator Stennis discusses the classification of 1961 loan cotton.
Correspondence: John C. Stennis, A. M. Dantzle, September 20-29, 1961

John Cornelius Stennis, The office of Senator John C. Stennis, and A. M. Dantzler

Senator Stennis discusses the Wilderness Bill, S. 174. with the President of the L. N. Dantzler Lumber Company.
Correspondence: Truett S. Bufkin, John C. Stennis, April 13-26, 1957

John Cornelius Stennis and Truett Bufkin

Senator Stennis discusses the Agriculture and Forestry Program and conservation practices.
Correspondence: James L. Dyess, John C. Stennis, March 18-22, 1960

John Cornelius Stennis and James L. Dyess

Senator Stennis discusses cotton acreage allotments.
Letter, John C. Stennis to C. B. Marlin, December 2, 1960

John Cornelius Stennis and C. W. Moody

Senator Stennis discusses forestry in Mississippi.
Correspondence: M. P. Moore, John C. Stennis, January 30-February 5, 1960

John Cornelius Stennis and M. F. Moore

Senator Stennis discusses the use of Loan Cotton.
Senator Stennis Agriculture Forestry Correspondence S33B38F0703L02

The office of Senator John C. Stennis

Senator Stennis discusses an article in the Journal of Forestry.
Correspondence: Richard Abbey, John C. Stennis, February 6, 1959

John Cornelius Stennis and Richard Abbey

Senator Stennis discusses cotton legislation and cotton acreage history.
Correspondence: Baxter O. Elliott, Sr., John C. Stennis, February 6-12, 1959

John Cornelius Stennis and Baxter O. Elliott Sr.

Senator Stennis discusses forestry research in Oxford and the importance of increased funding for this research, with a member of the Oxford-Lafayette County Chamber of Commerce.
Correspondence: John C. Stennis, W. S. Rosecrans, January 16, 1959

John Cornelius Stennis and The office of Senator John C. Stennis

Senator Stennis writes W. S. Rosecrans in regards to gaining appropriations for forestry research.
Correspondence: John C. Stennis, Michael J. Kirwan, May 19, 1958

John Cornelius Stennis

Senator Stennis discusses forestry research programs with Senator Michael Joseph Kirwan
Correspondence: James R. Clark, John C. Stennis, Lonnie Sweatt, P. R. Wheeler;, March 1-6, 1958

John Cornelius Stennis, James R. Clark, and P. R. Wheeler

Senator Stennis discusses the Forestry Program in Mississippi, with members of the Mississippi Forestry Commission.
Correspondence: J. M. Cole, John C. Stennis, June 9-13, 1958

John Cornelius Stennis and J. M. Cole

Senator Stennis discusses cotton legislation and the problems associated with it.
Correspondence: Hubert H. Humphrey, John C. Stennis, January 6-24, 1958

John Cornelius Stennis and Hubert Horatio Humphrey

Senator Stennis sends Senator Humphrey a proposal to create a timber marketing service by revision of the appropriations structure of the Forest Service and asks for advice on the matter.
Correspondence: Lynn Jordan, John C. Stennis, October 30-November 11, 1958

John Cornelius Stennis and Lynn Jordan

Senator Stennis discusses cotton legislation and the loss of future cotton acreage history.
Correspondence: C. B. Marlin, John C. Stennis, October 1-9, 1958

John Cornelius Stennis, Clifton Boyd Marlin, and C. B. Marlin

Senator Stennis expresses his disappointment for not being able to attend the state-wide small landowner conference.
Correspondence: B. F. Smith, John C. Stennis, February 11, 1958

John Cornelius Stennis and B. F. Smith,

Senator Stennis discusses the Delta Research Center at Stoneville.
Correspondence: Ben M. Stevens, Jr., John C. Stennis, November 5-7, 1958

John Cornelius Stennis and Ben M. Stevens Jr.

Senator Stennis discusses an upcoming visit by Senator Russell to Governor Coleman's mansion.
Correspondence: Carl Hayden, Ezra Taft Benson, John C. Stennis, March 28, 1958

John Cornelius Stennis, Boswell Stevens, and Carl Trumbull Hayden

Senator Stennis discusses the Agricultural Research Program.
Letters Exchanged, Smith County Agent Truett S. Bufkin and Senator John C. Stennis, April 1957

Cooperative Extension Work in Agriculture and Home Economics and William C. Gibbons

Senator Stennis briefly discusses the Soil Bank Program.
Correspondence: John C. Stennis, Carl Heyden, March 28-April 4, 1957

John Cornelius Stennis

Senator Stennis attempts to gain money for a research project for developing a forest price report.
Correspondence: C. David Denton, T. W. Boschert, B. A. Bogy, Jr., John C. Stennis, July 15-17, 1957

John Cornelius Stennis, C. David Denton, T. W. Boschert, and B. A. Bogy Jr.

Senator Stennis discusses cotton legislation and the primary objective of the cotton program.
Correspondence: John C. Stennis, John A. Putnam, J. S. McKnight, June 26, 1957

John Cornelius Stennis and The office of Senator John C. Stennis

Senator Stennis discusses the Southern Forest Experiment Station at Stoneville.
Correspondence: Hugh V. Wall, John C. Stennis, February 16-March 11, 1957

John Cornelius Stennis and Hugh V. Wall

Senator Stennis discusses his want of getting cut-over and other ''Idle Acres'' into a state of production.
Correspondence: T. R. Armstrong, John C. Stennis, February 8-18, 1956

John Cornelius Stennis and T. R. Armstrong

Senator Stennis discusses the support price for cotton.
Correspondence: E. Wayne Barnes, John C. Stennis, Ezra Taft Benson, Boydstun & Boydstun, T.C. Abernethy, Marvin L. McLain, March 30-May 3, 1956

John Cornelius Stennis; Boydstun & Boydstun, Attorneys-At-Law; Department of Agriculture; E. Wayne Barnes; and Marvin L. McLain

Senator Stennis discusses cotton acreage allotment shortages with constituents, lawyers, and members of the Department of Agriculture.
Correspondence: John C. Stennis, Spessard L. Holland; 06/01/1956 - 12/31/1956

John Cornelius Stennis, Farm Credit District, and The office of Senator John C. Stennis

Senator Stennis discusses Bill S. 3564.
Correspondence: B. W. Humphrey, John C. Stennis, December 13-28, 1956

John Cornelius Stennis and B. W. Humphrey

Senator Stennis discusses cotton acreage allotments and his fight to give farmers a fighting chance to increase income.
Correspondence: Hubert H. Humphrey, John C. Stennis, January 14-24, 1958

John Cornelius Stennis, Hubert Horatio Humphrey, and The office of Senator John C. Stennis

Senator Stennis discusses developing an effective price reporting system for forestry products.
Correspondence: James R. Clark, John C. Stennis, S. E. Moreton, Jr., August 4-October 31, 1956

John Cornelius Stennis, S. E. Moreton Jr., James R. Clark, and Frank B. Pittman

Senator Stennis expresses gratitude for the gift of a gavel and discusses a banquet he is to attend.
Correspondence: Robert M. Newton, John C. Stennis, July 30-August 6, 1956

John Cornelius Stennis and Robert Newton

Senator Stennis accepts the invitation to the Forestry Field Day.
Correspondence: John W. Squires, John C. Stennis, August 8-16, 1956

John Cornelius Stennis and John W. Squires

Senator Stennis regrets to inform his constituent that he cannot attend the Sears Forestry banquet.
Correspondence: O. J. Tallant, John C. Stennis, January -February 2, 1956

John Cornelius Stennis and O. J. Tallant

Senator Stennis discusses cotton legislation.
Correspondence: L. C. Lowe, John C. Stennis, May 15-25, 1956

John Cornelius Stennis, The office of Senator John C. Stennis, L. C. Lowe, and George H. Lipe

Senator Stennis thanks his constituent for the information about Fritz Gruner the German cotton sales representative, located in Bremen Germany.
Correspondence: Otis W. Allen, John C. Stennis, March 2, 1959

John Cornelius Stennis and Otis W. Allen

Senator Stennis discusses cotton acreage history.
Correspondence: O.C. Ingram, John C. Stennis, W. M. Colmer, February 2-9, 1955

John Cornelius Stennis and O. C. Ingram

Senator Stennis discusses the need for an increase in cotton acreage allotment with a member of Cash Supply Company.
Correspondence: L. A. Thames, John C. Stennis, June 3-10, 1955

John Cornelius Stennis and L. A. Thames

Senator Stennis discusses cotton acreage allotments with the owner of an appliance store.
Correspondence: Helen Edge Perry, John C. Stennis, December 11-31, 1954

John Cornelius Stennis and Helen Edge Perry

Senator Stennis discusses cotton acreage allotment decreases.
Correspondence: Joe E. Skelton, John C. Stennis, November 25-December 2, 1954

John Cornelius Stennis and Joe E. Skelton

Senator Stennis discusses the 1955 cotton acreage allotment distribution.
Resolution for Cotton Acreage Allottment and Response by Senator John C. Stennis, November 1954

John Cornelius Stennis and The office of J. D. Mcarn, Resolutions Committee

Senator Stennis discusses acreage allotments for the 1955 cotton crops.
Correspondence, Glover Wilkins, Jr., John C. Stennis, E. V. Overby, June-July, 1954

John Cornelius Stennis, Glover Wilkins Jr., and E. V. Overby

Senator Stennis discusses getting a cotton classing office in Columbus, MS.
Correspondence: Lester Williams, John C. Stennis, December 13-20, 1954

John Cornelius Stennis and Lester Williams

Senator Stennis discusses the acreage allotment for Marion County.
Correspondence: Albert Gore, John C. Stennis, Ezra T. Benson, December 17-February 19, 1954

John Cornelius Stennis and Albert Gore

Senator Stennis discusses the price supports for the 1954 crop of cottonseed.