§1741 Maximum and minimum quantities for set-aside; “commodity set-aside” defined

Summary

The Commodity Credit Corporation must quickly set aside certain amounts from its stocks of farm commodities it bought under price support programs for 1954 and earlier crops, as the Secretary of Agriculture decides is practical. The limits are: wheat — maximum 500,000,000 bushels and minimum 400,000,000 bushels; upland cotton — maximum 4,000,000 bales and minimum 3,000,000 bales; cottonseed oil — maximum 500,000,000 pounds; butter — maximum 200,000,000 pounds; nonfat dry milk solids — maximum 300,000,000 pounds; cheese — maximum 150,000,000 pounds. These amounts are called the "commodity set-aside."