U.S. Department of Agriculture

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U.S. Department of Agriculture

Disambiguation

Federal executive department. Distinct from subordinate or wartime entities including the War Food Administration and Commodity Credit Corporation.

Authority summary

The Department of Agriculture issued War Food Orders controlling grain distribution and use during World War II and the immediate postwar period. It is the controlling institutional authority for WFO 141 and related grain-allocation instruments affecting distillers.

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