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The AAA was led by George Peek and Chester Davis, under the general supervision of Agriculture Secretary [[Henry A. Wallace]]. When left-wing elements in the AAA tried to slip through provisions to build a political base among sharecroppers, they were immediately fired by Davis, with the explicit approval of Wallace and President Roosevelt.  

The AAA was led by George Peek and Chester Davis, under the general supervision of Agriculture Secretary [[Henry A. Wallace]]. When left-wing elements in the AAA tried to slip through provisions to build a political base among sharecroppers, they were immediately fired by Davis, with the explicit approval of Wallace and President Roosevelt.  

The goal was to increase farm prices up to the point of "parity". "Parity" was the relationship between urban and rural costs that prevailed in 1910-14, in the "golden age" of farming.   

The goal was to increase farm prices up to the point of "parity." "Parity" was the relationship between urban and rural costs that prevailed in 1910-14, in the "golden age" of farming.   

Farm incomes increased significantly in the first three years of the New Deal. Consumers paid higher prices than in 1932-33, but food was still 25% lower in price than in the 1920-31 period.<ref>For detailed price data see [http://www2.census.gov/prod2/statcomp/documents/1938-06.pdf ''Statistical Abstract: 1938'' (1939) ch 13 pp 306ff]; for farm income see ''ibid.'' ch 25 pp. 616ff</ref> A Gallup Poll revealed that a majority of the American public opposed the AAA, but the majorities existed in Congress to pass it.  The AAA established an important and long-lasting federal role in the planning on the entire agricultural sector of the economy.  

Farm incomes increased significantly in the first three years of the New Deal. Consumers paid higher prices than in 1932-33, but food was still 25% lower in price than in the 1920-31 period.<ref>For detailed price data see [http://www2.census.gov/prod2/statcomp/documents/1938-06.pdf ''Statistical Abstract: 1938'' (1939) ch 13 pp 306ff]; for farm income see ''ibid.'' ch 25 pp. 616ff</ref> A Gallup Poll revealed that a majority of the American public opposed the AAA, but the majorities existed in Congress to pass it.  The AAA established an important and long-lasting federal role in the planning on the entire agricultural sector of the economy.