Domestic nutrition programs make up the largest portion of the estimated $300 billion farm bill. Crop subsidies make up roughly 14 percent, foreign food aid less than one percent.

A breakdown of the bill:

_ Food stamps and other domestic nutrition programs such as emergency food assistance: just over 66 percent, about $200 billion.

_ Subsidies for rice, cotton, corn, soybeans, wheat and other crops: 14 percent, around $43 billion.

_ Conservation programs to set aside or protect environmentally sensitive farmland: 9 percent, about $27 billion.

_ Crop insurance to help farmers protect against losses: 8 percent, about $23 billion.

_ Foreign food aid would make up less than one percent of the bill, costing less than $200 million. The bulk of international food assistance is in annual appropriations bills.