KF26 1978 Pt. 4 COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, NUTRITION, AND FORESTRY HERMAN E. TALMADGE, Georgia, Chairman JAMES O. EASTLAND, Mississippi WALTER D. HUDDLESTON, Kentucky RICHARD B. STONE, Florida EDWARD ZORINSKY, Nebraska JOHN MELCHER, Montana KANEASTER HODGES, JR., Arkansas BOB DOLE, Kansas MILTON R. YOUNG, North Dakota CARL T. CURTIS, Nebraska HENRY BELLMON, Oklahoma S. I. HAYAKAWA, California MICHAEL R. MCLEOD, General Counsel and Staff Director The State of American Agriculture-Full Committee: Jan. 24, 1978.-(Secretary Bergland)-Part I. Jan. 16, 1978.-Kansas City, Mo.; and Feb. 4, 1978.-Columbia, S.C.-Part II. Feb. 23, 27, 28, Mar. 1, 2, and 3, 1978.-Part III. (II) A:/81/01 CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF WITNESSES Carlson, Lauren, first vice president, National Cattlemen's Association, Denver, Colo., accompanied by Bill McMillan, vice president, Govern- Levin, George, Western South Dakota American Agriculture Movement, Cunningham, T. A., president of the Independent Cattlemen's Association of Texas, Austin, Tex., accompanied by Cash Cunningham. Robinson, Joyce, Montana Cattlemen's Association, Choteau, Mont....... Tipton, E. Linwood, economist and executive assistant, the Milk Industry Simpson, Homer, Jr., president, Northeast Egg Marketing Association__ Walts, G. L., executive vice president, National Turkey Federation... Crider, Julian, Corning, Ark., accompanied by Lloyd Evans and Dana Bacchetti, Bert, California Tomato Growers Association, Tracy, Calif... Harllee, Peter, president, Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association, Palmetto, Hawkins, Wayne, executive vice president, Florida Tomato Exchange, Goodnight, Johnny, Southwest Florida Winter Vegetable Growers Associa- tion, Palm Beach-Broward County Farmers Committee for Legislative Action, and the South Florida Tomato and Vegetable Growers Associa- Bloomquist, Al, vice president, American Crystal Sugar Co., representing George Sinner, president, Red River Valley Sugar Beet Growers Associa- Kirk, Karen, spokeswoman, Texas Association of Women Involved in Farm Economics (WIFE), accompanied by Georgia Holt- Paulson, Arnold, president, National Organization of Raw Materials, Inc., Scott, Russell, Sedgwick, Ark., accompanied by Noel Baker, Alicia, Ark. Gottschalk, Lyle, Palouse, Wash., accompanied by Bob Gangle, Moses Chavez, Leo, La Jara, Colo., accompanied by Rev. Andrew Gottschalk, director of Rural Life, Archdiocese of Denver, Denver, Colo.. Ingram, John, representing Southside Virginia Neighborhood Association, Consumers Congress of the Commonwealth, and National Coalition of Flannery, Rod, representing Independent Oilmen's Association, Wessing- McGovern, Hon. George, a U.S. Senator from South Dakota, statement. - - Carlson, Lauren, first vice president, National Cattlemen's Association, Ayres, Homer, Sturgis, S. Dak., statement.. Cunningham, T. A., president, Independent Cattlemen's Association of Corn, Robert F., Roswell, N. Mex., statement_ Cauhape, Madlyn, president, New Mexico Wool Growers, Inc., Roswell, Hammonds, Mickey Dot, Floydada, Tex., statement, with attached Gabbert, J. Stephen, executive vice president, the Rice Millers' Association, Carle, W. F., president, Riceland Foods, Stuttgart, Ark., statement. Tipton, E. Linwood, economist and executive assistant, the Milk Industry Foundation and the International Association of Ice Cream Manu- Watts, George B., president, National Broiler Council, statement... Simpson, Homer, Jr., president, Northeast Egg Marketing Association, Lord, Marshall R., Dudley, Ga.; W. J. Daniel, Cadwell, Ga.; Marion Smith, Dudley, Ga., and Jimmy Jackson, Wrightsville, Ga., joint Knapp, Lyman, Blackwell, Okla., statement, with attachments.. Anderson, Rodney, Laramie County Farm Bureau, Pine Bluff, Wyo., Turrentine, Wm. M., statement, with covering letter to Denise Love and attached editorial from the High Plains Journal of February 20, 1978- Bacchetti, Bert, California Tomato Growers Association, Tracy, Calif., Hawkins, Wayne, executive vice president, Florida Tomato Exchange, Goodnight, Johnnie, The Southwest Florida Winter Vegetable Growers Association, the Palm Beach-Broward County Farmers Committee for Legislative Action, and the South Florida Tomato & Vegetable Growers Sinner, George, president, Red River Valley Sugarbeet Growers Associa- tion, presented by Al Bloomquist, vice president, American Crystal Paulson, Arnold E., president, National Organization for Raw Materials, Government Agriculture Policy and the Farm-Sector Depression, study paper by Leo L. Chavez Ribera, La Jara, Calif___ 390 Gottschalk, Fr. Andrew, Rural Life Director, Catholic Archdiocese of 404 Bentsen, Hon. Lloyd, a U.S. Senator from Texas, statement.... 406 Tolliver, D. V., Sicily Island, La., statement.... 407 Huenefeld, Fred, Jr., Millhaven Gin, Inc., Monroe, La., letter to Senator 409 Fletcher, James, Gideon, Mo., statement.. 412 Ingram, John, newspaper articles, letters, and material in support of his oral presentation_ 414 Hause, Mrs. Dean, Ralston, Wyo. (WIFE) Women Involved in Farm 421 Thurmond, Hon. Strom, a U.S. Senator from South Carolina, statement.. 422 424 Wilson, Ernest N., Uniondale, Ind., statistical material, letters, and ar- Curry, Robert M., executive vice president, First National Bank, Pulaski, Stillman, Jerry C., Cotton Exchange Bank, Kennett, Mo., statement. -- Bell, Harry S., president, South Carolina Farm Bureau Federation, Colum- 452 454 454 467 Flannery, Rod., chairman, Legislative Affairs Committee, South Dakota Friemel, Jerome, Hereford, Tex., statement with attachments_ 474 Marek, Victor, Marek Bros., Schweitner, Tex., statement. 478 Elbert, Dick, president, North Plains International, Inc., Spearman, Tex., statement. 479 Bitner, Bud, American Agricultural Movement, statement. 481 Block, John R., director, Department of Agriculture, State of Illinois, statement__. 483 Helbling, Art, Moscow, Idaho, statement.. 483 Farley, Richard W., president, West Kentucky Production Credit Association, Hopkinsville, Ky., statement.. 485 Rice, Stephen, director/farmer, Goodwine State Bank, Potomac, Ill., statement_ _ _ 487 Morper, Grant J., vice president, Citizens Bank, Tucumcari, N. Mex., statement__ 487 Rehse, Alvin, Orlando, Calif., statement. 488 Hinrichs, Dr. Harley, chief economist, Agricultural Trade Council, state ment.. 498 Nelsen, Peter T. J., president and chairman of the board, Agricultural 500 502 Forrer, H. Samuel, Sr., vice president, The Grant County State Bank, 504 Tippette, John L., Madison, Fla., statement with covering letter from 505 Stewart, W. Carlton, Campbell, Mo., statement.. 507 |