14. Ag8/1: w56/21 WHEAT PRICE SUPPORTS AND MARKETING QUOTAS S CUMENT AND DURUM WHEAT HEARINGS BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON WHEAT OF THE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE EIGHTY-SIXTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION ON WHEAT PRICE SUPPORTS AND MARKETING RD QUOTAS H.R. 3275, H.R. 4679, H.R. 4689, H.R. 4716, DIV. MARCH 10, 11, 12, 16, 20, 23, 24, AND 25, 1959 AND ON DURUM WHEAT H.R. 3315, H.R. 3436, H.R. 5378, and H.R. 5443 COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE HAROLD D. COOLEY, North Carolina, Chairman W. R. POAGE, Texas, Vice Chairman GEORGE M. GRANT, Alabama W. PAT JENNINGS, Virginia D. R. (BILLY) MATTHEWS, Florida J. FLOYD BREEDING, Kansas CHARLES B. HOEVEN, Iowa PAUL B. DAGUE, Pennsylvania PAGE BELCHER, Oklahoma CLIFFORD G. McINTIRE, Maine HENRY ALDOUS DIXON, Utah WINT SMITH, Kansas CHARLES M. TEAGUE, California ALBERT H. QUIE, Minnesota DON L. SHORT, North Dakota CATHERINE MAY, Washington ALEXANDER PIRNIE, New York DELBERT L. LATTA, Ohio DELEGATE JOHN A. BURNS, Hawaii RESIDENT COMMISSIONER A. FERNÓS-ISERN, Puerto Rico CONTENTS H.R. 3275. A bill to amend the provisions of the Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended, the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended, and related legislation with respect to price support and marketing H.R. 3436. A bill to amend the wheat marketing quota provisions of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended... H.R. 4679. A bill to amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended, to establish a marketing quota and income stabilization plan H.R. 5060. A bill to amend the Agricultural Act of 1949 to provide full parity for wheat by incremental price supports and reduced production and surpluses by voluntary participation and for other purposes-- H.R. 5314. A bill to amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as H.R. 5378. A bill relating to acreage allotments for Durum wheat___ H.R. 5443. A bill relating to acreage allotments for Durum wheat_. Alger, Hon. Bruce, a Representative in Congress from the Fifth Con- gressional District of the State of Texas.__ Baker, John, National Farmers' Union; accompanied by Lail Schmidt, chairman of the board, Rocky Mountain Farmers' Union, Lamar, Colo.; Alfred Johnson, South Dakota Farmers' Union, Huron, S. Dak.; Eugene Steele, North Star Route, Dodge City, Kans., member, board of directors, Kansas Farmers' Union; Gordon Twedt, member, board of directors, Montana Farmers' Union, Rudyard, Mont.; Richard Joyce, vice president, North Dakota Farmers' Union, Jamestown, N. Dak.; Ray W. Mann, Sheridan County, Mont.; and William D. Daniels, Cimarron, Kans... Bentley, Hon. Alvin M., a Representative in Congress from the Burdick, Hon. Quentin N., a Representative at Large, State of North 297 Hughes, Herbert, farm program chairman, National Association of Wheat Growers; accompanied by Floyd Root, president, National Association of Wheat Growers; and George L. Reid, Jr., consultant_ Johnson, Alfred, South Dakota Farmers' Union, Huron, S. Dak............ Joyce, Richard, vice president, North Dakota Farmers' Union, James- 100 159, 323 Langen, Hon. Odin, a Representative in Congress from the Ninth Congressional District of the State of Minnesota__ McLain, Hon. Marvin L., Assistant Secretary; accompanied by Martin Sorkin, Assistant to the Secretary; Edward Shulman, Deputy General Counsel; Howard Rooney, Director of Production, Adjust- ment Division, General Counsel's Office; and J. A. Satterfield, agri- cultural economist, Grain Division, Commodity Stabilization Serv- ice, U.S. Department of Agriculture.. Marshall, Charles, member, AFBF board of directors, and president, Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation; accompanied by E. Howard Hill, member, AFBF board of directors, and president, Iowa Farm Bureau Federation; Lewis Munn, member AFBF board of directors, and president, Oklahoma Farm Bureau; William Liese, vice presi- dent, Idaho Farm Bureau Federation; and Frank K. Woolley, legislative counsel, American Farm Bureau Federation.. May, Hon. Catherine, a Representative in Congress from the State of Newsom, Herschel D., national master, National Grange; accom- 337 Poff, Hon. Richard H., a Representative in Congress from the State 336 Schmidt, Lail, chairman of the board, Rocky Mountain Farmers Skidmore, James E., chairman, grain committee, and president, J. Steele, Eugene, North Star Route, Dodge City, Kans., and member, 213 Ullman, Hon. Al, a Representative in Congress from the State of 151 Additional data submitted to the subcommittee by- Albert, Hon. Carl: American Bakers Association, Washington, D.C., 364 Michigan State Millers Association, letter. -- 365 Changes in State wheat allotments between 1939, the first year in which the 55-million-acre allotment was in effect, and 1959 Exhibit A. Explanation of 1941 amendment which makes it possible for producers to market wheat from excess acres with- Exhibit B. Policies for 1959 related to price support, production adjustment, and production payment programs for wheat__. Wheat carryovers, years beginning July 1, 1937-59 (chart) Wheat yields per harvested acre (chart)- 179 178 177 176 Additional data submitted to the subcommittee by-Continued Bentley, Hon. Alvin M.: Estimated U.S. supply and disposition, by classes.. Page 302 Report on H.R. 3436 287 Report on H.R. 5443 by Hon. True D. Morse, Acting Secretary, 295 Britons tell of loss of wheat market through unsatisfactory U.S. 243 International Wheat Council, cumulative transactions in wheat 237 Pfälzische Mühlenwerke, Mannheim, letter of February 3, 1959-- Rank, Joseph, Ltd., London, England, letters of February 19, Ratings of cargoes of wheat (table) Report by European wheat survey team__ Shellenberger, J. A., Kansas State College, Manhattan, Kans., 240 239 Shull, S. Cabell, assistant agricultural attaché, letter of May 8, 238 Wheat stabilization program_. Distribution of total U.S. wheat production and income, under wheat stabilization program (chart)_ Johnson, Hon. Byron L.: A Colorado wheat farmer's analysis of farm 64 166 Allotted and seeded acres for wheat over a 10-year period (table). Effect of the incremental wheat program on a farm having 100 Short, Hon. Don L.: Farmers Grain Dealers Association of North Dakota, Fargo, 133 133 All farms with allotments of 15 acres or less (table 2). Estimated supply and distribution of wheat by classes (table 4)_. |