AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY EIGHTY-FIFTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION ON S. 313, S. 645, and S. 1128 BILLS TO PROVIDE FOR THE COMPULSORY INSPECTION 89520 FEBRUARY 27 AND 28, 1957 Printed for the use of the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry UNITED STATES WASHINGTON: 1957 COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY ALLEN J. ELLENDER, Louisiana, Chairman OLIN D. JOHNSTON, South Carolina SPESSARD L. HOLLAND, Florida JAMES O. EASTLAND, Mississippi HUBERT H. HUMPHREY, Minnesota W. KERR SCOTT, North Carolina STUART SYMINGTON, Missouri HERMAN E. TALMADGE, Georgia GEORGE D. AIKEN, Vermont MILTON R. YOUNG, North Dakota EDWARD J. THYE, Minnesota BOURKE B. HICKENLOOPER, Iowa KARL E. MUNDT, South Dakota JOHN J. WILLIAMS, Delaware ANDREW F. SCHOEPPEL, Kansas COTYS M. MOUSER, Chief Clerk CONTENTS Bagwell, Leland, president, Southeastern Poultry and Egg Association, Barker, Shirley W., director, poultry department, Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America, AFL-CIO, Booras, Mrs. J. A., assistant to the legislative chairman, Housewives Butz, Hon. Earl L., Assistant Secretary of Agriculture.. Ferster, Herbert, New York, N. Y., representing the Association of Kosher Processors, Inc.; Kosher Dressed Poultry Distributors Association, Inc.; Schochtim Union Local 370, and Salesmen and Poultry Workers Union Local 662, both affiliated with the Amal- gamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America Finney, Gerald D., general attorney, Association of American Rail- Green, O. H., executive director, American Poultry and Hatchery Harvey, John L., Deputy Commissioner, Food and Drug Administra- 115 179 Hibbard, Dr. Max, legislative committee, Conference of Public Health 184 Jackson, Mrs. Dennis, president, Consumer Conference of Greater 195 Johnson, Mrs. Loretta, public relations adviser, St. Louis Consumer 193 Kingman, Dr. Harry E. Jr., assistant executive secretary, American 186 Klahold, Harold P., president, Northeastern Poultry Producers Kumpe, J. O., general manager, Arkansas Poultry Cooperative, Inc., Mayer, Arnold, public relations director, Amalgamated Meat Cutters McCluney, Samuel G., president, North American Game Breeders Pike, Walter K., chairman, poultry committee, North Carolina State 82 Pringle, Victor, assistant general manager, Rockingham Poultry Mar- 49 Statement of-Continued. Ray, Joe, Arkansas Poultry Federation, Little Rock, Ark.. Sussman, Dr. Oscar, secretary-treasurer, Association of State Public Thurnbeck, Clement N., vice president, National Turkey Federation, Triggs, Matt, assistant legislative director, American Farm Bureau Trombold, Charles D., director of quality control, Campbell Soup White, Sterling A., president, Delmarva Poultry Industry, Inc., Wollney, Frank G., field service director, Institute of American Miscellaneous documents: Page 79 171 92 173 157 68 114 51 23 82 41 Suggested modifications to perfect S. 1128, S. 313 and S. 645, filed by 55 Statement filed by J. W. Tallman, Jr., general manager, Faribault Statement filed by Henry J. Pankratz, Mountain Lake, Minn......... Statement filed by Earl B. Olson, president, Farmers Produce Co., Statement filed by T. H. Christgau, manager, poultry and turkey Statement of L. L. Baumgartner, Secretary, Minnesota Poultry Letter from Senator James E. Murray.. Chamber of Commerce, Sumter, S. C. Letter to Senator Johnston from J. W. Marshall, Belton, S. C. Statement filed by Paul G. Thomas, South Carolina Turkey Federa- merce_ 87 Statement filed by W. L. Walsh, secretary, Alabama Poultry Industry 88 Statement filed by A. R. Twiss and B. C. Rogers, Morton, Miss., 88 Miscellaneous documents-Continued. Statement filed by Theodore E. Schluderberg, president, National Statement filed by J. T. Kissell, general manager, Kissell Bros., Inc., Statement filed by Wallace H. Jerome, Barron, Wis., representing the Statement filed by Milton E. Sahn, New York Live Poultry Terminal Statement filed by Charles W. Frank, Sr., executive vice president, Statement filed by J. B. McMillan, president, Texas Broiler Associa- Statement filed by Philip Palmer, vice president, Sherman White & Co., Fort Wayne, Ind___ Comparative print of S. 313 showing amendments recommended by Statement filed by Gordon K. Zimmerman, research director, National Telegram to Senator Holland from George Pfaffendorf, business Statement filed by Harry O. Stratton, Florida State senator, Callahan, Injury frequency rates in manufacturing.. Statement by Dr. Harold M. Erickson, Oregon State health officer, Letter to Senator Murray from Dr. James R. Amos, director of Divi- Page 93 94 94 95 96 96 97 97 107 119 123 123 126 136 151 153 Letter to Senator Humphrey from John H. Moorhouse, Moorhouse 154 Letter by M. C. Small, executive secretary, National Turkey Federation, to membership of the federation.. 154 Telegram to Mr. Small from Senator Humphrey. 156 Letter to Senator Neuberger from L. B. Myers, president, Egg Can- 167 167 Statement filed by Department of Agriculture concerning ornithosis (psittacosis) outbreaks. 201 Statement filed by Hon. Wallace F. Bennett, a United States Senator from the State of Utah___ 203 Statement filed by Hon. Gordon Allott, a United States Senator from the State of Colorado.. 204 Statement filed by Reuben Johnson, assistant coordinator of legislative services, National Farmers Union.... 204 Statement filed by John J. Riggle, secretary, National Council of 206 Statement filed by Dr. Mack I. Shanholtz, secretary-treasurer, Association of State and Territorial Health Officers, Richmond, Va.. Statement filed by Dr. Leona Baumgartner, commissioner of health, the city of New York... Statement filed by Mrs. F. C. Dugan, director, division of foods and Statement filed by Ella Best, R. N., executive secretary, American 207 207 208 209 |