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THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 1963.

RESEARCH ON BASIC COMMODITIES

Mr. WHITTEN. The committee will come to order. I believe at this time I shall insert in the record a compilation of the research work that is being done for the various and sundry commodities in the Department, with particular reference to the basic commodities.

In that connection, I would state for the record that according to the Department's report to us, the total value of production of the major commodities for 1962 is as follows: wheat, $2,204,661,000; corn, $3,923,228,000; cotton (upland), $2,356,958,000; rice, $323,484,000; peanuts, $200,496,000; tobacco (Flue-cured), $840,028,000; tobacco (burley), $377,923,000; milk (wholesale), $5,150 million; wool, $115,559,000; oats, $639,691,000; barley, $394,581,000; grain sorghums, $505,994,000; and soybeans, $1,562,720,000.

The reason I am providing these figures is that it might help those who read the record to understand the relationship between your research and the size of the crop.

If there is no objection, I should like you to insert a table showing research work now going on in your service with regard to all of these commodities.

(The table referred to follows:)

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Marketing research conducted at field stations and Beltsville, Md.

See footnotes at end of table, p. 1322.

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Direction, coordination, and performance of market-
ing research of a physical and biological nature to
develop methods of identifying and measuring
market quality factors in horticultural crops which
will be applicable in development of grades and
standards and improving inspection and grading
procedures; performance of research on quality,
deterioration, and spoilage in field crops and animal
products during handling, transportation, and
storage.

Direction and coordination of marketing research on
insects causing loss of quality in agricultural prod-
ucts after harvest and on the development of practi-
cal procedures and equipment for preventing and
controlling infestation.
Performance of research on the development of instru-
ments and techniques for measuring quality factors
in agricultural commodities, including composition,
appearance, flavor, odor, physical structure, de-
fects, and other properties.

Performance of research on physiological changes that
occur after harvest in fruits, vegetables, and other
plant material under conditions encountered in
marketing, incident to such functions as aging, re-
frigeration, storage, and transportation.

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1 Includes reimbursements received from other Government agencies for services performed. Funds from industry and advanced from CCC, which are also included, are identified for each location by footnote. 1963 column includes pay act increases in proposed supplemental appropriation. This report includes only obligations incurred at the stations indicated.

"Yes" is shown not only for stations where laboratory is integral part of AMS facilities, but also where university engineering shop and experimental facilities are made available to AMS personnel.

* Includes $4,900 contributed by industry.

Loft of dairy barn at University of Wisconsin. Free; AMS pays utilities.

• Includes $2,500 contributed by industry. Federal employee agent paid jointly by State of Georgia and United States.

• Includes $9,004 contributed by industry.

7 Includes $31,500 contributed by industry and $2,000 advanced by Commodity Credit Corporation.

Advanced by Commodity Credit Corporation.

Includes $3,000 advanced by Commodity Credit Corporation.

10 Includes $3,955 contributed by industry.

11 Includes $19,999 contributed by industry.

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