CARD DIVISION POTATO RESEARCH AND PROMOTION PROGRAM 4- MAY 1 3 HEARING Copy BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON RESEARCH AND EXTENSION. U.S. Congress. House. OF THE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETIETH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION ON H.R. 15030, H.R. 15068, H.R. 15197, 1968 SUBCOMMITTEE ON RESEARCH AND EXTENSION THOMAS G. ABERNETHY, Mississippi, Chairman GEORGE A. GOODLING, Pennsylvania JOSEPH P. VIGORITO, Pennsylvania FRANK J. BRASCO, New York FRANK A. STUBBLEFIELD, Kentucky (II) THOMAS S. KLEPPE, North Dakota KF27 CONTENTS H.R. 15030, a bill to enable potato growers to finance a nationally co- ordinated research and promotion program to improve their competitive position and expand their markets for potatoes by increasing consumer acceptance of such potatoes and potato products and by improving the quality of potatoes and potato products that are made available to the Statements of: Anderson, Merle, representing the Red River Valley Potato Growers Andrews, Hon. Mark, a Representative in Congress from the State of Barnes, George H., Presque Isle, Maine_ Page 3 Bryant, Harold, executive vice president, Maine Potato Council.. 17, 67 Datt, John C., assistant director, Washington office, American Farm Hedlund, Floyd F., Director, Fruit and Vegetable Division, U.S. 52 Johnston, Don, member, steering committee, National Potato Council. Jones, Hon. Walter B., a Representative in Congress from the State Parr, Clarence Alan, president, Potato Growers of Idaho, Inc.. Shisler, Karl, president, Utah-South Dakota Farmers Union.. Ullman, Hon. Al, a Representative in Congress from the State of 48 54 |