UPGRADE SMALL FARMER OPERATIONS HEARING BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON FAMILY FARMS AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE NINETY-FOURTH CONGRESS COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE THOMAS S. FOLEY, Washington, Chairman W. R. POAGE, Texas, Vice Chairman JOSEPH P. VIGORITO, Pennsylvania JOHN MELCHER, Montana JOHN BRECKINRIDGE, Kentucky FREDERICK W. RICHMOND, New York RICHARD NOLAN, Minnesota JAMES WEAVER, Oregon ALVIN BALDUS, Wisconsin JOHN KREBS, California TOM HARKIN, Iowa JACK HIGHTOWER, Texas BERKLEY BEDELL, Iowa MATTHEW F. MCHUGH, New York GLENN ENGLISH, Oklahoma FLOYD J. FITHIAN, Indiana JOHN W. JENRETTE, JR., South Carolina RAY THORNTON, Arkansas WILLIAM C. WAMPLER, Virginia, PROFESSIONAL STAFF FOWLER C. WEST, Staff Director JOHN R. KRAMER, Spécial Counsel SUBCOMMITTEE ON FAMILY FARMS AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT CHARLES ROSE, North Carolina, Chairman CONTENTS Day, Lee M., director, Northeast Regional Center for Rural Develop- Deal, Elwyn E., assistant director, Maryland Cooperative Extension Eschwege, Henry, Director, Community and Economic Development Di- Heady, Earl O., Iowa State University. Huddleston, Hon. Walter D., a U.S. Senator from Kentucky- Long, Hon. Gillis, a Representative in Congress from the State of MacVicar, Robert W., president, Oregon State University. McHale, James A., rural planning coordinator, State of Pennsylvania and Marshall, Ray, president, National Rural Center.. Murphy, Hon. John, a Representative in Congress from the State of New York... Preyer, Hon. Richardson, a Representative in Congress from the State of H.R. 12917, a bill to amend section 502(c) of the Rural Development Act to assist small farmers in upgrading their farming operations____ Baucus, Hon. Max, a Representative in Congress from the State of Bishop, C. E., president, University of Arkansas.. Bjergo, Allen C., assistant professor, Montana State University, Bozeman, Blouin, Hon. Michael, a Representative in Congress from the State of Bost, W. M., director, Mississippi Cooperative Extension Service.... Chauncey, George A., chairman, Interreligious Taskforce on U.S. Food Cornman, Jack, deputy director, National Rural Center. Cox, John A., director, Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service. Radcliffe, Ben, chairman, executive board, National Farmers Union, and Scheneman, Carl N., vice president, University of Missouri for Extension, representative of ECOP National Association of State Universities and Scott, Raymond C., Assistant Administrator, Extension Service, U.S. Seastrunk, D. H., assistant director, Texas Agricultural Extension Service- Traxler, Hon. Bob, a Representative in Congress from the State of Michi- West, Jerry G., professor, agricultural economics, University of Missouri, CORRESPONDENCE Knebel, John A., Under Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture, letter of June 10, 1976, to Hon. Max Baucus__ Scott, John W., master, National Grange, letter of June 10, 1976.. |