WATER CONSERVATION AND UTILIZATION PROJECTS-Continued The Service has been developing irrigation farming units for sale on the Eden Valley project in Wyoming where the Bureau of Reclamation has constructed the water storage facility and the principal canals. Land development for irrigation and settlement has been completed in accordance with the project plan prepared cooperatively with the Bureau of Reclamation. The farms developed in the project have been sold with the exception of four. One of these was transferred to the State of Wyoming as a demonstration farm. The other three tracts were transferred to the Department of the Interior during the 1964 fiscal year. The Eden Valley project office has been closed. A soil conservation district has been organized and staffed to furnish technical assistance in soil and water conservation to the project settlers. Sufficient funds are available from prior-year appropriations to protect the interests of the Government and to provide a reserve in case of need for adjustments in remaining unpaid obligations. No new appropriations will be required. Total number of permanent positions.. Full-time equivalent of other positions.. Average number of all employees. Average GS grade.. Average GS salary... ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE General and special funds: SALARIES AND EXPENSES For necessary expenses of the Economic Research Service in conducting economic research and service relating to agricultural production, marketing, and distribution, as authorized by the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621-1627), and other laws, including economics of marketing; analyses relating to farm prices, income and population, and demand for farm products, use of resources in agriculture, adjustments, costs and returns in farming, and farm finance; and for analyses of supply and demand for farm products in foreign countries and their effect on prospects for United States exports, progress in economic development and its relation to sales of farm products, assembly and analysis of agricultural trade statistics and analysis of international financial and monetary programs and policies as they affect the competitive position of United States farm products; [$10,576,000 $11,566,000: Provided, That not less than $350,000 of the funds contained in this appropriation shall be available to continue to gather statistics and conduct a special study on the price spread between the farmer and consumer: Provided further, That this appropriation shall be available for employment pursuant to the second sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (5 U.S.C. 574), and not to exceed $75,000 shall be available for employment under section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U.S.C. 55a): Provided further, That not less than $145,000 of the funds contained in this appropriation shall be available for analysis of statistics and related facts on foreign production and full and complete information on methods used by other countries to move farm commodities in world trade on a competitive basis. (5 U.S.C. 511-512; 7 U.S.C. 411, 1761-1768; 42 U.S.C. 1891-1893; Department of Agriculture and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1965.) Program and Financing (in thousands of dollars) 1966 estimate 11,366 11,366 Identification code 05-24-1700-0-1-355 Financing: 16 Comparative transfers to other accounts... 25 Unobligated balance lapsing........ 648 62 11,291 15 11,366 11,366 2. Marketing economics. This activity covers economic aspects of marketing farm products, including the nature of farmers' bargaining power; potentials for new products and new uses; market structure, costs and margins; the economic effects of school lunch, special milk, food stamp, and direct food distribution programs. The 1966 budget proposes a nonrecurring increase for economic research on the away-from-home market for food. 3. Domestic and foreign economic analysis.-Domestic economic analysis is concerned with identifying, measuring, and analyzing: (1) the factors affecting demand, supply, and price of agricultural commodities; (2) relationships between the agricultural sector and the national economy; (3) farm income and the income of the farm population; (4) demand and consumption of farm products; (5) long-term projections of economic growth and farm products demand; (6) farm population, manpower and levels of living; and (7) historical developments in the policies, programs, and organization of the Department. Foreign economic analysis includes trade studies and investigation of supply-demand relations. The trade and market studies focus on the problems of developing foreign markets and the effect of these developments on U.S. 11,366 agricultural production. Research is carried on for more than 100 countries around the world, focusing on the forces affecting supply, demand, and trade in farm products, and their impact on U.S. agricultural exports. 1,059 −1,119 The increase requested for 1966 would provide export outlook projections, and would establish a compilation program for analysis of agricultural export and import statistics for the major trading nations of the world. Object Classification (in thousands of dollars) Includes capital outlay as follows: 1964, $56 thousand; 1965, $58 thousand; 1966, $58 thousand. Selected resources as of June 30 are as follows: Unpaid undelivered orders, 1963, $651 thousand (1964 adjustments, -$171 thousand): 1964, $350 thousand; 1965, $350 thousand; 1966, $350 thousand. Agricultural economics research in the Department is administered by the Economic Research Service. The results of the research program are relied upon by (a) producers, dealers, importers and exporters as aids in planning the most profitable adjustments in their operations, (b) Government agencies in formulating and administering agricultural programs, and (c) Congress in considering agricultural legislation. 1. Farm economics.-Research is conducted to measure, appraise, and analyze on a continuing basis, economic changes that occur in farming and in the use of rural resources and to indicate needed adjustments. Research on the economics of farm production includes the economics of organization and management of farms; adjustments in production to prospective demands, and changing technologies; appraisals of costs and returns on farms representative of important types, sizes and loca Full time equivalent of other positions.. tions, and the appraisal of costs of producing important Total number of permanent positions. The increase requested for 1966 would permit intensified analysis of financial management on family farms and water management and use. STATISTICAL REPORTING SERVICE General and special funds: SALARIES AND EXPENSES For necessary expenses of the Statistical Reporting Service in conducting statistical reporting and service work, including crop and livestock estimates, statistical coordination and improvements, and marketing surveys, as authorized by the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.Č. 1621-1627) and other laws, [$11,481,000] $14,366,000: Provided, That no part of the funds herein appropriated shall be available for any expense incident to publishing estimates of apple production for other than the commercial crop: Provided further, That this appropriation shall be available for employment pursuant to the second sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (5 U.S.C. 574), and not to exceed $40,000 shall be available for employment under section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U.S.C. 55a). (5 U.S.C. 511-512, 556b; 7 U.S.Č. 411, 411a, 411b, 471, 475, 501, 951, 953, 955–957; 42 U.Ś.C. 1891–1893; Department of Agriculture and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1965.) Program and Financing (in thousands of dollars) Identification code 05-28-1800-0-1-355 1 Includes capital outlay as follows: 1964, $143 thousand; 1965, $250 thousand: 1966, $2,050 thousand. Selected resources as of June 30 are as follows: Unpaid undelivered orders. 1963, $355 thousand (1964 adjustments, $124 thousand): 1964, $313 thousand; 1965, $313 thousand; 1966, $313 thousand. The Service administers programs relating to crop and livestock estimates and statistical research and service. The statistical and economic data developed on food and agriculture are essential to farmers, processors, and han dlers in making production and marketing decisions, and to legislators, administrators and others concerned with developing and administering agricultural programs. The basic facts provided by this service are also essential to economic analyses and other agricultural research pro grams. 1. Crop and livestock estimates.-This service provides the official estimates on this Nation's agriculture, including acreage, yield, and production of crops, stocks, and value of farm commodities, numbers and inventory value of livestock items. Data collected and published on prices paid and received by farmers are basic to computation of parity prices. Data on approximately 150 crop and livestock products are covered in some 700 reports issued each year. The activity is conducted through 43 State offices serving 50 States, most of which are operated as joint State and Federal services. Cooperative arrangements with State agencies provide a considerable volume of additional data which would not be collected or made available from Federal funds. During 1964 cooperating States expended an estimated $1.8 million of their own funds on these associated State programs. A comparison of activity data for 1963 and 1964, including work performed under cooperative arrangements is as follows: 1963 2,028 1964 25.2 Services of other agencies. Special requests for information answered by field offices... A redirection of $226 thousand is proposed for 1966 to complete Project A of the long-range program by eliminating or curtailing three areas of crop and livestock estimates work. This would place this phase of the longrange program on a full operating basis in all 48 conterminous States by adding the 3 Pacific coast States and the 6 New England States. The corresponding decrease required would be accomplished by (1) a reduction in the frequency of cattle-on-feed reports in 6 States, (2) the elimination of the cut flower survey in 11 States, and (3) discontinuance of the estimating programs for certain seed crops, primarily various grass seeds. 2. Area Redevelopment Program (Com- Total program costs, funded- 1964 actual 1965 estimate 1966 estimate Program by activities: 1. Statistical and tabulating services: Financing: 2. Statistical research and service. This work includes 05-28-3918-0-4-355 review of all statistical forms, survey plans, and reporting and recordkeeping requirements originating in the Department and requiring Bureau of the Budget approval; liaison for coordination of statistics within the Department and with other statistical agencies; development of new and improved methods and techniques, and providing technical consulting services to other agencies of the 10 Department; research on and development of sampling, forecasting, and other basic statistical techniques and methods to improve the crop and livestock estimates of the Department; use of and consultation on automatic data processing to develop and adopt this medium for improving the accuracy and timeliness of crop and live- 24.98 stock estimates; and conduct of special surveys relating to the marketing of agricultural products. A comparison of activity data for 1963 and 1964 is as follows: 14 Unobligated balance available, end of year... New obligational authority.... For expenses necessary to carry on services related to agricultural marketing and distribution as authorized by the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621-1627) and other laws, including the administration of marketing regulatory acts connected therewith and for administration and coordination of payments to States; and this appropriation shall be available for field employment pursuant to section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (5 U.S.C. 574), and not to exceed $25,000 shall be available for employment at rates not to exceed $75 per diem under section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U.S.C. 55a), in carrying out section 201(a) to 201(d), inclusive, of title II of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1291) and section 203 (j) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946; [$39,566,000 $41,232,000. (5 U.S.C. 511-512, 541a, 556b, 563– 564, 575; 7 U.S.C. 51-65, 71-87, 91-99, 181-229, 241-272, 414a, 4156, 415c, 423, 440, 471-476, 501-508, 511-511q, 516, 581-589, 591-599, 1551-1610; 15 U.S.C. 251-257i; 21 U.S.Č. 94a, 451-469; 26 U.S.C. 4851-4854, 4861-4865, 4871-4877, 6001, 6804, 7233, 7263, 7492-7493, 7701; 31 U.S.C. 725d; 78 Stat. 697; Department of Agriculture and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1965.) 1 Includes capital outlay as follows: 1964, $446 thousand; 1965, $342 thousand; 1966, $282 thousand. Selected resources as of June 30 are as follows: Unpaid undelivered orders, 1963, $408 thousand (1964 adjustments, -$33 thousand); 1964, $502 thousand; 1965, $502 thousand; 1966. $502 thousand. Includes capital outlay as follows: 1964, $21 thousand; 1965, $10 thousand; 1966, $10 thousand. Domestic agricultural marketing and distribution service functions of the Department are concentrated primarily in the Agricultural Marketing Service. The marketing job is increasing in complexity as the market structure is subjected to near revolutionary changes such as concentration in food retailing, trend toward direct buying, decentralization of processing, growth of interregional competition, and growing trend toward vertical integration and contract farming. |