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H.R. 14157

H.R. 14157, a bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to establish

the Cradle of Forestry in America in the Pisgah National Forest in

North Carolina, and for other purposes..

Statement of-

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McGuire, John R., Deputy Chief, Forest Service, U.S. Department of

Agriculture..

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Taylor, Hon. Roy A., a Representative in Congress from the State of

North Carolina__

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H.R. 16065

H.R. 16065, a bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to release on behalf

of the United States conditions in deeds conveying certain lands to the

State of Iowa, and for other purposes.

Freeman, Hon. Orville L., Secretary of Agriculture, letter of May 15, 1968,

report on H.R. 16065__

Statement of-

Kyl, Hon. John, a Representative in Congress from the State of

Iowa....

Nelson, M. M., Deputy Chief, Forest Service, U.S. Department of

Agriculture__

Scherle, Hon. William J., a Representative in Congress from the

State of Iowa__

H.R. 16451, a bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to cooperate

with the several governments of Central America in the prevention,

control, and eradication of foot-and-mouth disease or rinderpest..

Statement of-

Anderson, Dr. R. J., Associate Administrator, Agricultural Research

Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture__.

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Clarkson, M. R., executive secretary, American Veterinary Medical

Association_.

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Correspondence submitted to the committee:

Freeman, Hon. Orville L., Secretary of Agriculture, letter of March

28, 1968, transmittal of draft bill

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Johnson, B. Kleberg, Uvalde, Tex., telegram of May 16, 1968..
McMillan, C. W., American National Cattlemen's Association, letter
of May 17, 1968--

H.R. 15562

H.R. 15562, a bill to extend the expiration date of the act of September 19,

1966--

Statement of-

Lowe, Henry, Assistant Administrator, Real Estate Loans, Farmers

Home Administration__

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Matsunaga, Hon. Spark M., a Representative in Congress from the

State of Hawaii_.

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Correspondence submitted to the committee:

Freeman, Hon. Orville L., Secretary of Agriculture, letter of May 27,

1968, report on H.R. 15562___

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Midkiff, Frank E., president, board of trustees, Bernice P. Bishop
estate, letter of March 4, 1968, to Hon. Spark M. Matsunaga__.

Yee, K. Tim, vice president, Kaiser Hawaii-Kai Development Co.,

letter of February 29, 1968, to Hon. Spark M. Matsunaga___

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H.R. 17320

H.R. 17320, a bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to grant an easement over certain lands to the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Co.. Freeman, Hon. Orville L., Secretary of Agriculture, letter of June 4, 1968, report on H.R. 17320__

Statement of

Ichord, Hon. Richard, a Representative in Congress from the State
of Missouri_

Nelson, M. M., Deputy Chief, Forest Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture_

S. 3143

S. 3143, an act to amend the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended, to
make frozen concentrated orange juice subject to the provisions of such
act__
Caldwell, Alex C., Administrator, Commodity Exchange Authority,
statement of__.

Lynn, John C., legislative director, American Farm Bureau Federation,
letter of June 5, 1968.

S. 2276

S. 2276, an act to amend the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act to permit the Secretary of Agriculture to contract for the construction of works of improvement upon request of local organizations.

Statement of—

Walsh, John H., John H. Walsh & Co., Jackson, Miss.

Williams, Hollis, Deputy Administrator for Watersheds, Soil Conser-
vation Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Zimmerman, Gordon K., executive secretary, National Association of
Soil and Water Conservation Districts, letter of May 31, 1968.

H.R. 17752 and H.R. 17995

H.R. 17995, a bill to provide indemnity payments to dairy farmers..
Norton, E. M., secretary, National Milk Producers Federation, letter of
July 2, 1968_

Statement of

Adams, Keister N., Deputy Director, Livestock and Dairy Policy
Staff, ASCS, U.S. Department of Agriculture.--

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Hansen, Hon. George V., a Representative in Congress from the State of Idaho..

Pryor, Hon. David, a Representative in Congress from the State of
Arkansas..

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White, Hon. Richard C., a Representative in Congress from the State of Texas..

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H.R. 18209

H.R. 18209, a bill to amend the Consolidated Farmers Home Administration Act of 1961, to provide for loans to supplement farm income and to provide for additional recreation loans, extend the period for water and sewer grants prior to completion of a comprehensive plan, increase the amount of unsold insured loans that may be made out of the fund, raise the aggregate annual limits on grants, remove the annual ceiling on insured loans, and for other purposes.

Baker, Hon. John A., Assistant Secretary of Agriculture.
Bertsch, Howard, Administrator, Farmers Home Administration__
Ichord, Hon. Richard H., a Representative in Congress from the State
of Missouri. _

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