W. R. POAGE, Texas, Vice Chairman E DE LA GARZA, Texas COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE THOMAS S. FOLEY, Washington, Chairman WALTER B. JONES, North Carolina DAWSON MATHIS, Georgia GEORGE E. BROWN, JR., California ALVIN BALDUS, Wisconsin JACK HIGHTOWER, Texas MATTHEW F. MCHUGH, New York 1 FLOYD J. FITHIAN, Indiana JOHN W. JENRETTE, JR., South Carolina RAY THORNTON, Arkansas LEON E. PANETTA, California IKE SKELTON, Missouri JOSEPH S. AMMERMAN, Pennsylvania JERRY HUCKABY, Louisiana DAN GLICKMAN, Kansas DANIEL K. AKAKA, Hawaii HAROLD L. VOLKMER, Missouri CHARLES WHITLEY, North Carolina TED RISENHOOVER, Oklahoma 2 WILLIAM C. WAMPLER, Virginia JAMES P. JOHNSON, Colorado CONTENTS H.R. 9482, a bill to amend the Packers and Stockyards Act of 1921. STATEMENTS 104 22 Bowman, H. L., Jr., general manager, United Livestock Auction, Maquo- 62 Branscome, J. D., chairman, Livestock Marketing Forum_ 31, 75 46 Hall, George, vice president, Oklahoma National Stockyards__. Hammerschmidt, Hon. John Paul, a Representative in Congress from the Hartje, George F., Jr., attorney at law, Conway, Ark.... Ichord, Hon. Richard H., a Representative in Congress from the State of Jennings, Chas B., Deputy Administrator, Packers and Stockyards, Agri- cultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture_- Jones, Bill, vice president, Policy Development, National Cattlemen's Justus, Travis, Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation. Koehler, Richard A., group counsel, Livestock Marketing Association. Lewis, Tommy. owner-operator, Lewis Livestock Co., Conway, Ark_ McCreight, Robert B., American Stockyards Association____ Murray, Dan, assistant manager, Livestock Marketing Assoiation-- Peterson, D. Tom, executive secretary, Iowa Livestock Auction Markets__ Pickett, Dr. John C., chairman, Arkansas Public Service Commission___ Rodgers, R. K., president, Fort Smith Stockyard Co----. Sanders, C. T.. general manager, Livestock Marketing Association_ Sanders, Jim, executive vice president, Arkansas Cattlemen's Association_ Sargent, Jim, Farmers Livestock Auction, Inc__. Valentine, Floyd, president, Louisiana Livestock Market Association____ Volkmer, Hon. Harold L., a Representative in Congress from the State of Wilcox, Dennis, agency manager, Faulkner County Farm Bureau__ Williams, Clifford and Dave, Caldwell Sales Co--‒‒. Wilson, Lemmy, president, Tennessee Livestock Association___ ADDITIONAL MATERIAL Lounsberry, Robert H., Iowa Secretary of Agriculture, statement--- 95 (III) Sanders, Jim, Arkansas Cattlemen's Association, Little Rock, Ark., letter Page of March 8, 1978, to Hon. Ray Thornton-- Scott, John W., Master, National Grange: 95 Schloesser, A. C., director, Livestock Licensing and Weighing Division, 92 90 Letter of March 8, 1978, to Hon. W. R. Poage__ Tucker, Hon. Jim Guy, a Representative in Congress from the State of |