CONTENTS H. R. 11043. A bill to amend section 313 (g) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended, relating to tobacco acreage allotments. - H. R. 11058. A bill to amend section 313 (g) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended, relating to tobacco acreage allotments__. H. R. 11059. A bill to amend section 313 (g) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended, relating to tobacco acreage allotments H. R. 11060. A bill to amend section 313 (g) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended, relating to tobacco acreage allotments_-_ H. R. 11061. A bill to amend section 313 (g) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended, relating to tobacco acreage allotments... H. R. 11062. A bill to amend section 313 (g) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended, relating to tobacco acreage allotments.. H. R. 11063. A bill to amend section 313 (g) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended, relating to tobacco acreage allotments.. H. R. 11064. A bill to amend section 313 (g) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended, relating to tobacco acreage allotments.. H. R. 11065. A bill to amend section 313 (g) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended, relating to tobacco acreage allotments. -- Chelf, Hon. Frank, a Representative in Congress of the Fourth Con- gressional District of the State of Kentucky-- Perkins, Hon. Carl D., a Representative in Congress from the Seventh Congressional District of the State of Kentucky-- Spence, Hon. Brent, a Representative in Congress of the Fifth District Williams, Joe R., Director, Tobacco Division; accompanied by Jeff D. Johnson, Jr., Deputy Director; Frank R. Ellis, Chief of the Price Support Section; and Joseph J. Todd, Marketing Quota Section, Tobacco Division; Commodity Stabilization Service, Department TOBACCO ACREAGE ALLOTMENTS WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 1958 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SUBCOMMITTEE ON TOBACCO OF THE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, Washington, D. C. The subcommittee met, pursuant to notice, at 10 a. m., in room 1310, New House Office Building, Hon. Watkins M. Abbitt (chairman of the subcommittee) presiding. Present: Representatives Abbitt, Watts, Bass, Jennings, Matthews, and McIntire. Also present: Representatives Spence and Chelf; Mabel C. Downey, clerk. Mr. ABBITT. The meeting will come to order. I note we have some of the distinguished officials from the Department of Agriculture, Tobacco Division, present, and we will be glad to hear from them. We have under consideration H. R. 11043, H. R. 11048, H. R. 11059, H. R. 11060, H. R. 11061, H. R. 11062, H. R. 11063, H. R. 10064, and H. R. 11065. (The bills are as follows:) [H. R. 11043, 78th Cong., 2d sess.] A BILL To amend section 313 (g) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended, relating to tobacco acreage allotments Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 313 (g) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: "If in any calendar year more than one crop of tobacco is grown from (1) the same tobacco plants or (2) different tobacco plants, and is harvested for marketing from the same acreage of a farm, the acreage allotment next established for such farm shall be reduced by an amount equivalent to the acreage from which more than one crop of tobacco has been so grown and harvested." SEC. 2. The amendment made by this Act shall become effective beginning with the 1958 crop of tobacco. [H. R. 11058, 85th Cong., 2d sess.] A BILL To amend section 313 (g) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended, relating to tobacco acreage allotments Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 313 (g) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: "If in any calendar year more than one crop of tobacco is grown from (1) the same tobacco plants or (2) different tobacco plants, and is harvested for marketing from the same acreage of a farm, the acreage allotment next established for such farm shall be reduced by an amount equivalent to the acreage from which more than one crop of tobacco has been so grown and harvested." SEC. 2. The amendment made by this Act shall become effective beginning with the 1958 crop of tobacco. [H. R. 11059, 85th Cong., 2d sess.] A BILL To amend section 313 (g) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended, relating to tobacco acreage allotments Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 313 (g) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: "If in any calendar year more than one crop of tobacco is grown from (1) the same tobacco plants or (2) different tobacco plants, and is harvested for marketing from the same acreage of a farm, the acreage allotment next established for such farm shall be reduced by an amount equivalent to the acreage from which more than one crop of tobacco has been so grown and harvested." SEC. 2. The amendment made by this Act shall become effective beginning with the 1958 crop of tobacco. [H. R. 11060, 85th Cong., 2d sess.] A BILL To amend section 313 (g) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended, relating to tobacco acreage allotments Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 313 (g) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: "If in any calendar year more than one crop of tobacco is grown from (1) the same tobacco plants or (2) different tobacco plants, and is harvested for marketing from the same acreage of a farm, the acreage allotment next established for such farm shall be reduced by an amount equivalent to the acreage from which more than one crop of tobacco has been so grown and harvested." SEC. 2. The amendment made by this Act shall become effective beginning with the 1958 crop of tobacco. [H. R. 11061, 85th Cong., 2d sess.] A BILL To amend section 313 (g) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended, relating to tobacco acreage allotments Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 313 (g) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: "If in any calendar year more than one crop of tobacco is grown from (1) the same tobacco plants or (2) different tobacco plants, and is harvested for marketing from the same acreage of a farm, the acreage allotment next established for such farm shall be reduced by an amount equivalent to the acreage from which more than one crop of tobacco has been so grown and harvested.” SEC. 2. The amendment made by this Act shall become effective beginning with the 1958 crop of tobacco. [H. R. 11062, 85th Cong., 2d sess.] A BILL To amend section 313 (g) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended, relating to tobacco acreage allotments Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 313 (g) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: "If in any calendar year more than one crop of tobacco is grown from (1) the same tobacco plants, or (2) different tobacco plants, and is harvested for marketing from the same acreage of a farm, the acreage allotment next established for such farm shall be reduced by an amount equivalent to the acreage from which more than one crop of tobacco has been so grown and harvested." SEC. 2. The amendment made by this Act shall become effective beginning with the 1958 crop of tobacco. [H. R. 11063, 85th Cong., 2d sess.] A BILL To amend section 313 (g) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended, relating to tobacco acreage allotments Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 313 (g) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: "If in any calendar year more than one crop of tobacco is grown from (1) the same tobacco plants or (2) different tobacco plants, and is harvested for marketing from the same acreage of a farm, the acreage allotment next established for such farm shall be reduced by an amount equivalent to the acreage from which more than one crop of tobacco has been so grown and harvested." SEC. 2. The amendment made by this Act shall become effective beginning with the 1958 crop of tobacco. [H. R. 11064, 85th Cong., 2d sess.] A BILL To amend section 313 (g) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended, relating to tobacco acreage allotments Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 313 (g) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: "If in any calendar year more than one crop of tobacco is grown from (1) the same tobacco plants or (2) different tobacco plants, and is harvested for marketing from the same acreage of a farm, the acreage allotment next established for such farm shall be reduced by an amount equivalent to the acreage from which more than one crop of tobacco has been so grown and harvested." SEC. 2. The amendment made by this Act shall become effective beginning with the 1958 crop of tobacco. [H. R. 11065, 85th Cong., 2d sess.] A BILL To amend section 313 (g) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended, relating to tobacco acreage allotments Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 313 (g) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: "If in any calendar year more than one crop of tobacco is grown from (1) the same tobacco plants or (2) different tobacco plants, and is harvested for marketing from the same acreage of a farm, the acreage allotment next established for such farm shall be reduced by an amount equivalent to the acreage from which more than one crop of tobacco has been so grown and harvested." SEC. 2. The amendment made by this Act shall become effective beginning with the 1958 crop of tobacco. Mr. ABBITT. They deal with the so-called sucker tobacco problem. I think we would like to hear from Mr. Joe Williams. STATEMENT OF JOE R. WILLIAMS, DIRECTOR, TOBACCO DIVISION; ACCOMPANIED BY JEFF. D. JOHNSON, Jr., DEPUTY DIRECTOR, FRANK R. ELLIS, CHIEF OF THE PRICE SUPPORT SECTION, AND JOSEPH J. TODD, MARKETING QUOTA SECTION, TOBACCO DIVISION, COMMODITY STABILIZATION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Mr. WILLIAMS. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I am Joe R. Williams, Director of the Tobacco Division, CSS. I have with me this morning Mr. Jeff D. Johnson, Jr., Deputy Director of the Tobacco Division; Mr. Frank R. Ellis, Chief of the Price Support Section; and Mr. Joseph J. Todd, head of the Marketing Quota Section of the Tobacco Division, CSS. |