23102 COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-FIFTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION ON H. R. 9518, H. R. 9519, H. R. 9532, H. R. 9535, MAY 20 AND 21, 1958 Printed for the use of the Committee on Agriculture Serial RR PART 2 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 1958 CONTENTS Budge, Hon. Hamer H., a Representative in Congress from the State 169 Marsh, Edwin E., executive secretary, National Wool Growers Asso- Im Masche, Frank W., Department of Agriculture. 154 139 146 Pfost, Hon. Gracie, a Representative in Congress from the State of 138 Sisk, Hon. B. F., of the 12th District of the State of California.. 170 128 Ullman, Hon. Al, a Representative in Congress from the Second Dis- 131 Upsal, Paul, president of the South Dakota Farmers' Union... 165 171 Projections of payments under wool payment program and duty Apparel wool consumption and fabric production within the Knutson, Hon. Coya, Washington, D. C., letter of May 20, 1958- Miller, Hon. A. L., Washington, D. C., letter and telegram of Porter, Hon. Charles O., Washington, D. C., letter of May 19, 1958. 139 III EXTEND NATIONAL WOOL ACT OF 1954 TUESDAY, MAY 20, 1958 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SUBCOMMITTEE ON LIVESTOCK AND FEED GRAINS 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. W. R. Poage (chairman of the subcommittee) presiding. Present: Representatives Poage, Jennings, Matthews, Hill, Harvey, and Simpson. Also present: Representatives Hagen, Johnson, McIntire, Dixon, Quie, Harrison, and Fisher. Mabel C. Downey, clerk. Mr. POAGE. We are meeting here this morning to further consider the wool situation. I see we have several Members of Congress here whom I presume wish to discuss the wool bill. We would be glad to hear from any of you. STATEMENT OF HON. WAYNE ASPINALL, A REPRESENTATIVE Mr. ASPINALL. Mr. Chairman, I would ask permission to have my statement filed as if read, and then I will speak but just a moment to the bill. Mr. POAGE. We will be glad to proceed that way, and without objection your statement will be made a part of the record. Mr. ASPINALL. Mr. Chairman, I am happy to appear before you today in behalf of a measure which I introduced in the Congress last summer to extend the provisions of the National Wool Act beyond its present expiration date of March 31, 1959. I introduced this bill, first of all, because of its great importance to my own district of western Colorado. I also introduced this bill because it is a measure which is vital not only to the entire State of Colorado but because of its benefits to all of the Nation as well. There are about 1,200,000 stock sheep in the State of Colorado. A large percentage of these harvest the natural grass resources of the 125 |