have some items in there that none of us want to buy. With your catalog of practices, I wonder if it hurts very much to carry practices in there where there is no requirement that they do use them. In other words, they have to accept that practice locally. I would like to know how many participants there were in these practices that are recommended for deletion from the catalog. I would like to have that information by States. If you don't have exact figures, I would like to have the best estimate now for the consideration of the committee. Mr. PETERSON. We can supply that, Mr. Chairman. I believe the last statistical summary of the program operations we have would be for the year 1956, showing the use of the practice, the units of the practice, the total cost sharing assistance for the practices used and the percentage of the total program represented by each individual practice, including those which we propose for deletion. Mr. WHITTEN. We would like to have the information shown fully. We don't mean to preclude you from adding other information that may make the picture clear. Mr. PETERSON. We will be glad to supply it, Mr. Chairman. (The following information was subsequently supplied :) The following table shows the extent of each practice carried out under the 1956 ACP, the portion of the total cost-sharing assistance which was used for each practice, and the net amount of cost-sharing or practice assistance used. Funds used for small cost-share increases, technical services, and operating expense are not included: 21494-58-pt. 3—18 Statistical summary of the 1956 agricultural conservation program-Conservation practices Measures primarily for improvement or protection of vegetative cover. Improvement of permanent cover for soil protection 1. Leveling land to permit more efficient use of water and to prevent erosion 1. C-14.. Number. 6, 528 2,602, 645 Lining irrigation ditches to conserve water and to control erosion. Constructing spreader terraces, ditches, or dikes to prevent erosion, or control runoff.. All other C-type practices. PRACTICES WITH BENEFITS OF LIMITED DURATION 24, 867, 474 Measures primarily for temporary protection from wind and water erosion.. 1 Includes incomplete practices for which the components performed under the 1956 ACP represent a reasonable accomplishment toward completion of the practices. 2 Does not include any acreage for which assistance for this material was given under another practice. 30.005 percent or less. 4 Includes only the acreage on which adequate drainage measures were completed under the 1956 ACP, except that data for incomplete practices are included. Includes only the acreage in irrigation systems for which the necessary reorganization work was completed under the 1956 ACP. Acreage is duplicated in those instances where more than one type of treatment was carried out on the same acre. 7 Includes emergency wind erosion control program, emergency flood program, and the emergency coffee grove restoration program. The following table shows for the 1956 ACP, the number of farms and the net amount of ACP assistance with respect to each of the practices which are proposed to be omitted for the 1959 program: Number of participating farms and cost-sharing assistance, 1956 agricultural conservation program, with respect to conservation practices proposed to be omitted from the 1959 agricultural conservation program (A-3) Increasing perennial or biennial cover in crop rotation State (B-4) Tillage operations on grazing land to control erosion and conserve moisture (B-5) Installing or deepening livestock wells to permit better grassland management 1 The amounts of assistance shown do not include small cost-share increases. In addition to the proposed omission from the program of the practices shown, other proposed changes would restrict the applicability of practices A-2, A-4, C-9, C-10, C-12, and C-13, as described in Mr. Paul M. Koger's statement above. 2 $50 or less. |