87767 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE HEARINGS BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-FIFTH CONGRESS JAMIE L, WHITTEN, Mississippi, Chairman FRED MARSHALL, Minnesota H. CARL ANDERSEN, Minnesota Ross P. POPE, Staff Assistant to the Subcommittee ᏢᎪᎡᎢ 4 AGRICULTURAL CONSERVATION PROGRAM COMMODITY STABILIZATION SERVICE GREAT PLAINS PROGRAM LANGUAGE CHANGES AND GENERAL PROVISIONS SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE SOIL BANK PROGRAM SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICE Printed for the use of the Committee on Appropriations UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 1957 DEPARTME GE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS CLARENCE CANNON, Missouri, Chairman MAHON, Texas HARRY R. SHERPARD, California ALFRED D. SIEMINSKI, New Jersey EDWARD P. BOLAND, Massachusetts DON MAGNUSON, Washington WILLIAM H. NATCHER, Kentucky WINFIELD K. DENTON, Indiana TOM STEED, Oklahoma HUGH Q. ALEXANDER, North Carolina JAMES B. BOWLER, Illinois JOHN TABER, New York RICHARD B. WIGGLESWORTH, Massachusetts H. CARL ANDERSEN, Minnesota FREDERIC R. COUDERT, JR., New York EARL WILSON, Indiana BENJAMIN F. JAMES, Pennsylvania GERALD R. FORD, JR., Michigan EDWARD T. MILLER, Maryland CHARLES W. VURSELL, Illinois HAROLD C. OSTERTAG, New York FRANK T. BOW, Ohio HAMER H. BUDGE, Idaho CHARLES RAPER JONAS, North Carolina MELVIN R. LAIRD, Wisconsin KENNETH SPRANKLE, Clerk and Staff Director DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATIONS FOR 1958 TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 1957. STATEMENT OF THE SECRETARY WITNESSES HON. EZRA TAFT BENSON, SECRETARY EARL L. BUTZ, ASSISTANT SECRETARY ERVIN L. PETERSON, ASSISTANT SECRETARY KENNETH L. SCOTT, DIRECTOR, AGRICULTURAL CREDIT SERVICES DON PAARLBERG, ASSISTANT TO THE SECRETARY JOSEPH C. WHEELER, DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND BUDGET OFFICER Mr. WHITTEN. The committee will come to order. We are pleased to have with us today the Secretary of Agriculture. We are glad to have you, Mr. Benson, as well as your associates. Secretary BENSON. Thank you,, Mr. Chairman. I am pleased to be here with my associates. I would like to express appreciation for the fine cooperation we have had from this committee as it has been reported to me from many members of our staff who have been here before you at the hearings. Mr. WHITTEN. Thank you. We have had very good cooperation from them and we are appreciative of that. The reason, I might say, Mr. Secretary, for having your appearance so late in our hearings is because we wanted to have your opinions on several new programs. There have been various new programs such as the soil bank and the Great Plains program started in the past year and we thought that at this time you would be in a little better shape to know what the situation is and also might be more helpful to the committee. So that is the reason we delayed your appearance until this late point in the proceedings. Secretary BENSON. Thank you. Shall I proceed with my prepared statement? Mr. WHITTEN. We will be glad to have you do so. Secretary BENSON. And then we will try to answer later any questions you may have. Mr. WHITTEN. Thank you. Will you proceed? GENERAL STATEMENT Secretary BENSON. Mr. Chairman and members of the committee, in response to your invitation, I am pleased to again discuss with you the progress of agriculture. (1547) |