H.R. 127, H.R. 309, H.R. 2380, H.R. 2718, H.R.

2719, H.R. 2720, H.R. 2766, H.R. 2803, H.R. 2880,

H.R. 2881, H.R. 2970, H.R. 3070, H.R. 4167, H.R.

4168, H.R. 5234, and H.R. 5441

FEBRUARY 18, 19, MARCH 4, 5, 6, 11, AND APRIL 20, 1959

COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE
HAROLD D. COOLEY, North Carolina, Chairman
W. R. POAGE, Texas, Vice Chairman

CONTENTS

H.R. 127. A bill to create an Agricultural Research and Industrial Board;

to define its powers and duties; and for other purposes.

H.R. 309. A bill to create an Agricultural Research and Industrial Board;

to define its powers and duties; and for other purposes.

H.R. 2380. A bill to provide for further research relating to new and

improved uses which offer expanding markets for farm and forest prod-

ucts, to assist the States to provide additional facilities for research at

the State agricultural experiment stations, and for other purposes__

H.R. 2718. A bill to provide for further research relating to new and

improved uses which offer expanding markets for farm and forest prod-

ucts, to assist the States to provide additional facilities for research at

the State agricultural experiment stations, and for other purposes..

H.R. 2719. A bill to provide for further research relating to new and im-

proved uses which offer expanding markets for farm and forest products,

to assist the States to provide additional facilities for research at the

State agricultural experiment stations, and for other purposes _ _ _

H.R. 2720. A bill to provide for further research relating to new and im-

proved uses which offer expanding markets for farm and forest products,

to assist the States to provide additional facilities for research at the

State agricultural experiment stations, and for other purposes.

H.R. 2766. A bill to provide for further research relating to new and im-

proved uses which offer expanding markets for farm and forest products,

to assist the States to provide additional facilities for research at the

State agricultural experiment stations, and for other purposes

H.R. 2803. A bill to provide for further research relating to new and im-

proved uses which offer expanding markets for farm and forest products,

to assist the States to provide additional facilities for research at the

State agricultural experiment stations, and for other purposes

H.R. 2880. A bill to provide for further research relating to new and im-

proved uses which offer expanding markets for farm and forest products,

to assist the States to provide additional facilities for research at the

State agricultural experiment stations, and for other purposes

H.R. 2881. A bill to create an Agricultural Research and Industrial Board,

to define its powers and duties; and for other purposes.

H.R. 2970. A bill to provide for the increased use of agricultural products

for industrial purposes:

H.R. 3070. A bill to create an Agricultural Research and Industrial Board,

to define its powers and duties; and for other purposes.

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H.R. 4167. A bill to provide for the increased use of agricultural products

for industrial purposes.

H.R. 4168. A bill to amend title II of the Agricultural Act of 1956 so as

to provide for the utilization of surplus agricultural products through the

use in motor fuels of alcohol manufactured from agricultural products

grown on farms in the United States..

H.R. 5234. A bill to provide for a scientific study and research program

for the purpose of developing increased and additional industrial uses

of agricultural products, and to increase the income of farmers, and for

other purposes.

H.R. 5441. A bill to provide for further research relating to new and

improved uses which offer expanding markets for farm and forest

products, to assist the States to provide additional facilities for research

at the State agricultural experiment stations and for other purposes- - - -

III

Statement of-

Avery, Hon. William H., a representative in Congress from the First

Congressional District of the State of Kansas

Page

273

Beckenbach, J. R., director, University of Florida, Agricultural Ex-

periment Station.

115

Blake, Rhea, for the National Cotton Council, Memphis, Tenn.,

accompanied by Ray Provost and Robert Coker_

189

Brinkley, Homer L., executive vice president, National Council of
Farmer Cooperatives.-

246

Brock, Hon. Larry, a Representative in Congress from the Third Con-
gressional District of the State of Nebraska__

292

Butz, E. L., dean, College of Agriculture, Purdue University.

121

Coker, Robert, adviser to the board of directors, National Cotton

Council, Hartsville, S.C.

197

Counihan, Donald M., of the American Corn Millers' Federation..

Curtis, Hon. Carl T., a United States Senator from the State of

Nebraska

270

296

Hawkins, L. E., director, Agricultural Experiment Station, Oklahoma
State University..

108

284

Hemphill, Hon. Robert W., a Representative in Congress from the

Fifth Congressional District of the State of South Carolina_-

Johnson, Reuben, coordinator, National Farmers Union----

Kee, Hon. Elizabeth, a Representative in Congress from the Fifth

Congressional District of the State of West Virginia....

Lambert, Dean W. V., University of Nebraska, College of Agriculture..
Linn, Dr. Carl B., coordinator of exploratory research, Universal Oil
Products Co., Des Plaines, Ill

McIntire, Hon. Clifford G., a Representative in Congress from the
State of Maine-

Mercker, A. E., executive director, National Potato Council.
Myers, Harold E., dean, College of Agriculture, University of Arizona,
and chairman, Legislative Subcommittee, Experiment Station Com-
mittee on Organization and Policy, Association of Land Grant Col-
leges and State Universities; accompanied by E. L. Butz, dean,
College of Agriculture, Purdue University; L. E. Hawkins, director,
Oklahoma Agricultural Experiment Station; J. G. Horsfall, director,
Connecticut (New Haven) Agricultural Experiment Station; D. W.
Thorne, director, Utah Agricultural Experiment Station; F. E.
Price, dean, College of Agriculture, Oregon State College and chair-
man utilization research subcommittee; L. B. Howard, dean, College
of Agriculture, University of Illinois; and Russell I. Thackrey,
executive secretary, Association of Land Grant Colleges and State
Universities..

National Association of Manufacturers...

Peterson, Hon. E. L., assistant secretary, accompanied by Dr.

B. T. Shaw, administrator; Dr. G. W. Irving, deputy adminis-

trator, Dr. G. E. Hilbert, director, foreign contracts and grants

program; Dr. E. C. Elting, Deputy Administrator, Agricultural

Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Provost, Ray, Producers Cotton Oil Co., Fresno, Calif.

Steed, Hon. Tom, a Representative in Congress from the State of

Oklahoma__

Voorhees, Herbert, president, New Jersey Farm Bureau and member,

American Farm Bureau Federation Board of Directors; accom-

panied by John C. Lynn, legislative director, American Farm Bureau

Federation..

Welch, Frank J., dean, College of Agriculture, University of Ken-

tucky, and member of Presidents' Commission on Industrial Uses..

Welsh, J. Leroy, president, Butler-Welsh Grain Co., Omaha, Nebr.,

and Chairman, President's Bipartisan Commission on Increased

Industrial Use of Agricultural Products---

Additional data submitted to the subcommittee by-

Abernethy, Hon. Thomas G.:

Basic views concerning program development, report of the

Commission, Senate Document No. 45, 85th Congress, 1957---

Huffman, Roy E., dean of agriculture, Montana State College,

Bozeman, Mont., letter of February 14, 1959

National Grange, Washington, D.C., letter of April 16, 1959-

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Statement of-Continued

Department of Agriculture:

Appropriations for research, U.S. Department of Agriculture and

the State agricultural experiment stations, fiscal years 1946-54 Page

and 1955-60 (2 tables) -

Appropriations under Research and Marketing Act of 1946

(table) -

80-81

Distribution of Federal funds estimated to be available for

agricultural and forest research, fiscal year 1959 (table).

Experiment stations (chart).

Farm research (chart).......

Fiscal year 1959 budget request and appropriations for utilization
research (table) - - -

Marketing research (chart) _ .

Organization for research coordination and program development

(chart)

65

Dixon, Hon. Henry A.:

Utah State University, Wynne Thorne, director, letter of Febru-

ary 23, 1959_.

138

Hawkins, L. E.:

Capital structures and land needed for agricultural research in the

States (tables).

111-112

Marketing and utilization research at State agricultural experi-

ment stations.

138

Lambert, Dean W. V.:

Linn, Dr. Carl B.:

Estimated use of 1954 of various crops for industrial purposes and

the value of such crops are shown in tables 1 and 2.

151

Chemical materials-anhydrous hydrogen fluoride catalyzes the

condensation of aromatics with carbohydrates___

185

Welsh, J. Leroy:

Catalyzed condensation of aromatic compounds with carbohy-

drates__

177

Chemicals.

183