COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE ONE HUNDRED FIFTH CONGRESS For sale by the U.S. Government Printing Office Superintendent of Documents, Congressional Sales Office, Washington, DC 20402 ISBN 0-16-054333-9 COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE ROBERT F. (BOB) SMITH, Oregon, Chairman LARRY COMBEST, Texas, Vice Chairman BILL BARRETT, Nebraska JOHN N. HOSTETTLER, Indiana SAXBY CHAMBLISS, Georgia JO ANN EMERSON, Missouri CHARLES W. (CHIP) PICKERING, BOB SCHAFFER, Colorado CHARLES W. STENHOLM, Texas, JOHN ELIAS BALDACCI, Maine PROFESSIONAL STAFF PAUL UNGER, Majority Staff Director DAVID S. REDMOND, Communications Director SUBCOMMITTEE ON FORESTRY, RESOURCE CONSERVATION, AND RESEARCH KF27 Page Bennett, Harold Bob, Texas State Executive Director, Farm Service Agency Cooksie, Carolyn B., Deputy Administrator, Farm Loan Programs, U.S. De- Harmon, Bill, president, Lubbock Production Credit Association SUBMITTED MATERIAL Schnell, Mike, president, First State Bank, submitted statement Sherrill, Stephen, letter of February 12, 1997 to Mr. Townsen, |