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the economic outlook for most farmers. On the down side, if the 

 average season price for grain and several other commodities does 

 not strengthen, we stand to lose thousands of good efficient family 

 owned farms in the coming years. The economic margin for survival 

 for many of these farms is literally that close. Many of these 

 farms survived the 1992 crop season only because of an above 

 average crop yield. 



I know the Chairman and Members of this Committee, together with 

 the new Secretary of Agriculture, will be dealing with several 

 issues in this Congress that will have a very important bearing on 

 prices and the ultimate well being of our farms and ranches. The 

 manner in which budget cuts are applied to commodity programs, the 

 Russian Credit problem, the outcome of international trade 

 negotiations will all have a very significant impact on the final 

 outcome . 



I again want to commend the Chairman and Members of this committee 

 for giving us the opportunity to appear before you today. The 

 National Farmers Organization look forward to working with you in 

 the coming year. 



