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the amount needed for the over-all domestic consumption, but why 

 have this complicated formula? 



Mr. Hill. Exploring further this question: I am very much inter- 

 ested, because it seems to me you would need to have this break-down 

 of the consumption, different types of consumption in determining the 

 com acreage allotment and the trends. Now my question, for my 

 own personal information is this: Not long ago I was talking to some- 

 one about the use of corn as a food for people. What is the trend in 

 the consumption of com per person as a food for people? 



Mr. Walker. It has gone up from about 14.8 bushels per capita to 

 about 17 bushels per capita. 



Mr. Hill. When you give those figures, I would like also to get the 

 figures 



Mr. Pace. I do not think those figures are in answer to your 

 question. 



Mr. Hill. I wanted the figures showing the per capita consumption 

 of corn for people, that is, where people eat it in the form of corn meal, 

 and so forth. 



Mr. Walker. You mean consumed directly as food? 



Mr. Hill. Yes. 



Mr. Walker. I will be glad to get you the figures for that. 



Mr. Hill. Is it going up or down? 



Mr. Walker. As far as information available to me is concerned, 

 I would say that there is not much change. 



Mr. Hill. There is not much change? 



Mr. Walker. I think there is not much change. 



Mr. Hill. Then the next question: In talking about the surplus 

 corn stocks, if we are going to have a surplus of corn in the United 

 States, rather than spending a lot of time trying to find out ways to 

 dacrease the corn acreage, as the Secretary was talking about yesterday 

 and even as we are considering it now, why not spend a little more 

 time, I mean the Department, in trying to develop more consumers of 

 com. As you know, com is a new crop, and I do not think you will 

 find there is much corn grown in other sections of the world — in fact, 

 I think at the beginning of the war, I know when we were in Europe 

 we found places where they did not know much about how to use corn 

 as a human food. 



Mr. Walker. That is right. 



Mr. Hill. They have to be educated. I wish you would get the 

 figures for the use of the committee to show whether or not there is a 

 decrease or increase in the use of corn as a human food. 



Mr. Walker. I will be glad to do that. 



STATEMENT OF FRANK WOOLLEY, DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR, 

 PRODUCTION AND MARKETING ADMINISTRATION 



Mr. Woolley. Mr. Chairman, I have some figures on that. 



Mr. Pace. Give your name for the record, Mr. Woolley. 



Mr. Woolley. Frank Woolley, Deputy Administrator, Production 

 and Marketing Administration. 



The consumption of corn products in the form of corn meal: The 

 average consumption per capita for the period 1935-39 was 22.9 

 pounds, per person. 



