WHEAT ACEEAGE ALLOTMENTS AND MARKETING QUOTAS 



THURSDAY, MAY 5, 1949 



House of Representatives, 

 Special Subcommittee of the 



Committee on Agriculture, 



Washington, D. C. 

 The subcommittee met at 10 a. m., Hon. Stephen Pace (chah-man) 

 presiding. 



Mr. Pace. This morning we are beginning the study of the market- 

 ing quota law with respect to wheat, with the idea of modifying or 

 changing that law in such ways as may be necessary in the light of 

 developments since its enactment. We have allotted today, tomor- 

 row, and Saturday if necessary, to this hearing. 



The committee, of course, is exceedingly anxious to have the views 

 of the men who produce the wheat, under the philosophy that the best 

 legislation is that which is drawn after consultation with those most 

 directly affected. 



The hearing will open with a statement by Mr. R,. B. Taylor, who 

 speaks on behalf of the Oregon ^Vheat Growers League of Oregon, 

 Washington, and the northern Idaho area. 



We will be delighted to hear from you at this time, Mr. Taylor. 



STATEMENT OF R. B. TAYLOR, UMATILLA, OREG., ON BEHALF OF 

 THE OREGON WHEAT GROWERS LEAGUE 



Mr. Taylor. Mr. Pace and members of the committee, my name is 

 R. B. Taylor, wheat producer in Umatilla County, Oreg. I am here 

 to represent the Oregon ^^^leat Growers League and to present a plan 

 endorsed in general b}^ the farm organizations in the Pacific Northwest. 

 In 1941 I had the pleasure of appearing before your committee in 

 behalf of the certificate plan which was then under consideration in 

 the form of bill H. R. 3378, which had been introduced February 17, 

 1941, by Congressman Fulmer, who was then chairman of your com- 

 mittee. Congressman Pierce from our district introduced a similar 

 bill, H. R. 9273, on April 8, 1940. 



Incidentally, let me say that Sunday afternoon I called on Governor 

 Pierce, and when he learned I was coming here, he asked me to extend 

 his best wishes to you gentlemen with whom he served in Congress. 



Mr. Pace. We all remember him most pleasantly. 



Mr. Taylor. He is just as keen-minded and interested in things 

 as he ever was. 



Mr. Paulen Kaseberg, of Wasco, Oreg., appeared before your sub- 

 committee on April 1 of this year and presented the general principles 

 which the Oregon Wlieat Growers League and other organizations in 

 our region would like to see foUowed in developing a wheat policy for 



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