674 GENERAL FARM PROGRAM 



Mr. Pace. The reason I ask is that somebody suggested to me the 

 largest percentage was bemg farmed by people who live in other 

 States, who go in there and plant wheat and leave and then go back 

 at harvest time and harvest it and go back home again. 



Mr. Wales. A considerable amount of it is, but I think the largest 

 percentage you will find is produced by residents of the county in 

 which they are producing, or close by. 



Mr. Pace. But you have not checked those figures? 



Mr. Wales. I do not have the definite figures on it. 



Mr. Pace. Now, what is this development organization; is that an 

 organization of wheat growers? 



Mr. Wales. It includes wheat growers, businessmen, professional 

 men — everyone . 



Mr. Pace. It is just something to promote the economic welfare 

 of the State? 



Mr. Wales. That is right. 



Mr. Hope. I would like to ask one more question. As already 

 indicated, this question of the years we are going to use for the base is 

 very important to some areas. As I indicated, it is not important in 

 Kansas and is not important in some other States, but it is important 

 in your area. I am wondering what you would think of some pro- 

 gram — we will use another base than you are talking about; we will 

 use a 10- or a 5-year base — that would provide that you could not 

 cut any particular area down any more than a certain percent. I 

 am not suggesting what percent. I wonder if that would help solve 

 your problem in any way. 



Mr. Wales. In the position we are in, anything could help. That 

 can be answered very positively, I think. 



Mr. Hope. That is all. 



Mr. Pace. Thank you very much, Mr. Wales. 



Gentlemen, as heretofore agreed upon, we will stand adjourned 

 until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. 



(The subcommittee thereupon adjourned until tomorrow, Friday, 

 May 6, 1949, at 10 a. m.) 



