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that might be made now would be ineffective, so far as 1950 is 

 concerned? 



Mr. WooLLEY. We have tried not to. Of course, the large body of 

 the data that has been obtained is adaptable enough to any change 

 that might conceivably be made. 



Mr. Pace. It covers the 10 years? 



Mr. WooLLEY. The wheat data? 



Mr. Pace. Yes. 



Mr. WooLLEY. No, it does not cover 10 years in detail. 



Mr. Pace. Does the present law require 10 years? 



Mr. WooLLEY. The present law is 10 years with respect to State 

 and county allotments, but not with respect to farm allotments; 

 the farm allotments are based upon tillage, crop rotation, topography, 

 and soil practices. 



Of course we could use the BAE figures ; there would be no question 

 about them, and that would be a simple matter and would not create 

 any problem. 



Mr. Hope. Mr. Woolley, you have had the State committees in 

 here from the wheat States? 



Mr. Woolley. That is correct. 



Mr. Hope. Sometime back? 



Mr. Woolley. That is right. 



Mr. Hope. And you had them make their recommendations? 



Mr. Woolley. That is correct. 



Mr. Hope. Are you at liberty to say what the recommendations 

 were with reference to this matter of the base for States, county, and 

 farm acreage allotments? 



Mr. Woolley. 1 do not have those recommendations with me at 

 the present time, Mr. Hope, but fundamentally what they wanted to 

 do was to stay with the crop rotation practices, tillable acreage with 

 respect to the on farm, which is one of the main important matters. 

 I do not recall whether the recommendations go from 10 to 5 years 

 for the county allotments or State allotments or not; I do not recall 

 that ofthand. 



Mr. Hope. Have you received the recommendations from other 

 groups either in or out of the Department with reference to what 

 changes, if any, could be made in the present program? 



Mr. Woolley. There have been all kinds of suggestions made and 

 analyzed, and it is that result that is finally being integrated into this 

 drafted legislation. 



Mr. Sutton. Can you give us an idea what are the major recom- 

 mendations, or what the recommendations are going to be? 



Mr. Woolley. The major recommendation that has been made is 

 one with reference to two-price system, which has been discussed 

 many times. 



Mr. Sutton. Is that being recommended? 



Mr. Woolley. Oh, no; but that is one of the major suggestions 

 that have been made, which is not incorporated in our recommenda- 

 tions. 



Mr. Sutton. It is not being incorporated? 



Mr. Woolley. No. 



Mr. Pace. We had that suggestion made to us yesterday. 



Mr. Woolley. Yes. 



