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Senator Holland. Thank yon. 



Mr. PoAGE. Mr. Colmer, would it be convenient for you to come 

 back this afternoon after we have completed the hearings of the 

 mohair group? 



Mr. CoLMER. Mr. Chairman, it would be convenient for us to come 

 back at any time that suits the convenience of the committee. I had 

 gotten the impression from the chairman that we would go on right 

 after recess. 



Mr. PoAGE. The chairman told me that was the arrangement that 

 had been made. 



Mr. CoLMER. That is perfectly all right. What time do you sug- 

 gest we be back? 



Mr. PoAGE. Of course, we cannot guarantee the time. They have 

 suggested it would take about 30 minutes. 



Mr. CoLMER. Would you suggest we be back here at 2:30? 



Mr. PoAGE. I think that would be well. And the committee will 

 take a recess until 2. 



(At 12:25 a recess was taken until 2 p. m. of the same day.) 



AFTER RECESS 



(Pursuant to taking the noon recess, the subcommittee reconvened 

 at 2 p. m.) 



Mr. Pace. We will now resume the hearing on tung oil. Mr. 

 Colmer, you will present your next witness. 



Mr. Colmer. Thank you. The next witness we have who has a 

 brief statement is Dr. R. J. Saville, head of the department of agri- 

 cultural economics, Mississippi State College of Agriculture, repre- 

 senting Mr. Si Coller, the State commissioner, and the Mississippi 

 State Agricultural Coordinating Commission. 



Mr. Pace. We will be delighted to hear from you. 



STATEMENT OF DR. E. J. SAVILLE, MISSISSIPPI STATE COLLEGE 



OF AGRICULTURE 



Dr. Saville. I have a prepared statement. 



Mr. Pace. You may proceed. 



Dr. Saville. This statement has been prepared by the Mississippi 

 Agricultural Experiment Station. 



The economic well-being of many people in the tung-producing 

 area of south Mississippi, and for the Gulf coast tung area in other 

 States as well, is dependent in considerable measure upon the future 

 stability and relative profitableness of tung production. The recent 

 and present price situation for tung oil threatens seriously the 

 future of the industry. This statement points out the significance to 

 the people of the area of having a permanent tung industry, and the 

 particular circumstances which need to be considered by the Govern- 

 ment in its agricultural policies and programs with respect to this 

 industry. 



Tung nuts are produced in six States along the Gulf coast — Ala- 

 bama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. Missis- 

 sippi is the largest producer with about two-fifths of the total produc- 

 tion (exhibit A). That is statistics from the Bureau of Agricultural 

 Economics on production. 



