HEARINGS BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL POLICY AND THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, MARKETING, AND STABILIZATION OF PRICES OF THE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY NINETY-FOURTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION ON S. 2256 A BILL TO AMEND THE UNITED STATES GRAIN STANDARDS ACT IN ORDER TO ESTABLISH A FEDERAL GRAIN INSPECTION AGENCY TO REQUIRE THAT INSPECTIONS MADE UNDER SUCH ACT BE MADE BY FEDERAL EMPLOYEES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES, S. 2297 A BILL TO AMEND THE U.S. GRAIN STANDARDS ACT TO IMPROVE A BILL TO AMEND THE U.S. GRAIN STANDARDS ACT TO PROVIDE FOR A BILL TO PROVIDE FOR U.S. STANDARDS AND A NATIONAL INSPEC- 70-654 PART 8 MARCH 16, 1976 Printed for the use of the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY HERMAN E. TALMADGE, Georgia, Chairman SUBCOMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, MARKETING, AND WALTER D. HUDDLESTON, Kentucky, Chairman Statement of— CONTENTS Brooks, William F., president, National Grain Trade Council.. Donahoo, Alvin W., executive vice president, Minneapolis Grain Hofer, Glen D., vice president, Grain Division, National Council of Page 32 152 81 65 156 99 Hofstrand, Harold R., president, U.S. Durum Growers Association, Huddleston, Hon. Walter D., a U.S. Senator from Kentucky. McKee, David E., Collingwood Grain, Inc., and Kansas Grain and McNamee, Virgil A., chief grain inspector, Toledo Board of Trade, Vanderford, L. E., president, Memphis Board of Trade, and manager, Vorhoff, Gilbert H., president, New Orleans Board of Trade, New Voth, George, executive vice president, Far-Mar-Co., Inc., Hutchin- 183 120 107 169 148 122 106 Webber, Clyde M., president, American Federation of Government 127 Williamson, John A., Jr., chief grain inspector and president, South 112 Miscellaneous documents S. 2256_ Department of Agriculture report on S. 2256. Department of Agriculture report on S. 2297. Department of Agriculture report on S. 2326_. Department of Agriculture report on S. 3055.. Letter from C. Philip Manger, president, Baltimore Chamber of Letter from D. M. Mennel, president, The Mennel Milling Co., to |