SPEAKER INDEX CONTENTS INSERTS ACKERMAN 16 17 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 36 38 39 40 41 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 BARRETT 31 32 33 34 66 67 68 69 73 77 79 BILL 90 103 106 BODDIFORD 58 70 72 74 76 77 79 80 81 83 BOSSMAN 63 67 68 72 BRICHLER 84 102 103 106 107 CASPARY 96 104 105 107 CHAMBLISS 43 44 45 46 73 74 75 76 77 CONDIT 27 28 29 30 46 47 48 77 78 79 CROMLEY 61 72 73 75 76 79 80 82 DEAR KEN 176 EVERSON 94 104 105 EWING 1 16 17 21 24 25 26 27 31 34 38 41 50 53 57 58 61 63 81 83 87 90 93 96 99 102 103 104 105 106 107 GILMAN 22 JEFF WAINWRIGHT 177 JENKINS 48 49 50 79 80 81 JONES 54 70 74 KENNETH D. ACKERMAN 175 KINGSTON 57 81 82 83 MCCLURE 50 68 69 70 72 MILLER 87 102 105 POMEROY 34 37 38 41 69 70 71 72 SMITH 38 39 40 41 STENHOLM 41 43 WISE 99 104 105 107 CONTENTS SPEAKERS INSERTS OPENING STATEMENT OF HON. THOMAS W. EWING, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF ILLINOIS PAGE 1 STATEMENT OF KENNETH ACKERMAN, ADMINISTRATOR, RISK MANAGEMENT AGENCY, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE PAGE 16 STATEMENT OF HON. BENJAMIN A. GILMAN, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF NEW YORK PAGE 22 STATEMENT OF TERRY McCLURE, OHIO FARM BUREAU BOARD MEMBER, GROVER HILL, OHIO, ON BEHALF OF AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FEDERATION PAGE 50 STATEMENT OF FRANK B. JONES, JR., NATIONAL COTTON COUNCIL PAGE 54 STATEMENT OF JOE BODDIFORD, CHAIRMAN, NATIONAL PEANUT GROWERS GROUP, SCREVEN COUNTY, GA PAGE 58 STATEMENT OF LEE CROMLEY, FARMER, BROOKLET, GA PAGE 61 STATEMENT OF DAVID A. BOSSMAN, PRESIDENT, AMERICAN FEED INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION PAGE 63 STATEMENT OF RONALD L. BRICHLER, SENIOR VICE-PRESIDENT, GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY, OVERLAND PARK, KS, AND CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, NATIONAL CROP INSURANCE SERVICES PAGE 84 STATEMENT OF MICHAEL A. MILLER, PRESIDENT, BLAKELY CROP HAIL, INC., TOPEKA, KS, ON BEHALF OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CROP INSURERS PAGE 87 STATEMENT OF RICHARD BILL, ACTUARY, COUNTRY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, BLOOMINGTON, IL, ON BEHALF OF THE CROP INSURANCE RESEARCH BUREAU PAGE 90 STATEMENT OF DENNIS EVERSON, SENIOR VICE-PRESIDENT, FIRST DAKOTA NATIONAL BANK, YANKTON, SD, ON BEHALF OF THE AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAGE 93 STATEMENT OF JAMES CASPARY, PRESIDENT AND CEO, FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CLIFTON, CLIFTON, IL, ON BEHALF OF THE INDEPENDENT BANKERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA PAGE 96 STATEMENT OF WILLIAM H. WISE, JR., EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, PEE DEE FARM CREDIT, ACA, FLORENCE, SC, ON BEHALF OF THE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL PAGE 99 INSERTS SPEAKERS CONTENTS NO INSERTS IN THIS HEARING