Show k- k I l kahn ahn hn Tells Con Congress ress Help Wool Growers Liquidate Or Li Field WASHINGTON April 20 U national National Wool Growers asked tod congress Tuesday to toI toa I a pr program gram to a encourage sheep raising pr fr or b liquidate th the industry J. J M. M Jones of Salt Lake City association secretary testified that tha the state ta e department apparently wants to wipe out the industry Buhe Bu But Buthe he told the senate agriculture committee committee com com- ml he does docs not think congress will concur Jones Jones' said Mid the industry needs 1 Adequate tariff protection 2 modernization of the parity formula 3 designation of wool as asa a basic a-basic commodity and 4 price support at 75 of ot parity as a disaster dis aster floor The committee is studying a range long-range farm bill Jones said the measure contains a price sup sup- port formula which would be ruinous ruinous ruin ruin- ous to the wool industry Jones JoncS' proposed that congress fix g grease re a as s e untreated pounds of wool as the annual b base c production and vary the support price between 60 and 00 O to parity as M production varied from the base figure He suggested suggested that the support price go up or down from 75 o of parity changing 1 for each pounds under or over the annual base production Estimates of the production would be made each year by the secretary of ot agri agri- culture Jones a ked that the wool parity price be figured on prices of the most recent 10 years The bill the committee is considering permits permit use of such a formula Parity is an artificial price designed designed designed de de- de- de signed to keep prices of the things the farmer Carmer sells In line with those of the things he bu rc IS c. c Under present present present pres- pres pres pres- ent law it is IS' based generally on price relationships of the 1914 1909 period Jones said his association also favors giving the agriculture secretary secretary secretary secre secre- tary the right to limit imports or impose import fees on farm products products products prod prod- when the volume of ot imports threatens any government price price- support program Such a provision he said would protect the government and en able the d domestic producer to maintain an equal economic position position post post- tion with other groups Wo We urge that wool be made a I ba basic c commodity as far as price and parity are arc concerned he continued continued continued contin contin- so that wool will never again come corne before congress in the form fonn of special legislation but will automatically automatically automatically auto auto- be considered with other agricultural legislation and thereby thereby thereby there there- by receive the same treatment |