212 WESTERN HEMISPHERE IMMIGRATION

STATEMENT OF RALPH H. TAYLOR, SACRAMENTO, CALIF,
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY AGRICULTURAL LEGISLATIVE COM-MITTEE
 OF CALIFORNIA

Mr. Tayror. Mr. Chairman and gentlemen, my name is Ralph H.
Taylor, Sacramento, Calif., executive secretary of the Agricultural
Legislative Committee of California. I would like to leave my card
here, on the inside of which are the names of the individual organizations
 that I represent in California.
The CuairMAN. You represent several organizations?
Mr. TavLor. Yes, sir.
Mr. Free. Read them to the committee.
Mr. TavLor. I represent just a trifle over half the farmers of
California, including the California Almond Growers’ Exchange,
California Lima Bean Growers’ Association, California Peach and
Fig Growers, California Cattlemen’s Association, California Fruit
Growers’ Exchange, Poultry Producers of Central California (Inc.),
Sebastopol Apple Growers’ Union, Sun-Maid Raisin Growers of California,
 Central California Berry Growers’ Association (Inc.), California
 Prune and Apricot Growers’ Association, Rice Growers’ Association
 of California, Poultry Producers of Southern California (Inec.),
California Fruit Exchange, California Pear Growers’ Association,
California Walnut Growers’ Association, Poultry Producers of San
Diego, California Wool Growers’ Association, California Cooperative
Canneries, California Cooperative Producers, Calavo Growers of
California, California Grape Growers’ Exchange, California Canning
Peach Growers, California Milk Producers’ Association, California
Dairymen’s Federation, Challenge Cream and Butter Association,
The Poultry Keepers’ Association, Deglet Noor Date Growers’ Association,
 California Vineyardists’ Association, and Fontana Producers’
Egg and Supply Co.
, Mr. EsterLy. What is the total membership represented by that
ist?
Mr. Tavror. It depends on whether you figure it gross or net.
If you figure it gross, it is considerably over 100,000; if you bring it
down to the net members, it is approximately 65,000 to 70,000.
Mr. Esterry. That means if there is no overlapping?
Mer. Tavror. Yes; taking out the duplications there would be
85,000 or 70,000 members.
The CralRMAN. That means how many farmers in California?
Mr. TavrLor. You can figure that out on the number of farmers
per farm. These memberships in these organizations are on a farm
basis, one membership to one farm, because it is on the basis of a
contract between the farm operators and these organizations. So
that there is no duplication on the farm. You would probably multiply
 that by anywhere from three to five to get the number of farmers
 it represents.
Myr. Chairman, might I just answer one thing that Mr. Box mentioned
 a moment ago when Mr. Hart was testifying, in regard to our
California Legislature. It happens to be my responsibility to represent
 these organizations before the legislature. That is my major
responsibility. During the last session of the legislature I was there
throughout the session. This iinmigration legislation that was then