Statement:
COMMISSIONER Mr. Kerby. Senator McClure and staff of the hearing group, my name is Darrell Kerby. I am county commissioner in Nez Perce County. My remarks, however, represent my own thought and not the official stand of the board of county commissioners of Nez Perce County. I'm testifying today as a citizen of Nez Perce County, as a farmer and one who has grown some timber over a period of time. And my testimony is going to be very short and related to the principle of harvesting a crop when it reaches a stage of maturity. Any crop after it reaches a state of maturity that is not harvested is a waste. I think that there is a limit to the area that we can put in the category of having a mature crop which is deteriorating and not being harvested and not contributing to the economic wellbeing of our country. This is very simply stated. But I think it is at 32-427 0—84 27 410 the heart of the issue. And I just want to reiterate that I do not feel that we can afford to have too many additional acres that is growing crops and having the mature portion of those crops sitting there rotting in the forest. We simply cannot afford it.
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