[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 29 (Wednesday, March 16, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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[Congressional Record: March 16, 1994]
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   IN APPRECIATION OF JEREMIAH WADSWORTH'S SERVICE TO THE PEOPLE OF 
   CONNECTICUT AND THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE'S AGRICULTURAL 
                 STABILIZATION AND CONSERVATION SERVICE

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                         HON. NANCY L. JOHNSON

                             of connecticut

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 16, 1994

  Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut. Mr. Speaker, it is with great pride and 
respect that I rise to pay tribute to Connecticut's recently retired 
District Director of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural 
Stabilization and Conservation Service [USDA-ASCS], Mr. Jeremiah 
Wadsworth. Mr. Wadsworth's commitment to enhancing the knowledge of the 
farming community, combined with his involvement in the implementation 
of programs like the Federal Disaster Assistance Program deserve 
recognition.
  Mr. Wadsworth first served as Connecticut's USDA-ASCS State executive 
director in Hartford from August 19, 1973 through August 20, 1977. He 
was then transferred to the USDA-ASCS Headquarters in Washington, DC, 
where he served in the Environmental Quality and Land Use Division from 
August 21, 1977, to October 29, 1983. On October 30, 1983, Mr. 
Wadsworth returned to his home State of Connecticut where he continued 
to serve until his retirement as USDA-ASCS District Director on 
February 24, 1994.
  The former mayor of Farmington, CT and chairman of the Farmington 
Town Council from 1967 to 1973, Mr. Wadsworth is credited with having 
provided continual guidance to the Connecticut ASCS County Committee 
System, a local farmer-elected committee system with regional 
implementation responsibilities for Federal farm programs in 
Connecticut's eight counties. In addition, Wadsworth served on the 
FarmCity Week Committee, designed to bring greater agricultural 
awareness and knowledge to more urban, nonfarm communities. A graduate 
of the University of Connecticut's School of Agriculture, Wadsworth has 
been an active participant in numerous conservation organizations 
including the Connecticut Milk Producers Association, the Consolidated 
Milk Producers Association, Yankee Milk, Inc., Eastern Artificial 
Insemination Cooperative and the Hartford County Farm Bureau.
  On March 16, Jeremiah Wadsworth will celebrate his retirement after 
21 years of service with the USDA-ASCS. It is my wish as well as that 
of the many others who have had the good fortune of working with him, 
that he be honored for his commitment to Connecticut agriculture and to 
the future of the American farmer.

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