[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 82 (Monday, June 26, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1110]
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                       CONGRATULATING JACK STONE

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                         HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, June 26, 2000

  Mr. RADANOVICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Jack Stone 
for receiving the 2000 Distinguished California Agriculturalist Award. 
Mr. Stone, a native of Kings County, has given us a lifetime of service 
and dedication to agriculture in our state.
  In 1940, Mr. Stone started a small farming project near Five Points. 
He sold the farm in 1942 and married his wife Hilda. He then spent the 
next four years in the Army Corps of Engineers, where he retired as a 
Captain. Mr. Stone returned to farming in 1946 and started J.G. Stone 
Land Company, growing grain and cotton.
  Mr. Stone was selected to be president in 1972, four years after 
being appointed to the Westland's Water District board of directors. 
During his time as president he led the district through years of 
challenges. These include two severe droughts, the Reclamation Reform 
Act of 1982, the Kesterson Reservoir controversy, and the CVP 
Improvement Act of 1992. He retired in 1993, after 21 years of service 
with the Westlands board.
  Mr. Stone has served on numerous boards of community, farming, 
academic, and water-related organizations. He has been president of the 
National Cotton Council of America, the chairman of its Producers 
Steering Committee, a member of the International Cotton Advisory 
Committee, and president of the Western Grower's Association. He has 
also won numerous awards such as: the 1995 Kings County Agriculturalist 
of the Year, the 1995 American Society of Agronomy Honor for 
Distinguished Contributions to the Advancement of Human Welfare and the 
Enhancement of California Agriculture, and induction into the Cotton 
Hall of Fame in 1992.
  Mr. Speaker, I want to recognize Jack Stone for receiving the 2000 
Distinguished California Agriculturalist Award. I urge my colleagues to 
join me in wishing him many more years of continued success.

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