,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #aif  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,march #h1 #bjai,mr4
 ,bishop of ,georgia submitted the      
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,agriculture      
,,resolution  ,recognizing the ,american
 ,peanut ,shellers ,association for     
their exemplary services and dedicated  
efforts to support our ,nation's peanut 
industry over the past #ajj years4      
,whereas the ,american ,peanut ,shellers
 ,association 7,,apsa7 was established  
by commercial peanut shellers and       
crushers from ,georgia1 ,alabama1 and   
,florida1 who began operations in early 
#aiah as the ,southeastern ,peanut      
,association 7,,spa72 ,whereas          
approximately one year later1 on ,april 
#e1 #aiai1 a group of commercial peanut 
farmers representing their home ,states 
convened in ,atlanta to officially      
charter the ,southeastern ,peanut       
,association2 ,whereas1 in #aife1 the   
,,apsa cosponsored first ,,usa ,peanut  

,congress--the largest meeting of all   
segments of the peanut industry2        
,whereas on ,november #cj1 #aiic1 the   
,southeastern ,peanut ,association      
officially changed its name to the      
,american ,peanut ,shellers ,association
 to incorporate other shelling companies
 from other ,states2 ,whereas the       
current ,,apsa headquarters in ,albany1 
,georgia1 was completed in #aihf and has
 been the official hub of this renowned 
association since its relocation from   
,americus1 ,georgia1 in the early in    
#aifjs2 ,whereas1 for the past #ajj     
years1 ,georgia peanut farmers through  
the ,,apsa have been successful in      
improving the quality and safety and    
increasing the profitability of peanuts 
and peanut products by working to       
promote and increase consumption2       
,whereas1 today1 the ,,apsa is the      
oldest organized group in the peanut    
industry boasting #aj active member     
shelling companies and #ade associate   
members who handle #ij percent of the   

peanuts grown in the ,united ,states2   
,whereas ,georgia leads the ,nation in  
production of peanuts with nearly #ej   
percent of the annual peanut crop2      
,whereas ,georgia has #ad1jjj farms with
 peanuts and about #d1ejj active        
farmers2 ,whereas approximately #bjj    
businesses in ,georgia are peanut       
related2 ,whereas two million bags of   
peanuts are distributed annually and the
 industry contributes more than #ej1jjj 
jobs and an estimated #b billion to the 
economy of the ,state of ,georgia2      
,whereas1 since ,george ,washington     
,carver discovered the many uses for the
 peanut in the early twentieth century1 
peanuts have become a household food    
staple and a source of dietary fiber1   
protein1 and other healthy nutrients2   
,whereas although peanuts are produced  
in other parts of the country1 no       
peanuts are of higher quality or more   
delicious than ,georgia peanuts2 and    
,whereas the hard work of ,john ,powell1
 ,executive ,director of the ,american  

,peanut ,shellers ,association1 and the 
rest of the wonderful staff as well as  
,chairman ,ralph ,johnson and all those 
who serve on the ,associate ,board of   
,directors has contributed to the       
success of the ,,apsa in many ways3     
,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house
 of ,representatives recognizes the     
,american ,peanut ,shellers ,association
 for their exemplary services and       
dedicated efforts to support our        
,nation's peanut industry over the past 
#ajj years4