According to the testimonyand I believe it to be valid testimonyof the apple growers in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia. the employment of workers from the Bahamas has been mandatory in order to insure the profitable and efficient harvesting of the West Virginia apple crop. The offshore workers were not requested. nor were they certified. until every effort had been made to obtain domestic help from as far south as Florida. and as far north as Delaware and New York. In 1964 the TriCounty Labor Camp in Martinsburg. W. Va.. which provides housing for migrant workers for 26 growers. attempted to recruit workers in 14 States and the District of Columbia. As a result of their endeavors. 160 persons agreed to accept employment for the harvest period. At the end of the season. only six domestic workers remained.