Transcript of the 1971 Senate hearings on a bill to establish a revenue sharing program for rural development are presented in this publication. These hearings include: (1) Statements by James B. Allen, Henry Bellmon, Dr. George Hay Brown, John B. Connally, Robert Dole, Clifford M. Hardin, Hubert Humphery, Jack Miller, and George Romney; (2) Miscellaneous Documents (S. 1612--92d Congress; request from Department of Agriculture; section-by-section analysis of S. 1612; fact sheet-Rural Community Development Revenue Sharing Act of 1971; rural community development revenue sharing--hold harmless baseline; excerpt from President Nixon's State of the Union Address--1971; President Nixon's remarks to farm media representatives--Iowa, 1971; President Nixon's remarks on signing message to Congress concerning proposed rural revenue sharing; President Nixon's message to Congress regarding special revenue sharing for rural development; rural development legislation introduced in the 91st and 92d Congresses; State laws designed for industrial development in small towns and rural areas); (3) Letters to and Responses from 27 State Governors; (4) Impact of Revenue Sharing on Employment (questions and answers of executive departments); (5) Data on Birth and Fertility Rates; (6) U.S. Census Data (per capita income, rural-urban migration, voters disenfranchised by State registration laws, county migration patterns--1960-70, age of farm operators, effect of interstate highways and colleges on migration). (JC)