| Show Getting the Low ow Down own on Crops One of oj the tho most valuable departments of oj the U. U S. S Department of oj Agriculture is the crop report service It gives a complete pic pio picture ture tore in yield production utilization sales prices price and value of more than one hundred crops Figures are submitted by b y one forty-one field offices The information is carefully guarded until the crop report is released to prevent speculative use of advance information These photos show how data is gathered s w 7 4 1 1 42 y fn hlf Above left Farmer W. W F. F Hun Hunter ter of Beallsville Md bid completes 1 his schedule lIe He is one of a large number of volunteers Oval A I poultry farmer checks up aP on part of oj the new generation of chicks D t k Y r. r sF v V V 1 PV 1 V t y Hao R T b a L yu IsING s 's sTop Top Statistician C. C E. E Burkhead of oj o f the Maryland office interviews a farmer 1 armer Below Field reports on onI I speculative crops being removed I from the locked double box in the offices of oj the Secretary of oj ture tore Right light Armed guard at en en- entrance entrance entrance trance of crop reporting rooms S-S S ri Behind locked doors sealed win win- windows winn dotes dows and with wit all communication with the outside world cut off oUt members of oj r the crop reporting board review and prepare estimates by states from re re- reports reports reports s ports submitted by the field offices t This secrecy is designed to pre pre- prevent prevent vent possible leaks Their work presents a complete picture P of f agricultural agricultural V V tural America Right Former Sec Sec- Secretary Secretary Agriculture A d re tar Y of o f gr J 3 Henry A. A Wallace r signing fin g crop P report P in the tie presence of oj W. W J. J Callender chair chair- chairman chairman man of the crop re re- reporting Po porting sting board P. P z 4 x xOn On the tie stroke o of oJ f three the crop report is released to the world |
