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Show ; What the Department . Of Agricultural Is Doing ' r H'l r ' Wwiy im triitn auti ra H :' :, V.. rf 'tttt brUyU, ;-' '' 4te kW.tW by'Uie likVtJi H ' -"" Matai Drtit vot AfrieiUuri m '' ' 4nrii'i'iii rti -Mtki. ' TH. e- i , tdS'rtiii V "iKy-l'lrtowi , that ly ' 1I.1J1.I40 iMfltto HT bdll- l , tettat rtJefly x tXrttk rtuiu- H .ii-- -a bra lirMH ui4 m m. ,Tfcy par H 4 ' .'' WMaftlMiriil7Mar.ettBtoiBan. ) N :.;' luM MddUtrlbatd amoag ' V ;J?r' twelgB' ipesklBK rople in many B . ,. aUtM. The leafleta were prepared aV s; by ipeelalltts ot the Department of "','' ;t Agriculture and the Food. Admlnls- B : .-v :K- traVleaf, and the latter alio ban dla- B , .' tan Prt in relieving the, labor H 1faV t?tJ,of ,ATclture( ..ay, In B C ''":', JNaaaylTaala more tkanjt,800 trae- Bit '4" ' toAMM',M' Through, .the FubUc H' ,( A .aafetyt.Cemmiaaloa-, btractera har Lagfl ''- hought and are , equipped -wlti . ;,'' an eperator and; mechanic, and plac H ', .j ed In ( eommunltlea. . The v famen J?3' gnajantee a reaaonaWe acreage for, H W plowing and pay (rem IS.60 U,I6 ap H'jl'-p; aere ler the hreaktog of the land.' H' i . Thle,,eefieraU; aeeerdlng to , the i; s laratiUher, ipeeialUti, haa .meant B;'u,' much to amall (armera who are n- B -"jlT aWe-to purchase traetora for their '- f''' UdlTidaal uae. It alao aaree them aLmnmnB 'wo Inge aoUBt'ot time and tabor ' , ' required la breaking land which is B ' the alowest and most ezpenslve op B "' eratlonon the farm. , : I a Wosmsi a AMUtaBta In Federal B rL r Meat .InspectloB B y '''' 'Inipecfors in charge ef meat in- ' I apecUea have been authorised by the aaaaaaw ' - r-zr mmmmmmmmmmtmtmmmmmmmmmmmam ureau 'of Animal' tndsutry, United BtaUs Department'ef Agriculture, to et'wemen'as' "ais'lsUnti In meat uaieetien," at' all" stations where menVe'-no ariiUhle and it is' pos-lib'le'Jte- uiiiiaV the serVices of.we. nieikBeeaiHe el wit conditions 'the bureau U paiencing dlmculty la ehtalnwg mei Tay inspectors and aC ' number of fake larger stations wtsmen 'hare already been' employed aVaselitauU. 'It has hefln demon-stratet,'' demon-stratet,'' Ws a bureau of Animal Industry statement, "that they are aWite oeegUleat work la super-T&lng-theiaUpment aad the reeett ef predncta, . UheUng, hnuMIng, cas-titkg' cas-titkg' to Ue . sauaege.'veannlng: and atea departments, and ether similar duties. ,uijtijiy! . , Work : ner OJatsiw ?erees" Peaato , , - ' weiitfft'- i , A feree of eapeKs to laTostlgate ; the .aweet potato weeYl!,,wirb: to ( ward'lU eentrel if poatible and 1W i eradication, has been organised by i the Bureau ot .Entomology, United States Department of Agriculture, , Field workers and Inspectors, to act in cooperation, with state forces have been placed In Florida, Georgia, Ala bama, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tens. ' ' " 9. - -, - Mto Stock . Association Listed vn A' list ot 340 national and 'state livestock and 'poultry associations, 'with the names "et the' president and J secretary and their addresses haa been compiled by the Bureau ot An illmal Industry of the United 8Utes Department of Agriculture and pub i ''llshed as Yearbook Separate No. 741. 1 1 During the' last few years numerous k requests by the Bureau for lists jf , national and state organisations. i,Thls' publication has been Issued to r, furnish such information. It wllf be i!-tit free on redueaU Farm Goerea to'Fay rremlmws la f ' iBay Boisds'f I The International' Farm Congrats has decldedlto pay 60 per cent of 'the premiums to be won at the International Inter-national Soil Products Exposition' at Kansas City, October 16-J6, la War Savings sUmps and' 60 per cent l 'cash. The only exceptions are premiums prem-iums wqn by exhibitors residing outside out-side the United States. ' ' H To DeslgB Cosablnatkm Heater and Befrirmabr Oars Experiments are being made by the Bureau of Markets to determine proper designs for combination heater heat-er and refrigerator cars used 1 the shlpmeat of perishahMS. The, heater heat-er equipment Installed in these ears Is Intended to protect perishable are-. duets against freelr'ln-wliiU.J'x f ..J Sai mm'- ' .1 " ii T ' ' ' t Keep fire away frVmstraw.staeke and sell t.he!atraw far the aaa-af Uf' 'army mUeadv1ee-eft;s-aid hay markeUnawpeelallets Vf lavs Bar-eem Bar-eem ef Karkata, warn feint 'pjt hV laUy to i slew . - - '4 .wkatefatoess ef hmtaa; It, espat-ially espat-ially la'vw"efUe amaadj.fef H ai' the many carmy names. U i sg-gested sg-gested that all straw be. baled ai se)en after threshing is possible.' If assistance la marketing, straw. .l's aaeded the grain) and hay reporting service of the Bureau ot: Markets" is ready te help, - - ' Esprdlstog Seed Imports To Inform seedsmen of the beet methods of importlag seeds, the" Seeds Stock Committee of the United Unit-ed States Department pf Agriculture has token up' with the War Trade Board and the United States Shipping Ship-ping board the steps aeeeasary to ob tola government assistance promptly. prompt-ly. ,An- import license Is required for the Importation of seeds.. Application Ap-plication blanks for impart lteaaaea may be obtained from the Bureau et Imperto, War Trade beard, Washington, Washing-ton, D. C.or at branch osleea ot the War 'Trade board to various cities The Sped Stocks eemmltteo :1s to ad-, vise, with the War Trade board as -to Ue Importance ef , seeds proposed to he Imported In eases et embargoes by foreign countries. - t Boys' M-GtrmSBfreai Clnh Save . i, Wfcaa. , ' Quiok breads .are being featured as war, service by leaders t aeyn' and glrV elub vwerkln :tha'J?ertk: and, Wt-' - U I'.vc drea yegtotored Jn tha braad elabe under,1 toesa-eatenatoa warkera Jarsi isaralag fiiowto;aya wheat, aaat thesasw time make light and patot-iijhriads. patot-iijhriads. Qutekioraasm.aw.eiH penally (snltod to Ue seeds ii tfi eto'b'rmemherr for they are.qulekly aadeaWrntoda'.andnava a arge p'ropWtlon-atjWheat.flouT. .Mbf," ire pisb taught the; use ot 60, ,per eent nnd'more wheat anbsUtuteajto bread making but are, urged tojcon-j ceatrate their e'ttorta.on the making ot good , quick .breads.: Army of Uttle'-SBgar. Sav.ers ,. Boy and girt .club .members otthe North ahd'Wt.we enlisting In. a sugar conservation program that ln'helplng. to njake good theteasqa. supply. In addition to, cannlng'wlth nqsugar, or wlthavery small proportion pro-portion ot it. members are being taught to make sweet shrups from sugar beets,, quinces and apples ;to use 'corn sirup in canning, and corn sirup molasses, maple sirup, and honey In all general cooking; to dry : fruits of all kinds by home meth-I meth-I ods; to make sugarless candles and , confections ;and to go without many i If not all. sugar luxuries. Because ot i the large number of boya and-girls' clubs a large sating ot sugar can;be i bade by this one organisation. t ' TeaakvCanntog.WMhout Saajar ,T eqeouraga the saving ot fruit and vegetables at ' time when the aupply of sugar Is limited, a pro-' 'gram for canning without sugar being be-ing used is being carried out, this us mi bTftepUa4tod,tStes Department Depart-ment of Agriculture and the State .Agricultural colleges through the boys' and girls clubs of the thirty-three thirty-three Northern and Western states. FrulU are put-up; to boiling water lrurtoaat'of "sirup; unsweetened product' pro-duct' are canned for pie filling; frulU are made into alrup, which, can, be used to many ways in place of eager and trait juices are, also preserved by sterilising them to be aeed later for. making JetUeav Jams-and Jams-and marmatodes. The luloee are alee al-ee 'fee seasoning to gesieral aooklng awl' nst maktog bsveragea. Baaar-beet Baaar-beet elsbe have bean organised ameam the bay' and girs' elabe .to cm7 tsjeattttas aw let-tJone ae; to'tag'totmlapm.fa. . cle Sam Saturday Service league, "or-1 ganlied among Negroes .of te South by agricultural extension workers, Indicate that the. eld custom, toithe South of observing, Saturday vert. a part of it as a holiday among the farm 'workers will be largely abea-denediv abea-denediv SU'thensaid active, mem'-bers.to mem'-bers.to the leagae. ware eatolned fram .1,000 registry cards distributed distribut-ed to Atobanto Iteselatteaa todersv lag the plan' were adeptod by the No-fra No-fra agrieaMaral . .. elsmeasirattoa ageaai ef Okhihema aid by farssers aad teaehers, .attoadtogv. a ahert eearse et iaatraeitei' a.' the .eelered sgticaltural aad, asehanleal aalver-sity, aalver-sity, Uagaten, .Okie. The plan w tietog tried to North Carellaa, Tennessee. Ten-nessee. aBd Teaas, aad reports ex pre-gresa pre-gresa .from these and .ether seet'eas is speeding ap agricultural ,produe; ttsn la the South .are betog Teeaived by the States Relation Service; United Unit-ed States Department .of Agriculture. Agricul-ture. Maktog XltTogKm Front Air The largest, experimental plant to the United States for the manufacture manufac-ture of fixed1 nitrogen from the air, with 4he exception of theones now being, consructed for ttfe War department, depart-ment, is ia operation at the United States Department . ot Agriculture' Experiment Farm, Arlington, Va. At this plant the nitrogen from the air Is cemhlaed with hydrogen, to ferm ammonia which can boused to the manufacture of explosives and er-UUeor.. er-UUeor.. Experiments are sow being conducted at this plant by the Bureau Bur-eau at Sells with ai view 1 to increase . , j the eflclency ot the process, The War department lsfeooperatlng in the work. What'ia known'as tWHsber process of attrogem flxatlon'ls being used. This process Involves the pre-ductlon pre-ductlon of. ammonia from .hydrogen aad altregea. -The two gases , are mined in the proper prepertloaspat under high prassare eub)eeto Mto-teaee Mto-teaee heat and paeaed r-ever' ,apeagy Iron, whsreapaa a., pertteai. .at -the, atixture eembtoea.at farmaaaaasaia. ' nl:i riLJiii iibiamrii I Farther ptoas 'fair earrytog eat tie toereased peaUry predaettoa aimpatgalwere rma4r nt.jiaisrsaea silled by tha -1, rwu atVtotoa'' M hjaaeasaty, OamhalCaW, New Orleans ami Las Angeles. These eon-fereaces eon-fereaces were attended by the 4a-partmeat's 4a-partmeat's e'xtoasloa poultrymen. Airrangementswere made to.iacreaae and encourage local pomtryevganl- ' nations .and Individual poultry pro- I dueers through the appointment of ' local leaders in various co'mmunities. ' It Is believed this plan wllf greatr ly'extend the operations of the de- ' partment's field men. " ' All Crop to be Saved in North- eaetera Staies - "The indications are that all crops will be normally harvested and saved," was the conclusion reached, at the Farm Labor conference held to New oYrkJune 24and' ishy the United States Department jit" Agriculture., Agri-culture., Farm help specialist la the various eastern states reported that pebple.of towns and cities were( responding' to large numbers" to the ' call for hejp to assist' farmeaN Man- S utacturers have released a number "j of employees wlo have had farm ( t experience for a period of from two ' to four weeks to -work-to the harvest ',; tlelda. , Many women are aseleUag'ea .track,, and :fL;farsas.Baaji ,. eamptoted at the.aeWerease ,to. attt- ' . f-&tW 4H. .Ida ejtsry.eaaataanV.larm.baraaa,. aad bastojma , -aaa'a,targapUsilea -.to-aaltoall'fafMa:toaaaaatnaraenaM gaaraatea the.saVtog ef all feed' pre- (1 J datlg'yaarvr t. f,?'t 5-tu - mays xtsmaaa aar aassa -woaw v rt Trasntog 'eaarass far ban eeadnet-ed eeadnet-ed V..t)e . agrieultarar colleges ef raAsytvania, Deleware, Matoe. Msassshaiewsad ether states1, to eeeparaOegtwlth farm help agotle tataiaC Ue UaHed 'States Departmaat ef Agrlcaltare, .state CaaaeUs of De- feaae and Public Safety commissions - have resulted to placing many haa- -vi dreda ot boys on farms. Ik these- r' courses city beys have been shows i 4 l I ' ) .' ' ' ( i'V " how to harness horses, adjust machto ' . - , ery.-feed and milk cows, hoe and eul- tlvate. crops, and do many other slm- W -file but funadmental farm operations. &,' ' ' " " p! The result has been Ue instilling in U the boya a liking for farm work and jf. a confidence oai the ; part et U ft? farmers to bay labor. ? .; S |
