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Show ' ' (i , EMPLOYEES DEDICATE PAT ' B , ,' - ENTS TO FREE USE ' ?', Thirty four of the forty-nlno op- -- plications to tho United States pat- BB ' en office during the fiscal year 1918 BB ' for letters pattent on Inventions of PB employees of tho United States Do- B , partmont of Agriculture wcro grant- BBa od and were dodlcated to tho freo BBs; ' uso or the government and tho people Ki r. of the United 'States. . The Inventions uoscrlbod In those B a ' applfektlonu and patents may bo usod Hfe -fyf , manufactured and sold by tho gov- H'fc H r ' v' BbT f " . t eminent and tho peoplo of tho Unit-ed Unit-ed States without tho payment of royalty or other, foes to tho invon-tors invon-tors or patentees. Tho farmers and tho genoral public nro given Information Informa-tion concoruing, , these Inventions by means of departmental publications In" tho form of bulletins and circulars circul-ars or other publicity, Thoso publications publi-cations usually contain, In addition to a description of tho Invention and its operation, Illustrations and comments com-ments on their advantages. AGENT AIDS ARMYGAnDENINO Tho county agent In Buona Vista N. Kfex., has assisted army officials In procuring fresh vegetables to supply Camp Cody. Tho conservation and reclamation oluccrs In chargo of tho work finally determined to purchase 160 acres of land within tho camp grounds so that tho camp would not bo dopendent on outside sources. Of this ground, 134 acres Is devoted to vegetable production. The country agent has met a number of times with the camp officials to talk over gardening methods. |
