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Show What The Department Of Agricultural Is Doing LABOR CONFERENCES IN EVERY STATE What is considered ono of tho most Important projects to dcul With, the farm labor situation, is now being planned by labor specialists special-ists of the United States Depattment of Agriculture; Farm labor conferences confer-ences will be held during September 1 and the first part ot October In ev- ery, state In the Union, where tho Federal moor specialists and offl- ' cfals of the States Relations' Service will discuss labor queitlos and their olutte with oflclals of tho SUte agricultural colleges, state farm hel li aetallsts, couaiy agent leaders,' ; ezieaslon leaden and others Interested. Inter-ested. The object Is to get all agencies agen-cies to work together and to have i - i taeuvarlous departments of taa state ceHeges to consider how their cam i ' pstfs can be carried on with a BAlalpBum amount ot labor, For c aa&e, It the dairy department of a stte. college Is planning to conduct 1 eaaapalgn for increasing the num-i num-i ber'of dairy cattle In the state, the jK oSetala of that department will be 1 MkW to show how the program can 'Iff beleaxried out with the minimum or jH11 uppJy-of labor. Each de-jPISnt de-jPISnt will be. asked to recast Its .KirWiBi, so that It can be met with ism'ttsat BUMUea ot 'rm labor. H W'"l B FOOD PRODUCTION H" Jji 32.8 per cent total increase ov-,Her ov-,Her 'last year la production ot Btaple el'0 crops is shown In the canvas of HffcrjM ia New Hampshire' made by Hthe Town Food Production commit- ftw under the direction ot the coun- JB7 Menta Tno Increase varies with . Htoe different crops. Now Hamp- hhlre formerly raised very little Wfhet or barley, so that a relatively U acreage means a large pefecn- ' ! 'ncrease. This fact explains an Bncrease of 412 per cent for wlwat aiaaV aiaaV BJffffHHHHFjBSSHBJBflH nnd 137.2 per cent for barley, Tho .production ot potatoes has lnci cased i 3.5 per cent; beans, 13.4 po? ccut; corn, 19.9 per cent; and oats, 51.7 . per cent. I Tho county agent., for Cbcshtro county reports a new device for showing the Increased production of cereals. A sign is planted !n the field with the slogan: "This farm Is Growing One or More Acres of Cereals Cer-eals to Help Win the War Cheshire County Farm Bureau Association." One hundred and fifty such signs have been purchased for posting about the country. FOREST SERVICE IN A "WAR CABINET" The forest service is represented In an "Advisory War Cabinet" created cre-ated by.'C. 0. Moore, now at the' head of the 'California State Council Coun-cil ot Defense. The Food Administration, Adminis-tration, Red Cross, Liberty Loan, and other organizations also are represented. rep-resented. Various county councils in California are to be reorganized and a number of Forest Service officers of-ficers have been recommended for appointment to them. FOOD CONSERVATION ON STREET CORNERS A new kitchen on wheels Is carrying carry-ing the message of food conservation conserva-tion in street meetings to many Boston Bos-ton women who have not been reach-! ed directly in any other way. A motor truck, which has been con-' trlbuted by a public spirited woman ot the city, has been fully equipped for tfpod (demonstrations that (arel given by homo demonstration agents of tho United States Department or Agriculture atid the Stuto Agricultural Agricul-tural college cooperalng with the State Food Administration. The truck carries a large electric stove a white enameled kltche cabinet, a slue table for hot dishes and an en- ameled table for the actual work of cooking and canning. Two dozen camp chairs are also provided, and other 'chairs and benches are usually usu-ally brought out fiotn homes in the vicinity of the demonstration. Tho audlencos have averaged about CO women, fully nt many children, with 10 or 12 men In the background. A trained nurse goes along, who speaks for 15 minutes befoio or after tho regular demonstration on tho feed-ig feed-ig of children and tho Importance or milk. GOVERNORS IN FOREST FIRE-CAMPAIGN Governor Wlthycombe of Oregon and Governor Lister of Washington, have Joined in the Forest Service's campaign against forest' fires by issuing is-suing proclamations calling attention atten-tion to the great fire danger and warning campers and other forest users to use the most extreme care. Fosters have been set to the National Na-tional Forest Supervisors, Slogans on them read: "All Campers Should Carry Shovels," and "Patriotic People Peo-ple Prevent .Forest Fires." HELPS ASSURE OIL' FOR AIRPLANES Castor oil -essential to the efficient effi-cient operation of rotary aviation motors, great numbers of which are now In use abroad or are being manufactured' man-ufactured' was found In September 1917, by the Signal Corps of the army to be needed In largely increased in-creased quantities for the aircraft program. Cooperation between the Department of Agriculture, the War Trade Board and the materials department de-partment ot the Bureau of Aircraft. Production, with foreign advice and assistance, has solved tho problem, according to a recent statement from the Bureau of Aircraft Production. It Is estimated that 2,000,000 . gal-Ions gal-Ions will bo available this fall from 108,000 acres planted to castor beans In eight southern states and California, and from a large acreage In Cuba, Haita and Santa Domingo. GRAIN FIELDS SAVED FROM FIRES During 1917 crops valued at 1130,000 were saved from destruc- Hon In California through the flre-flghtlng flre-flghtlng campaigns Initiated through the Farm Bureaus by county agents throughout the state. A Ford auto truck equipped with an extinguisher extinguish-er and otfler flre-fightlng apparatus were purchased by one county by levying an assessment of 2 cents per a"cVe on Its grain land. Fifty thensaad dollars worth of grain were, staved la Stanislaus county j alone taroaga its newly organised i tiro department. San Diego led all the coaatlea la fire protection, with aa appropriation of 9,500 for the employment of fire losses, the securing se-curing ot equipment, and the paying pay-ing for labor consumed in fighting fires. The farmers of California have decided to eliminate at least the losses to their crops duo to fires. All the principal grain-producing counties have now secured appro- iprlatlons aaj appointed tire bosses land trailers as a result of the com-Iblned com-Iblned efforts of their county agents, land representatives "of the Forest J Service. " |