| Show t t. t Letter 1 j Our Weekly Washington letter a 4 t 4 hl tr t F ESTIMATED FARMS RAVE INSTALLED RADIO INSTRUMENTS WASHINGTON Oct The The speed with which farmers hays have taken up radio for practical and social purposes purposes purposes pur pur- poses is shown in a recent survey suney male by the United States Department Department Department Depart Depart- ment of A Agriculture County agri agri- cultural agents estimate that there are approximately radio sets on farms in counties This is an average of 51 61 sets per pel county Applying Applying ApplyIng Ap Ap- plying the average to 2850 2860 agricultural agricultural agricultural tural counties a total of more than sets on farms In coun coun- ties This is an average of ot 51 sets per pel county Applying the average to 2850 agricultural counties a total tola of more than sets on farms the county is estimated HARDING l STAMP STA Postmaster General New has ordered ordered or or- dered the printing of an additional Harding memorial postage postage postage post post- age stamps to supplement the original origin origIn- al order of making a to total total total to- to tal of stamps of this design desIgn design de de- sign to be ordered during the last mon month th os 4 CONFERENCE OP NURSES OF OP U.S. U.S. U.S. U. U S. S VETERANS' VETERANS BUREAU u A conference of all chief nurses ofU of ol U U. U S. S Veterans' Veterans and clinics has been called by Gen Oen Frank T. T HInes director of the U. U S. S Veterans Veterans' Veterans Veterans' Veterans Veterans' Veter Veter- ans' ans bureau to meet in Washington D. D C. C On on November An attendance attendance attendance atten atten- dance of ot from 75 to nurses is expectEd expected ex ex- peeled and the conference ed to last the greater part of the week PAPER INDUSTRY ASKED TO ASSIST FORESTRY SERVICE Twenty representatives of the pulp and paper industry of the United States have been requested by Secretary Secretary Secretary Secre Secre- tary of af Agriculture Wallace Vallace to forman form forman an advisory committee to cooperate with his department In formulating and carrying out forestry policies poll ies which affect the use of forest products products products pro pro- ducts in making malting paper and kindred products The members of th the committee and through them the entire pulp and paper Industry should become como more directly concerned in the development de de- development fe- fe of forestry policies and In Inthe inthe the he conduct of our research staid Secretary Wallace In lag Ing ng the tho appointment of or tb t commit commit- tee tte ee The research work of the Forestry Forestry For For- estry Bureau Dureau of the P D i arment of Agriculture ure concerning the Uie pulp and paper Industry Is conducted at a la- la laboratory at l Madison Madisen hl m AVIs and inthe In he tho forest experiment stations station located lorat ed at various vl points In the United States A O NEGRO n F. GIVEN FARMERS KELP HELP There are now no over 2 0 negro agrIcultural agricultural agricultural ag ag- extension lon agents employed employ ed ad to show negro negro farm arm families how howo to o put Into practice Improved proved methods methods methods meth meth- of growing crops caring for livestock live tock stock preparing food and managing the he the home according to reports to he tho United States Department Depart of Agriculture 4 W MONEY Y APPORTIONED FOR FOn SUIt SURVEY Sell EC Ol U. LANDS SUS Apportionment of gf appropriated appropriated by Congress Congress' for the survey and ind resurvey of ot the public domain of the he United Untied States during the present focal fiscal year Is III announced by the Land office lot tha Depart D Department I ment meat of the Interior Deducting necessary for supervisors supervisor's office office purchasing equipment nt t. t arid other expenses expenses the g Is divided among the thirteen land districts as follows Arizona Arbona California Colorado 48 ld Montana U 48 8 South SOoth Dakota 1 Nebraska land and Nevada New Mex MexIco Ico ice regon 4 Utah U lW Washington ton Wyoming It l' l VETERANS VETERANS' nUm AV U REDUCED 2025 2023 The personnel of the Veterans Veteran's bureau h has S been reduced by 2026 2025 since March 1 1 Director limos Announces that employee in the central office and 1689 field a agents had been released In the last six months and that the bureaus bureau's roll had bad been brought down to 28 28 OUTSIDE WHEAT BELT CONDI CONDITIONS OF Oh AGRICULTURE ARK AIm BETTER BETTEn Continued Improvement in agriculture agriculture agriculture agri agri- culture outside the wheat belt Is recorded recorded re re- re corded by the United States Department Department Department Depart Depart- ment of in Its monthly agricultural review A significant development Is the tho strengthened demand demand demand de de- mand for cotton and pork Consumption Consumption tion ot of cotton In American mills mills' and export movement have both ed M. The domestic and export demand de- de demand demand de de- mand for pork has absorbed a record record reI re re- cord run of hogs at better I prices I than were were prophesied by the most op optimistic earlier In in inthe the season In the wheat belt belt- the situation Is different different More than 10 homes in the wheat country are In distress Debts which have been accumulating ing lag for tire flye years rears years are now coming due and farmers are unable to meet their obligations This has has' been one of the main factors that have brought to a head the acute situation situation situa situa- tion in fn the farming banking and business community I FOUR oun Mn MILLION l uoN TAKE ADVICE Improved practices in farming and home making recommended by agricultural agricultural agricultural agri agri- cultural extension workers were I adopted In on o OT Instances during 1922 according to reports to the United States Department of Agriculture |
