Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-10-18

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s9=:-- IFIEI M. " ne, ...... as sr.a5
,ssysPS is' Oil "a. ia all Of fhe States
r. ~uhn and rerriforia one
twelfth Of per cent. of the nopri,fjon ..f
the nitcd States. fifteen ti.nes - great
rs the whole corps of first. second and
third class poSimaSter> in the GOVERN
Incnt service. To whom nearly S6t-ft..sSs
Is paid every year. And the work ~ his
corps of correspondents will he performed
without any cost To- The -overnnra5 .x-
cept what is represented hy The value Of
some crop pamphlets which are ii,trihnt-
ell by the Secretary of Agriculture every
month
This work of organizing j. the result If
the meeting nj Washington last spring of
the representatives of commercial. bodies
from all parts of the l'nit,-i States To-
protest against the system under which
the Information about the crops VAS .r,i-
lected. The chief "ccupati"r Of H., sat
i~tician of the Agricultural Department is
the preparation Of statistics showing the
condition of the growing crops. Bulietins
containing this information are Published
every month. They are awaited anxious
ly 10y all the people who are Interested in
cotton or cereals. They are 81 rnipt int.v-
est to the spectators IN gran ana .-o,ion.
becauSe if the government report shows
Il good condition of The CROWN croDS. ia.
price 81 grain Tor future de. IA rs = =. Likely
10 20 down: and ii the GOV, rIl.ur.i- report
shows a bad condition of lhe irons. or a
decrease in the acro:i=r planted. lie price.
is likely IL 20 up. Whateyer The ..h;,rac-
Ter OF the report. there S one i.,s of men
dIss: tlSiled with il: ana ncver g; month
PASSES that the staiSti,an l. not de-
nounced by the spectators "a, unfair or
stupid corrupt. MIR. Robin sons pre-
de""ssor. Prof. Dodge. had this expert
ence. and II WAS the persistent attacks
of the spectators and the dta -, n grain
IN the large cities that brought about his
retirement from the department. Mr.
Robinson * having similar experience,
and 1t is making his hair gray
Weakness of the Old system
nder the old system Of MAJ ilg up the
monthly crop report. returns we're re
ceivtd at the statistican's ohicg from
each agricultural county III each of
these counties We're four c0rrespondents.
One of these was designated the. chief
correspondent. and to this one the other
three sent their reports of the .rop con
ditions on day fixed. Thes,, three re
ports the chief correspOnden. combined
with his own. and he made i report IL
the Department Of Agriculture on the
crop conditions of his county There were
'and there now. for that natter 10
900 of these correspondents, Of whom
2..'N sent reports Ia the Department. In
addition 10 these correspondents, 'hcr.- il
another corps which is intended - be
just rs large. which il organized in each
State under the supervisors 81 e State
agent. who receives Il salary from the
government. This salary may ne ;my-
thing from S1n la loo i year. The
amount is supposed Ia he propOr toned -
the work. Mr.. Robinson tells ma thai the
division of salaries has ROT h,cE entirely
fair in the past. and that iher., is To toe
IL reorganization of these state agencies
some time i'll the near future
These State agents appoint their CORE
Spondenls in each county. who are in
dependent of the agents repairing d.
rect Ia the department. The reports of
their agents are made la them direct. and
then each State agent assemblies The re-
ports Which come To him and max III, ::
general report Of crop conditions in the
State 10 send 10 Washington The Two
sets of correspondents are expected TO tt.
il check on each other. If there IS any dis
crcpancy between the reports ef one and
the reports of the other. th.. s;ati>tician
through specal agent. and
learns which set of CORES .}en.irnts is
wrong
When the representatives Of the com
mercial bodies met here he Statistician
went over the subject of the reports with
them very thoroughly. and after some
consideration he came to the conclusion
that he was not raking the country care
fully enough for his crop facts ~ he de
termined 10 multiply the number Of The
department $ direct correspondents hv
five. Instead of having four .orrcspon-
dents 10 IL county. he determined to have
one 10 each township. The question was
how To get at the right men Mr.. Rob
lnson decided Ia write t. the county
Jerks as men likely to know the most
available correspondents. ~ he selected
twenty-one States. in which from Two
thirds 10 nine-tcnths of the grain crops
are raised. and sent circular letters to the
county clerks. asking them to send the
names of men. two III each township. who
might ie willing 10 act as The depart
nent : correspondents. and who would h..
10 make crop estimates With
each circular was inclosed a franhed Ell
velope for reply.
This correspondence has involved no
little labor. Most of the county clerks
nave replied promptly, but great many
have not replied al all. and il has been
necessary To address these again. In all
here are about 2.MW county clerks Ia
hear from. but the department has not
uttered into correspondence with all of
hem at once. For. when the county clerk
'eplies. il is necessary for the statistics.
% address circular letters IL twenty men
more or less in the county. AMI when
hese twenty men have replied 10 send
'irculars 10 the alternates. IN case the
men first addressed refuse 10 serve.
Harvard University hogan It's 2aSth
ear with increased AT ndsn,e in all
and the prospects Of another
prosperous year ! he studt : have been
pouring into Cambridge durilg the past
week and the old ilepe yard has shaken
IF its summer l't,argy and become all
'ustl" and ACTIVITY CEce r.oIe.