Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-29
EXPLAINS WORK FOR FARMER
Continued from First Pago.)

found farmers who are highly successful.
Systems OF rotation. methods of handling
animals and crops practiced by these sue
cessful men are being studied and records
made OF the cost of production and profits
resulting therefrom in such a way that
the results can he applied as already in
dictated.
Attention was also called to the extern
sive work of the bureau in it's investigation
of the Improvement of the conditions in
the far west, SO far they relate to for
age crops and the Improvement of range
lands. 1t was pointed out that some special
Investigations have shown that the cactus,
grown all over the region mentioned.
could be made very valuable by simple
methods of treatment so as to remove the
spines
In connection with the foreign exploration
work being carried on by the department,
attention was directed to the efforts being
made to introduce crops of all kinds from
different parts of the world, the object
being to secure things not heretofore
grown in this country and which might
be used profitably in building up new in
dustries.
CamphOr Experiments Win.
Attention was also called to the varied
work in encouraging new lines OF invesu-
cation, such as the growing of medicinal
plants in this country. Four five million
dollars worth OF medicinal plants are i'm
ported annually. and 1t was pointed out
that a good many of these plants could be
grown here profitably. special mention be-
ing made OF some of these plants. Re-
Gently much interest has been manifested
in the camphor question. Camphor is rap
+ idly becoming more and more scarce and
the department has been making a special
effort to determine whether ii could be
successfully grown here. The tree is al
ready well established in certain portions
of the south and the department has had
for it's object the demonstration of the
feasibility of extracting camphor from the
trimmings or prunings of the tree. This
has been done and the work is to be car
ried on further on a larger scale
Finally the important work the bureau
is doing in the matter of meeting the new
/ conditions caused by the boil weevil in the
south was brought up. Various lines of
work are being conducted in the way OF
! breeding new cottons that will grow in
the weevil infested region, encouraging
farmers to adopt the system OF agriculture
which would enable them to grow cotton
despite the weevil, propaganda work
through farmers Institutes. agricultural
colleges and experiment stations, were
pointed out.
Lawmaker, Though No Lawyer.
! 1t Is the common belief that in order TO
| be u successful lawmaxer 1t is essential
/ that representative in congress should
| be lawyer. 1t is safe to say that fully
| 70 per cent of the members of the present
house of representatives have been ad-
! mitted to the bar of the state which sent
! them TO congress, and yet there are menu
bers who never looked into a volume of
| Blackstone who have shown themselves to
be especially well equipped for the work
! of congress. One Of these is Representa-
! tive l.. n. Littauer of New York, who
ranks second on the committee on appro-
priations. Mr. Littauer conducted the ex-
| animation of the bureau chiefs who were
summoned before the committee to explain
their reasons for asking for deficiency ap-
| preparations when the urgent deficiency bill
was under consideration in that body. The
manner in which he conducted these ex-
| aminations shows how well qualified a
| business man can be to look after the
business interests of the country, even
though he may never have swallowed a
! law book" Every official who found his
| bureau running short OF funds for the cur
| rent nStdi year was put NiIOuBH d Cross
examine ton as thorough that which
| Colonel Mann and Justice Deuel. were
| forced TO undergo when Mr.. Osborne had
| them on the rack in New York, and not
an item was permitted to so in the bill
until it had been fully and clearly ex-
planned to Mr.. Littauer and his associates
The New York congressman had charge
of the bill when II was called up in the
| house and by his manner of handling IL no
demonstrated that he might have made a
reputation for himself pleader at the
bar II he had chosen law as a profession
| instead of deVoting his talents to business
! pursuits.
! Lawyers are necessary in congress. OF
! course, but the affairs OF the country might
perhaps be conducted more smoothly IL
there Were a few more seats In the house
| occupied by business men who, like Mr..
IAttauer proceed upon the theory that this
country is a great business institution in
| which business methods instead of legal
| technicalities should prevail.