New-York tribune., 1908-09-07
ITS WORK MAPPED OUT
FARM COMMISSION PLAN.
Forester,s Map Shoes Subjects To
Be Studied in Coming Investigation.
CFror The tribune Bureau. j

CFronn The Tribune Bureaa.I
Washington Sept 6.-Lfteraly II may be said that
the work of President Roosevelts farm commission
| is already mapped Clifford Pinchot and Lib
erty II Bailey. who is president of the commission,
have prepared large drawing of the subjects which
will be taken up, and the map is displayed
upon the wall OF the chief forester's inner Office
In less than minute visitor to the room can
discover everything that the commission is bent
discovering about the farm and the farmer.
The map closely resembles family tree II is
like of those elaborate creations which abound
in books of heraldry, fun OF qualifications perplex-
insy complex at first glance. yet, after moment s
study, wonderfully simple 1t illustrates how the
work of commissions has been systematized under
the Roosevelt administration and particularly un-
der the expert hand of Mr.. Pinchot To begin with
the student OF the map learns that the popular term
farm commission" is nlisnomer. II should be
the commission social industry which, as the
name signifies, implies much broader field of
tivity. The perspective this commission really
involves the entire social structure but the farmers
portion is by far the most heavily eupha sized and
is to receive the main consideration.
The main headings of the map are the rural
urban and suburban. The two latter ciassiieatons
have 10 90 with those other fields which the COM
mission intends to only when they enter the
domain Of the farmer and have intimate bearing
on his life When the commissioners have COM
pleted a study OF all the things which may be in
cluded under the rural" they WILL If time al
lows. make carsory study of the thousand subs
ects that under the ether headings Upon
the theme rural the map has much to say its
travels almost defy description, but the first gener
alizaton is mapped out follows: Land supply,
organization communication. corporation, control,
education and labor supply.
Each of these subdivisions has numerous other
subdivisions, and those subdivisions other Sub
divisions until the visitor is lost in labyrinth of
systeraa tic classification. From the ub-divisions
Of Land supply" is able to discover that the
commission intends to discover the kind and guam
tity of the land being TILED in the country
70 obtain information to the location quality,
price, facilities, laws and tenures; how much is
public how much private, how much is rented and
leased. the of renting and leasing the terms
OF acquisition, the amount of taxes the wage paid
to the farm laborer, the acreage of humid, arid
and riparian lands. and the amount of arid land
which is irrigated and suited TO dry farming.
FARREACHING SUBJECT.
After disposing of the land supply" The map
takes up the question OF organization On this
subject the map shows the vast amount of study
which was done bring IN every possible sub
division which might require attention. The first
subdi vision is the individual The commission
viii inquire into the different types of farmers
their health. their stature. their strength. their
ha bits and their intelligence. After that facts
to their housing their oubuildings. their diet the
food produced and the food purchased, their water
supply, whether well stream their clothing and
the they take of their children will be inquired
into.
The second oulgrowth Of organization is the
community. The mission wants to know about
the public institutions the schools the civic halls
the hospitals, the cemeteries of the farmers. the
extent of cooperation among them for profits or
mutual betterment and the efforts made for social
betterment. A third subdivision is homestead
under which falls the household. the garden,
Kitchen, the lawns. the orchards. the hothouses
and the attempts at orrfamentation. Lastly under
this head the word farm is used, and here there
is intricate network OF radiation the map.
One line leads to indoor domestic economy and
another to outdoor farm economy Indoor do
u1estic economy is given three phases-"esthetic
''industrial' and general These classifcations
include house decoration. needlework, cooking
cleaning. fuel. utensils. cost Of living, hygiene,
sanitation and accounting. Outdoor farm economy
is given six subdivisions soil stock.
machines crops and accounting" As to the
soil map suggests fertilization and cuItvation
to stock. the investigation is varieties,
breeding, dairy, poultry, stablng, feeding and
the barns. Selection and rotation the principal
classifcations subordinate to the crops
The third general heading, communication. in
wolves just a few lines of inquiry, such high
ways road making. the transportation used, the
the express and mail. the telephone SCI
vice. the magazines and newspapers read by the
farmers