The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-10-14
The greatest Of All Denartmcnts.,


There is one department of the
Government which quietly, steadily.
constantly and efficiently working
has accomplished important and per-
manent results for the benefit OF the
people of this country, and, indeed,
for the people of the world, says the
Cincinnati Enquirer. The Depart
ment OF Agriculture, one of the most
recently established departments,
with an official existence of less than
twenty-five years, has in Its brief life
time almost revolutlonized the meth
DDS and doubled the results of culti-
walton in this country.
1t has by Its agents gathered for
the use OF the agrlculturists OF the
country the seeds OF plants Of the
entire earth best suited for the areas
and soils OF the Union, and has dis
Itrlbuted them to our planters and
|cultivators with full information as
to their care. treatment, and as to
the results chat should be expected.
The crops that have been produced in
the United States from these seeds
and plants thus brought to the at
tention OF the growers and supplied to
them by the Department of Agricul-
ture through such means as stated
above now amount to more than one
hundred million dollars every year.
The results of SUCH splendid work,
intelligently directed as it has been,
are OF incalcuable value to the nation
and to the inhabitants of the earth.
These results are not for a year, a
decade, score of years or for CEN
turys but will bring benefits and
profits to the inhabitants of our land
forever. While these seeds and
plants newly introduced are adding
annually so much to the enjoyment
comfort and wealth OF our people,
the information spread broadcast as
to the betterment of soils and I'm
proved methods of planting and Gull
tivating the great staples of cotton,
corn, wheat and oats has brought
most excellent results in greater pro
auctions per acre.
Every phase of agriculture has
been benefited by the work OF the de-
partment, and through its education
al course 1t has brought into effective
cooperation very great percentage
oil our farmers. 1T is said that in the
last eleven years the number of stu
dents in our Immigrant colleges has
creased from 1000 to $4,000,
prompted by the very evident In
crease in our crops through the
spread of information by the depart
ment, the railways of the countr,
have encouraged and aided in this
to them, vital interest of increased
'lproduction per acre.
Every year OF the future will see
the field OF operations covered more
closely and completely by the join
J, efforts of the department, the stat,
: agricultural officials and the rail.
ways, and each year will add to tn,
tonnage and aggregate value OF in,
crops. II ds difficult to calculate i,
dollars the great sums that hav,
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been yearly added to our crop val
use by the most excellent work o
! the Department of Agriculture, Hi
4 IT Is most conservative to say tha
: the entire annual cost OF the nav,
and the army are now being covere,
e Iby the increase in our crop values
: directly due to the Department o
: Agriculture since It was created.
7 Its work not only creates values 10
nlthe individual farmer, Tor the stat