The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-04-18
IAFT INSISTS on
AID TO FARMERS
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Agriculture llust @ On.
usoRs FOR CONSERVATION

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II the hrst Inaugural address of
his administration President Taft
called attention to the dsacit then ex-
listing In the revenues and the conse-
quent necessity for rigid economy in
expenditures. However. the president
singled out the departnent OF agri-
culture as an exception. He said. to
quote his exact words: In the de-
partment of Agriculture the use Of
scientific experiments ON large scale.
and the spread Of Information derived
from them for the improvement Of
general agriculture must 20 on" This
view the president has steadily main
tained. and In various messages TO
congress he has urged appropriations
for the work of the department
In his comprehensive message on
conservation President Taft said:
The feature that transcends all 9th
ers. including woods. waters, minerals,
is the soil Of the country" and that
all means at the governments dis
posal should be used to conserve the
soils. adding. "a work of the utmost
Importance to inform and instruct the
public on this chief branch Of tie
conservation Of our resources is being
carried on successfully in the depart
ment Of agriculture"
Reports made recently to Secretary
Wilson Of the department Of agricul
ture by the heads Of his bureaus jus
tify this solicitude on the part of the
president for the department. In call
ing for these reports the secretary
asked that they be brief. and that
they mention notable achievements OF
the last 1ve yearA only. inasmuch as
that period Is really the period of
fruition in the department, the period
during which. owing to the broad
foundations previously laid by the
training and grouping Of many corps
of scientific men. by securing far
reaching legislation. by gathering to-
gether masses Of statistics and other
information, by providing scientific and
other equipment. it has been possible
to produce most marvellous results for
the common gcod Of the people of the
United States.
TAFT fer Conservation.
In his conservation message, Presi.
dent Taft emphasized the Importance
Of the maintenance Of the fdtists, and
urged their scientific treatment 80
that they shall be made to yield =
large return In timber without really
reducing the supply" and in other
messages he pointed out the necessity
of reforestation. In accordance with
these views, much available work has
been done in protecting the national
forests and by researches in the labor.
atory of the department at Madison.
Wis: and in the past five years the
/ work Of reforesting burned-over areas
has proceeded at the rate of $4,000 to
| 10000 acres year. The department
takes justifiable pride in its forest
work, considering the administration
| Of 1O0.00O.00O acres Of land protected
and managed for the public benefit a
great achievement.
Since January I. 1907. when the food
and drugs act went into effect, more
has been done to provide good, clean
food supply than in all the preceding
life Of the nation. A wonderful change
has also been effected in the charac.
ter Of the drugs on sale. The depart
ment has a tra1led force of inspectors
and chemists doing excellent work in
all parts of the country in behalf Of
pure foods and pure drugs. This
salutary Law. however. needs amend
ment. as the Supreme court held in
May. 1911, that its provisions. to
quote President Tafts words in his
vigorous message to congress a month
later: DO not cover the knowingly
false labelling of nostrums as to cura
tive effect" The president added:
An evil which menaces the general
health Of the people strikes at the life
Of the nation. In my opinion the sale
OF dangerously adulterated drugs
constitutes such an evil and war
rants me in calling the matter to the
attention Of the congress"
Work Of Soil Mapping.
OF importance to the farmer has
been the work carried on in the past
fve years Of soil mapping and classi
fcation. 80 that now the area includ
ed is 407,0Os square miles. or nearly
Al 100000 xcres. The value of thil
work is incalculable, as 1t aids settlers
in the west as we'll as the farmers.
Disseminating the valuable infor
nation acquired by the department,
has proven 4 wonderful work. Prac
ticollv oOO O(l( 900 nuhlic,t;o,. havx