Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-04-03
TAMA JIM A GREAT
PUBLICITY man
Two Hundred Million Publi-
cations Distributed by Will
son While Secretary of De.
partment of Agriculture.

Especial Correspondents "a ths Herald
Washington. D. c., April l.--Prac-
tioally 20O,O00.0O0 publications of ali
kinds have been printed and distFibut.
ga since Secretary Wilson assumed
control OF the department OF agricul
turo and more than half Q03.5sS,i i3l
of that number have been distributed
within the last five years. Four hun
drod and ffty different pamphlets,
discussing subjects OF special interest
TO farmers and expressed In terms
understood by ALL have been issued.
and Si,000000 copies have been placed
In the hands OF applicants, mostly
farmers. who had need OF the lnior-
nation they contained, and of these
over $4,000 900 were distributed With
In the last FIVE years
The magnitude Of this work Of dis
semlnating the information so earn.
cstly sought and so carefully verified
is only measurable By the immense
advance In scientific agricultural
knowledge and practice by tho pro-
grossigc farmers OF the cOuntry--a re-
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q dominant factor. More than 27,00O,-
600 copies of publications OF all
kinds were distributed during the last
fiscal year.
a@ TIE Rural UpllH n
Investigations and experiments with
plants have In Eve years OF hard
work by half a thousand skilled men
secured a fund OF basia knowledge
which viii go far toward the future
uplf; Of American agriculture. The
department has brought this knOwl-
edie directly home % the man ON the
land In such fashion that he may
know that the power Is his TO help
himself As a result Of the work m
that section. million farmers In tho
south have been given new point
OF view that has resulted in better
agriculture, better homes, better
schools. and better appreciation OF
the disintorested efforts OF the ma
fional government to help ali the peo-
pie ON the land, wherever or whoever
they may be.
To help TO an understanding OF the
fundamental principles and practices
In dry land and irrigation farming rs
stations have been established where
the principles are developed, new
crops from distant countries tried.
and the best that can be found In the
way OF facts or crops placed al the
disposal OF the farmer With the de.
mand for greater production and for
rigid attention 10 detail as Affecting
profits. Il Is highly important that the
many enemies which prevent proper
production be eombated, aud the de-
partment has made progress In this
field. pointing the way 10 the control
Of the most troublesome diseases at
fectlng agricultural and horticultural
crops Through breeding and selec-
ton and through explorations In for
clgn countries advances have been
made In building up new crop indus
tries. New cOttons for the south, hew
whoats and other cereals for the west,
and new aifnlfas and forage crops for
all parts OF the country have helped
the farmer To meet the demands for
more materials to feed and clothe
the nation and 10 have something to
add 10 the value Of the trade balance
IN our favor
Valuable statistics.
Modern business recognizes that
timely and accurate knowledge as TO
the entire extent OF given business
Is essential TO an intelligent and eff
Client handling. So urgent Is the
call for data ON the acreage progress
OF growth and yield OF the crops, ana
the numbers and values of the live
stock upon the farms that the depart
ment has organized q corps of stats.
ticians and developed a hystom Of
crop reporting by which information
s. quickly gathered, compared ard dl
gestod. and sent out IN printed form
for the guidance OF both the agrlcul-
tural ana commercial public. So ac
curate have these estimates become
that they now command almost ami
yGrsal confidence, Minor investiga
tlons of the same character for the
benefit of the farmer include those on
the area and production Of crops Ia
the countries OF the world, the inter.
national trade Ia agricultural prod
uctE, the cost of hauling products q
market, and the relative cost OF pro
duclng important crops, while the re
port ON the difference IN the prlcel
received By producers and the prices
paid by consumers has been OF uni
versal Interest during these times 81
relatively high living cost
For Better Farm Homes.
Secretary Wilson has always recog
nised the Influence for good farming
which flows from an attractive farm
home, and has developed branch o