Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-29
DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE.

Foresters of the United States. the
forest service announces, are interest
| ed in the announcement recently made
| by the American Genetic Association
| that two prizes of 500 each have been
| offered for two photographs. one of the
largest tree of a nut-bearing variety
in the United States. and one Of the
largest broadleaf tree which does not
bear edible seeds.
| In the first class are included trees
such chestnut. oak, walnut. butter
nut and pecan, and in the second trees
such as elm, birch. maple cottonwood
and tulip poplar. No photographs OF
cone bearing trees are wanted. since
| it is definitely known that the Call1or-
mia big trees have no rivals among
conffers. At a later time the associa-
ton may take up the same questions
as between the various kinds of conf
| fers-pines spruces, frs, cedars and
expresses.
The purpose of the competition Is to
find out in what regions the native trees
attain their largest growth, and under
what conditions they thrive best. When
these large trees are located and the
| measurements authenticated, the asso-
| citation hopes it may be possible to Sc
cure seedes, cuttings or grating wood
from thrifty trees in the region where
they grow, to see whether finer speci-
| INNS may be propagated in other parts
| of the country 1t is hoped in this
manner to get some particularly choice
strains of native trees established IN
regions where good specimens are not
found now.
, DR.. c. L. Alsberg, chief of the bureau
| of chemistry, delivered an address re-
Gently before the American Specially
| Manufacturers Association. in conven-
| ton in Philadelphia. DR.. Alsberg
spoke on the Standardization of foods.
! Clarence H Walker and A. X. Balls.
| Junior chemists in the insecticide and
| fungicide laboratory, left Wednesday
afternoon for their homes in Philadel-
| phia, where they spent Thanksgiving.
| Many members of the department at
! tended one or more of the sessions of
! the worlds Bible conference, held all
| week at First Congregational Church.
| Charles +. Gage of the bureau of
crop estimates was on leave of absence
| Friday and yesterday.
| c. L. Clay, who has been employed as
| junior chemist in the bureau of chem
| istry for about two months. has been
transferred for permanent assignment
| to New Orleans.
Frank Andrews. chief of the division
of crop records of the bureau of crop
estimates. returned to his desk Tuesday
after trip on official business. Perry
Elliott was acting chief while Mr.. An
drewS was away.
| B. c. Washington. Sd. was on leave
of absence yesterday and Friday.
| Perry Elliott of the bureau of crop
estimates was on leave the two days
preceding Thanksgiving day.
J: E. Eldridge of the bureau of crop
estimates took leave of absence this
| week for Friday and yesterday.
Miss Edna A. Thomas of the bureau
of crop estimates was Oh leave of alb
sence Monday.
Paul E. Jameson has been appointed
clerk in the Office of o. NJ. Fansler,
chief clerk of the bureau of crop estl-
mates. having been transferred from
the forest service. lie taxes lHe pidSc
vacated by NJ. NJ. Wolff, who went to
the biological survey.
Miss J. J. Schaake returned to the de-
ma rtment last week, after an extended
leave OF absence.
| Mrs. Esther Noah of the bureau of
crop estima ties, is still on the SICK list
She is i'll with pneumonia
Capt. John J. Wharton was away on
leave yesterday and Friday.
Mrs. Jennie B. Withers was on leave