Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-07
DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE.
Assistant Secretary Vrooman is back
in the city from Illinois

Assistant Secretary Vrooman is back
in the city from Illinois
The hoof and mouth disease in cattle
is the burning topic Of interest In the
department this week. Not only the
bureau of animal industry, where. of
course. they know of such things, but
all the bureaus of the department are
more or less affected by the epidemic
The department is bending all its ener-
gies to cope with the situation, and
soon hopes to have the plague under
control.
PLAGUE" is the proper designation
or the hoof and mouth disease, accord
Ing to one expert of the department
VINO has written exhaustive treatises
upon the disease He points out that
the disease is an old plague of animals
AS early IS 1899 it occurred among the
cattle of England. and at that period
the landing of cattle in England from
other countries was prohibited
1t was thought that the infection was
conveyed from France and Holland, but
this. perhaps. the official states, was
NOT altogether the truth. but mostly
the general luminosity of European
countries one for the other. since il
was never proved that the disease
originated in either of the two coun
tries under suspicion at that time.
ihree million animals suffered from
tne injection In England in 1869. 1t has
perlodlc intervals. running its course
oy1ng out and after period of Years
springing up again.
Dr.. i. n. Price of the bureau of ami
maj industry is spending a week On
MRS. Sallie Gillespie Adams. an en-
ploye Of the department for twenty-one
years dled at her home in this city
wednesday. Mrs. Adams was a clerk
IN the bureau OF crop estimates. Flu
neral services were held yesterday. In
terment was at Leesburg, Va.
Mrs. Margaret McCutchen, a clerk in
the division of accounts and disburse-
ments, has been i'll for the last three
weeks.
Nat Murray of the bureau Of crop
day after short trip to the middle
west.
Joe j. Mcneil has been appointed for
a probationary period as a stenogra-
pher in the office of the executive off,
Ger of the insecticide and fungicide
board. He assumed his duties Monday.
Recently the Department of Agri-
culture and the Department of Labor
have co-operated on scheme to supply
farmers with help. At a meeting held
about three weeks ago the first plans
were drawn up and the matter was
turned over to the Department of La
boris bureau of immigration for further
development.
T. c. Shaw. the Georgia field agent
for the bureau of crop estimates. is IN
Washington, and is to be transferred
fn no 1iyyil
Herbert w Rutledge of the bureau of
crop estimates was on leave of absence
the first three days of he week.
C. F.. Prick of the bureau of crop
estimates was away on leave several
days this week.
B. c. Washington, Sd, clerk in the
bureau of crop estimates, was on leave
over election day.
Monday the monthly crop reports on
corn. tobacco, etc, Will be ISSUED ny
the department This is the preiiml-
nary qualitative and quantitative re-
port.
The office Of public roads will display
at Atlanta, Ca, November 3-l3. com
plete set of models ILLUSTRATING INC
construction and maintenance OF sttt'iu
ard types Of roads. The models VIII
be so arranged as to present the MS
torical and technical development OF
road building. 1t will be the most
complete and interesting exhibition
ever made by the government on this
subject, it is said.
An interesting feature of the exhibit
will be set of models showing the
syolution of stone road building for
a period of 1000 years
In the model is shown the new road
located on high ground on side hill
slopes, with easy grades. pleasing ana
practical alignment, with grace cross,
bridge, good drainage. well con-
structed and maintained macadam sur
face. slightly farm buildings and at
tractive consolidated district scnool-
Means of windmill and reservoir.