Evening star., 1914-09-26
DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE.

The tremendous resources OF the
British Empire are shown as we'll in
small things as large, according to an
official of the bureau Of crop estimates.
For instance. $15,1S6,150 is the esti-
mated value of the fox breeding indus
try in Prince Edward Island, Canada.
The total number of fox ranches on
the island, as enumerated for last year,
was 277, and the total number Of foxes
of all grades, $3.50. It is said that the
| industry has proved to be a most
lucrative one during the past three or
four years.
Old silver foxes on the island are
valued at SS,990.000. and young silvers
at s4.s21.00o. The silver foxes thus
make by far the largest item of the
fifteen million dollars.
The estimated valuation Of the foxes
! Is equal to twice the value Of all the
cattle. horses. sheep. swine and poultry.
as shown by the Canadian census Of
1911, the total of which is given az
s7,4ss,784.
Secretary Houston and Assistant Sec
retary Vrooman made an inspection
| tour of the various bureaus of the de-
partment Thursday.
A; A. ormsby. assistant chief clerk
OF the department, left the city Thurs
day for Wichita, Kan, to take charge
Of the farming exposition to be held
there. Mr.. Ormsby will be gone about
a month.
Charles c. Carroll, chief clerk of the
bureau of animal industry, returned to
the department Tuesday after a two
week visit to his old home in Belmont
county. Ohio.
Charles NJ. Daugherty. statistical sci
enlist Of the bureau of crop estimates,
a IN hn Wy
a vacation of several weeks spent at
Atlantic City.
Leon M. Estabrook. chief of the bu-
reau OF crop estimates. left the city
w ednesday to spend the remainder OF
the week on his farm at Frederick, Md.
Charles e. Gage, clerk in the bureau
of crop estimates. is on vacation this
week. Mr.. Gage is to return to the de-
partment Monday
The monthly cablegram from the In.
ternational Institute of Agriculture at
Rome was received three days late this
week. There was some fear that the
report would not come at ALL For the
last two months the reports have been
abbreviated.
DR.. r. w. Hickman, chief of the quar-
an1ine division of the bureau of animal
industry, and Mrs. Hickman returned
this week from a months automobile
trip. DR.. and Mrs Hickman Travelled
1853 miles without even a tire punc-
ture; They. visited Wilmington, Phila-
deiphia. points along the Jersey coast
and different cities in Connecticut.
Their record run was from Tollam in
the latter state to Passaic, N. J., dis
tance of 165 miles. which they made in
| a day.
DIR. R. A. Ramsay. chief of field in
spection of the bureau Of animal indus
try. returned this week from a yaca-
, t1on of two weeks spent at the sea
shore.
e. NJ. Chace. chemist in charge of the
citrus by-products work of the bureau
Of chemistry. left Thursday with his
family for Los Angeles. Cal, where he
Will be engaged for several months In
work in connection with citrus fruits.
S. T. Cabel, a clerk in the chief In,
spector's Office of the bureau of chem.
istry. Is now on a weeks vacation.
division of crop reports of the bureau
of crop estimates is on her annual
leave, to be gone until October 1.
Miss Josephine J. schaake. clerk in
the division Of crop reports, is visiting
her parents in Lawrence, Mass Miss
Schaake Is to return to the DEPART
ment some time the beginning Of next
| month.
Miss Carrie Lawton. a stenographer
and typewriter In the division of publi-
cations. resigned from the department
recently to, accept a position with the
Interstate commerce commission.
Miss Sallie Clover, a clerk in the di-
vision OF crop reports. is on vacation
until the end of the month
The following members of the di-
! vision of crop reports of the bureau of
crop estimates are on leave for the re-
mainder of the month: Miss Helen
Hyatt. Mrs. Flora Schmidt, Mrs Sarah
V. Tracy and Robert e. Smith.
Miss Louise Hayward, the librarian
| OF the bureau of crop estimates, who is
on her annual vacation. is to return to
duty at the end of the month.
Miss May A. Melting, a clerk in the
division of publications, recently re-
signed to accept a position in the chill
dren's bureau of the Department of
Labor.
Mrs. Edna v. Steely of the division of
publications returned to the Office Mon
day after leave of absence on account
| of illness.
E. J. Newmyer. clerk in the bureau
OF animal industry, returned Monday