Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-02-27
BUREAU EXPERTS
WORK IN VALLEY
REN T.. WILLARD OF OFFICE OF
FARM MANAGEMENT TELLS OF
WORK IN VALLEY IN DEPART.
MENT OF AFRICTLTIEE.
EXPLAINS CONFUSION
SAYS THERE HAS BEEN SOME con
FUSION HERE nm REGARD TO
WORK OF FARM MANAGEMENT
AND DEMONSTRATIONS MIN.

Speaking Of the work Of the Unite,
States ncpartmnt uf Agriculture in th'
Valley today. Res T.. Willard W the Ut
flee of farm management who Snakes
his headquarters at the Brownsville
Chamber of Comcmrcc. stated that some
confusion exists III the minds NJ many
people here ~ regard a. hi> Office and
that of the demonstration work. an agent
having laicl, been appointed here in that
branch. Mr.. willard stated 10 his depart.
ment the work b. uf an iuNc>tigaiiunal
character. aud has nothing tu uu with
the demonstration work \. =. Tuudy
having recent, hcrn appointed for thHt
purpose.
Mr.. willard. however. has been giving
some attention tu demonstration work
since h. ha> been in Brownsville about
six months. principally for the reason
that there was mo demonstration agent
here aud one WAS needed. since the couu.
~ has made au appropriation for the
work. Mr.. Willard viii hr relieved ~ I'm.
In talking ~ The work iu the Vale,
by the United States department If AZ
r%iculturr. Nh Willard said TODAY.
There are ~ present about ~ unn ,r
ploye> If the United States Department
Of Agriculturr rHg 70 n various lines
of scientific Investigation aud education.
al demonstration work. The department
j. divided INTO bureaus ami offices. the
heads of which report To- the SECRETARY
af Agriculture. who W turn i> %rr>pnn~i
bic to the President ~ the United States
Among the bureaus that are frequent
IN brought 10 public notice arr thr hu.
rcau 81 Plant Industry Bureau VI Nui
NAL Industry. Bureau of Entomology.
Bureau ~ Soils. Bureau ut Chemistry. Iiu
rcau of Chemistry. Bureau ~ Markets.
Office of Experiment stations etc The
various Members MI these di,i ions ru.
operate ia - Gar a. possible for the pub
lie good.
There are IN present m thr Lower Rio
Grandc valley several members ~ The %
partmcnt If Agriculture following thriI
special line. uf work Two representa-
tivcs of the Bureau 80 Entomology h.',
their headquarters Iu brownsville, II NH.
High aud " a Wicker, lrr investigating
the various pests that arc 50 troublesome
10 the farmer. N m llall I'm i member nt
the Office NJ Experiment stations ami
j. engaged la Investigating drainage com
,litiun. anil ASSISTING th farmers iu HFrr
coming drainage uruhlrm~. represent
the Office Of Farm Management. which
j. 4 division Df thc Huu-lu uf PLANT lu
duStrN. | am Investigating thc mrth.rl~
and cost Of production ~ various crops
and stock with \ view uf ,lrtrrWiUin"
which are the profitable enterprises ~
the VALLEY.
THE office ~ Farmers cooperative
Demonstration Work i represented ",
Mr.. McIlhanN la Ilidalen county heed
quarters nt Mercedes. aud Mr. n MI
Tand, of \upflita has r~gvrutlN hceu re-
ommendel hN the Cameron ,nuutt com
mi.Sionrr> for the demonstration WI au,N
of this count,. The work 80 thc jrmou
s%iration agents j. ~ ln educational aud
dcmon>traiionnl character. H. They gp
about anon tn farmers
"Somc roufu>ian has existed In the
minds ~ the nuhlir I'LL regard "a the work
of the cnic, ~ Farm Management and
the Demonstration offirr. The work tx
farm management ~ conducted wv me
j. If inVe>tieatinual character. aud ,vch
nicall, has nothing g. a. with demon
stration. However. on account Of ne fact
thai M To- the present there has hecn NO
demonstration agent. considerable work
az this character has lssn done.
The various representatives of the
Agricultural Department are endeavor
ing la assist ia solving the various prob
lens Of The section and are glad 10 fnr
nish any availahl, INFORMATION that will
benefit the farmers, -