Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-13
DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE.

Secretary Houston attended the hear
ing on the agricultural appropriation
bill before the committee on agricul-
ture of the House Wednesday after
noon. Chiefs of bureaus have been
heard relative to bureau items the
last few days.
of the Senate committee on agriculture.
introduced a bill Monday asking Con-
gress for an appropriation OF $2,500,00O
ITO meet the foot and mouth disease
ment are looking forward to the pas
sage of this bill, as 1t will solve the
problem of payment of money to those
whose cattle were killed throughout
the country to prevent the spread of
the epidemic.
Typical of the state of affairs. concern
ing the non-payment for killed cattle
was a scene in the Office Of the chief
the other afternoon. Three men who
have supplied milk to local dairies
visited the bureau and declared that
they had not enough money to get
something to eat. since their cows
fiftX-five cows and one bull. and hold
the governments promise to pay them
a certain sum for the slaughtered
animals, but have been unable to get
that they would be paid when Sena-
tor Cores bill is passed.
Part of the governments exhibit for
the Panama California exposition at
San Diego left Washington this week.
This portion has to do with the ma
to be shown in the New Mexico build
ing. The material also shows speci-
mems of the principal timber trees of
New Mexico and their uses
tov -,
forest service is to leave soon for the
Panama-Paciflc exposition at San
Francisco. Part Of this is being pre-
pared through cooperation between
Ice commission. The commission
passes on the qualifications of all can
didates for positions In the forest
service, testing, the fitness of those
through outdoor examinations in
riding, surveying and timber estimat-
ing.
Cooperation also exists between the
ton, aiming to show how forest subjects
are used in public schools, in connection
with nature study. commercial geog-
raphy, agriculture. etc. One Of the ex-
school pupils of the District, in which
a number of those who are studying .or
teachers positions entered a prize con-
test on tree study. Each of the con-
eCSdHeo ph epdIcu separate exhibit
showing the life history and the products
Of individual trees. such as white pine,
sugar maple and hickory.
DR.. s. A. Jones. chief of the division Of
crop reports of the bureau O: crop es-
Inmates. returned to the department
Monday from a two-month inspection
trip of the field service. DR.. Jones' trip
took him through the south and all I'D
and down the Pacific coast.
F. N. Gray of Texas and W. L. Prior of
Mississippi were the field agents called
in to serve on the cotton report board
which issued It's report Thursday.
December Is the bureau Is to issue It's
report on the revision of estimates of
the principal crops, the final estimate
December IT there is to be report on
the acreage and condition Of winter
wheat and rye.
H. D. Ruddiman of the bureau Of crop
estimates left today on a two-week va
cation.
H. B. Cramer, assistant in foreign crops
was on leave of absence this week
o. N. Fansler, chief clerk of the bureau
of crop estimates is very much pleased
with the Encouragement of the furniture
In his office, which move was consummat-
ed the other day.
In the ONCE of the chief cleri. Of the
department a new stereoscope attracts
which show scenes of agricultural work