Evening star., 1915-01-24
AGRICULTURAL DEPT.

Assistant Secretary Vrooman was the
principal speaker at the banquet Of the
Harlan Bible class, held recently in the
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church.
Mr. Vrooman declared that the Chris
tian religion is the same religion as OF
old, with the same ideals and powers
as it had in the beginning. Other
speakers included Representative Mar
tin a Morrison of Indiana and Repre-
sentative Barnhart of the same state.
Robert S. Moore of the division of
publications read an original story en-
titled THE Old Chain Mill before
meeting OF the Indiana Society OF the
District, held in the Chamber of Com
merce hall Tuesday night The Story
dealt with experiences Of college days
during the early seventies at hanover
College, in Indiana.
Secretary Houston the latter part OF
the week greeted the six INDIANA Corn
Club champions who arrived In WASH
ington Tuesday to stay until last nlsht.
DR.. Alonzo Melvin, chief of the bu-
reau OF animal industry, was one OF the
committee appointed by the Mount
Pleasant Citizens Association which
had charge of the Mount Pleasant
Pleasantly" held at the kenesaW apart
ment, 10Th and Irving streets north
IL
Assistant Secretary Vrooman spoke
on Social Regeneration at the New
Church, 10th and Corcoran streets
northwest, Thursday night.
The live stock report issued Monday
by the bureau of crop estimates was
somewhat of surprise even to those
versed in stock conditions. showing
more hogs, cattle and sheep IN the
country than even the most optimistic
expected. The report showed in gen
eral that all live stock is on the IN
crease in the United States. Accord
ing to the opinion of statisticians' the
report would indicate that for the
present, at least. the decline OF animals
has been checked.
Although the report showed sub
stantial Increase in the number OF beef
cattle. the price per head Is higher .nan II,
a year ago The number of hogs In
the country is given as greatly IN
creased and the price per head lower
than year ago.
The demand for war horses by the
belligerent countries of Europe Goes
the animal in this country, officlals De
clare The price of horses in the
United States has actually declined dur
ing the last year. despite the European
during the past five months. It is de-
clared, has not been sufficiently large
to materially affect the number in the
"supposing 100000 head have already
gone out" declared an official. discuss
ing the question. I'VE have about
20, ,OOO, 900 head of horses in this coun-
try. One-half of l per cent will not al
feet the price very much one way or
the other"
John H. Darg and Victor H. Ohm
sted were out-of-town agents of the
department who helped get out the
live stock report.
Paul Z. Jameson of the bureau of
crop estimates was on the sick list
last week.
s. ]. Blair, statistical scientist, has
returned to the department after an
extended trip through the south and
west investigating truck crop condf-
tions
Movement of different sections and
divisions of the bureau of animal in
dustry into the new building goes on
slowly The offices of the chief, as
ststant chief, chief clerk and editor
are to remain in the east wing, to-
eether with the laboratories now there:
The divisions that were scattered all
over the south end of town are the ones
that are being slowly but surely gath
cred into the fold" until officials hope
to see the bureau housed at last as
more or less of a unit.
George W. Kennedy. an editor in the
division of publications, is convalesc-
ing after an operation for appendicitis.