The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-03-25
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the rising generation to appreciate the
accumulated inf formation with rela-l
ton to various articles produced on
the farm. The supervision OF these
Will, in the future. be part of the
extension work Of the states relations
service.
Just at this time, while the reor-
lE6niZatfon Of agriculture is under
way. there appears new act which
carrying science back to the farm.
The smIth-Lever act, passed Ia Il year
provides four and half millions u
year for extension work ia which the
states and the federal government
are to cooperate. The states relations
service. under the new arrangement!
ssto take charge OF this work is
we'll. Various lesser tasks fall quite
FHat urally8to it, Sois the .groundwork
laid down for the application to the@
farm Of what has already been
learned
AT the same time this great, new
bureau iss created. an additional
piece OF york is lifted out of the
bureau Of plant industry. where it /
had developed incidentally. and Is
placed directly under the office of the
secretary Of agriculture. 1t, too, hay
ing as its object the application Of
proven emthods to the farm, is to be |
Featured. III IS t.ie Office of farm!
management and its purpose is the in
stigation and application of business
IMeLnods 10 the farm IL has Just
completed a survey. for instance.
which shows where it is and where Jul
is not profitable for a farmer to raise
tcalves. IT. is difficult fort indirid-
ual farmer, with half a dozen cows to
determine such problem
AS the extension work of the de-
pertinent Is grouped under onet
bureau in the Reorganization, so ISL
the engineering work The office OIL
public roads becomes known as the
office OF public roads and rural EN-
IBineering. In it's handling OF the
road problems Of the nation, this hasI
always been the chief engineerinE
bureau Of the department To it isl
now to be added all the other work
OF the department that is of purely
engineering nature.
There are. for instance. the inEesti-i
cations into drainage and irrigation
that have formerly been cared for
under the Office of experiment sta
tions. These are purely engineering
pro lems. PartfcularlYin drainage
has this department done very inn
portant work. There are vast areas
of marsh and swamp lands in many
parts OF the country, and much Of
this is being reclaimed. The men Of
ltEis4 service are the advisers Of states
and individuals in this work. They
have become clearing house for all
such information.
1t has been found that various
agencies in different bureaus have
| been engaged in purely architectural
1 studies. The bureau of animal in
ldustry, for instance, has 1abored long
lin the development OF model silos and
model dairy barns. Another inter
/ testing architectural pro blem has been
1.-THE model farm kitchen which would
Esaye the steps of the housewife. The
department has long had the ambi-
ttion to lay down a series of architects
lplans for model farmers houses. The"
farmer often builds his house himself
without the advice of an architect
land with little knoWledg OF the pos
Esibflities Of making 1T convenient.
Here may the best architectural
skill of the nation be brought to bear
upon a series Of plans that will in
lcludea a design of a good house of5al-.
most any Size and cost wanted and
1.-THE facts can be furnished gratis tc
the farmer.
4 t is estimated that 80 per cent Of
the ocean floor is entirely devoid Of
negotiation.