The Arvada enterprise., 1915-04-22
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Ak er than over the mark. 1t is
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believed that Just before the
outbreak OF the European war
the material furnished by the
information office appeared each
month approximately 300,-
100000 printed pages. At the
close of the last fiscal year, just
about twelve months after the
aBO72A1OPY Information service had been
established, the division of pub
sH12E lications made report to the
effect that the demand for Farmers Bulletins
was A per cent greater than during the previous
fiscal year or course certain proportion OF
this percentage must be laid to the increased
number of publications and to the increased
population but making all allowances 1t seems to
be plain that the public was much better In
formed about the existence Of the bulletins and
much more interested in them than ever 1t had
been before
While the department extends the usefulness
of the Farmers Bulletins among the people by
familiarzing them with the publications con.
tents and value, 1t also to 1t that stories are
prepared for publication that much more
strictly news from the point Of view Of the news
paper editors. These stories are usually warn
ings Of frauds OF pestilence. or decisions and
announcements connected with the enforcement
of the meat inspection law and food and drugs
act and other statutes OF regulation which are
administered by the department Of agriculture.
In the days before the creation of the office OF
information the only organized method Of spread
ing news Of this character. which is almost al
ways Of considerable and even great commercial
importance. was to send it out through the mails
In the form OF circulars. The delay frequently
was costly to the people and the interests con.
cerned and It was necessarily unsatisfactory.
Under the present system Information is sent
out at once from the departments office by tele
phone or messenger to the press associations and
to representatives OF newspapers which are like
ly to be Interested in the matter and who are
within reach.
The usefulness Of this work is shown in the
prompt publication Of every quarantine order
affecting the foot-and.mouth disease. This sub
ject. however. had attained such proportions that
1t Is likely the newspapers themselves would
have secured the information through their own
representatives. but there other and
many OF them. where the stories could not be
covered because II the department did not give
out the Information voluntarily nothing would be
known Of 1t. case in point which may be cited
was elaborate attempt to palm off the
farmers In the corn belt region a preparation
alleged to cure hog cholera The sellers pre-.
tended that the preparation was recommended
by the department OF agriculture. This fraud
was suppressed when through the once OF In.
formation the newspapers In the territory con.
cerned received a full statement OF the facts
In the case.
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have to do. not with the farmer. but with those
who manufacture farm products into food or
handle. store. or market them. The departments .
specialists are constantly making discoveries for
preventing losses. dcvising methods for manu-.
featuring new products or improved methods for
handling or manufacturing old products. Here.
tofore It frequently happened that one progress.
sive manufacturer would learn OF these things
and thus gain an advantage over others In the
same trade who had no knowledge that the In.
formation was available Under the present
system the Office OF information quickly com.
municates the details OF these discoveries or i'm.
fected and TO all important dailcs In the ter.
rtories where such manufacture is n prominent
industry.
The Office OF information In addition to the
service OF the character outlined prepares n
weekly News Letter" TO crop correspondents q
which has taken the place OF the Crop Report.
err" This Weekly News Letter IL sent to all
the voluntary crop correspondents serving the
department. to inspectors. agricultural colleges.
correspondents. and to other persons In a posi-.
ton TO make use of the material It has a cir.
culation approximately OF 100000 weekly.
In all tho work OF the ONCE OF information the
effort Is simply to place at the disposal OF the
people the Information which the department o,
agriculture primarily was organized to obtain for
their benefit In none Of the material In there any
attempt to gain prominence for any individual or
branch Of government or to praise or to criticize
anyone or In any way to indusace legislatien,