Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-10-09

No Ed-sfnlE-rEricz has ever cSns %
ma % EdFE1ee tse agriculture In
tes-s-s q lie Cntte1 States as that CT
Pr~ss6sat WHs0a- The rso0rd Is SCI
fora efdesy aid effectively IL g let
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EresslE. A T. Lever, Chairman Of
ne Committee o. Agriculture Of the
HO1Ss q Representatives, az follow:
The WHITE HOUSE,.
Washington.
August IL. 1915.
NJ dear Mr.. Lever:
u has gwen Ia much satisfaction
% approve today the bin making ap-
pyOprfstions for the Department Of
Agriculture for the fiscal year endIuE
June -, 1917, and for other purposes,
becsuss the bil not only makes very
generous provision for the improve
nsrt Of farm production ia the IA
ton and for Investigations and demon
strAtiObs Ia The Held Of the marketing
Of farm crops and Of the organization
Of rural life, but alHo contains three
well conceived measures designed. 10
improve market practices and the stor-
age and aB8ncinE Of staple crops. As
the passage OF this bill marks the
practical completion OF an important
part Of the program for the better
msnt Of rural life which was mapped
Jut 1T the beginning Of the admlnistra-
lion, feel that / cannot let the &C.
| cssiOu psss without conveying 10 you
AID your associates In both houses
my appreciation OF the service rem
| dsFed TO the nation Ia Strengthening
It's great Agricultural foundations.
/ The record. legislative as well as
| administrative. is Il remarkable one.
I il speaks for itself and needs only 10
be set forth.
| ]. Appreciation Of the importance
OF agriculture has been shown through
greatly and intelligentIy increased ap
preparations for it's support.
z Particular pains have been takeh
TO foster production by every promising
means. aud careful thought has been
given especially 10 the matter Of Ia.
ersasing the meat supply OF the nation.
3. Greatly Increased provision has
Il bEEA AAANNs thNOAkh lhE CuhittuEuA VI
the Cooperative Agricultural Exten,
sion Act. for conveying agricultural
information 10 farmers and for Undue.
ing them 10 apply II. This piece Of
legislation IL one Of the most siRnif.
cant And far reaching measures for
the education Of adults ever adopted
by any government. II provides for
cooperation between the States and
the Federal Government. This IL q
highly important aud significant pFin.
cipIe. When the Act IL ia full opera.
ton there viii be expended annually
under its terms, from Federal and
State sources alone, q total Of over g..
6OO.000 In the direct education of the
farmer; and this amount 10 being and
will be Increasingly supplemented by
contributions from local sources. II
will permit the placing I'm each of the
$3.50 rural counties Of the nation two
farm demonstrators and specialists
who will assist the demonstrators In
the more diHlcult problems confront.
Ing them.
! A. Systematic provision for the Arst
time has been made Cor the solution
OF problems in that importsnt half of
agriculture which concerns. dlstribu.
tion-marketing, rural finance, and
rural organization.
y 8. Provision was made promptly
for the creation OF an once OF. Mar.
kets and Rural OrganIzation and the
appropriations for this Dfliss, incIud.
Ing those for enforcing new laws de.
signed 70 promote better marketing,
have been increased to ~ 200, 900. The
more dificuit problems OF marketing
are being investigated and plans are
Ia operation for furnishing assistance
to producers OF perishables through
market news service, A similar ser.
vice for live stock interests will be
inauguraied during the year.
O. The problems Of securing the
uniform grading OF staple crops, Of
regulating dealings and trafiic ia them,
Of developing q better SYSTEM Of ware
houses, and Of providing more avail.
able collateral for farm loans has been
successfully dealt with.
z. Under the Cotton Futures Act
standards for cotton have been sstsb.
lished, the operations OF the futures
exchanges have been put under super.
Vision and fha aaIa ~ coffoa has hnsr