The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-09-08

much to advance the agriculture IN
terosts of the United States rs that Of
President Wilson. The record is set
forth chiefly and effectively in let
ter written by the President to Con
gresham A. Il. Lever, Chairman of
the Committee on Agriculture Of the
House of Representatives, as follows:
THE WHITE HOUSE.
Washington.
August II, 1916
I My dear Mr.. Lever:
It has given me much satisfaction
to approve today the bill making APP
preparations for the Department of
Agriculture for the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1917, and for other purposes,
because the bill not only makes very
generous provision for the improve
ment of farm production in the ma
ton and for investigations and demon
STATIONS in the field CT the marketing
Of farm crops and of the organization
of rural life, but also contains three
well conceived measures designed to
Improve market practices and the stor-
age and financing of staple crops. As
the passage of this bill marks the
practical completion of an important
part of the program for the better
ment of rural life which was mapped
out at the beginning Of the administra-
ton, / feel that l cannot let the oc-
, rasion pass without conveying to you
and YOUR associates in both houses
my appreciation of the service rep
dered to the nation in strengthening
Its great agricultural foundations.
The record legislative as well as
administrative, is a remarkable one
It speaks for itself and needs only to
be set forth
/. Appreciation Of the Importance
70 of agriculture has been shown through
greatly and intellgently increased ap-
. preparations for its support.
.. Particular pains have been taken
to foster production by every promising
means and careful thought has been
given especially to the matter of In
creasing the meat supply Of the nation
3. Greatly increased provision has
been made, through the enactment OF
the Cooperative Agricultural EXten-
sion Act for conveying agricultural
information to farmers and for induc-
ing them to apply it. This piece of
legislation is one of the most signili-
cant and far reaching measures Tor
the education of adults ever adopted
by any government. 1t provides for
co-oneration between the States and
the Federal Government This is n
highly important and significant prin-
/ ciple. When the Act is in full opera
tion there will be expended annually
! under its terms, from Federal and
i State sources alone, Il total of over SS'-
100000, in the direct education of the
farmer: and this amount is being and
! will be increasingly supplemented by
contributions from local sources. Ii
will permit the placing in each OF the
! . go rural counties of the nation tive
L farm demonstrators and specialists
who will assist the demonstrators IL
Il the more difficult problems confront
ING them.
4. Systematic provision for the frs
Il time has been made for the solution
of problems in that important half o
= agriculture which concerns distribu
. Communicating, rural finance, ant
i rural organization.
s. Provision was made prompt,
for the creation Of an Office Of Mar
| kpts and Rural Organization and tn
| aunronriations for this Office. includ
| Ing those for enforcing new laws de
sicned to promote better marketing
| have been increased to 81 100000. tn
! more difficult problems Of marlietln
i ara being investigated and plans ar
in oDeratinn for furnishing asSistanc
10 producers Of pcrishables through
- market news service. A similar SCI
q vice for live stock interests viii b
fraugurated during the year.
G. The problems OF securing tn
| Uniform grading Of staple crops, o
regulating dealings aud traffic in then
Of developing a better system OF ware
! houses. and of providing more avail
ab4e collateral for farm loans has bee
successfully dealt with
Z. Under the Cotton Futures AZ
standards for cotton have been cstai
lished. tie operations of the future
exchanges have been put under supe
vision, aud the sale Of cotton has bee
placed on a Guncr basis.
8. The United States Grain Stan(
ards Act win secure uniformity in I'll
= grading Of grain, enable the farmC
- 10 obtain falrer prices for his prodne
and afford him an Incentive to rais
II better grades of grain
8. Tho United States Warehous
Act win enable the Department
Agriculture to license bonded war
houses in the various states. 1t wi
leal to The development Of better sto
age facilities for staple crops and wi
make possible the issuance o. reliab
warehouse receipts which will be wild
IS and easily negotiable
10. On no less importance fer agr