The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1916-09-14

No administration has ever done so
much to advance the agriculture In
terests of the United States as that Of
President Wilson. The record is set
forth chiefly and effectively in lets
ter written by the President to Con-
gressman A f. Lever. Chairman Of
the Committee on Agriculture of the
House of Representatives as follows;
THE WHITE HOUSE.
Washington.
August IL. 1915.
My dear Mr.. Lever:
1t has given me much satisfaction
to approve today the bill making ap-
propriations 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
strations in the field of 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 1 cannot let the oc-
casion pass without conveying to you
and your associates in both houses
my appreciation of the service rem
dered to the nation in strengthening
It's great agricultural foundations.
The record. legislative as well as
| administrative, is a remarkable one.
| 1t speaks for itself and needs only to
be set forth.
1. Appreciation of the Importance
of agriculture has been shown through
greatly and intelligentiy increased ap'
preparations for its support.
2. Particular pains have been taker
TO foster production by every promising
means. and careful thought has beer
given especially to the matter of in
creasing the meat supply of the nation
3. Greatly increased provision hai
been made. through the enactment o.
the Cooperative Agricultural Exten
sion Act, for conveying agriculture
Information to farmers and for Undue
ing them to apply it. This piece o
LEGISLATION is one of the most signin
cant and far reaching measures 10
fhe education of adults ever adopte'
nv any government. 1t provides 10
co-operation between the States an
the Federal Government rms Is
highly important and significant prir
ciple. When the Act Is In full opera
lion there will be expended annual
under It's terms, from Federal an
state sources alone, a total Of over =
6OO. 1000. In the direct education OF "a
farmer: and this amount IS being an
Z viii be Increasingly supplemented D
contrIh,1tions from local sources.
9 viii permit the placing In eacn OF u
Z . SO rural counties Of the nation tW
: Farm demonstrators and specialist
Z who will assist the demonstrators
g the more difficult problems eoniron
2 ing them.
4 4 Systematic provision for the iir
3 time has been made for the soieus
j Of probiems in that important hail
9 agriculture which concerns uistrio
q tion-marketing. rural finance ai
9 rural organization.
: x. Provision was made prompt
g for the creation Of an ONCE OF p.
kets and Rural QrsaniEation ana Y
appronriations for this Office. ineiu
: Irs those for. enforcing new laws g
signed to promote pe.'ef -'''' 80