Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-08-24
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Making available in news form the interviews
and contributions, and extracting from scientific
treaties thoughts of real value but which would
be lost in the mass of circumstantia evidence, con-
stitute large portion of the work of the office.
Many Of these articles, or stories as the boys
call Them go to the public through the Weekly
News Letter This is sent to the newspapers
which are urged to reprint freely with without
credit to crop correspondents, and to some others
of the departments co-operators.
"But by far the greatest service is the mimeo-
graphed articles sent to the press Of the country
The Office thus affords vehicle for quick action
a sort of rapid-fre gun quickly numbered while
the 42centimeter ammunition, in the form of bull
letins, is being prepared 1t takes pot-shot from
the hip at insect disease plaques and thus quiets
OF greatly retards the outbreaks. 1t quickly issues
warnings Of frauds Of pestilence or decisions
and announcements connected with the enforce
ment Of the meat-inspection law, the food and
drugs act, and the other % regulatory laws which
are administered by the department.. During the
last year about ITO of these special items were
sent the papers interested. And, while am on this
subject, want to say that many fake has been
exposed by such treatment Through it's various
classified lists of the publications Of the country 1t
can reach them all short notice, or it reach
any group of city, farm or trade papers-in short
any desired combination of publications is possible
the distribution being governed by the range of ap-
plicability of the information to be sent out.
"Now, gentlemen continued Sam, .'you eat your
meal or it will be cold. Don't mind about me;
would rather any day tell you about getting facts
to my people than eat Thanksgiving dinner. You
all know that editors and reporters are busy men
these days and they welcome articles which re-
quire the minimum of editing to suit their particu
lar paper. Many of the editors too busy to
make digest of bulletins, and their facilities for
getting special stories out of the department
meager.
During month last summer test reading
of IT'S agricultural papers showed that during the
month 15O or Sc per cent contained material sent
by the department. The material so published
some 900 more articles averaging column in
length, reached directly very large number Of my
farmers Before the European news
pied much newspaper space, material furnished
by Information appeared in one month on about
3000OO,000 printed pages.
you all remember that hot fight against foot
andmouth disease, how it got start in % states
and here in the District, and how it finally was
stamped out in February, 1916. Those days
strenuous for Information as well as the whole
department. The office supplied to papers in the
regions affected exact and immediate information
of the outbreak of the disease and to the press of
the section in danger information to the best
measures for combating the disease and preventing
it's spread Daily the regions affected and all other
sections having traffic with quarantine areas were
kept Informed of each modification Of the quaran-
tine, with the object of encouraging as free move
ment of live stock consistent with the
100 mimeographed statements in addition to the
departments formal publications the subject,
conveying and directions and recommending
precautionary measures We're issued. Besides
these, the press associations and correspondents
here in the city were informed daily by telephone
but it doesn't take epOch-makng event like
foot-and-mouth disease to cause. the office to get
out series of articles. Possibly this past year
you have read by nstallments of the control of the
Hessian fly the army worm the Gypsy moth, the
white grub the Southern cattle tick, hog cholera
and other pests, well as conservation of food
supplies, hints for gardeners live stock problems
cultural methods with plants harvesting market
ing and so ad nfnitun.
but what about these stories? Do they play UP
the personnel of the Department." interrupted the
congressman.
"Ah! / have been expecting that, son. replied
Sam with satisfied smile "Quite to the con-
trary the names of individuals rarely men
toned unless essential to the story. The depart
ment mentioned, the authority, for it is back
Of the statements, but you won't find among its
stories any pipe dreams as to what the depart
ment hopes to accomplish statements about half
baked experiments frealish write-ups, or articles
written to influence legislation
1.-THE boys showed ne q year ago that
there were certain fundamentals in agricultural
practice which were not being regarded by many of
my farmers and which stood out like the buttons
my coat
w ny not p0SleFlze the IdcIS! argued luiOfiId-
ton.
"eYour uncle is willing as long you stick
closely to the facts You know I wouldn't be
wearing this gaudy outfit if 1 didn't believe in at
tracing attention myself
ST had been fighting the Texas fever tick for
some years and had made good Roadway, but as
was planning to throw that work into high gear
needed to get before Southern farmers who live in
tickridden district the information about the toll
which the tick takes on Southern agriculture. And
when got her into high I wanted to step on her
tail and nail it down. Consequently, edu-
catonaI campaign was launched with large pos
ter, and the gist of what it said was, Dip that
tickn
''This was followed by whole brood Of smaller
posters folders, primers, and news stories. Until
comparatively recently there had been much an
tagonisin 70 the work of Graduating the tick; in