The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-10-04

order that such action as may be nee
essary to insure sufficient supply
may be taken intelligently. Farm
stocks and supplies in retail stores and
in the hands of consumers will be es-
timated, and stocks held by who1es;al.
jobbing, storing, manufacturing anc
other commercial establishments will
be enumerated. It is contemplated
that the survey will be followed by
monthly reports on several of the more
important commodities, and if tho
emergency requires it, by another sur.
vey after an interval of perhaps six
months.
Production Will BE Stimulated.
In addition to the activities under
the three projects mentioned, special
work will be undertaken by many OF
the bureaus and Offices of the depart.
ment Of agriculture in the interest OF
| increased production and for the con
| servation, protection and improved
handling and marketing of crops ant
dustry will seek to bring about in
creased production Of hogs and roul
| try, the two live stock products capa
BILE of most rapid increase. Thf
agents Of this bureau also will locate
SURPRISES OF hogs in heavy plDducin:
areas and farmers in other sections OF
the country with good facilities TO-,
hog raising, in the effort to bring
about more economical distribution OF
hogs. Efforts also will he made indi'
rectly to increase animal productions
ny combating animal diseases anC
pests, especially hog cholera, tubercu.
lOsis, and the cattle tick, which cause
losses aggregatng millions Of dollars
annually. Tho bureau also will en-
leavor to stimulate the increased pro-
duction and utilization Of dairy food ,
| and will carry on Il campaign for the
more general production Of infertile
eggs.
The bureau Of entomology will ex'
tend it's activities in the field to pro
tect crops and live stock. It will as
sist in organizing communities for com.
batting insect pests, both Of crops anC
live stock. !!
!" '.,' Marketing Assistance. :, !!
PRODUCERS will be given advice BY
the bureau o. markets., regauNhg iinli
proved .nctho1S Of packing and ldild'
ling, food pr"'ucts. e The bureau als'
will extend It's ,uarknt news service tc
include grain, hay and seeds4l dairy
aad poultry products and to, cover
more full? vegetables and fruits and
I meats and meat products, and will as
sist in solving lochr truck marketing
I problems. These Services will make
pubic facts as to shr,ply'' demand and
movement of food products Intended
to help in the elimination Of tht'los'
Einotion ant, Economic waste existing
in the marketing machineiy 81 tic
country. The bureau also Will hell
producers; and consumers to form Iii.
rect business relations through, the
| lii!ctl post. ert.ii'it'L -
l. With the extra funds furnished by
the bu! the bureau Of plant industry
will greatly increase its war against
Destructive plant diseases which annu.
ally bring about the loss Of conSidera'
BILE proportions Of the crops Of the
country, The bureau also will seek
to bring about increased conservation
Of food products by encouraging natu'-
al storage and drying Of the products
best suited to these methods Of preser-
walton.
Farm Products and Animals.
Under the food production bill the
department work for the conServa-
ton of farm products, including live
stock, will be greatly extended. The
states relation service will add to its
staff many county and city agents who
will give Instructions and dcmonStra-
tons to all parts of the country in
canning, drying and the preparation of
food products in other forms which
will protect them against spoilage.
The bureau of markets will seek to re-
ducc losses due to faulty handling.
packing, shipping and marketing. The
bureau of plant industry will end"av-
or to arouse interest in the natural
storage during the fall and winter
months of scmiperishable products.
Forces making for the conservation OF
live stack and animal products will be
put into operation by the bureau OF
animal industry. This work will in
cludc, as already mentioned, cam
paicn for the reduction of losses OF
live stock from animal diseases, losses
of eggs through faulty handling ano
from failure to produce inferti1c eggs
and movements to assist in the moro
economical distribution Of hogs. .1E
the latter work field agents Of the bu
reau of animal industry will bring to
cether owncrs Of surplus hogs a!lC
farmers having facilities for raising
more hogs. This should result in the
distribution Of the surplus stock from
regions of heavy animal production
and expensive feed to parts of the
country where animal industry is not
we'll developed and where pasturaGc
and feed are relatively abundant and
chcap, The bill also makes provision
e.. +,,o oxtopcion of other lincc Of fhe