The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-10-04

stores and the normal consumption In
order that such action as may be nee
essary to insure a sufficient supply
may be taken int ?ligently. Farm
stocks and supplies in retail stores and
Ia tile hands Of cor Jdr ers will be es-
timated, and stocks held by wholesale
Jobbing, storing, ma ufacturing and
other commercial es- Adjustments will
be enumerated. It is contemplated
that the survey WV b, followed by
monthly reports on several of the more
important commoditieE, and if the
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 prot mentioned, special
work will be undertaken by many of
the bureaus and Offices Of the depart
ment Of agriculture in the interest Of
increased proc lctiol< and for the con-
servattop, protection lad improved
handling aud marketing of crops and
live stock. The bureau of animal in
dustry will seek to bring about in
creased production Of hogs and poul-
try, the two live stock products capa-
BILE Of most rapid increase. The
agents Of this bureau also will locate
surpluses Of hogs in heavy producing
areas and farmers in other sections of
the country with good facilities for
hog raising, in the effort to bring
about more economical distribution of
hogs. Efforts also will be made indi-
rectly to increase animal production
by combating animal diseases and
pests, especially hog cholera, tubercu-
losis, and the cattle tick, which cause
losses aggregating millions of dollars
annually. The bureau also will en-.
deavor to stimulate the increased pro.
duction and utilization Of dairy food;
and will carry on campaign for the
more general production Of infertile
eggs.
The bureau Of entomology will ex.
tend its activities in the field to pro.
tect crops and live stock. 1t will as
sist in organizing communities for com.
batting insect pests, both of crops and
live stock.
Marketing Assistance.
| Producers will be given advice by
the bureau Of markets regarding i'm.
proved methods of packing and hand
ling food products. The bureau also
will extend its market news service to
include grain. hay and seeds, dairy
and poultry products, and to cover
more fully vegetables and fruits and
meats and meat products, and will as
sist in solving local truck marketing
problems. These services will make
public facts as to supply, demand and
movement of food products, intended
to help in the elimination of the lost
motion and economic waste existing
in the marketing machinery Of the
country. The bureau also will help
producers and consumers to form d.
rect business relations through the
parcel post.
With the extra funds furnished by
the bull the bureau of plant industry
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 natur-
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
departments 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 demonstra-
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-
duce losses due to faulty handling,
packing. shipping and marketing. The
bureau of plant industry will endeav-
or to arouse interest In the natural
storage during the fall and winter
months of semiperishable products.
Forces making for the conservation Of
live stock and animal products will be
put into operation by the bureau Of
animal industry. This work will in
clude, as already mentioned, cam
paign for the reduction Of losses of
live stock from animal diseases, losses
of eggs through faulty handling and
from failure to produce infertile eggs.
and movements o>assist in the more
economical distribution Of hogs. In
the latter work field agents Of the bu'
reau of animal industry will bring to.
gether owners of surplus hogs and
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 pasturage
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