Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-09-27


some worn In winter weather by the boys aboard
our submarines.
Trumpets, drums, rifles, swords, flags and pen
naDts are some Of the other things shown. But 1t
Is expected tlvt nowhere will the crowds be
thicker than around the models Of modern battle
ships, dreadnaughts. cruisers, destroyers and other
vessels That will be shown ut oil the fairs and ex'
positions.
The scope OF work OF the department Of agri-
culture Is 50 wide and the quantity Of Its exhibit
material IS so great that Its displays vary In differ
cnt sections Of the country, but In every case they
have been selected to clinch some reason why
American agricultural production must be In
creased, and again increased, and to show some
Of the numerous ways by which It can be done.
These exhibits are not for the farmer alone. They
nre for him first, but food production has become
the business and concern Of everybody In Amer.
lea, and nearly everybody has come to know 1t.
More than that, the agricultural exhibits are at
~trnctive, interesting and informing enough to hold
the attention Of even the novice who cannot tell
a solo from q silo.
The weather bureau shows how 1t is able to fore
cast storms, frosts and floods to protect agricul-
ture, commerce and navigation, and displays its
daily weather map showing conditions In the i'm
mediate locality OF the exhibition. The bureau Of
animal industry shows how to improve and In
crease the country's supplies Of meat, milk and
poultry. how 1t guards the health Of the public
and our soldiers and sailors through its meat In
spection system, and how to drive out the de-
~structive animal diseases that annually take a
toll Of meat worth many millions Of dollars. That
other great co-ordlnated branch Of the department
Of agriculture. the bureau of plant industry, treats
its field In the same manner, with special attention
to methods of lettering and stimulating plant pro.
duction and graduating plant diseases.
Broad features of forest service work are pre-
sented in popular and striking form. Models urge
the burning Of local fuel wood to release coal for
cities and war purposes and relieve Transporter
ton, contrast proper methods OF logging with the
wasteful why's, and show the proper handling Of
tree windbreaks for increasing crop and animal
production. Other forest service displays show
how forest fires are prevented or discovered and
fought: how valuable timber can be saved for war
uses; and the need Of retaining forests to retard
soil erosion on slopes.
Distinctive exhibits Of the bureau OF chemistry
illustrate the enforcement Of the food and drugs
act, production and reservation Of food products,
use of tanning materials, production Of colors and
other chemical industries. Differences between
true and imitation commercial articles are shown,
and light Is thrown on adulterated or mlsbranded
medicinal Preparations, including headache rem
edies," "beauty" preparations, asthma, consump-
ton and other alleged cures"
Samples of the soils that occur in the United
States, i%ncfnding some local to the neighborhood
n the particular exhibition, together with infor.
nation relating to their best use In farming, are
among the bureau Of soils displays. The states
relations service shows its work, In cooperation
with the state agricultural colleges, in spreading
farming information through county agents, home
demonstration agents and boys and girls clubs
and illustrates food conservation by canning and
drying.
The bureau Of entcmology's exhibits Of de-
~structive insects and ways Of combating them are
particularly interesting at this time Of need for
more food production and conservation. Like
wise, the bureau Of biological surveys displays OF
stuffed animals and birds, representing the con
troll or destruction OF the predatory species and
the conservation of the desirable kinds, tnks
added significance. Demands on the railways, witt
growing Use Of motor routes, stress the importanc,
Of the good-roads construction and maintenance ex
hiblts Of the office Of public roads and rural engi
Ieering, and war conditions also lend interest 4
the bureau Of markets display Of safe method
OF shipping gnin, distribution Of farm product.
grain Standards and cotton standards, and variou
types of shipping containers.
Agriculture has been called the most peaceful
Industry in the world, but 1t is believed that tn
departments displays will remove any question
as to efficient farming being absolutely essential
IN an effective war machine.
But America must not feed itself alone. 1t mus
sustain millions Of the citizens and fighting me
of our valiant allies. The food administration, 1
It's exhibits. drives that fact deep. Feature dis