The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-09-27

some worn in winter weather by the boys aboard
our submarines.
Trumpets, drums. rifles. swords. flags and pen
nants are some OF the other things shown. But 1t
is expected that nowhere will the crowds be
thicker than around the models OF modern battle
ships dreadnaughts, cruisers. destroyers and other
vessels that will be shown at all the fairs and ex'
positions.
The scope Of work Of the department of agri-
culture Is wide and the quantity of its exhibit
material Is great that Its displays 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 1t can be done
These exhibits are not for the farmer alone. They
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
tractive, Interesting and informing enough to hold
the attention Of even the novice who cannot tell
solo from 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 II guards the health of the public
and soldiers and sailors through its meat in
specton 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-ordinated branch Of the department
OF agriculture the bureau of plant industry, treats
its field In the same manner with special attention
methods Of bettering and stimulating plant pro-
duction and eradicating 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 purposes and relieve transporta-
tion contrast proper methods of logging with the
wasteful ways. 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 slopes
Distinctive exhibits OF the bureau of chemistry
illustrate the enforcement of the food and drugs
act production and preservation 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 aduterated misbranded
medicinal preparations including headache rem
edies'' beauty" preparations, asthma, cOnsump-
tion and other alleged Cures
Samples OF the soils that occur in the United
States. including some local to the neighborhood
Of the particular exhibition, together with infor-
nation relating TO their best use in farming,
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 entomoogy's exhibits of de-
structive insects and ways of combating them
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
troll o destruction of the predatory species and
the conservation of the desirable kinds. take
added Significance. Demands on the railways. with
growing Of motor routes, stress the Importance
OF the good-roads construction and maintenance ex
hibits of the Office of public roads and rural engf
neering and war conditions also lend interest to
the bureau of markets display of safe methods
Of shipping grain distribution of farm products
grain Standards and tcttOn standards, and various
types Of shipping containers.
Agriculture has been called the most peaceful
i1dusrl:' in the world. bu: 1t is believed that the
departments displays will remove any question
to efficient farming being absolutely essential
in effective machine
But America must not feed Itself alone 1t must
sustain millions of the citizens and fighting men
Of valiant allies. The food administration, In
its exhibits. drives that fact deep. Feature dis