South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-27


IN each state. strongly influenced I
the development OF good road build /
ing along right lines. stimulated /
larger production and better mar /
keting. promoted "a fuller and more I
attractive rural life. added greatly /
TO the convenience and economic /
welfare OF all the people. and
strengthened the national fOunda-
tions. IL appropriates from the fed
eral treasury the following amounts
10 De expended in cooperation with
the states in the construction and
Improvement OF rural post roads:
For the fiscal year 1917. $4,000. 900;
1918. $4,000. 900: 1919, $4,000
900; 1920. S20,O00,O0O: 1921, $685.
10000 total, s75.cOO.OOO AS the
states are required 10 make avail
able az least an equal amount or its
equivalent in labor and materials.
there will be available not less than
S15O.0OO.0OO for cooperative con-
struction work extending over a
period Of five years.
The food control act Of Aug. 10.
1917 vesting in the president reg
ulatory powers, in considerable
part of a commercial nature, TO be
exercised through an emergency
agency rather than through an ex-
listing department TO deal with spe-
Cial and urgent national and inter
national food problems growing out
Of the war. The provisions Of the
food control act, 50 far as they re-
late to food and feedstuffs. are ex-
ecuted by the food administrator.
The food production act of Aug.
10. 1917, an act Ito provide further
for the national security and de-
Tense by stimulating agriculture and
facilitating the distribution of ag-
ricultural products" is administered
by the department Of agriculture,
and carries an appropriation of
S11, 400 for the following pur-
poses:
The prevention control and
eradication OF the diseases and pests
of live stock: the enlargement Of
live stock production, and the con-
servation and utilization of meat
poultry. dairy, and other animal
products. $885,OOO.
Procuring. storing. and furnish
ing seeds for cash a cost to farm
ers in restricted areas where emer-
gency conditions prevail, S2.5OO.O0O.
The prevention, control and Grad
ication of insects and plant diseases
injurious TO agriculture. and the
conservation and utilization Of
plant products. $441.0OO.
The further development of the
extension service, which is con
Quoted in cooperation with the ag-
ricultural colleges in the various
states. $4,348, 400.
Surveys of the food supply of the
United States. gathering and dis
seminating information concerning
farm products, extending and en-
larging the market news services, !
preventing waste of food in storage,
in transit. or held for sale. giving
advice concerning the market move
ment or distribution of perishable
products and investigating and GER
tifying to shippers the condition as
10 soundness of fruits, vegetables.
and other food products received at
important central markets, $2,522,-
600.
The development Of the informa-
ton work of the department, en-
larging the facilities for dealing
with the farm labor problem, and
extending the work of the bureaus
OF crop estimates, chemistry and
biological survey. $65O,OOO.
With an appropriation of $4,000 !
600 contained in the food control
act, the war industries board pur-
chased 12O,OO tons of nitrate of
soda for fertilizer use and the de-
partment of agriculture is selling it
TO farmers for cash at cost.
Congress- made available $780,
600, 900 10 facilitate the operations
of the farm loan board because of
the unusual demands on funds
which otherwise might have been
invested more freely in such bonds.
Congress appropriated 100000
in addition to the $4,000, 900 in the
food production act, for the pur-
chase and sale Of seed 10 farmers
for cash at cost.
Under the powers given in the
food control act, there has been un-
der license and control bv the de-
partment OF agriculture the am
monia industry, the fertilizer in
dustry. the farm Equipment in
dustry. and the stock yards industry
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