Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-10-03

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 it
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 agr-
culture is so wide and the quantity of its exhibit
material is great that its displays in differ
cnt sections of the country but in every they
have been selected to clinch why
American agricultural production must be in
creased. and again increased, and to show
OF the numerous ways by which 1T can be DONE
These exhibits not for the farmer alone. They
are for him first, but food production has become
the business and concern of everybody in Amer
lea, and nearly everybody has come TO know it,
More than that, the agricultural exhibits
tractive, interesting and informing enough hold
the attention of the novice who cannot tell
solo from a silo. -
The weather bureau shows how it is able to fore
cast storms frosts and floods to protect agricul
ture, commerce and navigation and displays it's
daily weather map showing conditions in the
mediate locality of the exhibition. The bureau of
animal industry shows how improve in
the country's supplies of meat milk and
poultry how it guards the health of the public
and soldiers and sailors through its meat in
spection system, and how to drive out the de-
structive animal diseases that annually take
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
methods of lettering and stimulating plant pro
duction and Graduating plant diseases
Broad features of forest service work 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 transporta-
tion contrast proper methods of logging with the
wastefu ways and show the proper handling of
tree windbreaks for increasing crop and animal
production. Other forest service displays show
how forest fires prevented or discovered and
fought; how valuable timber can be saved for
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.
of tanning materials. production of colors and
other chemical industries. Differences between
true and imitation commercial articles shown.
and light is thrown adulterated or misbranded
medicinal preparations including headache rem
edfes." beauty" preparations, asthma. consump-
ton and other alleged .cures."
Samples of the soils that 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, are
among the bureau of soils displays. The states
relations service shows its work, in cooperation
with the 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 entomoogys 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 or 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
hibts of the Office public roads and rural engf-
leering and war conditions also lend interest
the bureau of markets display of safe methods
of shipping grain. distribution of farm products.
gain sfandards and cotton Standards and various
types Of shipping containers
Agriculture been called the peaceful
i7dusIly the world. but it Is believed that the
departments displays will remove any question
as to efficient farming being absolutely essential
in an effective machine
But America must reed itself alone. 1t must
sustain millions the citizens and fighting men
Of valiant allies The food administration. In
It's exhibits, drives that fact deep. Feature dis