The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-10-03

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some worn in winter weather by the boys aboard
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 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 vary in differ
cnt sections of the country, but in every 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 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 to know it
More than that, the, agricultural exhibits at
tractve, interesting and informing enough to hold
the attention of even the novice who cannot tell
q solo from q SO.
The weather bureau shows how it 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 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 a
toll OF meat worth many millions OF dollars That
other great cO-Ord1nated branch OF the department
of agriculture the bureau of plant industry, treats
its field in the manner, with special attention
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 release coal for
cities and war purposes and relieve transporta-
ton, contrast proper methods of logging with the
wasteful ways, and show the proper handling Of
fro I1Vud for TPro 9Sin and anir1a
production. Other forest service displays show
how forest fires prevented 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,
of tanning materials, production of colOrs and
other chemical industries. Differences between
true and imitation commercial articles are shown,
and light is thrown adulterated msbranded
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 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 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 entomologys 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 con-
troll or destruction of the predatory species and
the conservation of the desirable kinds, take
added significance. Demands the railways, with
growing use of routes, stress the Importance
of the gOod-roads construction and maintenance
hibts of the Office of public roads anu rural engi-
leering and conditions also lend interest to
the bureau Of markets display OF safe methods
of shipping grain, distribution of farm products,
grain Standards and cotton standards, and various
types OF shipping containers.
Agriculture has been called the most peaceful
Industry in the world, but it 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