The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-06-03

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tables OF mean values OF atmosphere
pressure. temperature and density
and a paper on "Meteorology and Aer-
onautics' have been published.
In connection with searchllght tests
conducted In February and March at
Washington by the Engineer Corps OF
the Army, the Weather Bureau made
some kite flights at night. Other
flights were made In daylight In con-
nection with studies OF atmosphere
electricity conducted by the Bureau
OF Standards.
Food Leaflets IN Foreign Languages
The United States Food Leaflets re-
Gently published by the Department
OF Agriculture and the Food Admins
tration have been translated In some
States by local representatives into
eleven foreign languages and are now
being distributed among foreigners In
the United States. Twenty leaflets,
each carrying Its message Of food
sense and food economy In four pages,
make up the series. Besides the Eng
lish version they have been published
In Yiddlsh, Armenian, Syrian, Italian,
Polish, Portuguese French, Greek,
Swedish and Lithuanian.
State Legallzes Municipal Fuel Yards
Mississippi has enacted law au-
thorizing the establishment and main
tenance Of municipal wood and coal
yards during the period Of the pres
ent war and for one year thereafter,
as a means Of meeting the fuel short
age. This is said to be the first leg
islation Of the kind by any States.
Municipalities taking advantage of
this law may provide the necessary
machinery, transport, sell and deliver
fuel, and are authorized to use for this
purpose general municipal funds, and
also with certain restrictions, to Dor
row money If necessary.
More aPultry and Eggs on the Way
Four district men and thirty-six
State leaders, all trained poultry spe-
cialists, are carrying out the Depart
ment of Agriculture's program to Sc
cure large increases in poultry and
egg production this year. In addition
to these workers there are eleven ex-
tension poultry club men who are en-
couraging more efficient poultry pro-
duction among the boys and girls in
their various States. Recent reports
from these poultry extension special
lists indicate that normal production
will be maintained in practically ev-
cry section of the country this year,
in which they are working, and in
many localities an increase over pre-
vious years is expected. The appeal
made by department specialists to
city people to increase food produc-
ton by utilizing their table scraps in
feeding small backyard focks of
hens is meeting with marked success.
The Departments Service Flag
In front of the main building of the
Department of Agriculture hangs
big service flag with the numerals
"1.196". Since the flag was made the
number of former regular members of
the department now in the Army or
the Navy has risen to 1887. In addi-
ton, 4,511 employees, including 95S
women, have been lost to the depart
ment In other ways since the declara-
ton of state of war with Germany.
Most of the 6,04S who have left the
departments service are experts in
their fields and were performing i'm
portant duties in the department
which required long training and pc
culiar qualifications-some of them
special technical qualifications. The
department has been in the position
of having to increase its forces great
ly to perform its old duties and meet
the wartime demands for extended
operatins while at the same time it
has been losing large numbers of its
most effective and trained employees.
The difficulties in securing men of
the requisite training and of retaining
those already in the service have been
very great
Reduction In Hog Cholera Losses
One hundred and sixty trained vet
erinarians of the Department of Agri-
culture are working in SO States in
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