Evening journal., 1919-07-16
MORE AID FOR FARMERS.

n, HOSE in control OF The committees Agriculture Of
i the Senate and House. Of which Senator AISLE j.
Gronna Of North Dakota, and Representative Gilbert ~
augen OF Iowa. the respective charmen. agreed
that from it will be their intention that more
money will be appropriated and more time devoted to
the investigation or farm life and farm conditions, with
emphasis the question Of costs.
This policy is demonstrated by the fact that with the
passage OF the agriculture bill the office Of farm man
agemen has been changed to the Bureau Of Farm Manage
men and Home Economics carrying with II an appropria-
ton Of 100000 with which 10 assist the farmer In arriving
at accurate cost OF production.
This appropriation is increase the amount pre-
vously allowed this office and made possible and
consistent with the present economy policies by cutting
away unnecessary appropriations elsewhere in the bill
It has been pointed by those closely related to the
work of this bureau that the farmer has been able
set price on his products because he did not know
the cost Of production.
The main effort OF the bureau will be exered TO get
the farmer to keep books" that he will be able to
ascertain the real cost.
There intention enable the farmer TO dictate his
price but the training from the bureau will enable the
public TO know what the actual cost Is and thereby bring
about better conditions all sides both for the producer
and the consumer
w spnlman, former head OF the Office Of Farm Man
agement, tried to start this work In a small way with
limited help and encouragement
His work was confined to few farmers and the ex-
pertinent tried with wheat.
BUT the cost Of the wheat was found to be great
that the Department Of Agriculture did not think It best
to send out the information.
The practical work which will be undertaken by this
section Of The Department Of Agriculture has been made
possible by the present agriculture committees. the Of
fee Of Farm Management having obtained but little help
announcement previous to the present Congress.
Previous TO February. 1919, committee appointed
by Secretary Houston to consider plan Of organization
scope Of work for the Bureau of Farm Management
looking forward to legislation with which to carry out
the plans.
The committee found that the limited work Of the Of
ce had proved OF assistance to the farmers but that the
work should be expanded and the office made bureau
TO include The work OF Home Economics.
This recommendation adopted.
The work Of The bureau will be divided into three parts
the FIRST that of the business olce second the Research
Work which includes cost Of production farm organlza
ton, farm finance farm labor. agricultural history and
geography land utilization and farm land studies; and
third the extension which will be divided into four
branches namely the publications and Illustrative ma
terial farm management demonstrations farm labor sup
ply and other farm economies demonstrations
"-rhe work 10 be done' said member OF the Senate
Committee, "ls enormous that It Is staggering The
most important thing in the Interest Of the farmer is TO
get him to keep books that he will be able to
tain for himself the real OF production When he
do this, conditions generally should improve 10 very
large extent