The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-22
PLAN FOR FARM IMPROVEMENT

/ washington. =. e. March fs.--Re-
organization and expansion of the of
1ce or farm management of the United
| Stafes depart nent OF agriculture is
! recommended by the committee Of
farm management leaders and others
appointed some time ago by Secretary
Huston to study the work of farm
\ management and outline projects for
more extensive studies. The commit
tee la made Up OF the following econo-
H'ists and students of farm crops: II.
G. Taylor. agricultural economies,
University of Wisconsin: George r.
| warren, farm management Cornell
| university: Andrew Boss. aeTonony
and farm management. University of
Minnesota: ! A. Foord agriculture
and farm management, Massa chusetts
Agriculture college: J, I. Faiconer,
rural economics. Ohio State univer-
| sfty. II. L. Adams, farm management,
University Of California: G.. I. Chris
tie, assistant secretary Of agriculture,
and representatives OF the bureau of
| CROP estimates, the bureau of markets.
and the office OF farm management
OF the department of agriculture.
The basis recomm endation Of the
committee is that the office he ex-
panded to included both farm man
asement and farm economies and that
a
the name OF bureau OF farm manage
rnent and farm, economics This, the
committee states, Il recommends 'in
recognition OF the work already ac-
conf pifshsd in farm econ orhies aiUng
with the investigational work in farm
management and In view of the great
need for still further studies OF the
farming business
Would Expand Present Work
tss.al J,r
commended are in the nature of ex-
pansion and improvement rather than
of creation. The system recommend
ed for studies in cost of production il
much more compre hensive than that
heretofore used. 1--WE have reviewed
the projects now under way" the
committee says, land wish to com
mend their continuance and develop
ment,' Some projects. 1t Is thought,
should be continued under other
names Some that arc related to
agrononny and some to other sub |
ject5 says the committee. SHOULD |
perhaps be transferred to some other |
bureau of tho department securing |
the Information or data desired on !
these lines through cooperative rela-
tons rather than independent action I
In the projects under way, a. great !
deal of work has been found that. /,
the committee thinks, could be more |
rrs.a1 Hcon n1ass.s nrssr Or tns term
report continues. '1s OF great value in |
the industry OF agr1- I
culture and should be maintained and |
even further extended" Then follows
the recommendation for the change
OF name. >.
The work of the bureau, In the opin-
ion of tho committee. should be
grouped around the following projects:
Cost oil. production. including financial
records. enterprise records, cemplete;t
cost records price relations. and basic
unit factors, farm organization, in
rluding farm business analysis. farm
practice, effective use of labor and
arm equipment: farm finance, includ-
nr methods OF financing, insurance,
and and taxation; farm labor. in
,luding supply and movement. trend
II population, living and housing
problems. creating new productive en-
erprises for farm labor. and standards
" supervision and compensation for
arm labor; agricultural history and
geography, including trend OF agricul-
ural development, shifts of agricul-
ural production. relation of Amerf-
an to foreign agriculture, and super
'ision OF the Atlas of agriculture: land
utilization including land resources :
M utilization, land settlement, and
and ownership and tenancy: farm life
studies including cooperation and
rend of cooperative movements aU
necting the farmers life and activi-
les on the farm. agricultural reia-
Ions to other industries. agriculture
or industrial workers. conditions OF
arm HE as affecting national welfare.
work. including publications
nd illustrative material. farm man
cement demonstrations, farm labor
upply. and other farm economies
concentrations. &
Importance Of the Projects S
The first two projects named. cost q
production and farm organization, d
.rc closely related tina COMMITTEES | d
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