Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1920-01-13
HUGE TASK BEFORE
GOVERNMENT CROP
ESTIMATING BODY
BUREAU COLLECTS GREAT GUAM
HELP FARMERS IN THEIR WORK


pulIhE me hN''I year thd'" J""'
3H. 1919, the bureau ol crop estimates
Agriculture ISSUED the regular month.
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Yields per acre, aud total productions
farm prices OF different crops for each
state and the United States estimates
OF total number OF live stock OF dit.
lertnt cldsseS ON farms and ranges,
them condition, and loosc> from dis.
eases aad other causes. Commercial
estimates Of the apple and peach crops
were made. and the weekly truck crop
ae"~ service which had previously
been in force, vas continued and eN.
tended according TO the annual re.
port OF the 'hlel NJ hHredu an extract
from which Is gwen below;
Man, special inquiries were made
during the year including
Quantity OF commercial fertilizers
used per acre OF cotton ana proper
hon OF Yields upon when used
Percentage OF various crops to
which commercial fertilizer and ma.
sure was applied "ad quality used.
Binder lWine requirements Tor the
gram crops oI I'.> Tor the use OF me
gram corporation
Emergency llFc stock survey, 10 de-
l"rmi"e the number OF farms July l.
JHlN.
SEES made OF wheat crop, tor the
Alt'd states lood administrations
quantities OF various crops ted To
Inherent Glasses OF lYe stock.
Live stock survey, January l. 1913.
Fertilizer inquiry Of January !. 1918
10 ascertain quantity OF commercial
ieftlIIletS ana manure used tor crops.
Wages ul farm help,
Prices farmers pa tor equipment,
machinery ana supplies,
Percentage ol farm Labor require
mentS available.
Fleid agents prepared estimates ol
acreage. yield production. and stocks
and farms ot wheat and corn by
counties tor l. ; Grain corporation,
ana lhe% also prepared estimates
OF the value OF agricultural produc'
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tlpal states for the use of the treas
tlry department. Field agents coop
efdt"d WITH ohclalS OF the depart
meNt ana the state extensions ser
ices III the states where seed grain
loans were made to farmers in the
drought Ntrlclrn regions Of the
northwest and the southwest in the
tall OF ltlN and spring OF 1919,
me bureau compiled lDnumerahlo
statements showing the production.
consumption, surplus and edeticiency,
exports and imports, and prices Of I'M
portant ard agricultural products tor
at the principal counties before the
war and OF production and require.
mentS during the war tor the infor-
nation OF administrative officials OF
the departments or agriculture, OF 9th
CT federal organizations. Many Of the
statements were Tor the use OF the de
pdftment committee on crop prodHc.
non programs which were recon-
mead. Other complications were
made for the confidential use OF the
war trade board and for the commit
tees on agriculture in Congress
summaries OF weekly reports OF
the state field agents Of the bureau
we're furnished Tor the confidential in
formation OF the secretary and chiefs
OF bureaus Of the department OF ag-
rlcuIture and after the signing OF the
almlStlrc was extended TO include
other government Officials and sena-
tors and members of the house OF rep
resentatVeS Bl-mOnthly foreign crop
reports were issued in the spring Of
!" ~ and Will be continued.
\ vast amount OF information was
compiled ard furnished in response to
INQUIRIES received by telephone. tele-
graph letter or personal call OF rep.