The evening world., 1920-03-19
BalkS New Secretary of Agri-
culture in Carrying Out
Projected Experiments.
MARKET SERVICE CUT.
Field Stations Will Have to Be
Closed, Including Those
Devoted to Rice.
By DaUid Laurence.
Especial Correspondent Of The Eve
ming Worldly

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ming Worldly
WASHINGTON, March 10 Copy
right, 1920. Edward 4. Meredith,
editor, advertising man, promoter OF
large enterprises--in a word, a sue
cessful business man--has just had
the enthusiasm with which he took
hold of the Department Of Agricul-
ture blanketed with the cold hand OF
Congress.
Mr.. Meredith, who halls from Des
Moines, Ia, and that part OF the
United States whore candor is a re-
ligion, thought that all he had to do
in dealing with Congress was to tell
the members OF the Senate and
House exactly what sums of money
we're actually needed to carry ON the
extensive work Of the Department of
Agriculture and that the interests Of
the farmer would be sufficient to
stimulate members Of Congress ire
spective OF politics.
But the House slashod the estimates
OF the Department OF Agriculture, and
while the Senate committee undid some
OF the damage by raising the appro-
priations somewhat, the Secretary feels
that the net reduction is a severe blow
to the agricultural interests Of the
country. He Is new on the job. in
tensely interested in managing the De-
partment Of Agriculture on a business
like basis, and is therefore disap-
pointed.
ACTIVITIES WHICH NEW sEcRE-
TARY MUST CUT DOWN.
Here are some Of the things which
he regretfuny admits must now hi
discontinued unless the Senate itsel
corrects the work Of its Agriculture
Committee:
There must be a big cut in the mar
ket service, one Of the activities mos
appreciated by growers and shippers.
Dairy Investigations, consisting o
valuable Aid being given the dairy in
terests cf the country in working ou
better methods OF preparing and util
izing dairy products and the devel
opment OF American manufacture o
Roqusfort aud Swiss cheese, must bt
} curtailed.
Appropriations for the investigation
Of cereals have been reduced. The!
relate to the development of improvet
varieties OF cereals through breeding
and selection, the working out O
practical methods for the control o
, important cereal diseases.
Experiments now conducted indC
pendently or comparatively at eigt
field stations will have TO De discor
tinued and the work at others, IT
cluding those devoted wholly 20 RiC
! Investigations at Crowley, LOuisian
and Riggs, Cal, considerably d.
creased.
= Appropriations for the Bureau I
Plant Industry have been serious
reduced exclusive Of the item for Coz
gressiona seed distribution, whiC
has been eliminated from the bill Vi
( on accommodation Of the Depar
d ment of Agriculture,
e The fund for soil surveys, have be-
stricken from the bill.
!. Funds for the Bureau OF Entomo
ogy for combating insect pests Whl'
have caused enormous losses eve
J. year have been curtailed,
BIG CUT IN PRECIPITATION Fo
n DISTRIBUTION OF PRODUCTS,
4 The efforts OF the Market Buret
y to aid in bringing about a more sy
n tematic and orderly distribution
n farm products will be materially 4
h terferred with becauBe the apprOpl
alton has been cut out by moro tn
S23O,0OO.
The item for color Investigation h
been cut so that win handicap I
q Department OF Agriculture in I
development OF the dye industry
this country which II had been hop
ID would make America independent
Germany,
Important crop reports on appl'
peaches, potatoes, and truck tarmi
viii have to be discontinued.
ed insufficient funds have been pr
"a | ,yfded 10 Arht the foot and mOu