Arizona republican., 1920-06-07
U. 5. ID LESSEN
 DAIRY AND FARM
 WORK FUR 1921
Arizona Dairymen Hard Hit by Announced Plan to Abandon Extension of Dairy Specialists into This State-Many Field Sta tions to Be Abandoned
Republican A. p. Leased Wirel

WASHINGTON, June 6-Secretary Meredith. in a statement tonight, out lined more than half hundred de- pertinent of agriculture activities, which, he said, would have to be aban- doned as the result of reduction in the appropriations carried in the an nual agricultural bill
 The agricultural bill appropriated approximately S31, 100000, which Sec retary Meredith said was $6,000,0O0 less than the departments estimates of it's needs and S2.1S5.000 less than provided in the appropriation act for the present year.
 Hit Hog Cholera Fight
 The secretary said the most seri- ous restriction on the departments work would involve hog cholera eradi- cation activities. Work designed to wipe out hog cholera, he said, would have to be abandoned in several states. the force of men in the field showing farmers how to combat the disease reduced from 149 to 54, and specialists now engaged in the large hog producing states reduced from an average of six to about two per state.
 The department" the statement continued. 'is obliged to withdraw if nancial support of cooperative test ing work in Ohio, Indiana, Iowa, Min nsota, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Rhode Island, Connecticut and New Jersey.
 "Co-operative work toward improv- ing quality and increasing the use of dairy products will have to be aban- doned in Iowa, Kansas, Mississippi and Louisiana
 Arizona Dairyren To Suffer
 'The department will have to dis continue it's cooperation in the em- ployment of dairy specialists engaged in demonstration work in Nevada and Wyoming The plan to extend that work next year into Arizona, New Mexico and Colorado cannot be car ried out.
 Many field stations will have to be closed. This includes all the stations in North Carolina and Tennessee, and those at Amarillo. Tex; Archer, Wyo.; Highmoore, $. D. Brookings, $. D.; Nephi, Utah; Burns, Ore, and Lind, Wash.
 "yyork toward preventing cereal dis eases must be discontinued at the sta tions at Ithaca, N. r.; Lansing, Mich; Auburn. Ala: Tucson, Ariz- and Cor wallis, Ore, and must greatly be re- duced at the stations at Berkeley, Cal; Milford, Conn; Bloomington, H.; La fayette, Ind; Anles, Ia-; Manhattan, Kans.; Crowlye, La; St Paul, Minn-; New Brunswick, N. J.; Fargo, N. D.; Hershey, Pa; Knoxville. Tenn.;. Ar Iington, Va; Pullman, Wash, and Madison. Wis.
 "Stations at which problems in irri- gation agriculture are studied, will have to be abandoned at San Antonio, Texas; Umatilla, Ore, and Newlands, Nev.
 ssFhe investigational work at three out of the four forest experiment sta tions on the western forests must be discontinued.
 Hard Wood Situation Affected
 Urgent problems connected with the rapidly waning supply of hard woods in the central states and the Appalachians cannot be given proper attention.
 work toward preventing spoilage during shipment of poultry. eggs and fish must be curtailed in several di- rections.
 tsThe services of crop reporting spe- cialists on cotton, tobacco, and r4ce will have to be dispensed with
 .The project designed to give ad- vice to cities concerning their market ing problems must be discontinued.
 Tt will be necessary to discontinue all work to develop direct marketing of farm products by parcel post, ex- press and otherwise
 ssI'he Pacific coast, the inter-moun- tain region, the South and Southwest ,I,fIe4 ir large measure be deprived of the benefits of the market news ser
 aThe news service rendered the pub lie from most of the large market cen
  Philadelphia, Pittsburg. Chicago, Om- aha and Minneapolis, must be so cur tailed that widespread dissemination of iufornation regarding market de- mands. supplies and prices will be i'm possible.
 .sIt has been necessary to close the offices at San Francisco, which has been furnishing market news Of fruits and vegetables, and the dairy products office will have to be closed soon .srThe issuance of daily market re- r,orts on daily products at Boston PhiIadelphia and Minneapolis may tave 10 be discontinued.
 .sThe inspection service on fruits ano x-evetables will be reduced Butter m enection work can be conducted IF onIv four of the large markets, ano fhe inspection of certain other com nnosities specified in the law, such as hay cannot be handled at all.
 Start Reducing Force
 "Grain supervision oftlces at CieNe- land and salt Lake City have beer closed and the force of the Boston of Fiee will be reduced. Standards Ton miIled rice, already planned, cannot Dc
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