Evening star., 1921-06-18
Secretary Wallace Appoint
Committee of Experts TO
Study Situation.
AGRICULTURE DECLARED
BIG PROSPERITY FACToB
Change in Conditions Said tc Be
Urgent-Waste Held One Of
Foremost Problems.

Thorough study of the farm situa-
ton OF the country is to be made with
view to working out an effective
plan for the prosperity Of the farmer.
according to Secretary of Agriculture
Henry c. Wallace. Secretary Wallace
put to work promptly a committee O.
make a complete survey Of the &C
nomic situation with relation to tho
prosperity of the farmer and when
this committee completes its work
the Secretary said that the department
would be in d position to formulate
an intelligent policy in their behalf.
This committee on economies, sal
the Secretary, is composed Of high
officials of the department. DR.. 4. l..
Ball, assistant secretary, is Chairman,
and the other members are Il. c.
Taylor, chief of the office of farm
management and farm economies: V
y. TAYLOR. chief of the bureau %
plant industry; DR.. John l.. Mohlcr,
chief Of The bureau of animal in
dustry, and Leon II. Estabrook, as
sociate chief OF the bureau Of mar
ketS.
Committee Is Expert.
All Of these officials are familiar
with the problems facing the farmers.
both with relation to crop growing
ard marketing. but the Secretary said
that people in the field. including
members of the faculties of agricul-
tural colleges. will be called into con-
ference. with the view to getting all
possible information or which to base
the policies for assisting the farmer.
and at the same tim" assist in re-
turning general prosperity to the
country. y number of such officials
cd he pta
on economies.
The Secretary pointed out that with
out such 4 surrey as is being made
by the committee on econC mics, it
would be difficult to formulate an
effective policy for the prosperity of
would go into every detail of the
farm work and marketing. ana when
il had completed lis survey would
make = report to him.
One of the most important matters
which will be considered by the com
mittee. the Secretary pointed out, is
that OF the great waste which he said
prevails IN the marketing system
today: There is now too much hand
ling between the producer and the
consumer. which, he asserted. should
be cut out in the interest of economy
and efficiency as well as to lower the
consumers cost.
Co-Operation Aids.
But. he continued, much of this can
be overcome by the ir rrea sing of the
number of farmers cooperative or
ganiZations. These organizations hav-
shown their effectiveness. he said. !.
efficiently handling the products. az
expressed the belief that the orgar-
izatlon OF more of them would result
IN cutting out much of the waste OF
which ne has spoken.
lmportations of grain into the conn
try nave been large Of late. and this
the Secretary attributed to the an
parent intention of farmers to cut
down their acreage. The reporteJ
paintings OF increased acreages in
oats this year, the Secretary said, in
dicated that there would be a further
falling off in the wheat and corn pro.
ductionS.
Not until there is a change in the
present conditions. on which the eco
nomlcS board is now working, may
there be expected an increase in the
farmers productiveness