The Columbia evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-03
BUREAU EXISTS
TOAIDFARMER
E. A. Logan, U. S. Statistician,
Makes Accurate Survey
of Crops.

When the Agricultural Conference was
called in Washington a few weeks ago
ii was not without information concern
ing Missouri. A farm survey Of over
3.i00 farms had been prepared especial
ly for the conference by Z. A. Logan,
agricultural staiisiician of the United
States Bureau Of Markets and Crop Es-
iimatcs. This survey showed the exact
condition of agriculture in this state at
that time and was compiled from infor-
malion received from representative far
mers in each county.
According 10 Mr.. Logan, the Bureau Of
Markets and Crop Estimates exists pri-
marily to aid the farmer by keeping him
Informed as TO agricultural conditions
over the stale, the nation and in foreign
countries. Although our service was
created for the farmer, it benefits many
other people, as everyone is interested
in what the farmer is doing and of the
condition of his crops. We arc constant
ly receiving information from large manu-
featuring concerns, farm organizations,
agricultural papers and the Federal Re-
serve banks" he said
STATE BOARD CO-oPERATES
The Bureau of Markets and Crop Es-
iimaies is division Of the United States
Department of Agriculture and is main-
iaincd by the federal government. The
state maintains Board of Agriculture
at Jefferson City which cO-Operates with
the bureau here. Mr.. Logan speaks very
highly of the State Board of Agriculture
and praises Jewell Mayes. secretary of
the board. for the cooperation he has !
given. |
The information given out by the bu-
reau is not the personal opinions of the |
men who write the reports nor is it
advice as to better farming methods, but !
according TO Mr.. Logan, it is crop infor-
nation received from farmers in every
county in the state and is accurate news
of agricultural conditions.
Information for the reports is obtain.
ed from questionaires sent out to the
crop reporters in each county. The crop
reporters are representative farmers liv-
ing in different communities over the
county. After Mr.. Logan has received
this information it is summed up and
published. This news consists Of the
acreage of different crops, news about
live stock, crop prospects and market
news. Plans are now being made to
increase this service TO the farmer.
HAS HAD LONG EXPERIENCE
MIR. Logan. who is former student in
the University, has been doing statistical
work for twenty eight years. He began
his work as clerk in the Bureau Of
Labor Statistics at Washington in 1895
and then rose through the various grades
10 statistical expert. Division Of Whole
sale Prices. In 1911 he was appointed
special commissioner of the United States
Department Of Agriculture, representing
President Taft, sent to study farm wage
conditions in Manitoba and Saskatche.
wan, with relation to the then impending
reciprocity treaty. In 1914 he resigned
i"h thc Duicdu Vi LdDOI ctdtlstfcS ana
was appointed to the United States Blu.
reau of Crop Estimates and assigned to
Missouri. He was later made agricultur.
al statisiician of this state. For the last
eight years Mr.. Logan has made his
home in Columbia.
During the war, Haakon Five, secretary
Of agriculture to the Norwegian govern
ment, came TO the United States to study
agricultural conditions and the methods
OF making agricultural reports. officials
of the Department of Agriculture at
Washington advised Mr.. Five to come
to Columbia and study the methods used
by Mr.. Logan.
Miss Edith HOrd Returns to Work. ,