Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-01-30
Hay Standardization Blu
reau is of Much
Importance
REVIEWS WORK
Writer Says Much Can
Be Accomplished II
Community Becomes
Aroused.
(By E. c. SeOtt)


In the strides for progress that
have been taking place for a
Greater Alexandr;a, numerous
projects have been advocated as
being necessary TO attain the de
sired result. There is no question
but what Alexandria has made
rapid progress towards the ulti-
mate goal, and the ambitions Of
the more progressive elements are
gradually becoming reality,
Probably no one thing has inspired
the citizens as much as the new
form of city government and al
ready appree;able results can be
seen from the earnest efforts OF
our new City Manager and the
progressive members of the City
Council
The construction of modern Y.
NJ. c. A.. building, the opening Of
the great white way, the advance
mcnt of the work on the George
Washington Memorial, the open
my of the shipyard and 'orher pre-
jects of a similar nature are all
evidences of the fact that a Great
CIR Alexandria is in the making
and concrete- proof Of what can be
accomplished once community Is
aroused to the necessity of keep
ing pace with modern progress.
Yet, there are very few citizens
of Alexandria who are aware OF
the fact thaS, theIe. is located IN
our city q project that within a
very short period of time will do
as much. if not more, for the ad-
vancement of our municipality |
than all the other improvements |
combined. And that one thing Is a
project Of the Federal Govern
mcnt that has 10 90 with Hay
standardization. Just little mOreT
than two years ago 1here was cs-
tablished here q branch, Of the De-
partment of Agriculture with a
corps of experts who had devoted
the majority Of their lies work to
what the most OF us who are not
on speaking terms with horses
and cattle think Of as minor
matter, yet, the proper growing,
curing and cutting of hay is one
of the biggest and most vital
things that has ever been under
taken by the Agriculture Depart
meut. For two years, laboratory
analyses Of hay from all sections
of the country were carried on,
experiments conducted at expert
mental farms. until at last suffic-
lent data was available with which /
to form the basis for Federal
Grades on Hay.
This data was compiled in such
shape that it was easily and read
ilv understood by the producers /
and dealers in hay, after which
hearings were couducted IN v2ri-
Gus sections of the United States +
in order to obtain from the Hay /
Trade the benefit OF their obscr-
yations and experience in the mar /
kcting of the various kinds OF hay |
The results of the conferences and
the studies and experiments led to |
the Adoption by the Agriculture
Department Of the L. $. Federal |
Grades on Timothy, Grass and
Clover Hay.
A course of instruction was |
then mapped out at the Labora-
tory and from the most import
amt eastern hay sections and from
Chicago. H., came the first class
70 study the Federal Grades and
it is a tribute to those who wol
cd out the grades .hst they We're
so easily understood aud apprecI-I
ated bv the class in 50 short a
period of time. After six week
course the men graduated and.
were appointed as Federal lnSpec-
tors at their respective markets,
where they are now engaged IN N
specting hay under the newly
adopted Federal Grades, The