The L'Anse sentinel., 1924-02-29
Business Service
Aid for Farmers
To Meet Changed Condi-
tions New Forms Have
Been Devised.

changed economic conditions OF pres
ent- day agriculture, new forms Of as
ricultural information have been devel-
oped, and fundamental studies In farm
organization, marketing and crop es-
Inmates have been expended by the
bureau of agricultural economics DUR
ing the past year, according to the an
nual report of the, bureau.
"In the period OF agricultural re
adjustment experienced during the
past year, II was important for farm
ers to secure the facts bearing upon
current problems that would give them
the greatest aid in making accurate
decisions in planning farm operations
and in marketing their products says
the report. "The first attention of the
bureau staff has been directed con-
stantly toward these problems In re-
| sponse to the greatly increased de-
mands upon the bureau for informa-
ton on the general conditions of supply
and demand, price trends, the effect of
various domestic and foreign factors
upon the farmers returns, and for in
formation bearing upon problems OF
crop readjustment."
Live Stock Surveys Help.
Special effort was made to strength
en- present crop and live stock report
ing methods, and TO supplement these
methods by surveys designed TO give
more accurate knowledge of future
,,if,
which give an indication Of Intentions
of farmers regarding the production OF
hogs, and the reports OF farmers in
tentions to plant various crops are out
lined as indicating the bureaus actiyi-
ties along this line. Numerous me-
been developed 10 obtain maximum ac-
curacy in acreage and production esti-
mates.
a worldwide crop and market report
ing service was developed by the bu-
reau, 10 obtain the essential facts con-
cerning probable foreign competition
and demand for American farm prod
ucts. Agricultural commissioners in
England and Europe, an1 the lnterna-
tional Institute OF Agriculture at
Rome keep the bureau constantly in
formed. regarding the current foreign
agricultural situation. This news is
broadcast by the bureau TO farmers by
radio and the press.
A study of the factors that influence
the market demand in domestic mar
kets, as expressed in the prices and
movement of crops and in consumers
requirements was made. Results OF
several years OF farm management
surveys we're reviewed TO secure facts
Of value In the present agricultural re-
adjustment. the objective being shift.
ed somewhat from studies with the his.
torlcal point Of view to the current re-
adjustment point of view.
A steady growth In the bureaus
work In warehousing, improved farm
finance and in the study Of agricultural
cooperation Is required. The CORE
lat,on Of various research projects con
Quoted by state and federal institu
tions such as in the establishment oi
the New England research council or
marketing and food supply is also re
garded as a forward step. A similar
council has been planned for the Mid
die West.
N Market News Service.
The market activities Of the bureau
have been extended along the lines ol
research, Standardization, marke
news, and food products inspection al
shipping points and terminal markets
Grades were prepared for hay. wool
tobacco, rice, rye, peanuts, dresse,
meats. and number Of fruits ant
/, vegetables.
Farm management studies were ex
panded during the year to includ
studies Of farm income on various
types Of farms, farm production in 10
calities adjacent to cities. the organi
zation of cane sugar farms, specla
survey of cotton farms in boil weevl
districts, studies of the earlier, farm
management records, surveys of re
gions on which studies have beer
made In previous years to discover i'm
portant changes In management. Cos
OF production work was expanded Il
include wheat, cotton. tobacco, fruits
, sugar beets, sugar cane, and cattle.
This extended service to farmer.
was made possible largely by the con
solidatiOn Of three former bureaus int
what is now the bureau of agricultura
economics. In the new bureau tn,
identity and the organization of III,
various lines of work formerly handled
In the three bureaus aas been pre-
served in the associated divisions un
der the three groups of production
marketing, and problems dealing with
the economic phases Of both produc
tion and marketing.
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