Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-07

Of the leased wire market news service
OF the Bureau OF Agricultural Eco
nornics to additional points.
The demand for crop and livestock
information Is steadily growing. The
department now issues crop and live
stock reports on 80 field crops and 10
livestock commodities. Much Of the
work of the other bureaus Is utilized
by the Bureau Of Agricultural Eco
Monies in sending out these reports.
The bureaus market news service
aims to publish information In the
most useful form The rfnainstay OF
the service Is the leased wire telegraph
system. connecting with most Of the
major markets of the United States.
Additional distribution is given the
bureaus economic information by
radio. telephone and commercial tele-
graph. as well as by nineographed
bulletins and press releases.
$464,e00 In Roads Budget.
Through the Bureau Of Public Roads
the department will spend about $es4,-
900 during the coming year. exclusive
Of Federal aid roads. Since the Begin
more than 72000 miles Of roads have
been improved. The bureau also has q
comprehensive program for the con-
struction of roads in the national for
ests. The program has two principal
objects. The first Is the improvement
of the main highways that cross the
forest areas and connect communities
within and adjacent to them. The
second is the construction of roads and
trails for administering and developing
the forests.
The Bureau Of Home Economics will
have approximately @148, 900 to spend
The work Of the bureau covers a wide
range. The study of family dietarieS
has been one CT its main activities. It
has now under way study Of 5000
family dietaries and this analysis l;
expected to yield valuable results.
The bureau has made recommended
tons for improving the household
methods of cooking beef and lamb. 1t
has drawn attention to the use Of the
meat thermometer. and hotel and
restaurant keepers, as well as home
makers. have shown interest in this aid
to scientific cooking.
The bureau likewise has under way
a program for increasing the Use Of
cotton textiles for clothing and house.
hold purposes. Here, as In other OF its
activities, the bureau spends It's money
with view to improving the technic
Of home making.
Radio Service Grows.
The radio service of the department
has grown fast, and Is still growing.
It's educational programs reach the
public from 149 broadcasting stations
These stations last year devoted In the
aggregate more than 1000 hours each
month to broadcasting information
from the department. At commercial
rates now prevailing, this broadcastins
time would cost more than 100000.
A.. he - MVRt
again rank as one Of the greatest In
the world. Last year publications To
the number of 33.716,4Sl we're distrib-
uted to the farmers. This year the
number promises to be even greater.
The farm population, large as 1t Is
is now the smallest in 20 years. On
January /. 1929. it was estimated to
number 27,511 900 persons as compared
with a peak of $4,000 900 in 1909. The
farm population has decreased not
withdrawing improved agricultural
industrial employment. In all, 1885,
600 persons left the farms last year, and
1851 900 persons moved from cities to
farms.
The fiscal year that just begins will
see an expansion in the range of the
work which the Department of Agricu1-
ture does for the farm population OF
the country. Economic information
now bulks larger than heretofore in i'm
portance in It's program. Furthermore
much of the work Is Of assistance TO
industry as well. notably the activities
Of the Bureau Of Public Roads and the
Bureau Of Chemistry and Sells.
Whatever else he may have to COM
plain of, the American farmer cannot
complain of the negligence of the
Federal Government. For Congress
has given to the farmer generous ap-
preparation all down the line.