Evening star., 1943-08-22

cattle
United States Promises Markets.
Simultaneously, those countries which
ordinarily produced large surpluses of
! food for export in the past now are
using more of their own food, as individ-
ual incomes increase.
=. Besides providing agricultural tech
hicians, the United States is offering
agreements to foreign countries to pur-
chase all or any part of specified crops
at an attractive price set we'll in advance.
1t also is providing some assistance in
the form of machinery, implements,
fertilizer, seed and insecticides.
One of the main aims of development
Of food production in all parts of the
non-AXis world is to cut down need of
shipping food, so shipping can be con-
centrated for military purposes.
Here's some of the work being done
by the American scientists sent abroad:
DR.. Ralph w. Phillips. a geneticist of
the Bureau of Animal Industry, recently
left for China to become consultant in
animal breeding for the Chinese govern
ment. 1t will be his task to help improve
the quality of Chinese livestock.
Nicholas G. Barbella, a biochemist
formerly with the same bureau, has gone
to Colombia on livestock improvement
mission. He had done much research
work here in determining factors that
affect meat flavor and in meat dehy-
dration.
To Madagascar the Office of Economic
Warfare (OEW) has sent Arthur T.
Semple, livestock and pasture expert,
to help develop the islands livestock
pastures.
Report on Dairy Plans.
Three scientists OF the Bureau of AMI
NAL Industry-Dr. Adolph Eichhorn, DR..
G. K. Mingle and DR.. H. w. Schoening-
have returned from mission to the
British Isles, where they went in the
interest of livestock health and improved
milk supplies.
DR.. r. E. Hodgson and DR.. O. F. Hun
ziker, dairy technologists of the Bureau
OF Dairy Industry, surveyed the dairy
Industries OF Venezuela, Colombia and
Ell Salvador last fall and winter. SUBJ
sequently they issued report for each
country outlining programs for dairy
expansion. DR.. Hodgson now is in Costa
Rica on similar mission. Plans have
been made for him to make similar
studies in Panama, Nicaragua and Hon
duras.
Fighting insects in other lands is one
of the jobs undertaken.
h. c. Smith of the Bureau of En-
tomology and Plant Quarantine has
gone to the west coast of Mexico to
assist IN establishment of parasites which
prey upon the blackfy, one of the most
serious pests of citrus fruits. Unless
brought under control in Mexico. the
insect would threaten the important
cltrus-growing areas of California.
AL the invitation of the Mexican gov
ernment, r. E. Mcdonald has UNDER
taken the task of bringing the pink boil
worm under control. This pest menaces
Mexico's corn crop.
The United States Forest Service has
dispatched foresters to Central and
South American countries to survey DOS
slbilities of obtaining more lumber for
war needs. DEW has sent foresters to
Colombia to look for more quinine.
Aid in Soil Rehabilitation.
Many key men OF the Soil Conservation
service are now stationed in other coun-
tries to aid in rebuilding depleted soils.
Dr. Walter c. Loudermilk, assistant chief
OF the service, is in China helping to es-
tabllsh methods of soil conservation and
flood control.
James Guy Hamilton, an agronomist.
returned recently from years service
In Saudi Arabia where he accumulated
data on soils. climate and other factors
essential for planning a more effective
tood production program
Hugh Calkins, until year ago regional
conservator of the soil conservation serv-
ices at Albuquerque, N. Mex, had been
sent to Central America to conduct a
campaign for increased food production.
His headquarters are in Guatemala.
George Crawford, once regional con-
serVator in Puerto Rico, has been as
signed to the task of initiating a food
expansion campaign in Venezuela. He
will apply some of the findings and
recommendations made by DR.. H. E.
Bennett, chief of the Soil Conservation
Service, after mission to that country
in 194l.
Edwin Kinnear, formerly of the Soil
Conservation Service, now is in Ecuador
as general manager of a Government
corporation supervising development OF
hogs.
agriculture in that country.
Many other agricultural experts are
serving in technical capacities with the
armed forces of this country in North
Africa and in the Southwest Pacific
Others will be called upon when
enemy occupied Europe is freed. One of
the first tasks of the United Nations then
will be to help Europe re-establish it's
agriculture, particularly its livestock in
dustry. The Germans have depleted
most of the conquered countries of their
dairy and beef cattle herds and their