Evening star., 1946-11-20
Farms Must Be Units
In Soil Saving Plan,
Bruce Tells Farley
By james Birchfield
Sios Ssaff Cevrss,oodsnt

BALTIMORE, Nov. 20.-C. G..
Bruce of the Soil Conservation Serv-
ice told Maryland Extension Service
workers and soil conservationists
here today that individual farms
must be thought Of as units of an
overall soil conservation plan.
Mr.. Bruce, who Is chief Of opera
tionS for Region l Of the Soil Con-
seryation Service at Upper Dafby,
Pa. addressed more than 400 State
Extension workers and district soil
conservationists at the 35th Annual
Extension Service Conference at
the Lord Baltimore Hotel.
Soil conservation plans must be
made to include all phases Of each
farms operations, Mr.. Bruce said,
II farmers are to receive the max
imum benefits Of o conservation
program. 1t Is impracticable, he
added, to plan part Of farm In
the expectation Of completing the
plan at some later date. This viii
disrupt the entire program.
Urges Fat-Eating Drive.
At sessions yesterday which fea-
t,lred Z study Of agricultural mar
keting preblemss DR.. T. B. Symons,
State Extension Service director,
urged home demonstration agents
to launch campaign ito eat more
fat meat" s
1T is indeed rare these days to
find any children who viii eat fat
Dr.. Symons said. "It Is impossible
to market quality meat that has no
fat, and 1t seems to me that some
thing should be done to cut down
the waste that comes from trim
ming all Of the fat OF OF every cut
Of meat. An educational program
Is needed.
Or. Howard L. Stier, head of the
State Department Of Markets, told
extension workers that 1t has now
become necessary to increase the
efficiency Of the agricultural mar
keting system and to change, and
modify. the methods Of distribution
to, benefit both the producer and
the consumer.
Calls for Sound System.
"In planning sound marketing
system for agriculture" DR.. Stier
said, certain basic facts must be
considered.
Marketing is more than dis
tribution Of farm products. Sue
cessful marketing begins with
quality production. and ends with
satisfied consumption.
In relation to the work that has
been accomplished toward improy-
ing farm production little has been
accomplished In the marketing
field," Dr.. Stier continued. "The
assignment Of priorities to the most
important marketing needs is nec-
essary in order to show an orderly
progress, In the solution Of our mar
keting problems.
"The successful accomplishments
Of any marketing program will re-
quire to combined efforts Of re-
search. extension and other service
agencies In the field Of marketing.
Tn involving ucr State market
Ing problems, we must also remersl-
Der that marketing problems extend
beyond State lines. This viii re-
quire close cooperation between
States and Federal agencies involved
in marketing work" !"
Lists Points in Program.
DR.. Stier listed rs the most fmpcr-
|tant points in q marketing program
for the State as: 's
Providing Q marketing news serv-
lice for producers, Improvement oi
Ico-operative ~marketing facilities
| education Of the, consumer to In.
Icrsase his knowledge Of the grades
and high standards Of agricultural
products, ! study Of transportation,
/ tpxohlenas, the Development Of new
markets for agricultural products
and the development of new and
more ef1cient marketing techniques
and methods.
Today's session will include talks
fby Dr. r. w. Shermantine, manager
| of the Maryland MIX Producers
Association, Inc, on Marketing o.
Dairy Products: John Clark. sec.
lretary Of the Maryland State Faii
Board, on Conservation and Edu.
cation; Or. Symons on Admin
fistration, !, and DR.. .. g. Jenkins
head 81 the phychology department
tof the University - Maryland, or
l.Teen-age Behavior.s Il