Our Part in Feeding the Motion Agents
The notice directs that our part in feeding the motion agents applies to the Bureau of Markets under the Department of Agriculture in Washington DC.
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Newspaper
Mills County Tribune
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1918
Page
3
The notice directs that our part in feeding the motion agents applies to the Bureau of Markets under the Department of Agriculture in Washington DC.
The Bureau of Markets shows how market news service cuts guesswork in fruit and vegetable marketing. A Highland station agent questioned why data were needed, then wires from Washington corrected Chicago overstock by diverting 20 cars to other cities, boosting growers profits and reducing waste. The service reports prices, supplies, and routes to over 50,000 readers in 82 states, with 2017 coverage across 21 commodities.
Specialists from the United States Department of Agriculture advise drilling seed corn rather than checking and replanting weak seed. Plant extra seed at first to avoid later replanting, which causes delay, uneven maturity, and extra work. Drilled corn allows thinning with cultivators across the rows, enabling continued thinning during cultivation.
Hoover urges wheatless loaf to aid Allies and workers. Iowa plans collect unsold flour, store locally, and ship to soldiers as 22,000 barrels are allocated through August. Hoarding penalties apply. Officials survey Iowa stocks. profits and transfers credited to state and national needs.
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