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Historic, Archived Document Historic, archived document Do not assume content reflects current scientific knowledge, policies, or practices. — ume carried out under the program In SHARE THIS COPY 1945, compared with 1938 (each figure represents percentage gain) : Application of lime, 320; application of fertilizer, 502; establishment of sod waterways, 5,400 (since 1940) ; construc- tion of livestock water and erosion-con- trol dams, 125; field strip-cropping, 750; green-manure arid cover-crop acreage, 64; and contour farming of intertilled crops, 126. In all cases the farmer contributes either in cash or labor to the cost of the practice. USDA assistance is regarded as the Nation's responsibility to help the custodians of our land take care of it. The farmer committeemen are firm be- lievers that conservation farming leads But all that doesn't say it. He was to "better land better profits better Reuben Brigham more than a man. He was a force. Warm, — — health." human, friendly, dynamic, as earthy as HE WAS a great, tall, awkward-looking his pure farmer name, he was known all fellow, homely of face, radiant of per- over the Nation where many times he sonality, whose body hung loosely to- seemed to be the Department of Agri- gether and became more stooped as the culture personified. No place was too Research-marketing work fifties began to pass. He first dawned small, no individual too inconsequential VI my consciousness the year of Taft's SECRETARY Anderson announced De- for him. He passed none by. Indefati- inauguration, when he, as a student, cember 6 that the National Advisory gable, boundless in energy, incredible in marched in the parade with the Mary- Committee (see USDA December 9) had production, incomparable in amity land Agricultural College cadet corps. approved the designation of E. A. Meyer, farmer, outstanding career employee, Spectators began to cry at him: "Big Assistant Administrator of Production Nature's own nobleman- -earth of her _boy, how's the weather up there where and Marketing Administration, to de- earth, product of soil, his interest, dedi- you are? It sure is bad enough down velop plans and programs under the Re- cation to duty, and nervous energy never here." I last shook hands with him at search and Marketing Act of 1946. Des- once flagged—until 7:12 a. m., December Auburn, Ala., after the August Agricul- ignation of Mr. Meyer for this work pro- 6, when Reuben Brigham (aged nearly tural College Editors meeting, and prom- vides means for preliminary study of 59) took off for more boundless horizons ised faithfully to have lunch with him programs under the act, until the com- where his eager restless mind will find soon in Washington, a promise I waited mittee can further study the act and many unfinished tasks. too long to fulfill. until funds authorized under it are ap- This huge, somewhat gaunt, somewhat propriated by Congress. Lincolnesque fellow, who lumbered along The committee held its first meeting like an old-fashioned farm wagon, was a in Washington, December 4-6. It rec- .biological mass of electronically forti- The ACP ommended establishment of commodity, fied atoms. Born in Marlboro, Mass., in technical, and functional advisory com- 1887, he grew up all over the world, IN THE November 25, 1946, issue of mittees, with an over-all committee on wherever his father taught agriculture. USDA we reported work being done by utilization, to consist of chairmen of But, in 1908, he graduated from Mary- two Department agencies which deal with some commodity and functional com- land and spent the next 5 years farming conservation problems (under the title mittees with public and nutrition repre- in that State. In 1913 he turned up as Despoliation) . A third and highly im- sentatives. Details on Mr. Meyer's ap- ^secretary and general assistant to Presi- portant agency carrying on mass con- pointment and on proposals of the com- dent Harry J. Patterson, (who still sur- servation work is Production and Mar- mittee are in release 2632; write or phone vives) of Maryland University. Two keting Administration's Field Service 6114, Press Service. years later he became Maryland's exten- Branch, which administers the Agricul- Those interested in policy statements sion editor and also assumed charge of tural Conservation Program (ACP). by USDA officials dealing with this act 4-H Club boys' work. The Agricultural Conservation Pro- should procure copies of W. A. Minor's In 1917 he entered USDA to develop gram, started in 1936 under the AAA, is (Secretary's Office) talk in Detroit, No- visual and editorial materials for exten- now handled in Washington by the Field vember 18, Press Service release 2506, sion work. He himself developed into a Service Branch and in counties by and of talks made by Mr. Meyer, Novem- human institution. In time he took locally elected farmer committeemen. ber 18 in Washington, the next day in "charge of all visual instruction and in- ACP in 1945 gave assistance and en- New York, and 2 days later in Los An- formation work in Extension Service. couragement to nearly 3,500,000 farmers geles. Also see Grace E. M. Waite's ar- Agricultural Adjustment Administration and ranchers operating two-thirds of the ticle in September-October Marketing * borrowed him July 1, 1934, to head its Nation's cropland. The committees Activities. Regional Contact Section, and he re- choose locally needed practices from a Meyer, a native of Ohio who attended turned to Ext. as assistant director May list designed to improve fertility, reduce Goshen and also Wooster College in that 1, 1937. He founded Extension Service erosion, and conserve water. Progress State, served in the Army Quartermaster "Review in 1930. can be illustrated by a look at the vol- Corps during World War I, entered the 726034°—47 ;, food-processing business in 1920, and have served as the basis of the missions' worked with the same company until Informal about USDA reports. The extensive travel which was 1941. In October that year he became necessary was not a simple matter. Air- BELOW ARE trie titles of 10 mimeo- consultant in the Office of Production planes and trains graphed documents which can be sup- were used when possi- Management. He entered WPB in ble. In other cases, however, transporta- plied in limited quantities by the editors March 1942, was appointed chief of tion meant using of the Department of Agriculture house a human-powered river, WFA's Industry Operations Branch in boat, riding horseback, or using organ, USDA. To procure them, write any pos- September 1943, associate chief of Fruit sible means of getting there. But get to T. Swann Harding, Office of Infor- and Vegetable Branch in March 1944, there wherever "there" mation, Department of Agriculture, — happened to and its chief the following August. He be—was just what the mission members Washington 25, D. C, or if you are in a served as chief of this branch in PMA did. In that way they found out what great hurry phone Miss Glick, Ext. 5451, until April 1946, when he became assist- they wanted to know. Room 406-A. ant administrator of PMA. The missions, whose membership in- No. 1, Origin, Structure, and Functions cluded agricultural technicians repre- of the U. S. Department of Agriculture, senting land-grant colleges and the De- November 1, 1946; No. 2, Constituent partment, spent more than 4 months by Agencies of the U. S. Department of Agri- There is hope invitation in China and the Philippines, culture, November 1946; No. 3, Abridged collaborating with local officials in shap- Chronology of Agriculture's Part in the FEEL TIRED when you get up in the ing agricultural programs of mutuafcll War; No. 4, Condensed History of the morning? Backache? Suffer from bad benefit to the cooperating countries. U. S. Department of Agriculture, Febru- railroad accidents, a tendency to throw The heads of the China and Philippine - ary 1, 1946; No. 5, Current List of Top yourself under streetcars, or other ills? agricultural missions were, respectively, Officials of the Department of Agriculture "There is hope!" That has been said be- Dr. Claude B. Hutchison, vice president (Abridged) , (usually revised monthly) fore. But maybe you are not as old and and dean of agriculture of the University No. 6, Important Recent Achievements of ^ incapacitated as you think. Dr. Harry of California, and Dr. E. L. Call, dean of Department of Agriculture Scientists, Benjamin, of New York City, told its agriculture, Kansas State College.-^L January 1, 1947; No. 7, Outstanding Sci- Academy of Medicine awhile back that Quincy Ewing, FAR. entific Publications by USDA Research old age could be a blessing as well as a Workers Issued by the Department of curse. He said a system of medical Agriculture; No. 8, Abridged List of Fed- therapy could be developed which would eral Laws Applicable to Agriculture (In- add life to years, and he called it Pills for plants cluding Reference to Former Functions) gerontotherapy, if you must get technical July 1, 1946; No. 9, Biographies of Persons NOW THEY are giving a new kind of about it. He said also: in Charge of Federal Agricultural Work, pill to plants. Following the release of The seniority system in Government agen- 1836 to Date; No. 10, Our Department ammonium nitrate from Canadian and cies has often been criticized and may need revision and reexamination badly. But, even Scientists. United States munition plants in thel within this system, medicine is no longer Revisions of documents which obvi- spring of 1943 a problem developed. powerless to attempt an improvement of in- dividual shortcomings which are due to ad- ously have to be kept current are made Ammonium nitrate is a cheap source of vancing years.
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