CONTENTS. 



REPORT OP THE SECRETARY. 



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Low prices for farm products — high prices for other commodities 8 



How the farmers are weathering the storm 6 



Hopeful aspects 8 



Helpful legislation W 



The national agricultural conference 11 



Credit legislation needed 12 



Commodity and regional councils 13 



Economic research work 14 



Marketing of live stock and meats 15 



Competition and demand in foreign countries 15 



Crop and live-stock reporting service 16 



Cost of marketing 17 



Grades and "standards for farm products 17 



Revision of grain standards 18 



Shipping-point inspection 19 



Market news service 19 



Increased activity under the grain standards act 20 



Administration of the United States warehouse act 20 



Scientific research 21 



Barberry eradication 22 



White-pine blister rust 23 



Predatory animals and rodent pests 23 



Eradication of tuberculosis 24 



The graduate school 24 



Increased salary standard 25 



The war against insect pests 25 



The nursery-stock, plant, and seed quarantine 27 



Proposed bureau of home economics 28 



The forest problem 29 



Forest legislation needed 30 



Fighting forest fires 32 



Fe<leral-aid road construction 33 



National forest road and trail construction 34 



Extension activities 34 



Publications 35 



Reorganization of extension work 36 



Packers and stockyards act 37 



The grain futures act 38 



A building program for the department 39 



New seed-grain loans 41 



Collection of seed-grain loans 41 



Messenger service 42 



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