194 ANNUAL EEPORTS OF DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



and tlie results ol" these tests v/ill be published. Some of these seeds 

 (garden peas) were also field tested for trueness to name. Sweet- 

 corn samples are being grown for field stands and observation as to 

 the presence of disease. 



ENFORCEMENT OF THE SEED IMPORTATION ACT. 



The total importations of forage-plant seeds subject to the seed 

 importation act Avere 7,333,333^ pounds, or approximately 20 per 

 ' cent greater than the previous year. Of all red clover imported 25 

 per cent was of Italian origin : 6,000,000 pounds less red clover and 

 2,000,000 pounds less crimson clover came in this year than last. 

 This decrease was offset by increases of more than 6,000,000 pounds 

 of alfalfa and 3.000,000 pounds of alsike-clover seed. Of orchard- 

 grass seed 3,000,000 pounds were imported, against none during the 

 previous year. White-clover, millet, rai3e. and rye-grass seed show^ed 

 increased imports. 



DEMONSTRATIONS ON RECLAMATION PROJECTS. 



Demonstration work has been conducted during the past fiscal year 

 on 11 Federal reclamation projects, as follows: Minidoka, Idaho; 

 Umatilla, Oreg. ; Uncompahgre, Colo.; Huntley, Milk Eiver, and 

 Sun River, Mont.; Shoshone, Wyo. ; North Platte. .Nebr.-Wyo. ; 

 Bellefourche, S. Dak. ; Newlands, Nev. ; and Yuma, Ariz. Full- 

 time men have had charge of the work on the Minidoka, North 

 Platte, Uncompahgre, Newlands, and Shoshone projects, while on 

 the others, owing to limited funds, part-time men only could be 

 placed, to handle special problems needing attention. 



With the exception of the irrigation work conducted on the Milk 

 River and Sun River projects in Montana and the Umatilla project 

 in Oregon, the field men have confined themselves almost entirely to 

 the development of the live-stock industries. The reason for placing 

 so much emphasis on live stock is that crop disposal is one of the 

 big problems confronting project farmers. Their long distance from 

 the large consuming centers, coupled with excessive freight rates, 

 makes unprofitable the shipment of bulky products, such as forage 

 crops. The greater part of the land on most of the projects is devoted 

 to forage crops and pasture. Representatives of this bureau have 

 endeavored to impress upon the farmers the need of keeping sufficient 

 live stock on their farms to enable them to dispose of their forage 

 crops profitably. 



