CONTENTS. 



REPORT OP THE SECRETARY. 



Page. 



Initial efforts to increase production 4 



The St. Louis conference 5 



Organization 7 



Inaugiu-ation of Food Administration 7 



Legislation 8 



The Food Production Act 9 



Relation to Food Administration 10 



Additional machinery developed 11 



Extension work expanded 12 



Local organizations developed 13 



Home gardening stimulated 14 



Sa\'ing farm products and foods 14 



Conservation of perishables 16 



Marketing activities 17 



Market news services extended 18 



Inspection of fruits and vegetables 19 



Emergency food and fertilizer surveys 19 



Control of plant diseases and insects 20 



Conserving potatoes 21 



Purchase of seed corn 21 



The meat supply 22 



Control of animal diseases 23 



The Jive-stock conference 24 



Production and conservation of dairy products 25 



Wheat and other cereals 26 



Fall planting 27 



The farm-labor supply 28 



Chemical investigations extended 30 



Publication activities 31 



The response of the farmers 32 



Cooperation with other Departments 34 



Miscellaneous activities 35 



Forest-products investigations 35 . 



Aerological work developed 36 ' 



Need of water-power legislation 37 



The Federal Aid Road Act 37 



The Grain Standards Act 39 



The pink bollworm of cotton 40 



REPORTS OF CHIEFS. 



Report of the Chief of the Weather Bm-eau 47 



Forecasts and warnings 48 



Aerological investigations 51 



Stations and observations 52 



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