84 AGRICULTURAL APPROPRL-VTION BILL, 1924. 



Mr. Marvix. This $12,000 does not cover sufficiently districts in 

 southern California to satisfy the enthusiasm of those people down 

 there, and the}'^ are willin<r to put almost an equal amount to co- 

 oi)erato with us in extending the work to other districts. 



Mr. Axdp:rsox. I suppose these people, when they have these 

 heaters, get the weather report before the frost as well as they can, 

 do they not? 



Mr. ^Iarvin. Yes, sir. 



Mr, Buchanan. Can not they get it without the instrument ? 



Mr. Marvin. They can get the general forecast. They can not get 

 the mininuim-temi)erate forecast until they have men who are 

 capable of making that survey. 



Mr. Anderson. You say temperature survey. Does that have to 

 be made every year? 



Mr. ]\L\RviN. It has to be made sufficiently long to study the condi- 

 tions, and there must be a man on the ground with special training 

 to make minimum-temperature forecasts. 



Mr. Buchanan. Each year? 



Mr. Marvin. Yes, sir. 



Mr. Buchanan. You have made surveys in this section. I presume, 

 in which you have saved the fruit? 



Mr. Marvin. Yes, sir: surveys from which minimum-temperature 

 forecasts have resulted in the saving of fruit. 



Mr. Buchanan. Is it required that a man be kept there each year 

 to take the temperature or to get any information with reference tn 

 those surveys already made to tell Avhen tlie frost is coming? 



Mr. Marvin. The forecaster must have a knowledge of the current 

 temperatures reported from the orchards in order to advise about 

 starting fires. 



Mr. Bi:cHANAN. Current temperature each day? 



Mr. Marvin. Yes, sir; whether he must be in that office or not is 

 another question. 



Mr. Buchanan. I mean did he have to be in that State or that 

 community to take the current temperature each day? 



Mr. Marvin. That is necessary, Mr. Buchanan. The Weather 

 Bureau man must be there to interpret the general information he 

 gets in the form of current tenij^eratures from all the orchards. 



]SIr. Buchanan. There is nothing to keep tliese gentlemen in this 

 fruit business from employing a man and in that way cooperate 

 with you is there? 



Mr, Marvin. I feel that would be a very unsuccessful method of 

 carrying it out. You might say a ship company would pay us 



Afr. Bitchanan (interposing). No; suppose he would be under 

 your men ? 



Mr. Mahvin. Tie Avould be under our men. He would not be in 

 close touch with our district organization, because while these fi-osts 

 are local in many of their features they are part of a great atmos- 

 ])hei'ic condition over a large area of the country. This uum would 

 iuive to get his local maps from our reports, etc. The orchardists 

 are eutlmsiastit- gxcr the sei-\ ice whii'li sa\es a lot of money. 



Mr. AxDKRsoN. Peoi)le are always enthusiastic about tilings they 

 get foi' nothing. Suppose we give you this $12.(V10 and make its 

 continuance contingent upon contributions by the people fiom out 

 there, do you think they would do so? 



