AGRICULTURAL APPROPRLVTIOX BILL, 1024. 91 



forocasters consults tlu'w charts ovory <l;»y at tlu' tiiiu' of rnttkin*r his 

 forecast — not only for uppfr-air forecasting; Imt for surface forecast- 

 ing; as well. I lielieve tluv improvement in the fore<astin^ that has 

 come ahout in the liusf several years is |»artly <lue to the \ip|>er-air 

 (lata. I helieve the icsnit- now attiiin<'<| in fni«'.!i~f iii'/ li:i\<' ri<\»'r 

 been surpa.sseti. 



Trf-MI>AY, XoVEMIiWt 21, 11)2*2. 



RT^iK.Vr OK ANIMAL INDrSTHV. 



i STATEMENT OF DR. JOHN R. MOHLER. CHIEF BUREAU OF ANIMAL 



INDUSTRY. 



Mr. Andf.r.sox. Doctor Mohler, do you want to make a preliminary 

 statement before we start in on your statutory rolls? 



Doctor .Nh)iii.KK. Mr. Chairman. I have pre|)are(l a <;eneral state- 

 ment of our work, which, if you car«' for it, I should like f<« ^>il)mit 

 to the committee. 



Mr. Andkhson. Very well, it will <;o into the record. 



(J he statement submitted l>y Doctor Mohler is here printed in full, 

 as follows:) 



fjK.NKHAL STATKMKXT OK WoRK. 



Tlie I'l-iiicipiil \\<»rk of the lUiii-au of .Vniiiiiil Industry in coiKluctt'd in the 

 Rt'ld anionj.' fanners and stockmen. Tins lnirwiu jrives its attention chiefly to 

 live stock and dairy protlnction, tlie lontrol and eradication of conta;;ions animal 

 disea.ses; it conducts research and demon.strational work. ;ruards our live-stock 

 inilustry against invasions of fi>rei;;n pln^rues. and protects i>iil)lic health 

 tiirou;:h insi»ection of animals and their products whicli are intentled for Imnian 

 fooil. 



The hnrcjiu lias in its employ 4,1.')4 i>ersons. of which ."^.742 are assiirned to 

 duties in the tield outside of Wa.shinu^ton. The l)ureau ori^rinaily consisted of 

 an odice. a lahoratory. and small exjieriment station, and a personnel of ap- 

 proximately li.'i persons. At pre.^eiit it consists of 11 main <livisions. an experi- 

 ment station. smaller <livisions or oflices, ami .several experimental and demon- 

 strational farms located in sections of the country best adapted to tlie i>urpose 

 for which they are intended. .V variety of projects heneticial to the farmer antl 

 live-8toc"k producer are in pro;rress on these farms. 



RESVLTS OF KXPERIME.NTAL WORK MADE AVAILABLE TO F.\KMERS. 



Wlien research on any iirohlem nives encoura{rin>r result.s. the method of ap- 

 plying the princii>h's discovere<l are tried in an experimental way under condi- 

 tions as nearly like those on the average fann as intssible. The experimental 

 farms are u.sed for this jmrpo.se. When the method is considerwl well develoi»e<l 

 anil suitahh' for general application it is made the basis for »'xtension work 

 by the .*-;tates Relation Service througli county agents. This method has been 

 use<l with success in preventing losses from hog cholera, in tick enulication. 

 for poultry culling, for lamb docking and castration, in the development of our 

 <-heese industry, and many other matters of imiM»rtanc«'. The general .se^pieiice 

 of research, experiment, and extension is us«>d with success by the r>epartment 

 of .\griculture. and the results have j»roved it to be the logical method of giv- 

 ing new facts to tlie public. Kxteiision work is supphnnented with literature, 

 posters, lantern slides, motion pictures, radio, and similar devices. 



MATTJatS OF GENERAL INTEREST. 



Farmers are encouraged to acquire more knowle<lge on the sulijeot of sanita- 

 tion and its importance in the prevention and control of atiimal disea.<e.s. They 

 are encouraged to sitend more time, labor, and money for clean-up and disin- 



