A(iHl(ri.TI ItAI. AIMMIOIMIIATION HIIJ., U>24. 200 



DoIoettU* ill laryo: J. R. Howard. |>n«*iili<nt nf thi- .\m«»n<-sin Kann liiin«ti Fi«l«'ni- 

 lion. (1iinij;i>; IVurikliri M <'r..-liy. 'mpaiiifM. Minnoapolin, 



(' (V \Vfl)l>i'r, n'i>n'S4MiliiiK irM|ilfiiictii 



Mr. Fi'Li.KR. Ill hri«'f. flic rcsoliiiiims enrfn«stlv iirj;r thai llw i\m- 

 ^irss ji[)|)r<)|)iinto not Irss than $'>()(),()()() f(»r Imrhrrrv rrmlicntion 

 iliirm;; (Iw ciisiiiii'; llscnl yrar. 



If you still liMvr a iiiomcnt to v^ivv us. I want to suininari/r very 

 luii'lly what \v«« briicvc we luivi' sljown. 



In tlw fii'st plact'. w«' have shown tliat harhrrry »Tiuliruti<»n lUu^ 

 mean the control of Mack stem rust in the solution of tho problem 

 in which wc arc interested. 



In the S(>con(l place, we Imve shown that harherry eradication is 

 perfectly possihle and perfectly nractical)le and that the sj)ee<l with 

 which it IS accomplished dcpcn(l> upon the enerjjy and tlie money 

 uscmI in attacking; the prohh'ui. 



Wc have shown, and you hav«' also, the statement of the Depart- 

 ment of Afjriculture hefore this committee, that the $:i.")0.()()() apf)ro- 

 pi'iatcd for this year has hccn well spent: that it has paid its way: 

 and that it has been a wise approj)rialit»n on the part of ('on<;riss. 



We helievo, and we are sincerely convinced of this fact, that any 

 decrease in the appropriation will mean, hy the showinj; made hy 

 Doctor (\K)ns. that much of the money which has })ccn ex[)end«'d 

 heretofore will he wasted. The imrease in the numhcr of harhcrries 

 is such that the prohlem must he vigorously attacked and rapidly 

 attack(>d if the oarherries are not going to get away from us 

 altogether. 



W»« have showni that the States are ready to cooperate and that 

 they are going to make ade(|uate appropriations for cooperation with 

 the PYderal (iovernment. 



We have shown also that this is certainly thi» time to wind up this 

 ioh and wind it up in good shape, hy reason of the fact that a great 

 hody of popular sentiment has been built up and that the peo|)le 

 themselves are |)repared to coo[)erate aside from State appropria- 

 tions. We can not t?ll, of course, how manv barberrit's have actually 

 been removed by virtue of the stimulus of our publicity campaign, 

 but I venture to say that the number that has come out and will 

 continue to come out has been increased tremen<U)usly by reason of 

 that publicity. 



We h.ive shown also that the end of the campaign is in sight. 1 

 made the statement a short time ago that about two years or more 

 of Federal assistance would linish the job. as fai' a-^ the F(>deral (Jov- 

 ernnient is concerned. Mr. Reed. ^Ir. Hill, and Mr. Hunt have 

 stated that for Minnesota, North Dakota, and Iowa one more year 

 of Federal cooperation will probably do the job. 



In other words, the o|>portunity is jir<^sent(>d for the Federal (lov- 

 erniU'.Mit to linish something it has already undertaken and to hang 

 up for itself a completetl jol) which has for its object the preservation 

 or the food supply of the I'nited States, in which we play so impor- 

 tant a part. 



I should like very much to supply the membei-s of the committ4^»e 

 with any <letailed information they may desire, but unless there is a 

 re(|uest for it here. I will prepare it and send it around to the various 

 members. 



If there are no other (juesticms. we thank you for this hearing. 



Mr. Anderson. We are much obliged to you for your statements. 



