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October-November, 1963

From helping you improve crop production to establishing better markets, men of the U.

S.

Department of Agriculture work

to

serve you.

THE

achievement of the Ameri- can farmer

— who

through rapid adoptionoftechnology has

made

it possible forthe

American

people to have the best supply of food in the world at the lowest cost

—

^has been called this country's greatest success story.

This success story is partly a result of the services of theU.S. Department of Agriculture which benefit farmers and consumers alike. These varied and vital services performed by the Department's 80,000 full-time employ- ees in the 50 states and 60 foreign countries include the following:

Research is one of the major func- tions of the

USDA.

Scientists seek improved methods of controlling in- sectsandplantand animal diseasesand understanding and developing plant and animal growth regulators.

They

also try to find

new

uses for surplus commodities and better ways to trans- port and market farm products. Four large regional

USDA

laboratories are devoted to

new

use research.

Education goes hand in hand with research. Without an effective educa- tional program to get research out of the laboratory and into the hands of farmers.

USDA's

findings would be of limitedvalue.

The

Cooperative Exten- sionServiceisthefieldeducational

arm

of the Department and the land-grant colleges. It is sponsored jointly by Federal. State, and County Govern- ments.

Marketing and crop reporting hold an increasingly important place in the

USDA

program to assure a smooth flow of products from farm to con- sumer. Thisinvolves marketing orders, promoting markets abroad, and super- vising of future trading on

commodity

exchanges. Distributing food to the needy, developing standardsandgrades, 62

inspecting a wide range of farm prod- ucts, and collecting and disseminating farm market news andcrop reports are only a few of

USDA's

responsibilities.

USDA

^also analyzes conditions af- fecting farm production, prices and income, and the outlook for various commodities. Farmers can put thisin-

formation togood use intheir produc- tion and marketing plans.

Conservation of soil and water is

carried on through 2,900 soil con- servationdistrictstohelp controlfloods, water, and winderosion. Also, the De- partment shares with farmers and ranchers the costs ofapprovedsoil and water conserving practices.

A

total of 155 national forests and 186 million acres of other land is administered for the best conservation of resources. In addition, the

USDA

^carriesoncoopera- tive

work

with the statesto aid private forest landowners.

Stabilization activities include acre- age allotments and marketing quotas;

feed grain and wheat stabilization pro- grams: the conservation reserve: price support for numerous commodities; re- duction of surpluses through sales, barter, donation, and other means;

helping obtain adequate farm and commercial storage for farm products;

administering the Sugar Act; the Na- tional

Wool

Act, and the International

Wheat

Agreement; and providing as- sistance in natural disasters such as drought.

A

program

now

operating in nearly a third of the nation's farm counties gives individual farmers a chance to insure crops against loss from causes beyond their control, such as weather, insects,anddiseases.

Creditwith farm and financial

man-

agement help is provided for farmers

who

cannot get needed financing else- where. Credit is available for farm

operating expenses; farm purchases:

construction of farm buildings and rural homes, including ones forsenior citizens; water development and soil conservation; small watershed develop- ment; recreation enterprises; and emer- gencycredit needs.

Loans are

made

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The Office ofRural Areas Develop-

ment

provides leadership in current andlong-range rural areasdevelopment programs to eliminate causes of rural poverty.Programsof the various agen- cies are coordinated to promote eco- nomic growth and

new

opportunities in rural areas through public and pri- vateagencies.

USDA

defense program includes responsibility for food from farmer to retailer and for defense of rural areas from fire and biological and chemical warfare.

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Many,

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home

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the Farmers

Home

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Information on

USDA

programs is

made

available through newspapers, farm magazines, radio, and television.

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