Download or read book Report of the Secretary of Agriculture, 1930 (Classic Reprint) written by United States Department Of Agriculture and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11 with total page 1054 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Report of the Secretary of Agriculture, 1930 The railroads have cooperated by granting reduced rates on the movement of hay, feed, and water into drought-stricken counties, and livestock out of such counties into sections where feed is avail able. These rates were put into effect during the latter half of August to continue until October 31. They were later extended to November 30. The Department of Agriculture assumed the responsibility for (1) determining the counties in which drought damage had been sufficiently severe to justify the granting of these rate reductions to farmer-consumers, and (2) issuing certificates recommending the granting of the rate reductions on specific shipments to farmer consumers, or dealers. Several hundred counties were certified as in need of this aid, on the basis of telegraphic advice from county extension agents regarding needs and on crop conditions shown in the August crop report. About August 15 a special questionnaire on the condition of pasture feed crops, and corn was sent to crop correspondents in the drought-stricken States. Additional counties were certified to receive the reduced rates on the basis of the information contained in these questionnaires. In general, cer tification was made only of those counties that showed a condition of pastures, corn, and feed crops of not more than 50 per cent of normal. Altogether, counties in 21 States were certified to the railroads to receive the rate reductions. The list included all or a large part of the counties in the States of Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma, with considerable numbers in Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Alabama, Texas, and Montana, and a few in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Georgia, New Mexico, and Wyoming. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.