Atm 'FMlCNS f AR CONS£ XVA TION
In accordance with the authoriza*’
tion contained In the Act making
appropriations for the Department
of Agriculture for the fiscal year
end inn June , 19lj.B> for planning
a 19ij.8 Agricultural Conservation
Frortram the following distribution
of funds has been approvei by the
Secretary. The funds are contin
gent upon an appropriation of
3150,000,000:
Sirate or
Territory
A1
Alabama
Ala ska
Arizona
fllvkansas
California
Colorado
C onnecticut
Delaw are
Florida
Georgia
Hav;a ii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
I owa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Ma ine
Maryland
Massaehusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Miss ouri
Montana
Nebraska
1^8
.ocation
■t>i,noo
3,602
16
652
2, S&l
2,658
1,621
217
18 q
1,17k
3, U17
70
912
U,32°
2,635
3,913
4,131
3,010
2,335
kl6;
738
286
2,375
r ,038.
3.U15
3,838
r,?26
3,120
neviaa
Jew Hampshire
Now Jersey
New Mexico
Mow York
North Carolina
North Dakota
C- io
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
I .R. ?■ Virgin Is .
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
V.ashi npton
West Virginia
Vi scons in
V,'yominfT
Total
1?9
P6i
1, (912
2,826
3,30?
2,878
2, fiiiO
k, akh
l, 130
■ 2,000
63U
U3
1 ,882
2,686
3,171
11,130
U86
582
2,287
1,2C3
912
8,162
832
1077000
( ? • 7't' 5 CN .y-f / \Ck:ME
The fiffures of the Cooperative dev
elonment for the I0I4.8-U6 year have .
just become available. An increase
in both number of members <>nd vol
ume of business are notedin 19i;8-[i.6
ompared to the previous year. The
follow’.np; chart shov/s states In
heocraphloal croups and t h.e total
for the ITiS. ;'as a v'hole • (^Volume .
of bupiness: is measured' bv’ the
$1000'.; : i ' • -f ,■ J
NEW ENGLAND*/ ' ■ ; ,
157 .Assoc . 119 , lUOnem.
$197»903. Estimated volume bus.
II4.-U5 lo2 Ass oc. 126,030 members
$193,B5D Est. volume business.
MIDDLE ATLANTIC:
I5-W 623 Assoc# 331313 members
’$5*19#753 Est. VoTume business
L1.l4.-i1j. 5 012 Assoc. 293,92<! .member s
9[|.9L;,733 Est. Vol. business
EAST NCENTRAL
L4S-U6 236G Assoc. 1,357, IOC1 members
$1,352,920 Est. Vol. business
Lt.Ll.-l4 5 2 3 Pit Assoc. 1,212,680 members
91,283>873 Est. Vol. business
WEST N. CENTRAL
UL16 lj.060 Assoc. 1,600,300 members
9lj8or'#630 Est. Vol* business
LjU-Ue £1113 Assoc. 1 ,li?U > 3U0 members
9 1,561,330 Est. Vol business.
SOWTH ATLANTIC
Ll5~L|-6 It70 Assoc. Lj77,520 members
;iii60,320 Est. Vol business.
L1.Ll.-i4 3 i+L 1 Assoc. lilr,060 members
• 9 ii J 0,610 Est.. Vol. business
EAST S. CENTRAL"
Uf —14.6 279 Assoc* 3,lL4,lilO me mbers
$130,7.10 Est. Vol. business
UU-US 270 assoc. 280,801 members
$lliii,519 Est. Vol. business.
WEST S. CENTRAL
^.R-lfR 803 Assoc. 300,013 members
$ 3-9-3 jULlO Est. Vol. business
LJi-lj.5 7^6 Aas'oc. 273,330 members
•'3C"’,250 Est. Vol. business
. MOUNTAI” ' ,
4.5-I46 R6S Assoc. 250,1x63 members
$28l,110 Ert. Vol. business
4.14-1x5 ^57 Assoc. 222,760 members
9261,01x0 Est. Vol, business
FACIFIC
43tLi.6 831 Assoc. 259,N90 members
0°r’c ,r-!|.0 Est. Vol. business
P25 Assoc. 2li9,380mrmbt rs
, 9°20 ,”^0 Est. ,:oi. business
■’AORICNLTURE PRODUCTION’ in' ALASKA
The value of agricultural pro
ducts of the Territory Jin l('ii7
amounted,to a.lmost one-third the :
price jpald for Alaska when it was
purchase l by the V. . from Russia.
' Dair?r products, veyetobies, poul
try and fur on farms totalled ap
proximately >2,2^0,000, according
to statisctics made available by
the Extension Director.
Products of the IJatanuska Valley
are estimated to be worth ”°50,300;
Tanana Valley,1250,000; Kenai Pen
insula and other parts of south
western Alaska, lloo,000; south
eastern Alaska, 1800,000 (.including
fur on-farms), and'the Aleutian Is.
and Kodiak,.llc0,000.
The year sav; 2000 acres of farm
land in the Ifata'nuska Valley and
.1000 acres in the Tanana Valiev
cleared.
The past season vns relatively
lovi in farm production.