raraneBA LE tment of Agricul- ich as rice, flour, inut butter, and en distributed for culture extension ting materials and damaged areas to it food crops. verage rainfall of year, sufficient “rop production as. A lack of ipplies for irrigaal vegetable proqa Islands during ai atolls in the 1ave insufficient throughout the thts have a rerop production water supplies “erritory, catchhold water for Piped water is in the scattered ita, and Tinian hauled to live- dry season. dditional water ‘Ang in districts inas, except in | plants for later eld. Lack of an ystem in the hibit expansion ' a commercial | ee was given a lease to develop 7,Soghioughout the Territory, bur the 250 acres have been planted in mixeay-vld chicks are continually United States, local purchases, angulture stauion. During the past year, normal herd production, the Microl,650 high quality New Hampshire nesian Development Company’s her@fd White Leghorn chicks were distrib- znt Company, aa * Government cattle herd P TOgenly are distri uted to poultry farmers at district centepfistrict agriculture stations and in turn Chapter 5 L The goal of the Marine Resources Development Program is to conserve, develop, and use the Territory’s greatest natural resource—the ocean and its products—for the nutritional and economic enrichment of the Micronesians. To develop this resource, the Administration is house their chickens and purchase higtheir oflspring are distributed to indigquality egg-laying birds from the Agrifnous farmers needing replacement culture Division. Swine husbandry j vestock. Animal husbandry practical engaged in six major program efforts: tethering, housing in small enclosuresg arianas District at Saipan. ment, offshore fisheries development, practiced in the Territory by eithedT@iing will be promoted in the or allowing free range around the farmstead. Breeding is done indiscri # The efficiency of the livestock Inately, using any boar available. Each ndustry as practiced by the local district center has foundation breedin habitants is comparable to other stock of at least one breed of poultry, éveloping areas of the world. Close tention to proper feeding, watering, a utility type, and two breeds swine, either Duroc, Yorkshire d care of livestock is the exception ther than the rule. One major drawHampshire, or Berkshire. From foundation stock, indigenous inha ack im the development of a poultry dustry has been the unreliab le source itants can buy high quality breeders f teed supplies. Establi shment of a pBrade eal 000 ‘ traight an RC minercial teed purchasing agency at a oun . fens rd tpan und Guam where feeds can be Young Pig Welrde distributed from the Agriculture Divig: red has improved this situation. sion this year to Micronesians. a Improvement of pastures in the Cattle, the third most importangpe Doeta een 8 ae type of livestock, are concentratet a _ a roe amulee Puitable heavy 0 equip ment, amoun howevter, Dastuic improvement has not pro- gressed 7 at tion, cattle, goats, and carabao arfattle ranchers. The Marianas District found on the high islands. Chicken’ ventral breeding station for are in greatest number andareleft tpoultry, swine, and ann high hicks. and 170 ae FISHERIES The principal livestock in the Terisaipan numbers 100 head. During the tory are swine and poultry. In addj¥ea'. 75 bulls and heifers were sold to roam and breed at will, although a remtstrit . livestockmen is provided on request. has increased from 700 head in 196mted. The * government demonstrational livestock and technica! assistance tu indigenous being feed, corn, soybeans, and sorghumbrought in to replenish the foundation With additional introduction from thbreeding Hocks of each district agri- ‘0 about 1800 head this year. r. spraying programs are in effect for all acres of land on Tinian, Mariangitustion has improved through introIslands District, for livestock. To datefluction of high quality breeding stock. us pontemplated. nous firm, the . Wteecinnadinates. Oe Sih a cettedae! he bene Bek lb cane ame Henrie, cui ighttelbdane rapidly as had been ‘e. All district agriculture stations have “Batenials on hand to control common pyestock pests and diseases. Period ic conservation, inshore fisheries develop- boatbuilding, research, and training. Conservation The objectives of the conservation program are to protect and encourage maximum proper use of the marine resources of the islands. A Palauan and a Trukese, who trained at the EastWest Center in Hawaii, direct the conservation program in their districts. Another conservation officer attended the 2-month Fisheries Training Center course in Palau in 1968. A newly recruited fourth conservation officer rounds out the force. These men are assisted by a Peace Corps Volunteer who specializes in developing educational programs to teach the people the need for and Value of well-designed conservation programs. Local constabulary offices in each district assist with enforcement work. Local radio stations and schools cooperate in educationalactivities. 63 n}