The Bureau of Home Economics and its personnel are often judged by the character of the letters written. Careful attention should be given to letters, even though they are only routine or form letters. The tone should be cordial and sincere, and the style should be conversational but dignified. Both excessive intimacy and formal stiffness should be…

In a general policy of conservation and maximum development of the natural resources of the soil and the forests, an important phase is to determine how the resources, when converted into products for use, can best serve people and contribute to human welfare. That is an important function of the Bureau of Home Economics in relation to the whole…