Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-04

lected sud distributed practical informa-
ton, Introduced and tested new pIants,
checked the spread Of contagious dis
ease OF farm animals, resisted the ad-
vance CT noKious insects and destructive
fungus growths, and sough. TO
secure to agricultural labor
the highest reward OF effort
and the fullest immunity from loss. It's
records OF the year show that the season
o. 1883 has been one OF medium produc-
ton. generous supply Of the demands
OF consumption has been assured,
and surplus for expectation, moder.
ate in certain products and bounti
tul In others, will prove q bepefsciion
alike to buYir AID grower.
CONTAGIOUS DISEASE.
Four years ego it was found that
the great cattle industry OF the
country uss endangered, and those
engaged IN it we're slArmed st
the rapid extension Of the European
lung plague or pleuro pneumonia. A
serious outbreak existed in Illinois, Mis-
souri,, Kentucky and in Tennessee. AMI
mails Affected we. g held IN quarantine.
Five counties in New York ana from one
TO four counties in esca OF the states Of
New jersey, 2 snnsylvlnis, Delaware and
With this great danger upon Us and with
the cSntsgion already in the channels Ut
commence, with the enormous direct and
Indirect losses already being caused by 1t,
and when only prompt and energetic &C.
ton could be successful there were in
none Of these state laws authorizing this
department to Grad Gaze the malad9 or
giving the state officials power 70 Coz
operate with 1t for this purpose.
The department even lacked both the
requisite appropriation End authority.
By securing state CO cooperation IL connec-
ton with authority from congress, the
work Of eradication has been pressed
successfully, snd this dreaded disease
has been tX,irpated from the Western
states and also from the Eastern states
with the exception Cf few restricted
areas which are still under supervision
The dagger hiss thus oeen removed, and
trade and commerce have been freed
from the yexauouS state restrictions
which wer. deemed necessary for time.
SORGHUM SUGAR PRODUCTION.
During the pAss four years the process
OF diffusion application to the manufac-
t1.a OF sugar from sorghum and sugaf
cane mas been introduced mo this coun
try and folly perfected by experiments
carried on By the department Of Rgricul-
ture. This process is now universally
considered the most economic one, and
1t is thought the sorghum sugar industry
has been established upon s firm basis
sld the road 20 its future success opened
The adoption Of this ILLUSION process is
also extending In Louisiana and other
sugar producing paris Of the country, and
will dOub less soon be tue only method
employed fer the extraction Of sugar
from the csne.
FOUD ADULTERATIoN.
An exhaustive study has also within
the same period been undertaken OF ,he
subject Of food Edulteratiop, and the besi
analytical methods for detection. a part
Of the results Of this work has alreads
been published by this department, which
with matter Ia course Of preparation will
make the most complete treaties on that
subj ct that has ever been published 10
Epy country. The department seeks
progressive development. A supervision
Of the endowed experimental station sys-
tenn Iecsn.ly provided for is 6 pro-
per SfaEction OF the department
and is now in operation.
This supervision is very impoIt,n
knd should be wisely and vigllsutlY di-
rected, TO the end that the pgcuniary sid
from the government In favor Of intelii-
gent agriculture should be so applied as
to result IN the general good and to the
benefit CT all our people, thus lusiityine
the appropriations maze from the public
treasury.