Evening journal., 1889-11-04
LIVE WASHINGTON NEWS.
Annual Feenort of the Depart
ment s. Agriculture.
UNCLE SAM NIGGARDLY TO CERES.

Secretary Rusk Tells what other Coun-
tries spends Upon Agricultural Develop
ment--wrestler DIuldoon crlticises sui
nvan-Knrain's Great Pluck.
WASHINGTON, Nov 4-The annual report
o: Secretary Rusl, Of the department Of
agriculture, and the first issued under the
newly constituted department, has just been
made public. The secretary anticipates
portion Of his plan of reorganization IN the
estimates for the forthcoming fiscal year
Sl,S50O00. He says that the aggregate sum
asked for in his estimates must not be meas
ured by what is past. A striking contrast is
drawn between this amount and the appro-
priations for agriculture made by those
countries which the report says "aro the
most active competitors OF American farm
ers in the worlds market A comparison
shows that Great Britain appropriated for
agriculture 81, 100000, Germany s., so, 900;
Brazil, s2oOo0,000 for agriculture and mines;
France, $4,000, 900, and Austria more than
s4,0Oo,OO0.
fteuro-Pneumonia Decreasing.
The subject Of agricultural organizations
is dwelt upon earnestly, their astonishing
growth during the past few years being
cited as strong evidence Of tho growth Of the
spirit Of self help among the farmers The
farmers institutes are referred TO particu-
larly as one Of the greatest movements in
the history Of agriculture and as the strong
est lever for raising and upholding the work
OF superior agricultural education repre-
sented by our system Of agricultural colleges
and experimental stations. The secretary
recommends, without going into details,
that the department should bo empowered
TO aiford aid and encoura cement to this
work
Pleuro-pneumonia naturally is first no
ticed, the situation being regarded as most
encouraging. This disease is now efTectually
under control and restricted to Kings and
Queens counties in New York state, to New
Jersey and limited section in each Of the
states of Pennsylvania and Maryland. A
careful review Of the field, together with the
arrangements made for the supervision OF
the limited districts stlll infected, justify,
in tho secretary's opinion, "the most san
guine hopes ia regard to the proximate com
plete eradication Of the disease.
National Meat Inspection.
The language used by Secretary RusS in
regard TO a national meat inspection law il
pointed and vigorous The necessity for in
spectien at time Of slaughter he says, is first
to enable the authorities to promptly locate
any cattle disease centers, and secondly TO
avoid the anomaly Of leaving the inspection
Of our own meat products to the officials Of
other countries, thus giving foreign govern
menfs some show Of reason for the claim
that they have better opportunities for learn
ing Of disease among American cattle than
are enjoyed by our own government He
accordingly advocates 'such an amendment
to the law under which the bureau is at
present organized as will provide for such
official national inspection as shall guaran-
tee the fitness of our meat products for food
consumption under the seal Of the United
States government
Sheep and Wool.
Sheep and wool receive special considera-
ton in the report. The growth Of the NUT
ton interest is referred to as one to be greatly
encouraged. As to wool growing the re-
duction Of the tariff in 1888 is earnestly de-
plored in the report. To it is attribted the
great reduction in the number Of sheep
which has since then fallen off by about
10000 head, while the importation Of wool
has increased from s,350,65l pounds in 1884
to 126, 4s7 729 pounds the past year. "On be-
half Of this industry, (" says the secretary, Il
commend these facts to you, and should they
be submitted to congress l ask for them in
telhgent and careful consideration.
Figures are submitted in the report show
ing the importance Of agriculture which pro-
duces an annual yield Of $4,000, 900 900, em-
ploying on the 100000 farms l0,0O0,OO0 per-
sons, representing population Of 3O,0O00O0