St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-04
Suggestions Thrown Out to
the Farmers in Uncle
SANS Domain,
And a Brief Lecture on the
Glopies OF a Protective
Tariff.

report of the secretary of agriculture.
and the first issued under the newly
constructed department, will be made
public tomorrow. The secretary makes
the usual references to the work OF the
several scientific and other divisions in
his department, and in addition c deals
st length with certain plans for the
thorough reorganization OF the depart
T1ent of agriculture, and suggests sew
eral new features in the interest of the
development Of agriculture. The re-
first efforts toward 8 reorganization
were hampered because of the sGrpr:S-
ing fact that the appropriations for the
current fiscal year were made entirely
upon the basis of the old organization,
10 account being taken Of the entire
change in the status OF the depart
meut. The secretary insists upon the
necessary money for his relief from
this embarrassment and for adequate APP
preparations TO enable him 10 meet what
he believes TO be the obligations of the
department 10 the country. The sec
Rotary anticipates portion Of his plan
of reorganization in the estimates for
the forthcoming fiscal year. He says
that the aggregate SUM asked for in his
estimates must not be measured by
what is past. but by what 8
GREAT AGRICULTURAL COUNTRY
should do towards Sustaining. protect
ing and promoting calling which lies
;tt the foundation of its prosperity and
bower" \ striking contrast is drawn
between this amount and the appropri
ations for agriculture made by those
Countries which the report says rare
he most active competitors ct Ameri-
Gan farmers in the worlds market" A
comparison shows that Great Britain
;3Ppr0rriates for agriculture, sl.50l. coo:
Germany. SO. $50, OOO; Brazil. So. Og0.CO0
for agriculture and mines. France SS.000,
600 and Austria more than 81. U0a, eco. The
secretary finds that the provision for an
assistant secretary III the new law was
4 wise one. and lie has utilized this. he
says, bv taking advantage Of the pFeSi-
dents choice in selecting a gentleman
combining knowledge of scientific
agriculture with trained executive abil-
lty" 10 divide the department into two
grand divisions. ore embracing admit
iStratiVe and executive work, the other
purely scientific WorR. The problem
which presented itself TO the secretary,
of getting the results 81 the work done
by the department Mere promptly be-
fore the people, has been solved by the
establishment OF q new division which
furnishes promptly 10 the agricultural
and commercial press synopsis OF tile
main points Of every bulletin and re-
The secretary expresses gTatiflca-
fion obtained in this direction through
the cordial cooperation of the press
generally. Citing the circulation OF the
papers which have received and utilized
THE SYNOPSIS
furnished by the department, the seere-
tary regards the plan as virtually cover
ing the entire field; for" he adds. THE
farmer who does not read some paper
devoted to bis calling is beyond thr.
reach of intelligent effort on his behalf"
The division Of statistics, the character
and value Of its work, is dweit apon at
some length. OF the crop reporting
system he says: awhile approximate
aud valuable il is in danger Of becom-
ing diSeredited by the popular accept
aRce of it's results as exact in precision
md absolute in authority. 1t should be
remembered that they are not the con-
illusions of q thorough census, though
work of poor census, bat that they
are the consultations OF local
estimates of agricultural experts, and
are intended as foil TO the interested,
biased ana untrnthfuf statements that
spectators issue to uiisleah their vic
tins. 1.-The development Of agriculture
In the Rocky mountain districts has
been so rapid" the "a cretary says, 'ttilat
the division OF statistics has been di-
Tected to investigate their resources
with all the facilities at its command.
The results" be adds, evil surprise
the Eastern states with new views of
the wealth and progress of the great
American desert of the recent past"
The special suggestions in regard to
this division are the extension OF local
statistical work, and enlargement of the
corps of state statStiicia3S by the ap-
p0intment of one IN every state. A
comprehensive plan Oh
AGRICULTURAL. SURVEYS
Of the states and territories is also sug-
gested, to be pushed as rapidly as avail
able means will permit. The intention
is expressed to adopt some method by
which the relations exist between
the department and its hume rous coun-
y correspondents can be utilized to
secure representation at the state
and county fairs: ''f6r,1 saws the secre-
tary, everything that leads to a more
intimate acquaintance between the de-
partment and the farmers throughout
the country must be mutually advan-
tageOus." Referring to the chemical
division, the report dwelis with special
emphasis upon the inadeqHacy of the
present laboratory and the necessity for
a special building. The condition of
n 4
tail, and the results declared to be of a
mixed character: in some eases yielding
well, and in other cases proving disap-
pointing. The region where the sorghum
sugar industry may be attended with
success has been localized in the south
ern part of Central Kansas, west and
south of Wichita, and in parts of the
Indian territory resembling it in soil and
climate. There are perhaps other parts
of the United States where similar sue
cess could be secured, but these have
not been pointed out. Special attenti n
is to be given to the development of va
TietieS of sorghum eontaing higher
per cent of available sugar. Important
progress has already been made in this
direction. Many localities in the United
States, especially in the North and on
the Pacific coast, are known to be- spe-
CldtlS SultdDiO ~ tttC B1ONUStfOH u
SUGAR BEET
rich in sachaTine matter. The interest
In this subject developed by the sue
cessful experiments in California will
be met by the publication during the
coming winter of a full report on the
beet-sugaT industry in the United
States. The botanical department is TO
be specially occupied in an effort to
solve the pT0blem of increasing the for
age yield on the 100000, GOO acres of the
arid region outside of possible irrigation
by promoting the produetiyeness of the
grasses now growing there. To aid in
this work, and in procuring a product
i've grass for the Southern states, the de-
partment proposes 10 undertake expert
mental work specially devoted to this
subject. In regard to textile ibers, the
question now occupying the attention
of the department is the utilization of
fax, jute, ramie and other fibers, all
which can be cultivated In GER
tain sections of this country
by means of improvement in machinery
such as will do away with the excessive
manual labor incident TO its preparation
f0F manufacture A enQRi2f iFlyQSffua q.