Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-13

cheese, flax, wool, tobacco, wines, etc. ,
| the old and new tariff rates have been
| given for each, indicates e material
increase in the import duties on these
articles and shows each TO have been
imported In considerable quantities. Our
increased export trade in cattle and
| animal products he traces to the ener-
getic and effective measures adopted for
| the eradication of pleuro-p pneumonia
and to the growing appreciation at home
| and abroad OF the department ability
TO suppress CIR effectually control con-
tagious animal diseases. He declares
not single case OF contagious pleuro-
pneumonia has been alleged to exist
| among American cattle shipped to Brit
ish ports since March last. In the line
OF further precautlon the department is
now prepared to carry out the inspection
Of export cattle before shipment, pro-
vided for bg the act of August 80. The
secretary strongly recommends an iu-
spection still more comprehensive of all
animals slaughtered for Interstate or
foreign trude. The present immunity
of Northern cattle from Texas fever he
believes to be due to general COM
pliance with the regulations of the de-
partment Issued last spring, assurances
10 this effect having beer received from
large dealers IN cattle who report conse-
quent fac!litation of this business, aud
having effected by reduced insurance
rates which for the season will aggregate
over 81 900 600.
The outlook for the home sugar in
dustry is considered favorable. The
practical results obtained in Nebraska
and Kansas, he says, demonstrates the
feasibility of home grown sugar manu-
facture. The secretary announces the
establishment of three national sugar
experiment stations devoted one each to
caae, sorghum ana beet sugar.
The production of raw silk as an indi-
CenouS industry Is referred 10 in not
very encouraging terms, though Its i'm
portance Is emphasized by reference to
imports of raw silk which have largely
Increased during the year and are valued
for The year at upwards of SZ4 coo, goo.
but the necessity for favorable legisla-
ton, rs well as fnr improvements in
machinery, is insisted upon.
Encouraging words are spoken with
reference to the fiux culture. Secretary
Rusk believes that the recent changes in
the tariff on linen will serve TO encourage
the manufacturers 10 provide market
for homegrown flax.
Irrigation and artesian supply Of water
are made the subject of special reference,
report of u commission acting under
orders of the department having been
presented at the last session of congress
and provision having been made to con-
tinue this work
Reference is made to the Forthcoming
transfer of the weather bureau to the
department OF agriculture with a dec
laration of the secretary's desire to
widen the present scope of the bureau
so as to increase Its benefits to agricul-
ture.
He also insists strongly upon the
necessity for the more frequent repre-
sentation of the department at meetings
of agricultural and kindred societies.
The possibility of serving the corn
growers throughout the country by ex-
tending the market for Indian
corn in foreign countries has
engaged the secretery's attention
with the result that he has appointed a
special agent abroad, having special
qualifications for this duty, TO investi-
gate and report upon the possibility of
promoting the consumption of Indian
corn.
In concluding his report he says
careful review of the events of the past
year anda general survey of the agri-
cultural! tieldto-day betoken marked
Improvement nthe condition of our
agrculturists and promises well for
their future well being.