Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-11-11
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Annual Report q the Secretary q Assi

pal1ng prices aG OllCa9o Iof OCt. 10, OF
1890 and of 1889, he shows marked IN
crease in the values of agricultural
products especially of cereals.
Secretary Rusks asserts that without
ignoring the effects of natural causes in
enhancing values, lis evident that the
economic legislation of the last session
of congress has directly benefited the
farmers; the improved value of cereals,
as he believes, being largely due to the
silver legislation, which, moreover, has
lessened the influence of Russia and In
dia, our wheat competitors in British
markets.
Our increased export trade in cattle
and animal products, another cause Of
congratulation, he traces to the ener-
getic and effective measures adopted for
the eradication of pleuro-pneumonia
and to the growing appreciation at
home and abroad of the departments
ability to suppress or effectually con-
troll contagious animal diseases. In the
line of further precaution the depart
ment is now prepared to carry out the
inspection Of export cattle before ship
ment, provided for by the act of Aug.
30. Similar energy has been directed to
our pork interests, the department hav-
ing already undertaken the inspection
called for by the same act.
The secretary strongly recommends
an inspection law still more c0mnre-
hensiye of all animals slaughtered for
interstate or foreign trade. The present
immunity OF northern cattle from Texas
fever he believes to be due 10 general
compliance witl&he regulations of the
department issued last spring
The outlook for a home sugar industry
is considered favorable. The secretary
predicts that IN the near future half of
our sugar will be thus supplied from the
sugar beet
In the provisions OF the tariff bill,
Secretary Rusk finds what he regards as
some glaring Inconsistencies in that it
gives entire controlof sugar manilfac-
turing and bounty payments TO d sub
ordinate officer of the treasury depart
lnent, in spite Of the fact that heretofore
the department of agriculture has been
charged with general supervision Of the
sugar industry both in its cultural and
manufacturing phases.
The production of raw silk as an I'M
digenous industry is referred to in not
very encouraging terms, though its inn
portanee is emphasized by reference to
the imports of raw silk, which have
largely increased during the yeai. and
are valued for the year at upwards OF
$24 ,000,00O; but the necessity for favor
able legislation. us well for improve
ments in machinery. is insisted upon.
Secretary Rusk believes that the recent
changes in the tariff un linens viii serve
to encourage manufacturers to provide
market for home grown fax,
Reference is made to the forthcoming
transfer of the weather bureau to the
department OF agriculture, with de-
claration of the secretarys desire to
widen the present scope of the bureau.
SO as to increase the benefits to aglicnl-
ture. He also insists strongly upon the
necessity of more frequent representa-
ton of the department at meetings of
agricultural and kindred societies, not
only to give them encouragement and
supply information, but for the benefit
of the department workers themselves,
who viii thus be brought into closer
contact with the farmers and will be-
come more familiar with their wants
and their best means for meeting them
The possibility of serving the corn
growers throughout the country by ex-
tending the market for Indian corn in
foreign countries, has engaged the sec
retary's attention with the result that he
has appointed special agent abroad
having special qualifications for this
duty to investigate and report upon the
possibilities Of promoting the consump-
ton of Indian corn in European coun-
tries.
The frequent occurrences of important
international agricultural gatherings is
mentioned, and the fact is pointed ont
that at these, the United States, the
greatest agricultural country in the
world, is most frequently conspicuous
by its absence. The secretary declares
that some means should be provided by
which on accasions of great Importance,
such as the international congress ut
Vienna last year. this country could be
officially represented through the de-
partment Of agriculture. Such gather
ings. he argues, afforded the very best
opportunity for properly qualified per-
sons familiar with conditions of
American agriculture, to observe the
methods pursued abroad, and to esti-
mate their adaptability to our own
country. BY snch means alone, he says.
will it be possible for us to hold our own
in the intellectual competition which is
the basis Of all commercial competition 4
In concluding his report he says: I'll
feel amply justified in expressing my
general satisfaction at the condition Of
agricultural mattersin our own country, y
adding that, in spite of the effects Of
former agricultural depression and of
such local depression as must exist more
or less at all times in some sections, at
least, of so vast country as ours. vet, |
"a careful review of the events Of the
past year and a general survey of the |
agricultural field to-day, betoken
marked improvement in the condition |
Of our agriculturists andpromise well for
their future well being
He ends by declaring that he looks
forward with confidence Z" to the time |
when in the high quality Of its work, as |
well as in the magnitude of it's enter-
prise. the agriculture of the United |
States shall not only lead all other in
dustries in this country. but shall be |
the leader. in this great industry, of all |
other countries.
May Take the Veil.
NEW YORK. Noy. i1.--Miss Mary s. |
Abul. daughter Of the late A. S. AbuI, |
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