The Dickinson press., 1890-11-22
fAJiS EOa FARMERS.
SECRETARY RuSk'S SECOND AN
NUAL REPORT MADE PUBLIC.

NUAL HGFChi M!NtE SUSLlC
Increased Prosperity of Agriculturi"ta
Commented ":.--.uitare OF tAc sugar
Beet n"tl i'.a,. in thc E0r;.,west Es,cc-
i;.ly ..els,nin;n dri--Ghe Irrigation
investigation.
WAsiuNGToS. Nov. IT. Secretary
Rusk, Of the department of agriculture
begins his annual report by calling at
tention to The increased prosperity of
the farmer within Che past year, which
he attributes. to a great extent to the
silver law. Prices of staple products
Oct. il, 1879. and the same date, 1880,
arc given i'll demonstration Of this fact
and show Il large increase i'll every case.
A very large increase i'll the eSporta-
tics of beef and hog products is cited.
The increase i'll meat and dairy products
for the year was over $:I34, eco 900. MIR.
Rusk says Tie steps taken to eradicate
pleuro-lnenmoLia have apparently been
successful. In regard TO the now law Of
live Stcc!t Inspection
he says: The necessity Of this iuspec-
ton Is shown by the exclusion of Amer
lean cattle. sheep and swine from Euro
pean markets on the plea of the danger
thai disease will be introduced by them.
While this inspection alone might not
be accepted as i'll all cases giving a COM
plete guaranty against the appearance
OF disease during the voyage, it is an
important step i'll this direction and will
give Us tic means of knowing officially
the condition Of the animals as they
leave IL ports. In connection with
the inspection recently established by
Great Britain. it will also enable us to
trace back animals found to be affected
there, so that the nature of their malady
may be determined, and if found conta-
gious the proper measures will be en-
forced for its eradication.
Regarding beet Sugar.
In Nebraska Il large beet sugar fac
tory, capable Of using 800 tons of bects
per day, has been erected with the best
approved modern machinery, and is
now in successful operation. The finest
quality of s%ranulated sugar is produced,
which finds a ready local market.
A careful study OF the soil and eli
matte conditions of the country favor
able to the production of sugar beets
has been made, and those localities in
the United States best adapted for this
purpose have been pointed out. This
area includes Il zone OF territory extend
ing from the Atlantic to the Pacific
with a breadth OF from 100 to 200
miles. 1t includes parts of the New
States. Northern New
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Northern Ohio, Indiana, Illinois. Wis.
consin, Southern Iowa, parts of Ne
braska and the Dakotas, and large Dor
tons of the Rocky Mountain plateaux
and of the Pacific slope. Within these
areas it is confidently b~elieved-and this
belief has been verified by actual Do.
duction of good beets-will be found an
adequate acreage for the production of
on Il large scale, and from beets
as rich as car he grown i'll Europe. 1t
is not IN idle prophecy to speak OF the
production Of n quantity of beet g
i'll the near future to supply one-half OF
more of all the sugar consumed in the
States.
Flax Culture
in the Northwest receives Il hearty an
proval from the secretary. He says:
Among the examples of American flax
received by the department are several
iine samples grown i'll Wisconsin, Min
lesota, Iowa, and on the Pacific coast.
one of which, from the ~firsf-named state.
is declared by Il leading manufacturer
to be good enough for even line linens
a line sample was also received from
Texas: a beautiful example Of linen
grass-bleached in New Jersey,
demonstrates that this branch Of the
linen industry can be carried on in the
United States as successfully as in
Europe; while the entire linen series
proves conclusively that even fine flax
II any gyog 9 ! W;t Gan s13 IF pro produced sssl4 in
Culture.
As lax culture is a new and untried
thing with many farmers, the depart
ment will render all aid in it's power
re~-establisiling the cultural
side of the linen industry.
Artcsian We1l Irrigation.
After defining the work done by the
recent irrigation commission in the Da-
kotas, Nebraska and other states, which
was fully p%ublishedin the report to con
gress last August, the secretary says:
Taking into consideration the time
elHplOJeu, tu4S series OF reports must
prove to be Of decided economic value,
They form a positive contribution to the
Of h~ydroguosy, or the phenomena
Of earth-waters, besides illustrating the
possibility Of an extensive agricultural
Of such valuable supplies. A
supplementary report relating to earth
waters, other than artesian, as defined
by this Investigation, is now being pre-
pared. This report will deal largely
with the evidences of water UNDERLYING
the river valleys and uplands of the
Great Plains region, as pnder-sheet or
undertow, and by percolation, seepage,
and drainage.
A commissions now investigating the
s%ubterranean water supply Of the South
western states. The work is to be com
pleted by April 80, 1891, aud the final
report of the department is to be sub
mitted to congress before July L. 1891.
Patterned After West Point.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2O.-Secretary
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