The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-11-22
SECRETARY Rusk.
A synopsis of the Annual Report OF this
Head of tho Agricultural Department.

Head of tho Agricultural Department.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10.--The Secre-
tary of Agriculture has presented his
annual report to the President. BY
comparing prices at Chicago for Oc-
tober 16 of 1890 and Of 1889 he shows q
marked increase in the values OF
agricultural products, especially of
cereals. A tabular statement Of
agricultural exports OF the last fiscal
year, including live animals,
barley, hay, potatoes, hops, cheese,
eggs, fax, wool, tobacco, wines, ETC.,
the old and new tariff rates being given
for each, indicates material increase
IN the import duties on these articles
and shows each to have been imported
in considerable quantities. The Secre-
tary asserts that without ignoring tho
effects of natural causes, in enhancing
values, it Is evident that the economic
legislation of the last session of Con-
gress has directly benefited the farmers,
the improved value of cereals, as he be-
lieves, being largely due to the silver
legislation, which, moreover, has less
ened the influence of Russia and India,
our wheat competitors in British mar
keta.
Our increased export trade in cattlo
and animal products, another cause for
congratulation, he traces to the ener-
getic and effective measures adopted
for the eradication of pleuro-pneumoni
and to the growing appreciation at
home and abroad of the departments
ability to suppress or effectually control
contagious animal diseases.
The outlook for a home sugar indus.
try is considered favorable. A good
article of sugar is shown to have been
produced proftably from sorghum, va
rieties of which with large sugar con-
tents have been developed through tho
efforts of the Department of Agricult-
ure.
The Secretary announces the estab-
lishment of three National sugar ex-
cane, sorghum and beet sugar.
In the provisions of the tariff bill Sec
retary Rusk finds what he regards as
some glaring inconsistencies, in that it
gives the entire control Of sugar manu-
featuring and bounty payments to a
officer of the Treasury De-
partment, in spite of the fact that here
tofore the Department of Agriculture
has been charged with the general SUI
pervision of tho sugar industry, both in
its cultural and manufacturing phases.
In the Bureau of Animal Industry ar
have been perfected for
dairy division, the establishment of
which has been delayed some-
what by the lack of necessary
Cooperation with tho
stations has been UNDER
taken on important lines, including
with grasses in the arid
regions and the trial of new economic
plants, the collection of agricultural
statistics, of reports of the growing
crops and of the probable supply of
staple products in the markets of tho
world.
The production of raw silk as an in
digenous industry is referred to in not
very encouraging terms, though its
Importance is emphasized by reference
to the imports of raw silk, which havo
largely increased during the year
and are valued for the year at
upward of 24,OoO,OOo. Encouraging
words are spoken with reference |
to flax culture, Secretary Rusk believ-
ing that the recent changes in the tariff
on linens will serve to encourage manu-
facturers to provide a market for tho
homegrown fax. Irrigation and tho
artesian supply of water are made the
subject of special reference.
Reference is made to the forthcoming
transfer of the Weather Bureau to the |
of Agriculture, with q
declaration of the Secretary's desire to
widen the scope of tho bureau SO as to
increase its benefits to agriculture.
He ends by declaring that he looks
forward with confidence ito the time |
when in the high quality of its work,
rs we'll as in the magnitude of its enter
prise, the agriculture of the United |
States shall not only LEAD all other in
iustries in this country, but shall be
the leader in this great industry Of all
,ther countries"