St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-11-09
Secretary Rusk Presents IN
His Report a Rosy-Hued
Picture.
With a Protection Tipped Pen
He Shades Facts to Suit
His Ideas.
The Value Of This Seasons
Crop Make a Gratifying
Showing.
Suggestions and Recommen-
dations From Harriscn'S
Farmer.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8. = Secretary
Rusk, in his third annual report as sec
rotary of agriculture, says that, not
withstanding the abundant yield of
crops this year, values are we'll sustained,
and estimates that the increase in the
value of agricultural products over last
year will be not less than 500, coo. 600.
He states that during the first three
months of the present fiscal year our
exports in cereals alone have aggre-
gated 6,000,00O, adding that the indi-
cations now are that the sales abroad of
the surplus from our farms will, dur
ing the present year, largely exceed
those of any previous year.
He notes the increase by some $685.
100000 in the imports of agricultural
products during the first ten months
under the present law, by comparison
with the same period during the last
year of the old law, but emphasi yes the
fact that the increase is confined largely
to articles not competing with home
products, Snch as sugar, tea. coffee, etc.
At the same time he states that the
change in the rates has checked the
importation of products which may be
produced at home.
What jeremiah Notes.
He notes a decrease in tobacco from
ST 100000 to S6,O00.000. falling off in
foreign barley of nearly $500. 900; in
eggs, S1,250,000; in horses falling of
$1,000, 900, and gradual decline in the
importation or all live stock.
Referring to the import OF hides free
of duty, he states that this causes a
great depreciation in prices realized for
hides of home production, and earnestly
recommends that the duty provided for
in section of the tariff act approved
Oct. l, 1899, be imposed on all cases
where the countries from which such
hides are shipped have not granted
equal concessions in regard to the adj
mission of the agricultural products of
the United States.
In speaking of the inspection of meat
for export, the secretary says: "Our
people demand something more than
protection from communicable diseases.
In most, if not all. European coUn-
tries inspectors, according TO their
reports, freely pass for consumption the
meat of animals affected with foot and
mouth disease, pleurO-pneumOnia local
lied tuberculosis, actinomycOsis and
similar diseases which, according to the
views and customs of this country. must
be condemned. But all the meat for the
foreign market is inspected the same as
that designed for home consumption.
In this respect, as in others, we have
met the objections which have been
raised to American products and have
not only removed the cause, but have
gone beyond what was asked by our
critics.
Cost of Inspection.
Up to the LIST of October there has
been a total of 1,016.614 animals i'll
Spected, both before and after Slaugh-
ter; there were 63,6?2 carcaSSeS of hogs
examined micrOscOplcaliy, and the total
number Of animals condemned and sent
to the fertiliZing tanks was but 1916.
The cost OF the work has been within
the anticipated limit. and is being con-
siderably reduced as the work proceeds.
Secretary RuSk says: Il ain of the
opinion that the inspection of animals
and their marking for Identification may
be accomplished for sum not exceed
ing three cents per head, and that the
cost of micrOScopical examination of
hogs Will not exceed five cents per
head
lie earnestly recommends that con-
gress be asked to make an appropriation
sufficiently large to extend the inSDec-
ton to all applicants. He estimates
that the losses to our pork raisers dur
ing the past ten years, owing to the
prohibition by foreign countries, aggre-
gate over S260,000,0O0. Pleuro- pneumo-
MIA he regards as quite under control
and limited in territory to two or there
counties Oh Long Island and in New
Jersey, over which a thorough Quaran-
tine is exercised.
inspection by American veterinarians
or cattle landed in Great Britain has
continued as we'll as the inspection of
such animals before shipment. Since
the beginning of this work there has
been inspected, altogether, up to Oct. l,
1891, 326,5l9 head of animals. A very
slight decrease in the number of cattle
exported is noted, which is attributed
to the increase i'll price. cattle bringing
in June. 1891, from $1.25 to $1.50 per
head more than in June, 1899.
The inspection of imported animals
has been rigidly maintained. The re-
suit of the inspection of vessels carry
ing export cattle has been to materially
reduce the losses resulting from lack of
ventilation. overcrowding al weak
fittings, so that the total number of yes
sells examined since July l, 1881, has
been 2l5. The supervision by the
bureau Of the movement of Southern
cattle has involved the separation and
keeping distinct for transportation over
10000 cars containing 100000 head of
cattle. While the results of this work
have been highly beneficial, he asks for
further powers to enable him to compel
a strict compliance with his regulations
in the movement of all Southern cattle.
No PIeuro-PneumOni
The secretary points out the fact that
for more than a year there has been no
we'll authenticated case of pleUrO-pneu-
monia in American cattle exported to
foreign countries, and adds that the
condition of the United States trade and
the vigilant supervision of our officers
juStlfieS the strongest representation to
the English government of the griev-
ance which cur cattle raiserS suffer I'M
justly by reason of its arbitrary regula-
tons enforced against the American
cattle. coupled with an urgent demand
for their removal, adding that
they have been clearly shown to be use
less, and that their maintenance can
only DC regarded as all evidence Of I'M
fIiendlineSs. lie concludes that Justice
as we'll as proper Self-reSpect demands
such q course" and adds that he shall.
in the absence of the removal of such
unfriendly restrictions, feel it his duty
10 suggest the rigid enforcement of the
law now i'll existence prohibiting import
into the United States of all live ami.
mails, at present suspended as a matter
of friendship to foreign governments.
The secretary deems it the duty of
his department. to keep the farmer
fully informed of the market value of