Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-11-20
FACTS FOR THE FARMERS
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SEC.
RETARY OF AGRICULTURE.
The Value OF Farm Product. Over
Last Year Will re Not Less
Than s7OO,OOO,OOO.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10. - Secretar,
RuslS in his third annual report a.
Secretary of Agriculture saws that
Notwithstanding the abundant yielt
of crops this year, values are we'll sus
tanned, and estimates that the increase
in the value of agricultural product,
| over last year will be not less thar
| S7C0, 600, 900. He states that during
the first three months of the present
fiscal year our exports in cereals alone
have aggregated $40, co., 600. adding
; taat the indications now are that the
sales abroad of the surplus from oui
farms will during the present yeal
largely exceed those of any previous
| year
lie notes the increase by some s9s,-
O0o,0 in the imports of agricul-
tural products during the first ten
months under the present law, by
comparison with :he same period dur
ing the old year, but emphasizes the
TACT that the increase is confined
largely to articles not competing with
home products, such as sugar, tea,
| coffee, etc, At the same time, he
states that the change in the rates has
checked importation of products
which may be produced at home He
notes decrease in tobacco imports
IRON ST, 100000 to 81, 600, 900, a falling
OH IN foreign barley of nearly SO, 500,
600, in eggs 81, $50, 900, In horses q fall
ing of OF nearly $500, 900 and grad
ual decline in the imports of all 1.-Two
stock.
referring to the import of hides adj
united free of duty, he states that this
causes a great depreciation in prices
reali ed for hides of home production
ana earnestly recommends that the
duty provided for in section of the
tariff act approved Oct. /, 1890, be inn
posed i'll all cases where the countries
from which such hifes are shipped
have not granted equal concessions in
cultural products of the United States.
In speaking of the inspection OF
meat tor expectation the secretary
says:
Our people demand something more
than protection from communicable
diseases. In mo, Il. II not all, Europe
an countries, inspectors, according to
their reports, freely pass for consump-
tlon the meat of animals affected with
loot and mouth disease, pleuro- pneu-
~,
nomycosis 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 tins res
pect, as in others, we have met the OBJ
Jections which have been raised to
American products, and have not only
TRmDVn6 h,,t
yond what was asked by our critics.
Up to the lst OF October there has
been total of 1,olS,6l4 animals in
spected, both before and after slauph
ter; there were 63,672 carcasses of
hogs examined microscopicallv and
the total number of animals con.
demned and sent to the 1ertilizinp
tanks was but 1910. The cost of the
work has been within the anticipated
limit and is icing considerable re-
duced as the work proceeds.
am of the opinion that the inspcc.
ton of animals and their marking for
identification may be accomplished for
u sum not exceeding 3 cents bend
ana That the cost of microscopical ex-
animation of hogs will not exceed 3
cents u head.
The Secretary earnestly recommends
that Congress be asked to make an ap-
preparation sufficiently large to extend
the inspection to all applicants.
lie estimates that the losses to our
pork raisers during tine last ten years.
owing to the prohibition by foreign
coudtries, aggregate over $3.50, 900, 900.
Pleuro- pneumonia he regards as quite
under control and limited in territory
tn two thraR IL
and and in New Jersey, over which a
thorough quarantine is exercised. In
spection by American veterinarians of
cattle landed in Great Britain has
been continued, as well as the inspec-
ton of such animals before ship
ment since the beginning of this
work there has been inspected al
together up to Oct /, 1891, 3o6,5t9
head of animals.
A very slight decrease in the number
of cattle exported is noted, which is
attributed to the increase in price,
cattle bringing in June, 1891, from
Sl.25 to Sl.50 II head more than in
June, 1890. The inspection of imported
animals has been rigidly maintainei 4.
The result of the inspection of vessels
carrying export cattle has been to
materially reduce the losses resulting
from lack of ventilation, overcrowding
and weak fittings.
In concluding his report Secretary
Rusk states that from the time he
assumed the reins of Office he has de-
voted his personal attention 10 a gen.
eral enlargement OF the scope of the
work of the department in the interest
of practical agriculture, especially to
che extension of the market for the
disposal of the surplus of our great
staple crors He points out that to
fully carry out his views will unaues.
tionably involve liberal expenditure,
but he says that within twenty years
the efforts of the department on such
lines as he has laid down will have in
creased the value of o"r annual agri.
cultural products from between 81, 600
0o0,0o0 aud 4,cd0, 900, 900 to ut least
twice that enormous sum.
GETTING UP A WOOL EXHIBIT.
The Agricultural department Pre-
narIssu for The xxo.ua.-