The rustler., 1891-11-20


rctary of uwriculture. says that not
withstandinr the abundant yield Of
crops this year. values are well aus
taiaea. and be estlmases that the In
crease In the value of agricultural pro-
ducts over last year viii be rot less
than sT0o. 000. e80 lie stafex that dur
ing the first three months of the pres
ent fiscal year the exports In cereals
alone have aggregated 500. ooo. ouo. add
ing that indications now are that the
sales win during the present year
largely exceed those Of any previous
year. lie notes the increase by some
s.. o0o. eoo in the imports Of agricult-
ural products during the first
ten months under the present
+ law, bv comparison with the same
7 period during the last year Of the old
+ law. but emphasizes the fact that the
increase Is confined largely b articles
+ not competing with home products.
such as sugar. tea and coffee. At tho
same time he states the change in rates
checked the importation of products
which may be produced at home. lie
notes n decrease In tobacco from siT.-
O10.o0 u 81. 900. 900, a falling of in for
eirn barley Of nearly s., 500. 600; in eggs,
sI, ,250. 600. in horses nearly ST. 500. 000,
and gradual decline In the imports OF
all live stock. Referring to the import
OF hides admitted free of duty. he
states that this causes great de-
probation in prices realized for
hides of home production and
earnestly recommends that the duty
provided for in section 3 of the
tariff act approved October /, 1890, be
imposed In all cases where the
countries from which hides are shipped
l have not granted equal concessions in
regard TO the admission of the agricult-
ural products of tho United States.
4 In speaking of the inspection of meat
/. for expectation, the secretary says;
I "Our people demand something more
, than protection from communicable
: diseases. In most. II not all, European
I countries inspectors. according to the
reports, freely pass for consumption
r the meat OF animals affected with foot
? = and mouth disease, pleuro-pueumonia,
4 tuberculosis. actinomosis and similar
i. diseases. which, according TO the views
o and customs OF this country, must be
e condemned. But all the meat for for.
Z eign markets is inspected the same as
Il that for home consumption. In this
!. respect rs In others, we have
70 met the objections which have been
p raised to American products and have
,r not only removed the cause, but have
Is gone beyond what was asked by oul
a critics. Up to October there has beer
- total of 1.0lG,Gl4 animals inspected
es both before and after slaughter. Their,
ry were o.. .67i cdrcnsses of hogs examined
1t microscopically and the total numbe
"a of animals condemned and sent to thu
:. fertiizing tanks was but 1876. Th
to cost of the work has been within tn
of anticipated limit and is being consider
ably reduced as the work proceeds.
- - am Of the opinion that the inspection o
Q. animals and their marking for identif
Il. cation, may be accomplished for II sun
TO not exceeding cents per head and tha
.e ~ the cost of microscopical examination
po of hogs win not exceed 5 cents pc
d. head"
ch Pleuro-pneumonia the secretary RI
CARDS us quite under control and limit
IN cd in territory to two or three countie
he on Long Island and New Jersey, owe
o which thorough quarantine is exei
III cised Inspection by American vetei
- inarianG of cattle landed in Great Bri
mo ain has been continued, as well as n
irs inspection of such animals before shil
is ment Since the beginning of TIN
h' work there have been inspected, alt
gether, up TO October /, S26, ,5i9 head {
animals
=. A very slight decrease in the numbe
a of cattle exported is noted, which Is u
tributed TO the increase in price, cattl
lal being in June, 1891, from 81 25 to 81
as per head more than in June, 1890. I'll
IN inspection of imported animals HI
on been rigidly maintained The result
of the inspection of vessels carrying e.
a port cattle has been to materially r
nd duce the lossess resulting from lack {
,rt ventilation, overcrowding and wea
ad fittings,
yd The secretary points out the fa'
"a that for more than year there hi
ed been no well authenticated case
ed pleuro-pneumouia In American catt
,as exported to foreign countries, and nd,
ION that the condition OF the United Stat
,he trade and tho vIgilant supervision
,ut the government justify the stronge
OF presentation to the British governme
led of the grievance which the catt
md raisers suffer unjustly by reason of
arbitrary regulations enforced again
ms, American cattle coupled with
md urgent demand for their removi
wn adding that they have been clear
40 shown to be useless and that the
am maintenance can only be regarded
nur un evidence of unfriendliness. lie CO
IRIS, eludes that "justice as well rs prop
np self-respect demand such a course
on: and adds that he shall in the absen
IA Of the removal of such unfriendly ]
strictions feel it his duty to suggC
10 the rigid enforcement of the law nc
,rs. in existence prohibiting import in
ara the United States of all live anima
ms: but at present suspended as matt
VII. OF friendship to foreign governments
wife The report reviews the work OF
/. uoyara1 divieinus of the department a