Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-11-14
The FARMING INTERESTS.
Work of Secretary Rusk's Depart
msnt For the Year.
Value of Our Agricultural Products-A
Great Increase Enormous Crops
Victory of the American Hog.

victory OF the American Hog
Secretary Rusk, in his third annual report
as Secretary Of Agriculture, estimates that
the increase in the value of agricultural pro-
ducts over last year will be not less than $780,
100000. He ates that during the first three
months OF the present fiscal year our exports
In cerea's aloha have aggregated $40 900. 900,
adding that the indications now are that the
sales abroad of the surplus from our farms
will, during the present year, largely exceed
those of any previous year. He notes the in
crease by some SIS, 100000 in the imports of
agricultural products during the first ten
months under the present law, by comparison
with the M period during the last year of
the old law, but emphasizes the ct 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 rates has checked the imA
portatioa Of products which may be produced
nj home. He notes decrease in tobacco from
Sl7 900 600 TO Sc coo 600; falling of in foreign
barley of nearly three and ahalf millions; in
eggs, one and a-quarter millions; in horses, a
falling off OF nearly million and a-half, and
gradual decline in the imports of all live
stock.
INSPECTION OF MEAT.
In speaking of the inspection of meat for
expectation, the Secretary says: Our people
demand something more than protection from
communicable diseases. From being long
accustomed to markets having surplus of
meats, even our working people purchase the
best cuts from healthy animal and they
would not knowingly accept for food at any
price the flesh of animals that were feverish
from injuries received during transportation
or from any other causes. In most, if not all,
European countries, inspectors, according to
their reports, freely pass for consumption the
meet OF animals affected with foot and mouth
disease, pleuro-pneumonia, loealize l tuber-
culoses, aetinomycosis, and similar diseases
which, according to the views and Gus oms of
this country, must be condemned. But all the
meat for the foreign market is inspected the
same as that consigned for home consumption,
and, consequently, has been much more
vigorously dealt with than is TIE meat pro.
duced in the countries TO which it is shipped.
In this respect, a, in oilers. we have met the
objections which have been raised 10 Ameri-
can products, and have not only removed the
cause, but have gone beyond what was asked
By our critics.
Up to the 1st Of October there had been a
total of l,0l6, Ga an mails inspected, both be-
fore and after slaughter; there were SO, 672
care Sc f hogs examined mieroscopically,
and the total number OF animals condemned
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says; Il ain of the opinion that the inspection
of animals, and their marking for identified
tiou, may be accomplished for sum not ex-
ceeding three cents per head, and that the cost
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ralsers during the prst ten yenrs, owing 70 the
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CARDS as quite under control and limited in
territory to two or three counties on Long
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American yeterinarics of catt,e lapdeI IN
Great Britain has continued, as we'll as the
inspection of each animal fore shipment,
Since the beginning OF this work there have
been inspe ted altogether, up to October LIST,
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decrease in the number of cattle exported is
noted, which is attributed to the increase in
price, cattle bringing in June, 1891, from 81, %
to 81 30 per head more than in June, 1890.
The inspection of imported animals has been
rigidly maintained. The result of the inspec-
ton OF vessels carrying export cattle has been
t. materially reduce the losses resulting from
lack OF ventilation, overcrowdiDg and weak
fittings The total number of vessels exam
ined since July l. 1891, has been 2l5. The
supervision by the bureau of the movement
OF Southern cattle has Involved the separR-
ton and keeping di tlnct in transportation,
over 1900 cars conta ningo e. million head
of cattle. While the results OF this work have
been highly benz ticiai, he asks for further
pow Z to enable him to eomIel strict eons
pl ance with his regulations in the movement
OF all Southern cattle.
NO PLEuRo-pNEuMoSIA
The secretary points out the fact that for
more than year there has been no well au-
,he,,;coted case IF n1auro. nnaumon;s IN
Alaer can esttle exporter 10 lorelgh countries
and adds that the condition of the United
States trade and the yiqilent superyision of
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mon The snscsss Of The ernar;ments in he
ertract;o, of sugar fror, snrcbnro tsTbars
ses,ns ~ he ,,o saosnr y ha sars si,vbr re
should not look forward With confidence 10
the day when the 500 600. coo paid by Ameri.
cans 10 foreign producers for sugars should be
turned into the pockets of our own people,
In all our efforts towards diversfying our
rlops, climate e9ha'i9 h mus, Ply an i d
clsres his conviction of the importance and
value to agricultural interests of the transfer
10 his oepstl t NJ Of ehe Meet h bureau
received with great Satisfaction. He instances
the great Increase since the transfer in signal
stations, $50 to 1900 and of voluntary
observers, from ,SOO TO 700. Plans have
been agreed upon and undertaken with
view 10 enlarging and extending the work Of
the bureau especially in aid Of the agricul-
tursl interests. lie takes occasion TO highly
command the selection by the President of
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