The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-11-21
RUSK'S REPORT.
Increase in Crop Values Over
Last Year.
An Immense Increase, Also, in Agri-
cultural Imports,
But the Latter Are Sugar, Tea, Coffee
Eto.-Statistics OF Meat Inspection
for Exportatlon-More Reciproc-
ity in Hides Needed.

ity in Hides Needed.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10.-Secretary
Rusk, in his third annual report as sec
retary of agriculture, says that not
withstanding the abundant yield OF
crops this year, values are well sus'
tanned, and estimates that the increase
in the value of agricultural products
over last year will not be less than S70,
900, 900. He states that during the first
three months of the present fiscal year
our exports in cereals alone have ag-
gregated $760, 600, 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 that
of any previous year. He notes an in
crease of some $2s, 900, 600 in the i'm
ports of agricultural products during the
first ten months of the year under the
present law, by comparison with the
same period during the last year of the
old law, but emphasizes the fact that the
increase is confined largely to articles
not competing with home products,
such as sugar, tea, coffee, etc. At the
the rates has checked the importation
of products which may be produced at
home He notes decrease In tobacco
from S17, 600, 600 to 50, 600, 900, falling
Off in foreign barley of nearly So, 500, 900,
In eggs 81, $50, 900, in horses falling off
of nearly 81, 500, 900, and gradual de-
cline in the imports of all live stock.
Referring to the import Of hides ad-
mitted free of duty, he stateA that thiA
causes q 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 October 1, 1890, be
imposed in all cases where the coun-
tries from which such hides are shipped
have not granted equal concessions
in regard to the admission of the agri.
cultural products of the United States
In speaking of the inspection Of
meats for expectation, the secretary
says:
"Up to the 1st of October there have
been a total of 1,o16,614 animals in
spected, both before and after slaugh.
ter; there were 63, 672 carcasses of hogs
examined microscopically, and the total
number of animals condemned and sent
to the fertilizing tanks was but 1, ,976.
The cost of the work has been within
the anticipated limit, and is being con-
siderably reduced as the work pro.
ceeds."
Secretary Rusk says: II am of the
opinion that the inspection of animals
and their marking for Identification
may be accomplished for sum not ex.
ceeding three cents per head, and that
the cost of microscopical examination
of hogs will not exceed five cents per
head"
The secretary points out the fact that
for more than year there has been nc
well 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
government justify the strongest
presentation to the British government
of the grievance which our cattle rails
ers suffer unjustly by reason of its arbi-
trary regulations enforced against
American cattle, coupled with an urg-
ent demand for their removal.
He concludes that 'justice as we'll as
a proper self-respect demand such
course" and adds that he shall, in the
absence of the removal of such un-
friendly restrictions feel it his duty to
suggest that the rigid enforcement of
the law now in existence prohibiting
import into the United States of all live
animals, at present suspended as a
matter of friendship to foreign
governments.
In all our efforts towards diversity
ing our crops, climatic conditions must
play an important part and in this con-
nection he declares his conviction of
the Importance and value to agricul-
tursl interests of the transfer to his de-
partment of the weather bureau. He
takes occasion to highly commend the
selection by the president of Prof Har-
rington as the chief of the bureau
Thesecretary notes with satisfaction
the general and growing interest shown
by all classes in this country in the
cause of agriculture and the work of
his department He expresses desire
for cloper cooperation between the
various educational forces in the coun-
try for the advancement of practical
agriculture.
In reviewing the work of the division
of chemistry with reference to the
adulteration of foods, the secretary
emphasizes especially the adultera-
tions of coffee, which are found to
extend to very large percentage,
not only of the ground coffee, but
of the coffee bean, wholly artificial
beans having been introduced into the
market, of which many samples bought
on the open market were found to
largely consist These artificial beans
are sold to the trade at four cents a
pound. In large measure they are i'm.
ported, and the secretary urges that
such importations, as well as Sheir
manufacture and use in this country,
be absolutely prohibited
A Gift to Gov. Campbell.
COLUMBUS, o., Nov. 10.-Gov Camp
bell yesterday received neatly made
box of Demmler American tin, contain
ing a genuine live crow, from Akron.
1t was labeled on the upper side of the
lid: "This U. =. - tin is what did it, Z"
followed by the address, Gov. Campbell,
State House, Columbus, o. A letter OF
a joking nature accompanied the pack
age. 1t bore the signature, Samuel d.
Blocker Gov. Campbell hung the let
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