The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-11-14
FACTSFoR THE FARMERS
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE Sec
RETARY OF AGRICULTURE.
The value or Farm Products over
Last Year VIII lBe Not Less
Than s7O0.o00,000.

WAsnSGToS, Nov. 10 - Secretary
Rusk in his third annual report as
Secretary of Agriculture says that,
Notwithstanding the abundant yield
of crols this year, values are we'll sus-
tanned, and estimates that the increase
in the value OF agricultural products
over last year will be not less than
500, 900, 600. He states that during
the first three months of the present
fiscal year our exports I'm cereals alone
have aggregated s7d,L00.000. adding
that the indications now arc 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 increase by some Sss,-
O0n 900 in the imports of agricul-
tural products during the first ten
months under the present law, 10y
comparison with .he same period dur
ing the old year. but emphasizes the
fact that the increase Is confined
largely To articles not competing with
home products, such as sugar, tea,
coffee, ete. At the same time, he
states that the change IN the rates has
checked importation of products
which may be produced ut home. lie
notes decrease in tobacco imports
| from ST., 100000 % -, O00, 900. falling
off IN foreign barley of nearly s3,5oo,-
600, in eggs ~ $50, 900, in horses IA fall
ing OF OF nearly 81, 500, 900 and grad
ual decline in the imports of all live
| stock.
Referring to the Import of hides adj
mitted free OF duty, he states thai this
causes great depreciation in prices
d "a - u s.t
and earnestly recommends that the
duty provided for in section Of the
tariff act approved Oct /, 1890, be inn
posed in all cases where the countries
from which such hi es are shipped
have not granted equal concessions in
iegard To the admission of the agri-
cultural products OF the United States.
I'm speaking of the inspection OF
meat tor expectation the secretary
| says:
Cur people demand something more
| than protection from communicable
| diseases. In mo I. II not all, Europe
an countries, inspectors, according To
their reports, freely pass for consump-
ton the meat OF animals affected with
| foot and mouth disease, p.euro- pnvu-
monia, localized tuberculo sis, acti-
nomycosis and similar discas es, which,
according To the views and customs OF
| this country, must be condemned But
all the meat for the foreign market is
inspected tie same as that designed
for home consumption In this res
pect, as IN others, we have met the OBJ
Jections which have been raised To
American products, and have not only
removed the cause but have gone be-
yond what was asked by our critics
Up to the LIST of October there has
been total of l,0ls,6ll animals i'm
spectcd, both before and after slaugh-
| ter; there were 63,6f2 cnrcasSes of
hogs examined microscopically and
| the total number of animals con.
! demned and sent TO the iertilizing
tanks was but ,p16. The cost OF the
work has been within the anticipated
limit and IS eng considerably re-
duced as the work proceeds.
am of the opinion that the inspec-
ton OF animals and their marking for
identification may be accomplished for
"A sum not exceeding 3 cents head
and that the cost Of microscopical eX-
animation Of hogs will not exceed
cents a head.
The Secretary earnestly recommends
that Congress bc asked To make an APP
| preparation sufficiently large To extend
tho Inspection TO all applicants.
lie estimates that the losses TO our
pork raisers during the at ten years,
ow ny TO the prohibition by foreign
1 coudtries, aggregate over $500, 600. 600.
4 Pleuro pneumonia he regards as quite
under control and limited in territory
TO two or three counties on Long ISL
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 wei as the inspec-
/ ton OF such animals before ship
/ ment. Since the beginning OF this
work there has been inspected all
together up 10 oct. !, 1891, 2d,5l0
head Of animals
A very slight decrease In the mum Der
OF cattle exported is noted, which IS
attribIted 10 tie increase In trice,
cattle bringing in June, 1891, from
LIS 10 SlaO head moro than in
june, 1890. The inspection OF imported
animals has been rigidly maintaine /.
The result OF the inspection OF vessels
carrying export cattle has been to
material y reduce the losses resulting
from lncl, OF ventilation Owe Nrowdiny
and weak fitting
In concluding his report Secretary
Rust states that from the time he
assumed tie rcins OF oicc he has Co
voted his per, onai attention 10 gem
eral enlargement %: the scope OF the
wori1 OF the department ia the interest
/ OF practical agriCult especially To
| the extension OF the market for the
disposal OF the surplus of our great
aplo crors lie points out that to
fully carry out his views will unques.
Tie nably 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 i'm
creased the value Of our annual agri.
cultural products from between 81, 600,
0OO,0pO and S4,OnO pJO,ODO To at least
twice that cnormo, > sum.
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