Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-10

Annual Report Of the Secre-
tary of Agriculture.
Great Increase in Crop Values
Over Last Year.

Agricultural Imports Also Larger, But
Then 1t is Sugar Tea, Coffee, Etc,
Which We Cannot Produce or Only in
Small Quantities Meat Inspection.
England Not Treating us Fairly.
WASHINGTON. Nov. TO- Secretary
Russ, in histhird annual report as secre-
tary of agriculture, says that notwith-
standing the abundant yield of crops
this year, values are well sustained, and
estimates that the increase in the value
of agricultural products over last year
will be not less than 500, 100000, He
states that during the first three months
of the present fiscal year our exports in
cereals alone have aggregated 100000,
900, adding that the indications now are
that the sales abroad of the surplus from
our farms will, during the preset
year, largely exceed that of any previous
year.
Increased Agricultural Imports.
He notes the increase of some $685.
100000 in the imports of agricultural
products during the first ten months of
the year under the present law, by
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the last year Of the old law, but empha-
sizes the fact that the increase is CON
fined 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
importation of products which may be
produced at home He notes decrease
in tobacco f. IN $l7, 900, 900 to$ ,000, 600;
q falling off IN foreign barley of nearly
three and half millions; III eggs, OF @
and quarter million; in horses, a fall
ing off of nearly a million and half and
a gradual decline in the imports of all
livestock.
More Reciprocity In Hides Needed.
Referring to the import of hides, ad
mitted free e duty, he states that this
causes a great depreciation in prices re-
allied for hid rs of home production, and
earnestly recommends that the duty pro-
vided for in the reciprocity section of
the new tariff law be imposed in all cases
where the countries from which SUI y
hides are shipped have not granted equal
concessions in regard to the admission
of the agricultural products Of the
United States.
Meat Inspection.
In speaking of the inspection Of meats
for expectation, the secretary says: Cup
to the LIST of October there have been u
total of 1,016,Gl4 animals inspected,
both before and after slaughter; there
were 63, 672 carcaSses Of hogs examined
microscOpically and the total number
of animals condemned and sent to the
fertilizing tanks was but 1876. The
cost of the work has been within the an
ticipated limit and is being consider
ably reduced as The work proceeds"
Secretary Rusll says; II am of the
opinion that tie inspection of animals
and their markiH for identification may
be accomplished tor a sum not exceed
ing three cents per head, and that the
cost Of microscopical examination Of
hogs will not exceed five cents per
head"
He earnestly recommends that con-
gress be asked to make an appropriation
sufficiently large to extend the inspeC
ton to all applicants
He estima rs that the losses to our
pork raisors during the past ten years, |
owing to the prohibition by foreign coun-
tries, aggregate overs $500, 600, 600. Pleuro-
pneumonia he regards as quite under
control and limited in territory to two
or three counties on Long Island and N
New Jersey, over which a thorough
quarantine is exercised.
A very slight decrease in the number
of cattle exported is noted, which is at
tributed to tle increase in price, cattle |
bringing in June, 1891, from $l.25 to
81 so per head more than Ill June, 1890. |
The inspection of imported animals has
been rigidly maintained,
The secretary points out the fact that
for more than a year there has been no
well authenticated case of pleuro-pneu |
monia in American cattle exported to |
foreign countries, and adds that the con-
dition 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 raisels suffer unjustly |
by reason of its arbitrary regulations |
enforced against American cattle, |
coupled with an urgent demand for their
removal
He concludes that Justice as well rs
a proper self-respect demand such a !
course" and adds that he shall, in the
absence of the removal of such UNI
friendly restrictions, feel it his duty to |
suggest the rigid enforcement of the law |
now in existence prohibiting import into |
the United States OF all live animals, |
but at present suspended as a matter Of
friendship to foreign governments.
The secretary deems it the duty of his |
department to keep the farmer fully in
formed of the market value of his wares !
in order that he may know before he
markets his goods just what their value
is.
Sugar from Sorghum.
He congratulates the country upon tho |
success of the experiments in the eX- |
traction of sugar from sorghum, There |
seems to be no reason he says why |
we should not look forward with conf |
dence to the day when the 500, OOO, 900 |
paid by Americans TO foreign producers
of sugars should be turned into the |
pockets of our own people
In all our efforts towards diVersifyinE |
our crops, climatic conditions must play |.
an important part, and in this Connec-
ton he declares his conviction of the |
importance and value of agricultural in /
terests of the transfer to this depart /
ment Of the weather bureau. He takes
occasion to highly commend the sclec- /
ton 10y the president of Professor Har- (
rington as the chief of the bureau.
The secretary 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 ,