The morning call., 1892-11-21

pr ice of corn in the face of largely increased
exports, conditions which heretofore
always accompanied great depreciation In
price.
Secretary Rask says that one gratifying
feature of our agricultural industry during
the past year has been the marked reduc-
tion in the cotton area throughout the
cotton States. In connection with this
subject he calls attention 10 the great in
crease which has taken place of late years
in our imports Of raw cotton, imports Of
which but few years ago were hardly
known.
with view 10 checking the !impor,s of
foreign cottofs,'' he says. "and especially
OF Egyptian cotton. have taken measures
to undertake, with the co-opefation of seme
experts in the cotton States, experiments
with view of producing cotton of home
growth, which shall serve as an efficient
substitute for the Egyptian product 1
trust that in this We may be successful
before the import cotton trade increases to
such an extent as TO seriously affect our own
cotton-growers."
With reference 10 our cereals, he at.
tributes the high anticipations formed re-
garding the price for wheat throughout the
crop year Of 1891 to failure to appreciate
the changed conditions now surrounding
the production and marketing of the worlds
wheat crop. Hence the American farmer
must reduce his wheat acreage and so bring
productions down TO the normal demand.
OF barley he says: THE domestic mar
ket, which heretofore absorbed 10000, coo
bushels OF foreign barley. is now reserved
oct
and production have increased and the
crop has been disposed of at good prices"
The experience of the department in the
domestic sugar Industry for the past year
confirms his former reports, and shows that
domestic sugar can be produced with profit
to the grower of the crop and to the manu-
facturer, provided the conditions of culture
and manufacture Insisted upon by the de-
partment can be secured.
The Secretary INDUCES in retrospect of
the work of the department under his ad-
ministration, which he believes is appropri-
ate in submitting his last report. In 1t he
briefly refers to the specially important
measures undertaken and carried out dur
ing the administration, and to the large in
crease in the work of the divisions and the
important part which the new divisions
have played in extending the usefulness and
maintaining the efficiency of the depart
ment.
Referring to the economy with which be
has endeRvored to carry out his compre-
hensive plans, lie does not Justify this re-
striction of appropriations within tile
narrow limits set by Congress, but he does
claim credit for what has been accomplished
with the limited appropriations at his dis
posal.
In regard to the sugar Industry and its
domestic action in the country, the Secre-
tary says there is nothing to add to what he
had to offer year ago on the subject, be-
y6nd the fact that all the experiments con-
Quoted by the Department. both in the
laboratory and in the field, as well as at the
special experiment stations established for
the purpose confirm the hopeful anticipa-
tions he then expressed as to the possibility
OF this country, In course Of time, supply
ing its own sugar.
The rainfall experiments. he says, are
being made as Congress directed, but the
facts in his possession do not, In bis opinion,
justify the anticipstions formed by the be-
levers In the method of artificial rain
making.
He emphasizes the need for new and
suitable buildings TO accommodate the de-
in regard to its future organization, by
which all the divisions Of the work shall
be grouped with reference TO their char
acter into bureaus, following The organiza-
ton adopted in the other departments OF
the Government. He insists upon the
necessity OF universal inspection of all
animal food products. applicable not
only to the products intended for the inter-
state or export trade. but for those entering
into domestic consumption everywhere also.
Secretary Rusk also points out that there
are many reasons making the national
standard for grain high one, and con-
cludes that some system of national in
spection and grading must be esta ablished
in the interest OF the grain growers under
the control of the Secretary of Agriculture.
Reviewing the work of the bureau OF ami
NAL industry. he cites the gratifying conir-
nation, not only by the previous history
of the animals. but in many cases by dis
tinguished authorities abroad of the dag
nosis made by American inspectors in Eu-
rope reiuting the existence of contagious
pleuro-pneumonia claimed by British in
spectors to have been found in a few cases
among American cattle.
The secretary then reviews in detail the
work OF several other divisions Of the
Ue epdIlfnP0is the CUlc6S OF experiment
stations and the weather bureaus, concluding
with detailed statement of the extent and
variety of the exhibit planned by the
Department OF Agriculture for the Worlds
Fair.
He concludes by declaring that the work
of the department hitherto had been but
foun dation work. and says that he will be
quite satisfied if, in the future, his share of
the credit in the history of the department
will be that he was Instrumental in laying
for II q broad and lasting foundation.
As his last word. the secretary expresses
bis profound appreciation OF the cordial
sympathy and broad intelligence with which
the President has uniformly, throughout
bis administration, needed the needs of
agriculture and appreciated the dignity and
Its value to the country at large