Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1892-12-09
OUnEAU.
What Uncle Jerry's Department Has Done
t%SS3&#%fAr. for the Farmer,

What Uncle Jerry's Department Has Done
for the Farmer.
The report of the secretary Of agriculture
contains not only a most Interesting state
ment of the progressive and valuable work
done under tht administration of Secratar.
Rusk, but many for the enlarged usefulness of
this important department. In the successful
effort to break down the restrictions to til,
free Introduce III of our meat products in the
countries of E rope, the secretary has been
(%nntiring frum the first, stimulating and aid
[ng5 all other government officers, at home and
abroad, whose official duties caused them to
Participate IN the work. The total trade in
home products with Europe in May, 1897,
amounted to $4,000. QUO pounds. against Al,
wv pounds in the same month of 1891. in june
l89s,sthe. exports aggregated 1910 mo pounds
against 46, 5OU, U0U pounds in the same month of
the previous year; in July there was an in
acrease of4l per cent, and in August OF DO per
cent over the corresponding week OF 1871.
b SYer AO,oOU,OOO pounds of inspected pork awe
peen% exported since the law was put into OPP
%eration, and a comparison Of the four months
Sor May, June, July and August, 1892, with the
same months of 1891 shows all increase IN the
NUMBER OF pounds of our export of pork prod
ucts OF q pc cent, and an increase in value or
o16ks. The exports Of dressed beef increased
from l37, 10000 pounds in 1859 to nv. op, w
pounds in 1892. or about gu per cent. During
.STS ySN sIAOAO ~ oAboAto~ ""oo
head of live stock cattle as against a5.7s6
exported In 1885, This increased expectation
has been largely promoted by the inspection
4 authorized W law and the faithful efforts OF
the.secretary and his efficient subordinates to
mag that inspection thorough and to care
fully exclude from all cargoes diseased or
suspected cattle. 81, .
Enormous Agricultural Exports.
Agricultural products constitute 1871 per
L NonkTsnf n,,w rrraoo1or$od .avrnrto for ths
$fscalSyear which closed June 30, 1892, the total
exports bein< II ,03O, 2S7, 10. and the value of
the agricultural PRODUCES S7y3, III, 1876, which
exceeds by more than $3.50, 0o0, 900 the shipment
eofagricultural products in any previous year.
Rusk's Suggestions Commended.
The suggestions Of tho secretary for an en-
lArRement Of the work of the department are
recommended to your favorable considers
ton It may be. T think, asaid without ohal-
lenge that in no co responding period has 80
kmnch been done as during the last four years
sak the benefit Of American agriculture.
Quarantine Inspection.
hessuLjects OF quarantine regulations, in
etection and control were brought suddenly
n attention by the arrival at. our ports In
4H6Rgust last OF vessels infected with cholera.
Quarantine regulations should be uniform at
4sIodr ports. Under the constitution they are
plainly within the exclusive federal jurisdic-
tion.w Jhens nd 80 far as congress- shall legis-
lats. s&S Ef#5fis
"A my opinion the ~ho,e subject should be
taken Into national control, aid adequate
owe given to tbs executive to protect the
cope against plague invAsions. There is dan
rs that with the coming VI spring cholera
t4tasain sppear, an. q liberal appropriation
HAldbbe made at this session To enable our
II khntine and port ~ofjciAls to exclude the
22YalyEplague.
For Restricted Immigration.
4Reare peculiarly subjectin our great ports
Jths spread Of infectious dlseases by reason
the fact shat unrestricted immigration
ngs.t0guS ont Of European cises In the over.
kkWded steerages OF great steamships . large
3naber Of persoas whose surroundings n,ake
fmsthe easy Victims Of the psaYuc. This
hSiderAti0n, &c well 90 hose affecting thu
AttlcAls moral and Industrial lntercste Of 0uI
nth, LEAD me 70 1snsw the suggestipn thai