The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-12-07
TALK ON AGRICULTURE.
What Secretary Rusk Has Done for tn,
Country.

What Secretary Rusk Has Done for the
Country.
The report OF the Secretary OF Agriculture
contains not only most Interesting statement
OF the progressive and valuable work done under
the administration OF Secretary Rusk but many
suggestions for the enlarged usefulness OF this
important department. In the successful effort to
break down the restriction 10 the free introduce
lion OF our meat products IN the countries of
Europe The Secretary has been indeiatigable from
the first, stimulating and aiding all other Gov
eTnment officials at home and abroad whose off,
cal duties enabled them 10 participate In The
work. The total trade In home products VIII h
Europe In May, 1892, amounted to $1,000 600
pounds. against 46, 100000 In the same month
0i 1891. In June 1892, The exports
aggregated 85.o00.OoO pounds, against 46,-
100000 pounds in the same month OF
u. Tue ,,oI previous y; year; In July there was
per cent owl the corresponding months OF 1891.
Over 100000 pounds OF inspected pork have
been exported since the law was put into opera
ton, and a comparison OF The four months of
May. June, July aud August. 1892, with the
months OF 1851 shows an Increase in the number
Oh pounds OF our extorts OF pork products OF 62
pei cent and an increase OF all OF 66Ls per cent.
Tie exports OF dressed beef Increased from
137, $780, 900 pounds in 1889 to go, 500 600
POUNDS in 1892. or about 60 per cent. During
The past year there have been exported
394.6o7 head OF cattle against 2o5.736
talon has been largely promoted by the
inspection authorized BY law. and the faithful
make that INSPECTION thorough and 10 carefully
exclude from al! cargoes diseased or suspected
cattle. The requirement OF the English reguIa-
tons that live cattle arriving from tie United
States must be slaughtered at the docks had It's
origin In the claim that pIeuro. pneumonia existed
among American cattle, and The existence OF the
disease could not certainly be determined save
by a post-mortem Inspection. The Department
OF Agriculture has labored with great energy
and iaiihuness to e.tl,pats this disease. aud on
the 26th day of September last a public
announcement was made by the Secretary that
the disease no longer existed within the United
States. lie Is entirely satisfied, after the most
searching inquiry, that this Statement: was iust-
ned, and that with continuance OF The inspection
and quarantine now required of cattle brought
Into III, country the disease can be prevented
from again getting any foothold. The value 10
the cattle Industry OF this achievement can
hardly be estimated. We cannot perhaps at
once insist that The evidence shall be acce ed as
satisfactory by other countries, but II the pres
ent exemption from the disease Is maintained,
and the Inspection OF our cattle arriving at for
elgn ports In which our own veterinarians par.
ticipate connrms IL, We may justly expect that
the requirement that our cattle shall be slauCh-
tered at the docks win be revoked as lie SAM
taiy restrictions on our pork products have been.
III our cattle can be taken alive to the interior
Tue trade VIII be enormously increased.
Agricultural products constitute I'LL per cent
OF our unprecedented exports FOR the fiscal year
which closed june 80. 1892. the total exports
being Sl.O5O, 2S7 900, and the value OF the agr-
cultural products S793.717. 376, which exceeds
by more than Sl50.000,000 the shipment Of
agricultural products In any previous year. An
intel esting aud a promising work for the ben eff
OF tile American farmer has been begun through
agents OF the Agricultural Department in Europe,
anu consists I'D Efforts to Introduce the various
products OF indian corn as articles OF human
FOOD. The high price of rye offered favorable
opportunity Tor the experiment In Germany, of
combining cornmeal with rye 10 produce
cheap bread. In this fair degree OF success
has b. en attained. and some mills for grinding
corn Tor 1ood have been introduced. The Sec
Rotary Is OF the opinion that this new aud useful
product OF corn has already stimulated exporla-
tlon, and that II diligently prosecuted large aud
important markets can be presently opened for
thls great American product.
The suggestions of the Secretary for an en-
iargemen OF the work OF the department are
recommended 10 your favorable consider alton.
IL may DC, think. SAID without challenge that
III no corresponding period has much been
zone as during the last four years for the benefit