Arizona republican., 1892-02-09
AGRICULTuRE.

EDITOR REPUBIIcAN: \ congressional
wag like Sockless Simpson undertook to
chaf the Secretary of Agriculture by
calling him the tail OF the administra-
tion.
The secretary, who is quick at repair
tee, and knows thing or two about
live stock as well as agriculture, replied,
at required the tail to keep the flies off
the body"
The statistics show that the exports OF
agricultural productions for the past
year composed ~ per cent and fraction
over of the entire exports from the Unit
cd States to foreign countries; and we
export only 10 per cent OF the total pro-
ductions OF Agriculture.
The value of our crop Tor 1891 was
S700,000,O 600 larger than it was in 1890.
An increase of 10 per cent in the products
of the farm would he dollar apiece ior
the entire population per annum.
We have been paying TO foreign coun-
tries over one hundred million dollars
year for sugar which can just as well
be made at home by cultivating cane,
sorghum and sugar beets.
BY the close OF this century we shall
have hundred million mouths, to feed
at home without speculating on the
foreign demand for food
The famine in Russia is a warning TO
our government to provide the depart
ment with the means to avert such a
calamity in America.
We may need a Joseph in Egypt.
Let us beware and prepare.
Science, since the days OF Calico has
been treated with disdain 10y some peo-
pie and | RENE IN Der well in Washing
ten when the scheme OF Professor Morse
to converse between Washington and
Baltimore with pen of wire and a
tongue OF fire was Iidiculed by grave
senator's.
science is the handmade OF agriculture,
and every farmer is a practical scientist
unknown to himself.
The department has established ex-
perimental stations IN every state and
territory in the Union where practical
and scientific information is distributed
TO the people free OF expense-in fact
the department Of agriculture is the
only department OF the government
which charges nothing and yields to the
people thousand fold and more.
That is why serve it for Il pittance.
The weather bureau has been put
under charge OF the department of agri-
culture and in short time every far
mer can, by looking at flag on some
prominent peak or building, tell which
way the wind blows and have fair
warning of any change in the weather.
II the waters belonging TO the United
States were put under charge OF the de
partment for fair distribution among
the people, according to the amount Of
land they cultivate, it would be wise and
just legislation.
Next TO the experimental stations in
usefulness, and probably beyond, are the
agricultural colleges established in every
state and territory for the free education
of the people, and these germs will yield
like the corn OF Egypt.
American corn (maize) has never been
cultivated in Europe.
/ have seen 1t growing luxuriantly in
Asia aud Africa, and that reminded me
of my youthful days when planting,
blowing and hoeing corn in Kentucky
OF the feast at harvest, and pulling fod-
der by moonlight-of the many iolts un-
der the chin by shovel plow, and OF
the entitled you to kiss from the near
est maiden at "corn husking bee"
The secretary is successfully endeav-
oring to introduce corn bread into Eu-
rope and our resources in maize are un-
limited.
The meat product of the United States
is also unbounded, and the present
secretary of agriculture has so organized
the inspection OF American meat for
export that even the "unspeakable
Turk" as Gladstone calls him, admits
the product of the American hog into
the sacred precincts of the prophet OF
God.
Disease is common to all animated
nature but the cure Tor the disease OF
animals has been neglected 30 the
detriment OF the health OF mankind
until an enlightened supervision OF
food has become duty OF the govern
ment in all civilized countries. The
secretary OF agriculture has become the
health doctor OF America and Europe
and his ounce OF prevention yields
pounds OF cure.
The reports Of the department OF
agriculture have been considered in
ferior to French novels as literature; I;
but notice the most healthy portion OF
the American people prefer them.
History repeats itself occasionally,
and the time may be near when the
farmers OF the United States (who have
the numerical majority to control poll.
tics) may take this Cincinnatus OF the
west from the Department OF Agricul-
ture and elect him president Of the
United States; and LET the politicians
go-where they belong.
CHAs. ID. PosToN.