The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-11-21

agement to offer them in the shape OF new
varieties of cotton-seed. He has under
taken OK periments with imported secos TO
secure the production of . homegrown
cotton which will meet all the requir.
ments for which Egyptian and other cot
tons are now imported. de also wants the
United States to raise it's own raw silk. IN,
stead of sending $25 600. 600 year abroad
for the raw material: and he thinks We
might also save S67. COO. 600 year which We
now spend on imported hbres.
Secretary Rusk hss some hopes OF ests
ting the Germans to use our Indian corn.
Many difficulties have attended the intro
duction of q new food heretofore generally
regarded in Europe as not suitable for
human consumption. A mixed corn and
rye bread was found necessary TO secure
keeping qualities in q country where aii
bread 10 made and sold by the bakeries.
and corn grinding machinery purchased In
America now in use In several mills IN
that country. One result 10 the mainte.
nance Of the price OF corn In the face OF
largely increased exports. conditions
which have heretofore always accompanied
. great depreciation in price. The corn ex-
ports of 1890. the only year in which they
have eqnaled those of the present year.
brought the price down to a fraction under
AZ centsa bushel at the port of Shipment,
against q fraction over 55 cents per bushei
this year, o difference aggregnting on the
exports Of che past fiscal year not less than
ten million dollars.
fain.makers. The experiments are being
made As Congress directed. but the facts
in his possession do not justify the antic-
ipations formed by the believers In this
method of articificial rain-making.
Secretary Rusk suggests important
changes in regard TO the future organiza.
ton of the department., by which all
divisions of the work should be grouped
with reference to their character, into
bureaus, following the organization adopt.
cd IN the other departments of the govern.
ment and greatly reducing the number of
responsible chiefs in direct consultation
with the head of the department. Such
bureau system would, moreover. he claims.
enable the Secretary to command. by rea-
son of the Offices of emolument and dignity
thus crested, the services of the best
equipped men in the country in their sey-
eral lines.
verssl inspection of all anima'-food prod
ucis, applicable NOS only to products In.
tended for interstate or export trade, but
entering into domestic consum ption every
where. Americans" he says, ARE large
meat-eaters. and need the most heaithful
kind OF food. Science" he adds. lis re-
vealing daily moro intimate relations be-
tween the diseases Of the human and an
imsl race and ths insidious means by which
they are communicated from one TO the
other. Against the possibility OF such re-
suits We must protect our people," He
wishes TO SEQ the word American" recon.
nized the world over - synonymous with
healthfulness as applied to food, and that,
wherever seen. the certificates of the de-
partment shall stand for brand of excel
lenca
As his last word, the Secretary expresses
his profound appreciation Of the cordial
sympathy and broad intelligence with
which the Prssident has uniformly
throughout his administration needed the
needs of agriculture. and he predicts that
the people of this country will learn to ap.
preoiats moro and moro the fact that the
partment of Agriculture held the rank OF
an executive department Of the government,
was presided over by chief executive
who never failed to appreciate the lmpor-
tsnce of agriculture, its dignity and its
value 10 the country at large. The report
10 the first from tho Cabinet to find its way
to the President's desk.