New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-01

have been in this country In the last twenty years
During the same period the foreign markets Tor
this countrys surplus crops have been enlarged by
the Introduction OF products In places where th'y
have been comparatively unknown hitherto VI d.
least unused and the and conditions OF
other countries which might be made avallaDie rs
market for surplus crops have been Investigated III
order that ali dealers In agricultural products mish'
be furnished with Information TO guide them In seek
ing new ontlets This has notably been the case
as regards the Central and South American republics
and tie West Indies. with which, the result OF
such Information and Of judclous treaties the traue
for agricultural products has already been greatly en-
larged and what IS even more Important strong
foothold has been obnlnel for American farih prod
ucts In regions where this trade had been mere
tofore completely monOpollzed by British ana herman
producers.
As an Instance OF the Introduction into certain
regions of American products hitherto comparatively
unused one attempt may be cited with which the
American public is now thoroughly familiar although
FOR two years the work went ntellGeny ana lndeiat
igaby with barely word II recognition or encourage
ment Namely the introduction Of our American ihu'ah
corn into Europe for use rs human food Inc per
sistenre and Intelligence with which this WORK mas
been carried now beginning 10 reap u'r'r
reward and enlarged demand has been created Tor
corn aud corn meal In Great Britain and Germany eS-
prciay with every prospect that before the present
Administration closes an American product harny
known In European markets, save as cheap SUD
sttue for cattle feed, will be known In every country
In Europe depending upon foreign sources Tor any part
VI It's cereal food supply as cheap ana nutritious
Substitute for other cereal foods. The Importance Ol
this work hardly lie overestlnaed i'prcscnnuns
Of the United states almost unlimited ana "ncn
with every good crop suffers depreciation III Pr
which frequently has made smaller crop s o" for ,h
reason thst Ito value and uses are Unknown apruan,
No demand for the American surplus save 40 cheap
fop Tie
! per cent Of the crop having been exported during
no make Americans independent Of all foreign
podueers FOR every product that may snceessim D.
CROWN Oh this soil has been the policy Ti f h pt char
voter Of our imports but little consideration IL -
matter Of surprise to find that every year S, H oS9 o
and 4.7 ,, 900 900 for hrm products. which can anu
ought TO be successfully grown oil American S'i 10
The efforts to establish home grown sugar Industry,
frequently attempted heretofore and az freg!,d'Iy
Iomhiana have been revived with renewed energy
and better knowledge, nd to-day h9d out S eVgry
promise OF being Ultimately successful. one uoiar
and sixty cents represents the annual contribution
Of every living American to the foreign sugar gar,
twenty year, hence tfe American farmers will owe To
the cnorts Of the present administration not eSS
q being turned over foreign producers; ,u
The economic value Of the Department Oh ayr 1
phasinod and extended during President IIarrisons
Administration tar leyond lis growth In any previous
Which the hIincr +, enabled 10 save large Por
ton OF hi. fruit crop from the myageS O Insect pests
or plant Diseases and SO with his cereal crops his
cotton his potatO"s. his hops ana tobacco. 20
valuable indeed has this work proved that I'm some
-ctions crrpIS that had been ohcn DESTROYED that
thelr abandonment contemplated. have been re
stored and the producers saved from ruin such
results can only IL accomplished by the most pro
found investigation and Intelligent work. and by me
most widsp rcad diffusion of the Information obtained
and I'm this respect the work Of The present Admins
trntion has been notable. for while In response To The
admirable, conduct OF this f.ntiIm ~ The DEPARTMENT.
work tho printing fund has been considerably enlarged
and the number 0f documents issued has Increased In
the ratio Of four 20 one, more than double the In
crease IN cNlendi lure. .
one Of tins mot impgiant acts Of the present I'd
ministrnuon has been nle transfer Of the Weather
Bureau frum tho War Department TO the Agricultural
Department with The consequent c argemont ana de
v-iopp-nt this bureau IN the direction Of service 10
the gricnitmra Interests without however. restricting
I'm any degrc the services heretofore rendered 10y that
bureau Ia the commcrcal and shipping Interests. The
number ~ voluntary observers has been greatly mul
tlpllsd the state weather service extended the hgri-
cultural colleges aud sta ions enlisted In sruve co op
GRAFTON with the meteorological work ~ the bureau
that IN a short time the relations II china to plant
and animal conditions and to the various viclsStudeS
b, which they Az affected will b" well understood
and one more great prosrc step in the farmer
Interest viii have been taken.