The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-21
UNCLE JERRY RUSK'S LAST REPORT
Tho Great Things Accomplished by the Az
ricuiturai Department.

rtcultural Department.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 20.-Secretary Eusk has
sought to make his fourth and last annual re-
port as head Of the Department OF Agriculture
valuable document. and has grouped toGeth-
er many interesting facts to show what o great
agricultural people We are. and what proper
thing 1t was to make the Commissioner OF Ag-
riculture a Cabinet officer. He says we sent
abroad last year $2OO.OOOOOO worth OF prod
ucts more than We had to import from foreign
nations and so per cent. Of these products
were agricultural. He claims some credit for
that, because he shows an increase OF 100000
600 pounds OF pork sent to countries which
formerly excluded American pork and $40. 000-
600 value increase in our exports OF live cattle
All this co mes from the incrcas cd precautions
to secure the healthfulness OF American food
products. The regulations enforced for the
prevention OF Texas fever alone have saved
cattle growers more than three times the cost
OF running the whole department.
AS to the suppression OF pleuro-rneumonta.
the Secretary grows emphatic uni eloquent
Notwithstanding the assertions to the con-
trary Of the wicked and rrejudiced London
| newspapers. he again declares that pleuro-
| pneumonia does not exist in the United States.
This result. lie SAYS. has been ATTAINED at q
cost less by 100000 than was paid out by
Great Britain during seven years as indemnity
for slaughtered cattle alone. He. also points
Great Brita in by this disease in deaths alono
ai amounted At, to net nGs less IN than hai GtGn
the world where the disease. having once
gained foothos has been sra lis .e
Ss n
that those snteipations Of enhanced prices
IInarkisiins Il the worlds wheat erop: Tai
than n Of
1881. 50 that there was actually more wheat
espo. ron essa Where famine existed lin IN
so large section, and where exports were for
q time prohibited. amounted to lO5OOOOOO
bushels. nearly AS much as the average Of the
past four years. End more than the average
for the past ten years. The conditions which
have at last overwhelmed cotton growers now
confront wheat growers. Hence the American
farmer must reduce che acreage. and SO bring
While Insisting that Southern cotton grow
cotton planted. he has, some encouragem.nt to
cotton seed. lie has undertak en- exrerime nts
with imported seed to secure the production OF
requirements for which Egyptian and other
cottons are now imported He also want. the
Of sending year aSroad fns the
raw material and he thinks We might also
save s11oyoS0oo year which we now spend
to use our Indian corn. Many difflculties have
attended the introduction OF q new food hore-
tofore generally regarded in Europe as not
suitable for human consum ption. mixed
corn and rye broad was found necessary to Sc
cure keeping qualities In n country where all
bread is made and sold Ey the bakeries. and
corn grinding machinery purchased in Amer
lea is now in use in several mills in that coun-
try. One result Is tho maintenance OF the
price Of corn in the face Of largely increased
exports. conditions which have heretofore
always accompanied q great depreciation in
price. The corn exports for ISM. the only
year In which they have equalled those OF the
present yenr. brought tho price down to q frac-
ton Cndor ~ cents a bushcl at the port Of
shrment. against q fraction over 10 cents per
bushel this year. q difference aggregating on
tho exports OF the past fiscal year ~. less than
SlvoOD.oOu
ssrret.ry Rusk throws cold water on the
| Tnn makers. The eXpe-in ents are being
| ioyally made. as Congress directed. hut the
| facts IN his possession do not Justify the an
! ticinatons formed by tho believers in this
method 81 artificial rain making
AS his Lass word. the -ecretury expresses his
| and broad INTEL iGenca with which tho PreSi.
! dent has uniformly, Throughout his Admins.
tratlon; Needed tho needs OF agriculture. urd
ne predicts that the people OF this country vii!
learn TO aplrec!at. more and moro the fact
tnat the Nrst Adm IN Stration during which the
department OF Agriculture hold the rank OF an
| Exeoullvs Department Of tho Government WAS
presided over by u CHEF executive who never
ialled 10 appreciate the importance Of agrioul-
ture, ns dignity. ard lis value to the country
at large.