Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-12-12


The report Of the setrotarv Of agricultural
WI 20 found exceedingly interesting especial
~ 70 that large part OF our citizens infinitely
No 5,bu S.a. tP eiituitnfhl occupations. On
pay rolls ~" employees. This number hns
been roluc5d 1850 persons. In viow I'd a de.
The people Tor economy I'm tie adninistratas Of
their R0vcrnment the secretary has entered upon
NC tneA OF nationally reducing expenditures hy
the eliminating from the pay rolls ~ AID persons
not needed for an efficient conduct OF tho affairs oil
cue department During the nrst quarter Oh the
present year the Crpensos Of the department. NJ
sIeeatea ttlatsttlw ae. against et020ig42 for the
corresponding period Of the uscal year ending June
~ .9.s' ny steteteIl MATES apparent his iuton-
tion 70 continue his rate OF reduction by submit
Egi,2s0 than those for the present year. -
The ,amQunt ppropriaied for the bureau Of
animal Industry for the. current fscal year 10
e9g1. The estimate for the year ensuing Is
The regulations Of 1902 concerning Texas f.
yer have been eufOred during the last year
and the large lock yards OF tho country have
been Kept free rom infection. Occasionnl local
outbreaks have been largely such a. could
against by the owners OF the nfocted cattle
While contagious pleuro pneumonia in cattle
ease as vide srread and more dangerous to
human lie than plaurO pneumonia, Is still
prevalent. Investigations have been made
means OF rs "s' o2m ssr ss 70 1hs
the methods OF IFS correct diagnosis
Much progress has been made in this direction
by the studies or the division OF animal pathol.
ogy. but the work ought to be eXtenHei in e..
operation with local authorities until the
osnget 20 human ne arising nom this
cause is reduced TO q minimum.
The number OF animals arriving from Canada
during the year and Inspected by the bureau
QfhCer was ibsua2 and the humber from trans.
Atlantic countries was t,ey7. No contaQioul
diseases were found among the import.
ed animals, The total number OF
ing, the past fiscal year was 6ii,bi2
me exports show q falling OF Of about p per
curing entirely in the last half OF th5 yoer.
This suggests that the falling on may have been
largely due TO an Increase In the price of Amer
lean export cattle, During the year ending
Junr3l 1879, exports Of Inspected pork argre-
gated 2Q.671,flO pounds, as against 81, i52,5-A
pounds for the preceding year. The falling on
IN this export Is not confined to inyDs cted pork,
the t1tal quantity exported for lS95 being go
49l,6l5 pounds, while In 1873 Il was only ~ ,3Os
The exports Of agricultural products from the
United StatoS for the ILLEGAL year ending June
sO iss2 attained the enOrmous figure OF
SoOoOOO,OOO In round numbers. being 1877
In tho last fiscal year this aggregate was
greatly reduced, but nevertheless reached
solo OO1OVO, being 55.l per cent Of all American
commodities exported. A roview Of our agri
cultural exports with special reference to their
destination will show that IN almost every line
the united kingdom Of Great Britain and Ire
land absorbs by far the largest proportion.
IN cattle the total exports aggregated in
S26,OOo,OO, Of which Great Britrin took consid.
erably over S25,OOO,OO. or beef products Of Ali
Kinds our total exports were S2s,o00, 90, Of
which Great Britain took $40 OiOJ.
OF hog products the total exports we're gl,OOO,-
Wy, Of which Great britain took t5iOOO.OO0.
In breHdstuHs, cotton aud minor products Ike
proportions sent TO the same destination arc
In the year 1889 the congress appropriated
800 % be taken from the patent once funds
lot the purpose OF collecting and
Tieties IN seeds rf5' a6 S9d Tor imP STosscu, "a,
Hgflcultural Investigations and procuring az
ricultural statistics. From this small begin
n ng the seed dipisiou OF the department OF ag-
s%iculture has grown to its present unwleldiy
and unIustlhAbly eXtrnvRgaut proportions.
During The last fiscal year the cost Of seeds pur.
chased was sec, 5iS 81, The remainder Of an
appropriation Of $l35,OO0 was expended in put
ting them up and distributing them. 1t surely
VINO hrst sanctioned appropriations OF public
and improved varieties Of seed, nor ios
grow the large appropriations for the purchase
and distribution by members OF Congress OF or.
binary seeds, bulbs and outlines, which are
common in all the states and territories and
everywhere Q lsily obtainAble at low prices. In
each state and territory an agricultural expert
mental station has been established. These
stations, by their very character and name, are
the proper agencies TO experiment with and
test the varieties OF seeds, and yet this iudis-
crtminate and wastciul distribution by legislR-
t!0u and legislators continues, answering no
purpose. unless II be TO remind constituents
that their repre- e~nsatiyes are willing 10 re.
member them gratuitous At public cost.
Under the sanction OF existing legislation
there was sent out from the agricultural
department during the last fiscal year enough
OF cabbage seed to plant i9,300 acres OF land,
q s~uficiont quantity OF beans to plant 400
acres, beet seed aiough to pant 25U acres,
sweet corn enough 10 plant 1861 acres, sum
Gent cucumber seeds to cover 20.5 ceres with
vines, and enough muskmelnu aud watermelon
seeds to plant 26l5 acres. The total quantity
OF tIs7er AMI vegetable seeds thus distributed
was oonta ned in more than 9.OJ1OJO packages,
40 they were su1iient II planted, to cover
Bs.5g6 ncrps-