The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1893-12-08

Join the secretary in recommending that
hereafter each applicant for the position of in
animal industry be required as q condition pre-
cedent to his appointment to exhibit to the
United States civil service commissioner his
diploma from an established regular and repu-
table veterinary college and that this be sup
plemented By such an examination in veterin-
ary science as the commission may prescribe
The exports Of agricultural products from the
United States for the fiscal year ended June 50,
1897, attained the enormous figure of 1870 OOO 900
in round numbers, being 1871 per cent Of our
total exports
In the last fiscal year this aggregate was
greatly reduced, but nev rt ell So, reached
eela 100 900, being IS per cent Of all American
commodities exported A review OF our agri-
cultural exports ith special refere. ce TO their
ces ination will show that in almost every line
the United Kingdom OF Great Britain and Ire
land absorbs By far the largest proper ton OF
cattle the total exports aggregated in value for
the fiscal year ended June 30, 1898, $3,001, ,0)p,
Of which Great Britain took considerably over
EI,c0J,0 900 OF beef products Of all kinds our
total exports were sS.OoO,ojO, OF which Great
Britain took eH,Op,0oo
or pork products the total exports were Ssl,
O0of 90, OF which Great Britain took s'3, 90, 600
In breadstuffs cotton and minor products, like
proper tions sent to the same destination are
shown.
The work OF the statistical division Of the
department Of agriculture deals with oil that
relates to the economics Of farming The main
purpose Of its monthly reports are to keep the
farmers informed rs fully as possible Of all
matters having any influence upon the worlds
markets in which their products found
sale. Its publications relate especially
to the commercial side Of farming
It is therefore of profound importance and
vital concern to the farmers Of the United
States who represent nearly one-ha OF our
population, and also of direct interest to the
whole country, that the work OF this division
be efficiently performed and that the informa-
ton it has gathered be promptly diffused- 1t
is a matter for congratulation to know that
the secretary will not spare any effor to make
this part Of his work thoroughly useful
In the year 1889 the congress appropriated
81 600 to be taken from the patent ONCE funds
for the purpose of collecting and dis
OF seeds and for prosecuting aeri-
cultural investigations and procuring agri.
cultural stats les, and from this small beginning
the seed division of the departm of ngricult-
ure has grown to its present unwieldy and un-
justifably extravagant proportions
During the last fiscal year the cost OF seeds
purchased was $50, 53s g. The remainder OF an
appropriation of slso. 900 was expended in put
ting them up and distributing them 1t sure y
never could have ente ed t5e minds Of
those who first sanctioned appropria-
tions of public money for the pur-
chase Of new and improved varieties Of
seeds for distribution that from this would
grow large appropriations for the purchase
and dis stribution by members Of congress of Or
binary seeds, bulbs and cuttings whf h are COM
mon in all the states and territories and every
where easily obtainable at low prices. In each
state and territory an agricultural experiment
station has been established. These stations.
by their very character and name. are the
proper agencies to experiment with and test
new varieties of seeds; and yet this indiscrim-
mate and wasteful distribution by legislation
and legislators continues, answering no purpose
unless 1t be to remind constituents that their
representatives are willing to remember them
with gratuitous seeds at public cost
Under the anction OF existing legislation
there was sent out from the agricul tural de-
partment during the last fiscal year enough of
cabbage seed to plant l9,20) acres Of land q
sufficient quantity Of beans to plant 1000 acres,
beet seed enough to plant 2 sos acres sweet
corn enough 10 plant 2, so acres, sufficient
cucumber seed to cover 2,o25 acres wi h vines
and enough muskmelon and watermelon seeds
to plant CTS acres The total quantity of
flower and vegeta Bile seeds thus distributed was
contained in more than nine million packages
and they were sufficient II planted to cover
80 595 acres OF land
In view of these facts this enormous expendi-
ture without legitimate returns Of benefit
ought to be abolished Anticipating q COM
munication SO manifeslly in the interest of
good legislation more than 100000 has been
stricken from the estimate made to cover this
object for the year ending June 81, 1895, and
the secretary recommends that the remaining
$35, ,00J of estimate be confined strictly to the
purchase OF new and improved varieties of
seed and that these be distributed through ex-
pertinent stations Thus the seed will be
tested and after the test has been completed
by the experiment station the propagation OF
he frsl rio onA thn roian Of he
valueless may safely be left to the common
sense Of the people
War Department
The secretary OF war reports that the
strength OF the army on the 30th day OF Sep
tember last was q, 778 enlisted men and 2. H4
officers. The total expenditures Of the depart
ment for the year ending June 81, 1893 amount
ing to s5l 1885, O7a SO. OF this 81 ,o9 si 81 was
for salaries and contingent expenses s.3, a77, :
82S.35 for the support Of the military establish
ment, Si077, ,033 Is for miscellaneous objects
and Isis, 63l Al for public work. This latter
sum includS S13 29S, 876 46 for river and harbor
Improvements and s.. 2sS liLD for fortifica-
tions and other works of defense.
The total enrolment OF the militia Of the sew
eral states was, on the 31st OF October Of the
current year. liz, 5N officers and enlisted men
The officers Of the army detailed for the in
spection and instruction Of this reserve of oul
military force report that increased fnteres
and marked progress are apparent in the dis
cipline and efficiency of the organization
Neither Indian outbreaks or domestic vic
lence have called the army into service during
the year, and the only active military duty re
quired Of 1t has been in the department O
| Texas, where violations of the neutrality law.
of the United States and Mexico were promptly
and efficiently dealt with by the troops, elicit
| ing the warm approval of the civil and milita
authorities of both countries.
The operation of wise laws and the inf1uenc
n Mt " tn paif
country from the dangers of Indian hos tilities
together with the increasing ability of tn
states through the efficiency of the nationa
guard organization to protect their citizen
| from domestic violence, lead to the suggestion
| that the time is fast approaching when ther
| should be q reorganization OF our army on tn
lines of the present necessities of the country
| This change contemplates neither increase 1;
number nor added expense, but a Redistribution
| OF the force and an encouragement Of measure
tending to greater efficiency among the me
| and improvement of the service
After much preliminary work and examina
| tion in accordance with the requirements Of tn
! law. the board appointed to select o magazin
| rife Of modern type with orders to replace tn
| obsolete Springfield rife of the infantry serv
| ice completed its lsbors during the last yea
| and the work OF manufacturing Is now in prog
ress At the national armory at Springfield I
is confidently expected that by the end CT tn
current year our inf ntry will be supplied witt
a weapon equal TO that Of the most progressiv
| armies of the world
| The work of the projected Chickamauga an
Chattanooga national military park has bee
| prosecuted with zeal and judgment
| The reports OF the military academy at Yves
Point and the special schools for special IL
| struction of officers show marked advance 4
| the education of the army and commendabl
| ambition among its officers to excel In tn
| military profession and to 1T themselves 70
| the highest service to the country.
/ The Navy.
The report Of the secretary Of the navy con
tains q history of the opera tons Of his depart