Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1893-12-07
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vast area OF land which, but shori time
instituted the public domain is rap;dly
into private hands II IS certain that In
lsfer the benencent iGtention OF the gov
At TO supply from. iis domain homes TO
iustrious and wor.hs home seekers is
frustrated.
million i've hundred thousand acres,
otwithstanding the utmost care in franz
ing the regulations governing the selec-
tion of locations, and Notwithstanding y pres
ence Of United States troops, furnished an ex-
hibition, though. perhaps, in Q modified degree.
of the mad scramble. the violence and the fraud
ulent occupation winch have accompanied previ-
ons openings of public land.
concur with the secretary in the belief that
these outrageous incidents CO.. rot be entirely
prevented without Q chang II. ire lave the
subject and hope his reconira ,ndanoas in mat
direction, will be fsvorably ecaSidered
The report Of the secret,ry .. sgricul:i-e
will be found exceedingly inte;es:ing especial
ly to that large part of on cid.eas intimately
concerned In agricultural &C apations On the:7th
day of March, 1885, there were upon its pay rolls
. $50 employees This number has been reduced
to I. $50 persons. In view Of . depleted public
treasury and the impressive demand Of the poo
pie for economy in the administration Of their
government. the SECRETARY has entered upon the
task Of nationally reducing expenditures BY the
eliminating from the pay rolls OF al persons
not needed for efficient conduct Of the affairs
Of the department. During the hrst quarter of
the present year the expenses of the depart
ment aggregated o3<5, $40 "a Is against eA02.oi2
ls for the corresponding period Of the fiscal
year ending June 30 1893 Tho secretary makes
apparent BIS intention to continue this rate Of
reduction bv submitting estimates for the next
fiscal year less by te0l, $50 than those for the
present year.
The regulations of 1872 concerning Texas
fever have been enforced during the last year,
and the large stock Yards Of the country have
| been kept free from Infection Occasional local
outbreaks have been largely such a. could have
been e6ectually guarded AGAINST by the owners
| of the affected cattle
While CONTAGIOUS pleuro-pLeumouia in cattle
| has been eradicated, animal tuberculosis q
| disease widespread and moro DANGEROUS to
| human life Than ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS IA still
prevalent Investigations have been made
| during the mast wear. A to the means of its
| communication and the method Of its correct
| diagnosis
| Much progress has been made in this d.
rection by the studies of the division of animal
| pathology, but work ought TO be extended, In
| cooperation with local authorities, until the
danger TO human life arising from this cause In
| Join the secretary in recommending that
hereafter each applicant for the position of in.
spector or assistant inspector in the bureau Of
/ animal industry be required e Q condition prec-
| edent to his appointment to exhibit to the
u s. Civil Service commission his diploma
| from an established regular and reputable We
| terinary college and that this be supplemented
| by such an examination in veterinary science
| as the commission may prescribe.
The exports Of agricultural products from the
United States for the fiscal year ending Juno
| 80, 1892. attained the enormous ngure Of $500.
100 600 in round numbers being "a per cent of
our total exports