The herald., 1893-11-27

most pronounced psternalism," but be
adds there are many proper ways In
which the federal government may legit-
imately serve the cause of agriculture.
He devotes considerable space to q
review of what he regards as the
anomalous arrangement between the
government Of the United States and
the governments OF the respective states
for the conduct and encouragement OF
state agricultural colleges and experi-
ment stations. He suggests that the
stations be entirely divorced from the
department and the sum appropriated
charged directly 10 them, or the secre-
tary should have some power to direct
and restrain their disbursements so as
to insure the legitimate expenditure OF
the same. He adds that thorough in
vestigation should be made to demon
strate either the truth or falsity OF the
reports that moneys appropriated to
stations have been diverted from their
legitimate purposes.
In reference to the expenditures OF
the department, the secretary says he
has made strenuous endeavors to "ra-
tionally reduce the expenditures by the
elimination from the payrolls of all per.
sons not needed for the efficient conduct
of the department" The employees
when he took charge numbered 2497 4,
and now there are on the payrolls only
1894. The first quarter of the fiscal
year he reduced the expenditures, in
comparison with the corresponding
quarter of last year, over $4,000. His
estimates for next year show a net saw
ing over the appropriations of the cur
rent wear of $685., ,656. "a.
The classified service is pronounced
detective, largely owing to the inequali-
ties in compensation with reference to
the services rendered. He argues that
an appropriation should be made in
gross for the clerical force and full dis
cretion given the head of the depart.
ment in the matter of remuneration.
He estates that only 81 employees in the
classified service came in by certifica-
tion by the civil service commission,
while 647 persons have been covered
into the classified service Of the depart
ment by presidential orders.
The distribution of seed ia reviewed
and considerable saving is shown to
have been effected in the purchase and
distribution of aesd this year.
In the work of the bureau o! animal
industry the reault of the Texas fever
regulations is pronounced highly satis-
factory, but ell incresae in efficiency ia
suggested. A penalty should be at.
tached for violation OF the department
regulations by rsilroad companies trans.
porting infected cattle. The total num-
ber of import animals inspected the
past year WAS 463, ,3s9. The total expor,
Of cattle was Gil, ,542. A further reduc.
ton was effected by vessel inspection ir
the percentage OF cattle lost at sea, ths
ratio being for the last year less than
hGlf of per cent. An amendment pro
viding for the inspection OF horses i'm
ported into the country is suggested.
A careful comparison of meat exports
for '93 with 1872 shows that inspection
has not increased our foreign sales, ant
the secretary thinks 1t does not pay.
Further recommendations in the worl
of the buresu are: For legislation com
peling the immediate destruction O
any animal or carcaes condemned b,
the United States inspectors; for tn,
extension of work in regard to tubercu