The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-05
800. 600. tho estimate for tho ensuing year =

ss5O,ouo: tho estimate for tho ensuing year 10
The regulations Of 1892 concerning Texas
fever have been enforced during the last year.
and IA" large stucN yards o. the country have
been kept free from Infection Occasional 10.
cal outbreaks have boon largely -lcn rs could
have been cilcctua.v guuri1d against by tho
owners Vi the affected tattl".
While contagious Tcuro pneumonia in
cattle has been eradicate {. animal tllcrcu-
lusi, a disease widespread ami moro dhngc,-
uus to human LIE than pleurp Pneumonia. is
eth prevalent. Investigations have been
made during the past year as 10 the means ~
It's communication aud the uuihpi OF us cor.
rect diagnosis. Much progress has been nude
oi animal pathology, but wnrl, ought H. bnox-
tended in 60 jpcrution with local authorities.
this cause is reduced 10 n MINIMUM.
Tho number ot animals arriving IRON taE1da
oficrts WIS AZ AZ ~ and tne nu,ntep rom
transatlantic countries was In W con-
tagious diseases were found among the i'm
The total numbcr 81 INSPECTIONS Of cattle for
export during the past fiscal year was ~ OK.
The exports show .all NJ OF ui about - per
occurring entirely Ia the last half ~ tho year.
This suggests that the falling OF may have
been largely due to an Increase II. the prico VI
American export cattle.
During tho year eniIns Iun.e 90, lS2& GGy;
pounds as against ~. I;..N,l pound, for he
preceding year. Tho faluus ~ IN this EXPORT
the total quuntitt e, uortri tDr = hrius ,Hij.-
| 4U1lb pounds,whilc IL 1875 1t was only o.
| 3uS.W'J pounds.
Join the Secretary in recommending that
| hereafter ea"h awl."aut Tor ihe POSITION u
| Inspector or assistant inspector IN tho liuIuau
| Ot Animal lhdnstr' tie ~ iul. no, T. hS condition
precedent t. his appOiutu"uf.t u ,hihlt 10 the
| Inited states 'lNI service ,ohlnl-~i"n ItS
| diploma nom "u "slt'ilsh"i. InG"hI ana
| reputable yuterlnarF college. aud tINt this 10
| supplemented ny such an "Na'.Hlt"n IN vet
Urinary science as the { uG'"l-'."n may pre-
sGrriiUe ,-..,,, ,,,,
United states for the fiscal year ending June
81. 1872. attained the enormous i,-Gre q
| SSuO.uOO.upu. IN round numbers being ~
| Der cent. Of our total exports. ~ thH last
! fiscal year ths aggregate was gr"l'iy reduced.
| but nevertheless: Reached 90 millions. Gctng
| i"I per cent Of AL American commodities
4 review OF our Agricultural exports with
| special reference to their destination will show
| that IN almost every line the United kIuEdom
| Of Great Britain and Ireland absIrDs ~ Tar
| the largest proportion. of cattle the total "N-
| ports aggregated IN value for tho fiscal yenr
| ending June 80. So s2Hpuuuuu % which
| Great Britain took considerably over $50
| uuuuuu. ~ beef products OF all kinds our to-
| tai rNUprts were -. uunpDu. Of which Great
| Erutn took s2+.rUuUoU. uf pori, PRODUCTS
| Greut flirin loIE c1Eu'ru,N ~ hIead-
stun-. cotton aud minor products Ike pro-
portions sent to tho same destination ate
shown.
The work 81 the Statistical Division Of tho
Department " AEriruiture drR's WltH all that
relates TO tho rroIomIcs II !nrnin.
Tue main pU'uu-e of lis monthly reports is
TO keep the farmers informed ~ tally rs PO~si-
bio Of all ma'tc., having any Influence anon
the worlds markets.. in Which tEctr product,
I
the commorria. SIdr uI ldlmiuE.
II 10. therefore, ~ profound ImIuilNrro and
vital concern to tn" farmers q. W. Elloi
states. who represent ucarn ol"-ha'l OF our
population, aud also ut dive { Interest 10 tho
whole country, TINT tho "u-n o. luI~ division
be efficiently performed and that the lu.yrInu-
ton il has GH' hegcl heIrumrtIy dludse!
II Is n matter for cuugTat uluuun To snow
that the Secretary will not -IaIe Any cnJTt -
make this pant OF ms Work thoroughly u.e.u.;
Ia the year lHE' the congress arlroprnt"d
81 900. to Ice taken from the latcnt once
Iunds Tor the purpose OF collecting ana u,--
trIbutllg rare anu improved varieties Jl seeds,
and Tor prosecuting agricultural luErrtlEt-
tiOus and procuring agricultural Btuti0tl'-.
From this sma!l beginning tho seed d!.l-ion
OF the Department Of Agriculture has grown -
its present unHleldy AMI uuIustIaHbly Ck-
tTaNHgant proportions.
purchased was SGliI4SGl. The remainder Z
an appropriation Sol elirtuu was eNp'Htrh
In putting them up aud distributing them. IE
surely never could have entered tine IHl..us u'
public money for the purghar, '' urN aUI .aE-
proved varieties ut seeds for > atulHu~ iI--
tributiOn thar from thi, would -ruw .llEn aye
Preparations Tor ~" pNr.hn-" a h.r' .lh!li
bN members OF Congress ui Ordinary -""i-.
bulbs, aud cutting which are cgutHH 10. al
the states aud lvTI tories. aul VNu. ytfNHI3
easily Obtdluab.e Ht 4rT Irlres.
In each state and Territory an agriculture.
experiment station has been c7i.I. -n'i,
These stations by their very character and
name, ATE tho proper agencies t. cNIvTIUunt
with aud test uuw varieties ol aerl S., aud yet
Nv legislation and Legislators continues. au-
sWcTIug no TuTIare unless II Zee tp remind
constituents that their rcurr-eutativa~ arc
willing o remember them with gIatu.t.es 40
/ nder the sanction Of existing legislation
there was sent ont from the Agriculture IIe.
cabbage seed TO plant - 10 acres ot Ian a
sufficient quantity Of cans 10 plant 4u.D
acres beet seed enough TO plant 3,aup anrgs.
sweet corn enough to plant $500 acres. -HE!-