San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-12-15

Department of Agriculture.
The report Of the secretary of agriculture
will be found exceedingly interesting especial
ly to that large part OF our citizens intimately
concerned in agricultural occupations. On
the 7th day of March, 1882. they had upon It's
pay rolls 2EO employees. This number has
been reduced to 1850 persons. In view of de
pleted treasury and the imperative demands OF
the people for economy in the administration of
their government the secretary has entered upon
the task OF nationally reducing expenditures ny
the eliminating from the pay rolls of all persons
not needed for efficient conduct Of the AFFAIRS of
the department. During the FIRST quarter Of the
present year the expenses Of the department az
gregated fii5S7616. against siU2Ol242 fer the
corresponding period Of the fiscal year ending June
90 is93. The secretary makes apparent bis inten-
ton TO continue this rate OF reduction BY submit
ting estimates for the next fiscal wear less by
siA. $50 than those for the present year
The amount appropriated for the hureHu OF
animal industry for The current fiscal year Is
$4,000. The estimate for the wear ensuing is
10000.
The regulations OF 1892 concerning Texas Re
yer have been enfOred during he last year
and the large stock yards OF the country have
been kept free rom Infection. Occasional local
outbreaks have been largely such could
have been by care enectuallY guarded
against by the owners OF the affected cattle.
While contagious pleuro pneumonia cattle
has beeR erRdicEted, animal tubercles' DIS
ease as wide spread and more dangerous TO
human life than pleuro pneumonia. is stu
prevalent. Investigations have been made
during the past year as TO the
the methods OF its correct diagnosis,
Much progress has been made in this direction
by the studies OF the division OF animal pathol-
ogy. but the work ought TO be extended. in CO.
operation with local authorities until the
danger to human life arising from this
cause Is reduced to = minimum
The number OF animals arriving from Canada
during the year and inspected by the bureau
offcer was 1872 092 and the number from trans
Atlantic countries WAS ,2H- No contagious
diseases were found among the import
al anfmalE The total number or
inspections OF cattle for export dur
ing the past fiscal year was 6ll5i2
The exports show a fallingof OF about . per
cent from the preceding year. The decrease oc-
curing entirely in the last half OF Ii; year
This suggests that the falling Of may have been
largely due to an increase in the price OF Amer
lean export cattle During the year ending
June 30 1893 exports OF Inspected pork aegre-
gated 20,60,4l0 pounds, as against =, la1ai4
pounds for the preceding year The railing on
in this export Is not confined to inspected pork,
the toIal quantity exported for 1893 being 80
t90,6l5 pounds, while in 1898 II was only bl.5Js,-
Cos pounds.
United States for the fiscal year ending June
30, 1899 attained the enormous figure OF
SS00O0O,OOO in round numbers being -
per cent of our total exports
In the last fiscal year this aggregate was
greatly reduced, but nevertheless reached
S6l5 90 90 being 15-l per cent Of all American
commodities exported. a review OF our 1grl
cultural exports with special reference TO their
destination will show that in almost every line
the united kingdom OF Great Britain aud Ire
land absorbs by far the largest proportion;
In cattle the total exports aggregated in
value for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1883.
S28OOOO0O Of which Great Britrin took consul
erably over s2j.GOO0l0. OF beef products of all
kinds our total exports were s. OjOO0O. Of
which Great Britain took $40 0C00.
OF hog products the total exports were SsiOO0,-
CO., of which Great Britain took S53 0000O0.
In hreadsturs. cotton End minor products Ike
proportions sent 10 the same destination are
shown.
5000 10 be taken from the patent once funds
for the purpose OF collecting and
distributing rare and improved va
rieties OF seeds and fOi prosecuting
agricultural Investigations and procuring ss-
Fioultural statistics. From this small begin
mig the seed dipisiou OF the department OF az
sicnlture has grown 10 its present unwleldly
and uniustifiabiy eXtravagaut proportions
During The last fiscal year tAe cost OF seeds our
chased was $50 SIS 81 The remainder OF an
appropriation OF $4,000 was expended In put
ling them up and distributing them. IL surely
never could have entered the minds Of those
who first sanctioned appropriations Of public