Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-12-07

/ join the secretary IN recommending tina {
hereafter each pplicant for the position of in
spector or assiS ant inspector in the bureau of
animal industry be seQgired a condition pre-
cedent to his appontmf Mt TO exhibit to the
United States eivl service commissioner his
0iploma from an established regular and repu-
tab veterinary college, and that this be sup
plemented b. such animation in veterin-
ary science as the commission may prescribe
The exports of agricultural products from the
United StateS for the fiscal year ended June 5 :,
1892 attained the enorn igure of .SJ1 ~, ,0JO
In round mum oers, being 7S7 per cent of our
total exports
In the last fiscal year is aggregate was
greatly reduced, but el IS. reached
s6l3 o 900, being ~ pc cent If all American
C. nm dl les expo ted a review of our agri-
cuitur expor5s IN special refere 20 their
eS ination win sho-s hat in almost every line
the United kinCd Il Great Britain and Ire
land serbs far she largest proper ton OF
cattle the total a aggregated in value +, I
the fiscal rear e. ded June o, I,9, So, UI,OI
of which Great 5ri ain took eoasid 'rablF over
81 O., %. OF beef rro1ucts of all kinds our
total exports ere 81 90 o. of which Great
Britain took % ,b,J
Of pork products the total exports were 3 -
O., 90, of which Gseas Br ain took so 500
In breadstoffs. ton al minor products like
proportions sent 10 III same destination are
shown.
The work of the statistical division of he
department Of agriculture dea wi h all thai
relates to the economies of ia ming. Tn mair
purpose OF its N nrhlc reports are 20 keep Ihe
farm"rs informed fully as possible of all
matters sVing inf renee uDen tn ORIG =
markets in wh.ch their Or d acts found
sale. Its pubic ,tious relate espe i'll
TO the comm rciai side of farming.
1t is theref re of p ofound imDorJancs y E
vital concern to [ G farmers # the On 1 u
States who represent ne lrlv ona-ha of ou-
population. ana alst- of direct interest III
whole country h b orig f this dfviSjo u
be eff fenuF perform q aud h9t tha inform
ton 1t has 1ere b. ps.ifn .5ly tiifuSed. I
Is q ter Tor tQlAIi th.tg
the secretarv will not spare anv effor to make
this part of his work thor ushly usEf l
In the year 1Ss9 he congress a p-opriated
81, 90 TO be taken from the pttent Office fund 8,
for the purpose o. collecting ana DIS
tributing and p owed vlriet es
OF seeds and for prosecutins agri-
cultural inv tga'ions and procurin. agri-
cultural atlS< les, and from his small ~ ginning
the seed division of he deplrtm at Of agricult-
ure has grown its present upwieldy and
justhtbi extrIva ant proportions
During ihe last fiscal y, ar ne cost of seeds
pur, hased was So 10 81 The mzinder of IL
arp -opration Of S. ). ~ vas expended in Put
ting them up and distributing them. Il sure
never could have enle ed minis of
those who first saneti2ned az rorria-
tions of pubic money for he pur-
chase of new onl improved variet .es OF
seeds for distrib ion that from this would
grow large app" priationS for the purchase
and dis tribution b. members OF con zress # or
dinary seeds, b lbs and ut ings VIII h
mon in all the states ana territories and r.
where easily obtain BILE al low ur ces In each
state and territory IGricuiturtl pertinent
station has been estabiished These sta ions
by their yer Character and name are the
proper agencies TO expeTim ent with and :,
new ~arieties OF seeds and yet this indis, rim
mate and waSteful diSiribut n by legislation
and legislators continues, ,ansvcrinr no DuF pose
unless it be to remind constituents that tn ir
representatives are willing to remember them
with gratuitous seeds d public cost
Under the ancti,,n of existing lie e-islation
bo rrr. Il q
partment during the last fiscal ough of
cabbage seed TO p ant 10, % acres of land 4
sufficient quantitr OF beans to plants, y aVres
beet seed enoue51 to plant : 5O6 acres SWee
corn enough to plant 7,sO acres, sufficient
cucumber seed to cover =, ~ acres wi vines
and enough muSkmelon and Wate melon seeds
to plant 2,6:5 acres The to al quantity of
flower and ve.get bic seeds ;huS dis tributed was
co tained IN more than nine million packages
and they were sufficient if planted to cover
SO 81 acres of land
| In view of these facts this enormous expendi-
/! ture without legitimate returns of benefit
ought to be abolished Anticipat ng a com
munication so nifes'ly in he interest of
goof legiSlatf q more than SiU0UD has been
stricken from the estimate made to cover this
Ob1ect for the year ending June , =, 1897 and
. the secretarr recommends that the remaining
So, of IS innate be confined strictly to the
purchaS OF new ami I'M proved varieties of
seed and that tn Sc lie dis triouted through ex-
pertinent stations Thus the seed will be
tested and after the test has been connDletcd
by the exp menr station the propagation of
the useful variei es aad The rel ction Of he
valueless ,feIy be eft to the common
sense of the people
; War Department..
The secretarr o. reports that the
strength of the army the 5Jtil dav of Sep
tember last was as niste1 men ma ia
officers. The tota expen iiture@ OF the depart
ment for the year en- IN June 1923 amount
ing to -7I,9ji I76 SO. tlis sum Il 1872, 81 g. was
for salaries and con ingeat ex Dense5 3,357,-
S.S.3, for the support OF t1e military establish h
ment, ,J71, ,O33 Is for miscellaneous objects
and s2J5ls. 63I Il for publ work This latter
sum incl uds l., 5,29 SO Is for r.v.r and harbor
improvements and 3. Isl. III > for for;ifca-
tions ana other works of defense.
The Total enrollm n o. the militia Of he sew
eral states WIS on the LIST o October of the
current vear. IL 59T offic rs n enlisted men
The officers Of the arm d-taf ed for the in
spection and ins ion OF this reserve of our
military force report hat increased interest t
and marked progress are ap aren't in the dis
cipline and efficiency OF the organization
Neither Indian Outbr AXIS ONES ,fc vio-
lence have called the into service during
the year. and he oni active military duty re
Quired of it has been n the dep tment of
Texas. where violations of the neItr llity Il VS.
of the United State and Mexico were promptly
and efficiently deaf with By the troops. elicit
ing the warm .ap aroTl of he civil and rniiitar
authorities of both countries
The operation OF Wis LAWS and the influence
of civilization constant Y tN--din< 10 relieve tn
country from me dangers Of diAn hos iliti4 :.
together with the incre; ;si1g - Il 2 of h
states throur N the eff icacs of he ton
guar orga3lZ : ion % :tect fh-ir CT q S
from site VI. ieTlce, leai h suggest 2
that the time Is IA 1 ap proAcniIg hen her
should be a reorgan ziti n arm IA
lines of the preSent ne.sss its of ihe 60 Intr
This change contempt e. itle. IA AS in
numb ad led ea~e u dis ri 7utiol
OF he f rce and euc~ur slDleit Il nieaSur 5
tendin greater fici.ne among The nler
and Improvement OF tlt vi
After much pre- ir,iaar xUrk AMI e~amin1-
ton in acl ord lnce wiitl h reQ mems of In
law. the b5ari apDoiatei 10 seize Iahei.zi {
rife of mo- zern ne with order Il re Ice thu
obso. .eie Spri. gfieId riff of t-5e inf nt = serv
ice &C II pleted it, ators .1g tn Iast VeIT
and the work of IN u - tu-ias = = Il prog
ress b nation8i --rm rmo-y = SpiGg cid Il
is nfiientl expscted tnat he END OF ne
currs Mt ve 81 our inf ntrT Il sup9ied wit
weapon quail q that of the most progressivs
armies OF the world
The work OF the projected Chick mIuga am
Chattanooga nation i uaitary park has beer
prosecuted with I "a iIdgment
The reports the milf T a1emr West
Point ami the s0Scial hooiS for special in
strucIiou of off -er- .r5zed advauce in
the Iucatio1 OF -He arm ald a coIn nendab
ambition among its o-Iicers in TIL
mflItarv profcs ion and fl themselves fo1
the highest service 10 TIE ountrs-
The Navy.
The report of the secret1r OF the navT con-