The Globe-republican., 1893-12-08

Join the secretary In recommending thai
hereafter each applicant for the position OF in
! spectof or assistant Inspector in the bureau OF
animal industry be required as q condition pre-
cedent TO his appointment to exhibit TO the
United States civil service commissioner his
diploma from established regular and r. pu-
! table veterinary college. and that this be sup
plemented By such an examination in veterin-
airy science as the commission may prescribe
The exports Of agricultural products from the
United States for the fiscal year ended June 81.
ls92. attained the enormous figure Of $50 90 900
in round mum pers, being ISL per cent Of our
| total exports
! In the last fiscal year tbs aggregate was
greatly reduced, but new TT ell ss. reached
t6l5 o.. 900, being "a | per cent Of all American
commodities exported review Of our agri-
| cultural exports it'll special refere ce 20 their
ces ination will show that in almost every line
the United Kingdom Of Great Britain and Ire
land aSsorbs b. far the largest proper ton OF
cattle the total exports aggregated in value for
! the fiscal year ended June 30, 1895. sS.5oI0)t.
of which Great Britain took considerably over
-. OIOOa OF beef products Of all kinds our
total exports were s.s,oo.0Jo, OF which Great
Britain took a.s.0E,u0
! OF pork products the total exports were 49,
Oep, o., OF which Great Britain took $500 .0JO
| In breadstu1s, cotton and minor products, like
proportions sent TO the same destination are
/ shown
! department Of agriculture deals with all that
relates TO the economics Of farming The main
| purpose of its monthly reports are 10 keep the
farmers informed fully possible OF all
matters having anv influence upon the world 5
markets in which their products found
| sale. Its publications relate especially
! TO the commercial side Of farming.
| II is therefore of profound importance aud
| vital concern 10 the farmers OF the United
States who represent nearly ons-ha of our
| population. and also of direct interest 70 the
| whole country. that The work Of this division
| be efficiently performed and tina: The inform A.
| ton Il has gathered be promptly dinused II
is matter for congratulation to know tina;
| the secretary will not spare any eror 10 make
| this part OF his work thoroughly useful
In the year 1859 the congress appropriated
sl,CCO TO be taken from the patent Office funds
I for the purpose of collecting ana Dis
| ;ributing rare and proved yariet IS
of seeds and for prosecuting arri
cultural Investigations and procuring agr..
cultural statistics and from this small beginning
| the seed division Of the department Of asricult-
| ure has grown 10 its present Un~ieldy and uu-
| justifablv extravayant proportions
During the last fiscal year the cost of seeds
! purchased was go. a4s 81 The remainder of an
Appropriation OF 81 poo was expended in put
| ting them up and distributing them II sure y
| never could have ente ed tie minds of
| those who first sanctioned aprropria-
| tons OF public money for the pur-
chase OF new and improved varieties OF
seeds for distribution tina. from this would
! grow large appropriations for the purchase
and distribution by members OF congress Of or
cinary seeds, bulbs and cuttings Viii are COM
Eicn in all the states and territories and every
| where easily obtainable 1T low prices In each
state and territory agricultural experiment
| station has been established These stations
| by their very character and name. are the
proper agencies to experiment with and test
| new varieties OF seeds; and yet this indiscrim
| mate and wasteful distribution by legislation
, and legislators continues, anSwerin- no purpose
unless II be 10 remind constituents that their
| representatives are willing to remember them
with gratuitous seeds at public cost
Under the anction OF existing LEGISLATION
| there sent out from the agricul tural de
partment during the last fiscal wear CROUCH of
cabbage seed TO pant 1870 acres Of land a
sufficient quantity OF beans TO plant 400 acres
bee. seed enough TO plant .506 acres swee-
corn enough 10 plant ESD acres sufficient
cucumber seed to cover 2,12j acres vi vines
and enough mCSkmelon ard watermelon seeds
to plant , G15 acres The total quantity OF
flower and vegetable seeds thus distributed was
Contained N more Than nine million packages
and they were suficien. IL planted to cover
SO 59j acres OF land
In view of these facts this enormous expeudi-
ture without legitimate returns o.: beneh;
ought to be abolished AnticipIt NJ \ COM
mUnicaton so manifestly in the interest OF
good legislati more than Sl09OU has been
stricken from the estimate made TO cover this
object for the year ending June g. 1875 and
the secretary recommends that the Remaining
49, CI Of estimate be confined strictly to the
purchase OF new and improved varieties OF
seed and that these be distributed through ex-
pertinent stations Thus the seed vii! be
tested and after the test has been COMPLETED
he n
the useful varieties and the It i.ction of the
valueless may safely be left 20 the common
sense of the people
War Department.
The secretary OF war reports that the
strength Of the army on the SJth daF Of Sep
TENDER last vas Ills enlisted men md = III
officers. The total expenditures of the depart
ment for the year ending June 81. 1873 Gnount
ing 10 .5l,sji0.s 50. o; this 81 .s93, 81 g.
for salaries and contingent expenses S:3.3.5-
s.s3j for the support OF the military establish
ment, s,0ss ,033 Is for miscellaneous objects
and s:,5ls, s3l II for public work This latter
sum iacluds Is, rs SD a for river and harbor
improvements and 80 2j5 IiI - for fortilica
tons and other works Of defense
The total enrolment OF the militia Of the sew.
e-al states was. on the list of October OF the
current year, 1882 officers and enlisted men
The officers OF the arm: detailed for The in
Speclion and ins iructiol OF this reserve OF our
military force report that increased interest
and marked progress are apparent in the dis
cipiine and efficiency of the organization
Neither Indian outbr- AXIS or domestic vio-
lence have called the ARM into service during
the year. and the onlv active military duty re-
Quired of it has bean IN the department OF
Texas. where vtolItionS OF the neutrality laws
OF the United States and Mexico were promptly
and efficiently deaf: with BIZ the troops. elicit
ing the warm aprrova! CT the civil and rniIirar
a,ysI lori, los Of h1rh psria
The operation Of wise laws and the influence
OF civilization constantly tending TO relieve the
country from the dangers of Indian hos tilities.
together with the increasing ability OF the
states through the efficiency OF the national
quart organization to protect their citizens
from domestic violence. lead 10 the suggestion
that the lime is fast approaching when there
should be reorganization OF our army Oh the
lines Of the present necessities Of the country.
This change contemplates neither increase in
number nor added expense, but a redistribution
OF the force and an encouragement OF measures
tending 10 greater efficiency among the men
and improvement of the service.
After much preliminary work and examina-
ton in accordance With the requirements Of n
law. the board appointed 10 select a magazine
rife o: modern tTpe with orders to replace the
obsolete Springfield rife Of the infantry serv-
ice completed its labors during the last year
and the work OF manufacturing is now in prog
ress az The national armory at Springfield II