The Progress., 1893-12-09

| The report Of the secretary of agriculture
| will be found exceedingly interesting especial
| ly 10 that large part of our citizens intimately
| concerned in agricultural occupations On
| the 9TH day of March, 1892, they had upon its
| pay rolls 24D employees. This number has
been reduced t. $3.50 persons. In view of a de-
| p eted tr asury 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 by
the eliminating from the pay rolls of all persons
not needed for efficient the affairs Of
| the department. During the first quarter Of the
present year the expenses OF the department ag-
gregated S45,s16.1b as against S402.UI2i2 for the
corresponding period of the fiscal year ending June
~ 1850 Inc secretary makes apparent his inten-
tlon TO continue this Of reduction by submit
ting estimates for the next fiscal year less by
sA2eO ;hnn those for the present year.
The amount appropriated for the bureau OF
animal industry for the current fiscal wear is
SsOOO. The estimate for the wear ensuing is
The regulations OF 1892 concerning Texas fe-
yer have been etfored during The last year
and the large stock yards OF the country have
oeen kept free from infection. Occasional local
outbreaks have been largely such as could
have been by care effectuailv guarded
against by the owners of the affected cattle
While contagious pleuro pneumonia in cattle
has been eradicated animal tuberces a dis
ease as wide spread and more dangerous to
prevalent Investigations have been made
durl' the past year TO the
me"nI t6e methods OF its T; communication rGrl.a,
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 10 minimum
Inc number of animals arriving from Canada
during the year and in pected by the bureau
on1cer was 1852 O92 and the number from trans
Atlantic countries was l,2g7. No contagious
diseases m We're found among the import
inspections OF cattle for export dnr-
ing the past fiscal year was 6lI,5i2
Inc exports show falling off of about p per
cent from the preceding year. The decrease Oe-
curing entirely in the last half OF tn wear
Thls Suggests that the falling OFF may have been
largely uue TO an increase in the prire of NOR
lcah export cattle. During the year ending
Jun" 30 1893, exports of inspected pork aggre9
gated ",4lO pounds, as against IS, ,lJ5574
pounds Tor the preceding year. The falling off
IN this export lS not mined to in ~ cted pork
the to'al quantity exported Tor 1872 being 6l5-
50olo pounds while in 1898 it was only 627 ,9OS-
695 pounds. 4. '''0o'
The exports of agricultural products from the
Ohlied states Tor the fiscal year ending June
~ 80, ls92 attained the enormous figure of
per cent of our total eSnorps 19s'
In the last fiscal year this aggregate US
greatly reduced, but nevertheless reached
Sol9,OOIUOO, being 15.1 per cent of all American
commodities exported A review of our agri
cultural exports with special reference 70 th4ir
alestlnatlon viii show that in almost every line
,he united kingdom of Great Britain and Ire
land absorbs by far the largest proportion.
In cattle the total exports aggregated in |
sSt 1oo "n tte HsCtI year ending June 80. 1893
s%o'OOOO 0, OF which Great Britrin took consid- |
era9ly over So 1000 u. OF beet products of ali
ht nihuS our 10 al exports were SIS, ,GjO,0J0, of |
winch Great Britain took S2i 0 O1
oOt hog products the total exports were ssi OOo |
OO0 of which Great Britain took S53 900 o01 '0'''
In breadstuns. cotton and minor nrodncts rto |
shown S''1A'o" are
In the year 1879 the congress anpronria+od
sIOJO 70 be taken from the patent ONCE funds
Tor Tor the purpose of collecting and
uiis'rloutInt rue and improved va
sirIle5 srrIt,5I, Oh seeds and for prosecuting
agrcuItural Investigations and procuring a.
rlcul, ,ur"I statistics. From this small begin |
n NJ the seed dIpsiOu Of the dep rtmsnt of az
slcgItu g his grown TO Its present unwieldly
anu uhlustlhaDly ex raVHgant IroportiOns |
During the last h>cal year The cost OF seeds pur
chased was OF. jis 81. he mainder Of an
i'.i ION oI fl9?'OO9 was exp nded in put
Llhg theh ~ ana s1ri.utng Them IL surely
never 'ould have entered the minds of thos,.
VINO VINO hist sanctioned approl lriatIons of public
aud improved varietirs of seeds "T% Nv
distribution that from this won
grow 'he large appropriations for the purchase
ilntrV seeds bulbs and cuttIn g. which are
comm m In all the states and territories aud
;veryMhere slIy obta nable at low prices. In
'ach state ana territory an agricultural exneri- |
mental station has been established M so
talOls. d, their very charat ter and name or. |
!iS, ne proper agencies TO experiment with and
,rlnihhie and wa,teiul distribution by legis,a |
@ i"n anu Itglsiators ntiiues, answering no |
-, -. Po,e, u"ie.s IL De to remind constituents
nat lheir repre- ensatves nre Willing 10 re-
nen per Them atuitOus al public cost
Ohuer the sanction of existing |, glslation |
nrre was sent out from the agricnlturai |
apartment dnr ng the last fiscal wear snou,rh |
u caDoige seed TO plant 1920 acres OF Iand |
suihGleht qianti y of beans to plant 4OJJ |
cies, Deet seed enough 10 D ant $50 acres | :
wet corn enough Ia pl mt 1eUJ acres sum, | I
tent tent cucumber seeds to cover ~ 5 acres with
ines anu enough muskmelnn al q watrrmelnn | ,
!, .eIs 10 pant - acres. Tue total qui.n. ity
I nOwer an vegei abe seeds thu. disir,hut1 | !
'ds Contained IN IN ,rr than 300 UUO pacKav.s !
u = IL. they We're suffiient II planted, to cover /
Civil Service Reform. ,
The continued intelligent execution ~ the !
.Vll sefVice la ami the increasin1 annr,,sI J