The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1893-12-14
commendation in that direction will be
faVOrablY considered

ldEbIuUiy
L especially commend to the atten-
tion OF Con rTeSs thu staten ants con.
tanned in the Spcretarys reports con.
cernnG forestry. The time has c)me
when efficient measures should be
taken I 'r the preservation of our for.
eSts from in3iscrimiuate and irremediaI
destruction.
The report Of the Secretary OF Agri-
culture will be fouud exceedingly In.
terpSting, especially to that large part
OF our citizens in ima,cl concerned in
agricultural Occupa'i i0rS. On the 7th
day of March, 1893, there werc upon it's
pay rolls 2 43O employees. This num-
be- has h".'u reduced to 1850 persons.
hi view 4. denl>trd Treasury and the
Imperative ao!n,.ud Of the people for
economy - the administrator Of their
goVrr' mrnt, the Secretary has entered
upon tne task OF ratiouaily rnduciug
expenditures by the elimination from
the pay rolls Of all persons not needed
tor 40 cniclea, G0|ducf of the affairs
OF the deparGns ut. Daring the first
quarter of the present year the exprn-
Sr$ "t The depar nent aggregates S345.
$40 16. as against S4O2,Ol2 ~ for The
corresponding period of the fiscal wear
ending June 80, 1893. The secretary
makes apparent his intention to con-
Liuue this rate Of reduction by submit
ting e5timates for the next fiscal wear
less by S99i ,2SO than those FOR the pre-
sent year.
Among the heads Of divisions in this
""ptrlment tho changes have been eX.
cteuinSlY lew. Three vacancies Oc-
curing from death aud designations
nave been hllcd by the promotion Of
assistants 8 In TIL" same divisions. These
n {.yI ia 4 / t.,itL L,r,,
as slstantS have uOt only been in the
interest Of ELI lent work, but have sug-
gcStcd to those III the department. who
lO)k iOr RETENTION ana promotion that
merit and devotion to duty are Their
best reliance. re amount appropriate
ed tor the bureau of animal industry
Tor the current lisc Il year is $S5O!OOO:
the estimate for the ensuing wear il
100000.
The regulations of 1892 concerning
TvXaS fever have been enforced during
the last year, and tho large stOckyardS
Of the country have been kept free from
injection. Occ2"lOnal local outbreaks
have been largely such as could have
been elfectually ~ arded against by the
owners Of the affected cattle. While
contagious pleuro~pneumonia in cattle
has been eradicated, animal tubercu-
lOSiS, a disease Widespread and more
dangerous to human life than pleurO-
pncUmOnia, is still prevalent. Inyesti
CATIONS have been made during the
past year RS to the means Of its com
municatiOn and the method of it's cor
rect diagnosis.
Much progress has been made in this
direction by the studies Of the division
of animal pathology, but work ought
TO he extended Ia corporation with 10.
cal authorities, until the danger to hui
man life arising from this cause is re-
duced to Il minimum. The number of
aulm&ls arriving from Canada during
the year and inspected by bureau Off
GERS, was 1862 ,O92, and the number from
trans AtlAnIic countries was 1897.
NO contagious diseases We're found
among the IMP 'rted animals. TIE TO-
tal number OF Inspections Of cattle for
export during The past fiscal year was
I'll l.ol2. Inc exports show a falling
oil OF about % per cant. from the pre-
ceiling year, the decrease occurring en-
tirely III tha last half Of the year. This
suggests trat the falling eff may have
been largely due to an increaS., in the
price OF American export cattle Dur
ing the year ending June 30, 1898, ex-
ports OF Inspected pork aggregate 20
6u,llO pounds rs against 80, l52 .SI4
t,,I,,'r t or ~ ~ p',T,r,."S yc'I. ne
Iin.I 2nvavnr tm i'n I. t,n' c,ti-
inf,i - ,ootItv avI,rt..b fn, 1913 no' ~ ,hc
G,;5 Iul fIf nEnntji ,,,hiIn -, ion1 :, nlS
nnI, ~ 3DS fGI n,,,n,iy 49, '''''' - " "''
/ i,Im T;r S,rrrtnrv in r4n,r,,,.,d;oc
thai h,.rrnftnr r,r5 .,n,iIn,i Tnr ',.',,,6
u1sitiop cf Insurctn. nr N."ist,n+ I"o In
sn~ctor T., me Hurn ~. nf Anim,I Irdna m
nv bn rruIIr.'d &c :, nniIit,n" ,n',n''
dent to his appointments, 10 exhibit to |
the United States Civil Service Com |
mission his dip!9mA from an cstab.
lshcd regular ana reputable Vettrin.
nry CDitege, and lNat tl!s be supple.
mrntrl by sucA an rXlrniuatlon in the /
Veterinary Science as The Commission |
may prescribe.
The "X">r's of agricultural proluct,
from the | uited S'al"S for the fiscal
year end,-! Jane 3D. 1892 attained tn"
figure OF $500 100000 in
round nunnerS, beng 1877 pr cent. Of
)nr total exports. In tne last tiscal
year th!S aggregate WaS greatly re
iuced, but nevertheless reached G15,-
100000, being 75.l per cent. Of all Amer
can commodities exported. a review