River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-12-06

mean and treacherous crimes which play upon
deThagogic fears and make sport OF the patri-
otie impulse OF grateful people.
Eleventh Census
The completion of the eleventh census is now
In charge OF the commissioner of labor. The
total disbursements on account OF the work
amounted to sl0.si5 676sI. Al the close OF the
year the number OF persons employed in the
census ONCE was 6Is At pes Mt there are
about f0l The whole number Of volumes nee
ess Iry TO comprehend the eleventh census will
be twenty-five and they viii contain - 270
printed p sges. The assurance Is confidently
made that before the close OF the present cal
endar year the material still incom pete will
be practically In hand. and the census can GER
tainly be closed by the Attn of March 1885 After
that the revision and proof-reading necessary TO
bring out the volumes viii stu be required.
The text Of the census volumes h : been linz
tied as far as possible, TO the analysis OF sta
/ tisties presented. The method. which is in ac-
cor1ance with law. has caused more or less
friction and in some instances individual dlsnp-
pointment, for when the commissioner OF labor
took charge OF the work he found much matter
Gu hand, which. according to this rule, he was
compelled TO discard. The census is being pre-
pared according to the theory that it Is de-
signed to collect flcts and certify them to the
pubic-nOt TO elaborate arguments or To pre-
sent personal views.
Department OF Agriculture.
The secretary OF agriculture in his report re-
views the operations Of his department FOR the
/ last tlsc i year and makes recommendations
I for the further extension OF its Usefulness. He
reports saving In expenditures during the
year OF $500 90. which i covered back into the
treasury. This sum is % per cent Of the en-
tire appropriation. special study has been
made OF the dem nd for american far n prod
ucts in all foreign market especially treat
Britain
That country received from the United
States DUR the nine months ending Sep
TENDER -. 1894 $685. i've BEEF cattle. valued
IA "a inst Nfase 2 Ina
I at SIG 90. during the same period for 1898
4 Duril ~ the first six mOltlS OF 1894 the United
KIN sdOm took also IL 900 600 pounds of dressed
/ beef from the United states valued AZ nearly
/ Sl00010O The report shows that during the
nine months immedi itely preceding September
/ 30 1854 the United States exported to Gruat
+ Britain ~ 6i5 900 pounds of pork: of apples,
4 / 800 0)0 bushels valued at - SOD 001i and of
/ horses. ASH, at an average value of Sl39 per
/ head. There was falling OF in American
wheat exports OF 1850 900 bushels and the
secretary Is inclined to believe that wheat NAV
not. in the future, be the staple export cereal
product ~ our country, but that corn will con-
tfnue 20 advance in importance a an export
/ on account OF the new uses TO which it is con-
st4rtly being Appropriated.
The exports Of agricultural products from
\ the United states for the fiscal year ending
! June 30. 1891 amounted to F82s 33OSS, being
/ -. Is per cent. OF American exports OF every
description. and the United KINGDOM OF Gre I
/ Britain took more thal 81 per ce1t OF all farm
products finding foreign markets.
The Weather Bureau.
The amount appropriated for the weather
1 bureau was 1851 100, Of that sum Si3s 500 or
/ IA per cent, has been saved and is returned to
/ the treasury. As Illustrating the uSetJ lnesS of
/ this service il may be here stated that the
/ warnings which were generalls given % two
/ tropical storms occurring In septic nher and
October OF the present year resulted Ia detain-
I ing safely in port 30o vessels valued at S36,-
2s3,9l3 laden with cargoes Of probably still
greater value. W hat is much more important
aud gratifying many human lives on these
/ ships were also undoubted v saved.
Bureau of Animal Industry.
The appropriation to the bureau OF animal
/ industry was $3.50 900. and the expenditures for
/ the year were only 1895 AZ "a thus leaving I'M
/ eSpende 1854 57O76. The Inspection OF beef
animals for export and Interstate ira ie has
been continued, and 12,940i6 head We're in
! spected during the yedr at a cost Of Ia cents
/ per he ID. against AZ cents for ls9 The
/ IS 43i 937 pounds. against 20 40 pounds in
/ the preceding year The cost of this inspec-
tion has been diminished from 50 cents per
| head In 1898 to 65a cents in 1924
Valuable Experiments.
The office Of experiment stations which is a
part OF the United states department Of agri-
| culture has during the past year engaged
/ itself almost wholly in preparing for publica-
! tion works based upon the reports of agricul-
| turll experiment stations and other institu-
tions for agri ultural inquiry In the United
states and foreign countries The secretary,
/ in his report for 1873. called attention TO the
! fact that the apprOpriat .ons made Tor the sup
4 port OF the experime mt stations Throughout the
union were the only moneys taken out or the
national treasury by act OF congress for
4 which no account ny to federal authorities was
re lulred keSponIlnE u MS Sugge ton the
/ Ii tv-third congress-. in ma king the approprid-
/ tion for the department for the preseat hscal
/ year. provide tint:
/ ..Tht secretary of agriculture sail prescribe
/ the form of annual financial statement re-
Quired by section 3, Of said act of Nj rch 2
1 1887 shall ascerT lin whether The expenC lures
/ under the appropriation hereby made are IL ac-
cordancC with the proVis ons of said act and
/ shall make report thereon to congress"
! The best servire OF the statisttcian o the de-
pIrtmcnt Of agriculture is the aScertainment.
Z by diligence an care, OF the actual and real
conditions favorable or unf lvora BILE Of the
! farmers and farms of the country, and to such
causes which produce these conditions. to the
end that the facts aScert1inef may guide their
/ intelligent tire II ueut In obedience to this
law the dep rtment Of agriculture imme-
/ diately sent blank form, OF expense ac-
counts to each station. and proposes IN addi-
( ton to make, through trusted experts,
systematic examin ton of the several sta
4 tions during the year. for the purpose OF
1 acquiring by rSOnIl Investigation the de-
tailed Information ncce ssIry to ena le the
! secretary of agriculture to make as the statute
provides. a satisfactory report 10 cong ess.
! The boards Of management OF the several sta
tons, with great alaerity and cordlality,
/ have app owed the amen !meat to the law pro-
vidlng this supervision or tacir eNpenii-
lures, anticipating That IL Will increase
/ the efficiency OF the Stltio - and pro-
tect their directors and manaF era 4. ~ loose
! charges concerning taei. use public utuee
1 besides bringing the department OF agricul-
ture into closer and more conddentlal relations
with the experimental stations. and through
3
4 fulness to the agriculture Of the country.
I Acting upon recommendation contained in
the report OF 1870 CONGRESS appIopIiat. SiV'VJV
4 to enable the secretary OF agriculture TO in-
/ vestigate AMI report upon the nutritive value
! Of various articles and commodities used for
human food. with special suggestion OF fun,
: wholesome and edib4e ratiOns less waStcful,
{ ana more economical. than those in common
I use. For this APPROXIMATION the department.
( has prepared add now has nearly ready for
/ distribut on an elem entary discussion Of the
I nutritye value ana pecunlhry economy OF
I food When we consider that fully one-hhlf
I of all the money rned by the wage-earners
/ Of the civilized world is expended by them for
/ food the Importance and utility OF such an in
( ve-tigation Is apparent
! The department. expended in the fiscal year
1892 - 345 500 50 and out OF tn 80 sum the total
J amount expended in scientific research was
( 45.6 per cent But In the year euu.ng June 80,
/ i,Ai, q. II total expenditure Of SlS4s,g'o 81.
/ the department arpi ed OILS per cent. OF that
sum to scientific work and investigation 1t IS.
| therefore. very plainly observable that the
/ economies which have been practced IN the
I administration of the department have not
4 been at the EXPENSE of scientific research.
An Agricultural Census.
further important utility in agricultural
I statistics IS found in their elucidat on Of the
relation Of the supply of farm products o the
! dem and for them in the markets OF the United
states ana of the world. 1t is deemed possible
/ that an agricu.tural census may be tasen each
/ year thr ugh the agents OF the statsti al
/ division OF the department Such course is
( recommended for trial by The chief of that
division. its scope would be:
I l. Inc area uuutE tuCu VI inc nloIt AuppI-
| tant ops.
| 2 The aggregate products OF each of such
/ crops
B. The quantity OF wheat and corn in the
/ hands OF farmers at q date after the spring
/ sowings and paintings and before the begin
I ming OF harvest; and also the quantity OF cot
! ton and tobacco rem lining in the hands OF
+ planters either at the same date or at some
I other designated time.
! civil Service Reform.
/ The advantages to the public service of an
adherence to the principles OF civil service re-
form are constantly more apparent, and moth
/ ing is so encouraging to those in official life
who honestly desire good government as the
/ increasing appreciation by our people OF these
! advantages.
/ To Protect Public Health.
/ lam entirely convinced that we ought not to
/ be longer WithOuta national board OF health or
/ national health officCr charged with no other
/ duties than such IS pertain to the protection
! Of our country from he invasion of peStilence
! and disease This would involve the estab-
| lishment by such board officer, of proper
I quarantine precautions. or the necessar V aid