The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-12-04

valued az nssrIy $40, oe0.00. The rsnort a..
that during the nine mouths imm atis.slf =
eeding Septe m Der 50, 1891, III United Stasss =
ported to Great Britain G22,S.6000 pcasss !
pork: OF apples. l.9t0,000 bushels, yaIpss :
se.J0a, 600, and Of horses =. Ssl at an 49,
value OF slsS per head.
There was falling of in American srso,, :
wheat of lS.500.0o bushels. and the secrsss-, :
inclined 10 believe taGt wheat mar 81 =
future be the staple export cereal peoapss =
our country. bur that corn will contnus Il =
vance IN importance as an EXPORT on aeer,.,
of the new uses 20 which u : coastaHt.r -
The exports OF Agricultural products !ru- 1.
United States for the fiscal year endlag Iasss
1884. amounted 10 So2s, 3SS,oSs, being y ~
cent. OF American exports OF every dsscfist-
and the Uuitsd Kingdom OF Crest Britain ~
more than "a per cent of al tho farm psessss
finding foreign markets.
GRASSES AND SOILS
The department. OF agriculture has unds,ssn
during the year two new and important IA.
OF research. The fTst relstes to gases NJ
forage pants, with the purpose OF insssaet,,l
aud famiuarixing the people as 10 tia a.
tiuctive grasses Of sha Unlted statas, aud tess.
ing than how 10 introduce valuable igerl
forage plants which may be adapted % 81
country. The second relates 70 sgricalias
soils ami cEoD products, involving the 4assyl|
OF samples OF soil from all sections OF tas Aass|
can union, 10 demonstrate Their adaptaai.y n
particular plants and crops. Analysis d sas|
may be OF Sucn inesumaule utility thar i 81
foremost in the new lines OF agricultural III
search. and the secretary therefore recomneaal
that division having it il charge be pns
neatiy established in the department.
tbs wRATHEs BUREAU.
The amount appropriated Tor the wea.as !,
reGu Is 1851, 100. OF that sum slSs,500. on II Ml
cont, has boen saved and IL is returned "a III
treasury. As Illustrating the usefulness Of Is
service, Is may b. here stated that the waralnsl
WI. eh were very generally given OF two sfvpIaal
storms occurring IN september aud Oei0e3 q
the present year resulted In detaiaing saisF n
port sos vessels, valued At $50, 2sS,9i1 lsisgs
with cargoes OF probably still greater TsA
What ts much more important aud grEtifya
many human lives on these ships were alss .
doubleday saved.
INSPECTION or FOOD ASIMALS
Tho appropriation for the bureau OF saissl
industry was 1850, 600. aud the expenditures q
the year We're only ss95. i29.2i, thus leaving q
expended 1854. 10 Tue inspection Of al
aaima.s for export ana intsrstste trade hiss sss
c niinued, and u, 94t.055 bead were inspssx
during the year. az q cost OF IN Gems ri
head, against e cents for 1SaS. The amoass1
pork microscopes y examined was @,sS,s
pounds against ? Sis 40 POUNDS IL the pfeet
ing year. The cost % this inspection hA
minished from ca cents per head ia 1888 . i
cents in 1894. Iae expense OF inspecting y
pork sold z 1891 10 Germany and Fran " ~
United states was SIS, e22 10 ne quantity Il
spected was greater by 100000 pounds aa|
during the preceding year, when The cot Il
such Inspection was si75, The seesaF
81 agriculture recommends mat the lGw gFefS
ing for the microscopic inspection OK export 81
interstate meat 10 % amended ~ % coups "a
owner oi the meat Inspected 10 pay the cod q
such Inspection, and call attention 10 tEs II
guments printed n his report in support d vi
recommendation. be live beef cattle exFosAl
and tagged during the wear Numbered $40
This IS en- Increase OF c. $50 head oyar ihe IisF
Gus year. The sanitary inspection Of nb|
shipped 70 Europe has cost an averAge q III
cehta for each animal, and the cost OF nspsess
Of cattle aud disinfectlon of cars and ssoeEif1
average 81 cents per animal.
The scientific inquiries OF tho bnresa Of q
nal Industry have pfospered steadily dgn3
tbs year. Much tuberculin and malloin hM|
been furnished To state authorities Tor uss
the agricultural colleges and experienced =
tons Tor the treatment OF tubsrcuMN y
gauders. Quite recently this depatfmsn' =
published me results OF Is iuyesugaaof q
bovine tuberculosis, and its researches VIZ II
closely continued. Certain herds In tee ~
trict of COiumbia VIII be thoroughly inspssts
aud viii probably supply adequate ~
for the department 70 inteiligently prosscss n
scientific work ana furnish sufficient ussps
Tor the purposes Of Illustration, descriplon y
definition The sterilization OF mlk suAs sTs
of containing the bacciih OF tubercuiess =
been during the year worry thorou MY expsisa
in iceaet by Or. ID. T.. Samoa, of the hsimA
aud given general circulation tbroughost =
cou try.
Inc Office OF experiment stations whieasiI
part Of Ine United states department ol sgfis
tuFe. has during the past year engaged
almost wholly in preparing for buhiess
works based pom the reports OF hgFiealEt
experiment stations and Other iasiitutieas
agricultural study in the United States $50 =
cigu countries The secretary In his rref
1898 called attention 10 The fact that The asYs
prlatious made for thu support OF the siss
mens stations throughout the Union ssst =
only moneys taken out OF the treasury ~ a =
Of congress for which no accounting % - =
Federal authorities vas required. kesphaa-
- tais suggestl0n. the Fitty-taird congfeA
making u appropriations for the departs.
los tue present fiscal year, provided snM =
secretary OF ayr culture shall prescribe fns -
OF the annual financial statement requlfe1
section 81 said act OF Maren ., lss7 sbss
certain whether the expenditures under shs *
preparation hereby made are ia az sofdsnee ".
the PROVISIONS Of said act. and stall make
poFl thereon 20 congress. Ihe hest saals ~
information Of the statistieiau OF the CO
IneDt Of 5gFicu.iute Is the ascertai meal 3 =
gsnce end care "a the actual aud real con9iA..ss
favorable or unfay0rabie, OF the farmen =
farms of The country, aud u the CASES > -
produce the conditions, ~ the end taai - ~
nsccT aimed may guide thsir tDtesligeHt - -
menL In obe3iencs 20 this law the dspsfssssssss
81 ~ ticustGFs Irime1iateiy sent out blsAA !. -
o. expense accounts 70 each ststion, az a., z 4
psfks, a systematic examination 0f TIE 80
stations DUNG the year, for the purprss y w
CUR ng py personal iuyes tigat3on us - -
Information necessary to enable ths sasfs ~ ~
sgric0 sare to make, 90 the statute pf1Vsss.ell
SAL factory report 70 congress. TIE 49, sa-x
man geneat OF the several stations W.lD y, -
aiGeFity and cgrdlHttty have apptJesa =
amendment % tAe iAw providing for tbs - ~
vision 81 their expenditures. sniie. rAttss ~ ~
II viii increase tsc eitlsisney oi the sissoss ~
protect their directors sud managers irosss x
eharges concerning heir use 81 pup = ss srss
beside bringing flG department. Of agflc.,s.sss
into clossT M more con fdenl al relEiloa' -
tna sxpe1i mental stations ana ihfeesb : =
servteo lafg L. increasing the Hseiulness
zgricaltufists Of the county
HCTgirIvE VALUE OF FOODS.
ActinK upon the recommendation conssA Il.
10 tie report 81 1893. congress appropriate = )
20 20 eaabls the secretary OF sgr.eait
veSfigsie AMI report upon the autfiuFs - L.
various articles and commodities usea ~ -
mas lOol, witl sc al view - the ssts.ss.s :.
o. wnosesoEns aud edible rations iess go
ana more economical thBn those u sDs.ssss
nss. Jader thls appropriation toe as2s -, -
hss prepared and now has BeafiF fesaS u -
fFiDaiion an elementary discussion y. 4
nutritive Ts5ue aud pecfiu sry &c IT, =
IoGa- when va cSass1a r that ueeftY - -