The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-04

<sSsAFcu anu Is returned 20 the treasury.
= NJ illustrating the usefulness Of this
e rvice. 1t may be here stated that the
warnings which were very generally
gwen Of tive tropical storms, occurring
In September ard October of the pres
ent year, resulted in OBTAINING safely in
port 1905 vessels, valued at $50. 2S3. 913,
laden with cargoes of probably still
greater value. What is more important
and gratifying. many human lives on
these ships were also undoubtedly
saved.
bureau of Animal industry.
The appropriation to the animal bu-
reau was $3.50, 600. and the expenditures
for the year were only S495. 1924. thus
-lsaving unexpended 1854. 750.56. The in
spection Of beef animals for export and
interstate trade has been continued,
and 1894, 056 head were inspected dur
ing the year at a cost of IL cents per
head, against ~ cents for 1893. The
ainount OF Dorl. nicroscOpicaiIy exam
ined was 81, 49,, 937 pounds, against 90
577, 4f0 pounds in the preceding year
The cost Of this inspection has been
diminished from go cents per head in
1898 to 6I5 cents In 1894. The expense Of
inspecting the pork sold il 1894 TO Ger
many and France by the United States
was SIS. 922.10. The quantity inspected
was greater by 15000,000 pounds than
during the preceding year, when the
cost of such inspection was S172, 367, OSS.
The secretary of agriculture recon-
mems that the law providing for the
microscopic inspection Of export and
interstate meat be so amended as to
compel owners of the meat inspected
to pay the cost Of such inspection. and
! call attention to the arguments pre-
scented IN his report in support OF this
recommendation.
The live beef ca+t1a avDor+a6 a,d
TAGGED during the year numbered 362.-
BIS. This is an increase of 69, 533 head
over the previous year. The sanitary
inspection of cattle shipped to Europe
has cost an average of 103l cents for
each animal. and the cost of insnecting
southern cattle and the disinfection of
cars and stock-yards average 81 cents
per animal. The scientific INQUIRIES Of
the bureau Of animal industry have
progressed steadily during the wear.
Much tuberculin and mallein have been
furnished TO state authorities for use
In the agricultural colleges and cXper-
! 1ment stations for the treatment Of
? tuberculosis and CHAMBERS. And recent
\ ~ this department has published its
kinveshgations Of bovine tuberculosis.
frd its researches viii be vigorously
continued. Certain herds in the Dis
trict OF Columbia will be thoroughly in
spected and VIII probably supply ada-
quate scope for the department to in
telngently prosecute its scientific work
and furnish sufficient material for mr.
poses of illustration, description and
deflniuon. The sterilization of milk
suspected of containing the baccilli of
tuberculosis has been, during the wear
very thoroughly explained in a 1earet
by DR.. ID. =. Salmon. the chief of the
bureau, and given general circulation
throughout the country.
The office of experiment station
which is a part of the United States
department of agriculture. has during
1he past year engaged itself almost
Wholly in preparing for publication
a works based upon the reports of ag-
E1cultuTal experiment stations and the
institutions Tor agricultural inoui1-v
IN the United States and foreign conn
G1es. The Secretary in his report for
1873, called attention to the fact that
the appropriations made. for the SIM
port Of the experiment stations through
out the Union were the only moneys
taken out of the national treasury bv
an act or Congress FOR which no account
ING to federal authorities was REQUIRED
Sesponding to this suggestion the
AIy-third Congress in making it's ap-
noprtation for the department for the
rN'esent fiscal year provided that the
SECRETARY of agriculture shall prescribe
Ihe form of annual financial statement
required by section of said act of
March Z 1887. and shall ascertain
whether the expenditures under the an
preparation hereby made are in accord !
ance with the provisions of said act
and Shall make a report thereon to !
Congress. The best source of the stat
isticlan of the department of agricul-
ture is the ascertainment by diligence
and care Of the actual and real condi-
tiOns favorable or unfaVorable OF the
farmers and farms of the countf ny. and TO
such causes which produce the c0ndi-
tons. to the end that the facts ascer-
tained may guide their intelligent
treatment. In obedience to this law
the department OF agriculture imraed-
lately sent out blank forms of expense
accounts 10 each station and proposes
in addition to make. through trusted
experts, systematic examination of the
several stations during the year for
the purpose of acquiring by personal
investigation the detailed information
necessary to enable the secretary OF
agriculture to make, as the statute
provides. a satisfactory report to Con-
ETess. The boards Of mana cement of
2 the several stations with great alacrity
and cordially have approved the
amendment to the law providing for
the supervision of their expenditures,
anticipating that it will increase the
efficiency OF the stations and protect
loose charges concerning their use of
public funds. besides bringing the de
partment of agriculture into closer
and more confidential relations with
tine experimental stations and Through
their work and service largely increas- |
ing their usefulness to the agriculture
of the country.
To Investigate Foods.
Acting upon a, Recommendation CON
tanned in the report of 1899 Congress |
appropriated $4,000 TO enable the sec !
rotary of agriculture to investigate and |
report upon the nutritive value of var |
dous articles and commodities used for |
human food with special suggestion of |
6U.-, wholesome and edible ratiOns less |
wasteful and more economical than |
those in common use. Under this ap-
preparation the department has pre- |
pared and now has nearly ready for !
DESTRUCTION an elementary discussion |
of the nutritive value and peouniary
economy of food. When we consider |
that fully one-half Of all the money
earned by the wage-earners of the civ |
ilized world is expended by them for |
food. the Importance and utility OF such |
an investigation is apparent.
The department expended In the fis- |
cal year of 1892 50. 354. S0956. and out |
OF that sum the total amount expended |
in scientific research was $50 per cent |
But in the year ending June 20. 1894. |
out of d total expenditure of S1.94S.- |
9SS.3S the department applied SIS per |
cent. of that sum to scientific work |
and investigation. 1t Is therefore very /
plainly observable that the economies |
which have been practiced in the adj /
of the department have \
not been at the expense Of scientific /
research.
Tho recommend alton contained ,r.l,e /