The Dickinson press., 1894-12-08
INTERESTING TO FARMERS.
Comments Upon Secretary Mort0n'a
Annual Report.

The secretary of agriculture In his report
reviews the operations Of his department
for the last fiscal year. and makes rec0m-
menlations for the further extensions of lis
lures during the year Of sGO0.0o0 which is
covered back into the treasury. This. sum
is 23 per cent i. Of the he entire % appropriation;
mand for American farm products In all
foreign markets. especially Grent Britain:
That country received from the United
30. 1894. 500 live beef cattle, valued ut
s26.5ooM00o, ZOO as against 1891 cattle valued
at S16; 900 during the same period for
tSe Unted neom 1ns 's5 iook kf OF BOUNDS
Valued va rst' st nearly s $1,000 go. o@@' ''A'
The report shows that during the nine
1874. the United States exported to Great
Britain 22,G76.O0O pounds Of pork; Of apples
100000. valued at $500, 900, and Of
horses 2.S11. at an average Of $3.50 ner head.
exports Of 13.5OO,OOO bushels and the sec.
retary Is inclined to believe that wheat may
not. In the future. be the staple export
cereal product Of our country, but that corn
an export on account Of the uses to which
it is constantly being appropriated.
The export Of agricultural products from
ing Ing june g. iss u ted ases to Sss e
being 1928 per cent OF American exports OF
every description. and the United Kingdom
Of Great Britain took more than "a per
inspection Of Animals.
The appropriation to the bureau OF ami
nal industry was $S5OOOO and the expendi-
Sns ssyas sss the uSespeSsS yesT ssy s h
inspection Of beef animals for export and
interstate trade has been continued. and
O5G head were Inspected during the
against Ct sSss or a s cents se nes head o.
pork micr9scopically examined was 35,437.-
9s9 9s pounds 1 asainst IT,, 2os57'41o pounds in
em 81 ss eens 9pss
head in 1893 to GH cents in 1854.
The expense Of inspecting the pork sold
e9 states ta was ssa FFanee e oyyns by hs
Inspected was greater by $4,000. 600 pounds
cost Of the inspection was $172. .3G7, ,Oss. The
the law providing for the microscopic in
spection Of export and interstate meat be
50 amended us to compel owners of the
meat inspected to pay the cost Of such In
ments presented In his report In support of
this recommendation.
The live beef cattle exported rte an and tagged
nm increase Of Co.'S head over the previous
year. The sanitary inspection of cattle
shipped to Europe has cost an average of
10A cents for each animal. and the cost
of inspecting Southern cattle and the dis
Infection Of cars and stock yards averages
az cents per animal.
The scientific inquiries of the bureau of
animal industry have progressed steadily
during the year. Much tuberculoin and
mallein have been furnished to state author.
lties for use In the agricultural colleges and
experiment stations for the treatment Of
tuberculosis and glanders.
Quite recently this department has pub.
!ished the results Of its Investigations Of
be vigorously continued. Certain herds in
the District of Columbia will be thoroughly
Inspected and will probably supply adequate
scope for the department to intelllgently
prosecute Its scientific work and furnish
sufficient material for purposes Of illustra-
tion, description and definition.
The sterilization Of milk suspected Of
containing the bacilt Of tuberculosis has
been during the year very thoroughly ex-
olained In leafiet by DR.. S. Il. SalmOns.
chief Of the bureau, and given general cir
culation throughout the country