The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1894-12-13

q LIND to the existence OF mean and a
crimes which play upon v
fears and make sport OF the
patriotic impulse Of a grateful people.
AMERICAN FARM PRODUCTS. {
4 special duty hae been made OF the s
demand for American arm product In I
ali foreign markets. especially Great
Britain. That country secured from
the United States during the nine |
months ending September 30, 1894. :
oO5. go. live beef cattle, valued at S2b,
500. 900, as against 1S2, GIL cattle val
ued at 1862 ,634 900 during the same
period for 1898. During the first SIX
months of 1894 the United Kingdom
took also 100000 pounds OF dress
cd beef from the United States, valued |
at nearly $4,000, 600. The report
shows that during the nine months i'm
nlediateIy preceding September 50, 10
81 the United States exported to Great
Britain 222 ,676, 900 pounds OF pork
OF apples, 100000 bushels, valued at
50. 800 900: and of horses, 2,S1l, at an
average value of S139 per head.
There was falling off in American
wheat exports of 1880 bushels, and
the secretary is inclined to believe that
wheat may not, in the future, be the
staple export cereal product OF our
country. but that corn will continue TO
advance IN importance as an export
on account of the new uses to which It
is constantly being appropriated
The reports of agricultural products
from the Uuited States for the fiscal
wear ending June 80, 1898, amounts te
/, S62S. 363. O3S, being 1928 per cent. o.
American exports of every description
e and the united kingdom of Great Brit
;. mn lost more than "a per cent. OF al
$ farm products finding foreign mar
kets.
GRASSES AND PLANTS.
The department OF agriculture ha
undertaken during the year two neN
and important lines of research. III
first relates to grasses and forage plant
with the purpose of instructing and I;
miliarlzing the people as to the al
tinctiye grasses of the United State
and teaching them how to introdut
valuable foreign forage plants whlc
may be adapted to this country. III
second relates to agricultural soils al
crop productions, involving the anal
sis of sample of soil from all sections
tho American union to demOnstra
- their adaptability to particular plan
:, and crops. Mechanical analysis OF sol
IL "iiu o'ol''
/, NAV be OF such inestimable utility til
it is foremost in the new lines OF :iS
cultural research and the secreta
- thereto re recommends that dlvlsl'
having it in charge be permanently
:, tablished in the depar ment.
THE WEATHER BUREAU.
The amount appropriated tor t
~ weather bureau was 1851 100. or tt
mt Sl3S. 800, or ii per cent. has been s.
oee ed and is returned to the treasury.
-, illustrating the usefulness OF this ;
90 vice It NAV be here stated that
on warnings which were very genera
riven of two tropical storms occurrl
IN SoDlc11lDGI dllNi OClOpCA Va WV -
L6l ent year, resulted in OBTAINING safely
or, mort . 300 vessels, valued at $336, 2S3,
, laden with cargoes OF probably
ion greater value. What is much m
une important and gratifying, many hun
600 lives on these ships were also undol
s is eddy saved
the DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS.
Z to The recommendation contained
the the report of the secretary for !
and that the vicious System OF promlS'
n to free distribution Of Its departing
documents be abandoned, Is a
reau urged. These publications may
= the be furnished without cost to publ
new braries, educational institutions
1sion the offices and libraries OF the :
aum- and of the federal government,
3. from all individuals applying Tor Il