Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-12-08

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That country received from the United States
during the nine months ending September 20,
1871 Ub.tlD 1--we beef cattle valued ats2G.5 80 go as
against lS2ell cattle valued at sIG.G3iDD during
the same period for 1876. During the first Fix
months of 1894 the United Kingdom took also
United States.yalued atnsarig 100000 The
report shows that during the nine months i'm
mediately preceding September ~, 1894 the
United States exported to Great Britain ~.
5000 pounds Of pork; Of apples 10000
bushels valued at G50l,OJ, and Of
horses 2sil, At an average value Of
tlI per head There was q falling Oh In
American wheat exports Of l3.h0y,0o bushels,
and the secretary j. inclined 70 believe that
wheat may not, In The future. be the staple ex-
port cereal product Of our country, but that
corn Will continue to advance In importance az
an export on account Of the new uses 10 which
~ Is constantly being appropriated. The cx-
ports Of agricultural products from the United
states for the fiscal year ending June ~, 1894
amounted 20 aB2s gG3.038. being 72.2s per cent.
u American exports Of every description. and
the United Kingdom OF Great Britain took
more than bi per cent. OF all farm products
hnding foreign markets.
BUREAU or ANIMAL INDUSTRY.
The appropriation 10 the bureau of animal
industry was fSJD.G and the expenditures for
the year only :ig5 ,42g.2 y thus leaving nnex-
pcned s35i ,b10.76. The Inspection Of beef ami
mals for export and inter sta G trade has been
continued, and l2,eH, 05s head were inspected
during the year, at a cost Of X cents her head
against AZ cents for 1888 The amount OF pork
micrOscopically examined was 81, 437, 1857
pounds against 20,617 40 pounds In the pre-
ceding year, The cost Of this inspection has
neen Diminished from ~ cents per head In
1893 TO 6i cents In 1894.
The secretary OF agriculture recommends
that the law providing for the microscoplcal
inspection OF export and Interstate meat be SO
amended as TO compel owners Of the meat In
spected to pay the cost OF such inspection, and
call attention to the arguments presented In
nls report IN support OF this recommendation
The live beef cattle exported and tagged dur
Ing the year numbered 393, 535. This Is an In.
crease OF @,533 head over the previous year.
SANITARY INSPECTION or CATTLE.
The sanitary inspection Of cattle shipped u
EUROPE mas cost an average OF l04 cents fol
each animal, and the cost Of inspecting south.
ern cattle and the dlsinfectlon OF cars anl
STOCK yards averages 81 cents per animal.
inc scientific Inquiries Of the bureau OF AMI
mai industry have progressed steadily durine
the year. Much tuberciin and malleIn bays
p.een furnished TO state authorities for use n
the agricultural colleges and experiment sta.
lions Tor the treatment OF tuberculosis ant
CHAMBERS.
PhoMiscuous DISTRIBUTION OF DEPARTMENT
o
The recommendation contained In the repor,
Of tne secretary for 1893, that tho vicious sys.
TEN OF promlscuous free distribution Of It's de.
partmental documents be abandoned, Is aeair
uIgeu; Ineso publications may we'll be fur.
nisneo without cost TO public libraries, educa.
tlonal institutions nnd the officers and librarie,
Of states and Of the federal government, bu,
from az Individuals applying Tor them . price
covering the cost OF the document asked fol
documents would be secured BY those WIN
really desire them for proper purposes.
oRATuITous DISTRIBUTION or SEEDS.
Tho secretary also again recommends Inn,
the gratuitous distribution Of seeds casa
and that no money be appropriatcd for FIN
purpose, except 70 experimental stations. II.
| reiteratcs the reasons given In his reuort ~,
1893 disseminating this uniustiAable aratuitv
and l fully concur IN the conclusions which Ii
! has reached