Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-12-03

| --i-fV printed pages with the as
sufance confidently made that beior,
Tue close Of the present calendar yoai
the material still incomplete will BE-
practically In band and the census eau
certainly be closed by the 4th Of March
lsbJ. Alter that the revision anu
pioOi-rending ne essary 10 bring out
we volumes will stlll bo required.
lho tex OF the census volumes has
been limited as far ~ possible 10 the
analysis Of statistics presented. The
melnodi which is iu accordance with
law mas caused more VI lesB friction,
anu IN some instances individual dis
| app0lnimonti iOr when the C0mmis.
sloncf OF lablr took charge o the WORK
ne louhu much matter on hand, which,
acc Ring T. this rule, he was com.
| lelleu TO discard. The CeuouB Is bciug
| prepared according 30 the theory that
" 10 designed TO collsct facts and crft.
' them 70 tho puzzle, not 10 elaborate
arguments or to presoly lersDuai yiewr.
DErAR1sESr OF AuRlcuLrUHE.
The secretary Of agriculture iu hiu
| report reviews the operations OF hla de-
pariment for the last nscal year anu
makes recommendation Tor the further
/ extension VI It's usefulness. Ho reports
r. saviuu iu expenditures durug the
/ year O sj1O,OJJ whlCu is covered baCt
into Tia treasury. Tue sum IL twclty-
turue per cent OF the entire BE- y lpua.
ton. A special study haf been made
Oh the demand for American
iarm prouuu.s iu all foreign
markets, especially Great Brl ain.
Tnat country received from the Uuliel
states dufilg tne nine months eudiug
/ September 80, 1894, 1910 live beef
ottile, valued at So, bUu, 100 aa against
ls2,6ll cattle, valued III $1,000 900 dur
| igu lntl'amo period f0f 1888. During the
/ hfst FIX months OF 1894 sac UniloI
| Kingdom took also 2,uJJ,OlO pounds
| 10 uutastd tee' from tho " ltoI States,
| valued AZ nearly FlO,O0U,UOO. The 90.
I port shows uufinE tne nine months
Immediately preceding September 30,
! 1894, the United States exported 10
Great Britain 22,676,OlO pounds Of
| pork; Of apples, l.guu.Ol0 pounds,
valued at s2,bOJ,OJO; anu Of horses o.
all,atau average value Of {lS0i ef head
There was a iallluR III ia American
| wheat ports Of l8,5IOOOl bushels aud
the SECRETARY IL Inclined 10 believe that
wheat may not, tn the future, DO the
staplo export cereal product Of our
cIuutry, hut that corn will continue to
ADVANCE 10 Inn ortance o. an export 0u
account Of the new uses 10 whoa II is
constantly being appropriated.
The exports Ut agricultural products
from the United States for the fiscal
yenf ending June 30, 1894, amUuutoI
10 sB2s,363 03s, briug ~ p per cent Of
The Amer eau exports vi every de-,
cnpiioui anu the United Kingdom Of
Great Britain to * more than % per
cent 0f all our farm products finding
foreign markets.
The department Of agriculture ha,
undertaken duriug the year Two new
aud IN pOrtant lines OF research. Toe
hrbt Relates tp glasses and forage plants,
with the purpose OF ius.ruuung and
famillnriElng the people a to the dis
uncuve grasses Of tue United States
anu toaching them how g. introduce
valuable foreign forage plants when
may be- adapted 10 this country. The
second relates 10 agricultural soils snd
crop production, Involving the analysis
OF samples VI soils tom all sections OF
the American Union, TO demonstrate
iheir adapihbllity 10 particular plAnts |
aud CROPS. Mechanical analysis OF soilt |
may be OF such inestimn bic utility that |
IL IL foremost In thenew lines OF Rgticul- |
tural research, and the seer, tngy there |
fore recommends that n division hav.
ing it In charge be permanently o.. |
tabllshed Ia the department.
The amount Appropriated for the |
weather bureau was 1851. 100. o thal
sum 3lSS $40, or 10 per cout, has been |
saved anu b. returned 20 the troasuty, |
AZ illustrating the usefulness Of thi. |
service, II may be- here stated that the |
warnings which we're very generally |
given OF two tropical storms, occurring |
In September aud October OF tho pres. |
cut year, resulted Ia detainlnR safely
I port q 1905 vessels, valued at $685., |
.s3,Bl5, lalcn with Cargues Of probably |
sun greater value. What IN muoh |
more important and gfauiylus, many
human lives on these ships were also
undoubtedly saved.
The appropriation TO the bureau OF
animal Industry was $3.50, 200 and the
expenditures Tor the year were only
si9i, I2D %, thus leaving "a expended
sdllD 15U.bb. The inspection OF beef
animals Tor export and iutrratnte trade
has been continued aud 9,0ii, O50 head
were iusf outod during the year al
cost OF u cents per head, against q
cents Tor 1893. The amount OF pofk
miuIoscOplcally examined was IS, 49,.
8a7 pounds against 2O.577, 80 pounds
Ina tue preceding year The cost Of this
inspection has been diminished fomSg
uor head In 1898 10 % cents Ia 1854
The expense 0i inspecting the pUfk
sold Ia lhO4 10 Germany and France
~ the United States was SIS, 022.lO.
Tue quantity Inspected was greater by
l0,pJJiuOJ pounds than during the pre-.
ceiling year when The cost of
such Inspection was Sl72, 1897, 0ss. Tie
secretary OF agriculture recommends
that tno law pf1vlding Tor tno micrl.
scoplc Inspection OF export aud inter.
state meat be 40 nmonuod as 10 oompsl
ownom VI tho meat no pay tho coat OF
suCh inspection, and 1 call attention 10
the arguments presented Ia his rep1rt
Ia support Of this recommendation.
The live beef cattle exported and
Jagged during the yoar Numbered
10000. This 10 an Increase OF g159g
luad over the previous year. Mo
sanitary inspection OF cattle shinpsd IY
Europe baa cost an average VI lu2 cent.
Tor each animal anu tho rust Yf In
'pecung southern cattle aud tho dislu.
lection Of cars aud stlCk.yaTds ayBru.s
! cents per animal.
The scientific inquiries OF tho buFeau
n animal Industry havs progressed
Il adily during tue year. Much tluoF-
gal anu mallulu have been furnished
40 stale authorities for ugs In tnsagri.
cultural colleges and eHuefl.
nuut stations Tor tho tfe.t.
nent Of tuberculosis and glauduFs.