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


appropriations made for the support o
the experiment stations throughout thl
Union were the only moneys takei
out Of the national treasury by an act
VI Congress for which no accounting
20 Federal authorities was required
| Resp uding 10 this suggestion
| the Fiily.third Congress, Ia making ia
! appropriation for thc department foi
toe present focal year, provided thai
! the secretary u agriculture shall pre-
sffioe the Ofm Of annual financial
statement required hv Section 3 Ofsald
act VI March .. 1857, shall ascertain
/ whether the exrenIitures under the
/ appropriation hereby made nre in &C.
! c0riance with the prnviaions NJ said
act, aui shall make report thereon tu
COuEre Tho beat B.ufco " the
alrlCIl ~ the asceriniumcui by
diIlg nC1 aud care n thH actual
an resl Il ondlilt NJ avt Tatle 81 uu.
favorable 10 She Iafu,rs anu faTms Of
thc country aud 20 such causes winch
produce the condition., 70 the emu tuat
the facts a7Curtuiueu m By guide their
Intelligent treatment In obedience 10
this law the department. " agriculture
expense accounts 10 each station aud
proposes iu addition 10 makc, through
trusted cEpufis, Systematic eEamina-
ton OF the several tatiOnH during the
year i0f the purpose oi acquiring by
perslnnl investigation the detailed
OtuuIiJu necessary 10 enable tue
secretary u agriculture 10 make
a. the statute provides, satisiac.
tory report - Cong icss. The buafua o.
mana emout uf tue several B'atiouai
with great alacrIiy and cordially
nave approved tue Amendment % thH
law providing Tor tue supervision OF
thtir expenditures, anticipating that
90 Will increase the efficiency OF the
stniiOuuaud protect their directors and
mnua.ers from loose charges concern.
lug tueif use OF public funds, besldct
bringing the dupar ment Of agriculture
into closer anu ui0fo 1nniuntlal fela.
iious with the experimental stations
aud largely increasing the usefulness
10 the agriculture Of the country.
Acting upon rtC0mmen iauJn con-
iaiuei Ia the report OF i'g3, Congress
apprJpriat $4,000 10 enauie the sec.
TO airy ol agriculture TO investigate anu
report upon the nutrittve value Of
various articles AMI commodities used
for human Odd with special suggestion
ofiull, wholesome anu olible ratlOus
less waste ul anu more economical
than those In common use. Under
this Appropriation tue department ha.
prepared anu nov has nearly ready for
distribution an elementary discussion
Of the nutrltivo value aud pecuniafy
economy Of f0Jd. When We consider
that July one half OF all tho money
earied by tho wage ehrners VI the
civiizsi world l. expended by them
Tor food, the importance anu utility Of
such M iuvUttigati0n Ia app irent.
The department expended Ia thr i.oal
year 1909 $780,, sOg5j, an. OUT
Of that sun tue total auount
expvu ed IN scientific research
was 800 per cent. but In the year
ending June 30, 1894, out Of iota
tx eudilure o. 81 as, ,8s tho ne,
arlmenl applied OILS per cent OF that
sum ~ scientific work anu invosuga.
tion. IL II therefore very plainly OBJ
sUfvablo that tue COON Monies which
have been pracIictd Ia the admisbtra.
ton VI tho department have not teen
at the eXpeneu VI scientific research.
The accommodation contained IN
the report OF the secretary Of 1898,
that the vicious system OF prumiscu u
Tree distribution OF its department.
documents be abandoned, 10 again
urged. These publications may we'll
he furnished without cost 10 public !
libraries, educational inslitutOns and |
tue On tefs aud libraries OF state |
ami Of the Federal government. |
But from all individuals applying iof /
them price covering tue cost oi the
document asked for shOu ID DO required,
Ihus tho publications and uouumenls
would be secured by those wuo really
deslfu them Tor proper pur. Iusos. Halfa
million Of copies " tho report OF the
secretary Of agriculture are printed for
~ an annual COst VI about |
tdlJiuuD, Large numbers OF them are
store rooms al the Capitol
nnd the shelves OF secondhand book
stores throughout the country. All
THIS labor anu waste might DO avoided
II the recommendation OF the score.
larry we're adopted. The secretary also
again recommends that the gtaluit0ua
llhtrlbution VI seeds cease, anu that no
money bo appropriated for that puf-
pose OK ept 10 experiment stations.
lie reltetaics the reasons given Ia his
'eport for 1893 Tor discynuuuing this
lnlusliiublu gratuily, sui / fully con-
sur Ia the conclusions which he has
reached.
A further imporlan, utility In sgfl.
cultural statistics h found Ia the eluci.
lation OF the relation OF the supply Of
arm products 10 the demand Tor them
% the markets Of the United States
'nd OF the world. It's deemed posi-.
Die that An agricultural census
nay DO taken each year through
he agents OF toe Btatistl.