The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-11-23

He9r~tnry or Akrtruttof9 Mor<on maA~~
his Annual Report
washington. Nov. l8-Secrctary Nor
toms third annual report II a briefer doctl-
ment than the two which preceded A.. IL
discusses the work OF the several bureaus
OF tho department. asserting that expendi-
lures have been reduced IN some OF them
for the sake OF economy and increased In
others for the sake OF efficiency. Much Of
the matter OF the report has been antict-
ratcd In publications from time 20 time
during the fiscal year and since It's close.
The moro important Information and req
concentrations not heretofore made public
are subjoined.
over l.s6o.o00 animals. cattle and sheep.
were inspected for foreign markets. or
which 67h.00o were shippcd abroad. Over
45.0oo.o00 pounds Of pork was inspected
microscoplcally and exported. against 35.-
Oo0,00o in 1894 and 1900. 900 pounds In 1888 or
the amount exported last year nearly H.
0V0.Qoo pounds went to Germany and over
1900 900 pounds went 10 France. The secre-
rary says on the subject; '-rhe protection
or domestic health will be much Improved
when each purchaser OF meats demands
aud insists upon that which has been gov
ernmentally inspected and certified"
Speaking OF the export trade In dairy
products or the United States. the report
points out the fact that In cheese tho
United States. while a large shipper to
British markets. holds the conspicuously
unfiattering place In the extreme roar as 70
quality and price. and as the only one OF tho
competitors for this trade whose business
shows a serious falling OF. This he at
tributes TO the deterioration In the quality
OF American cheeses by adniteration with
oleo and other ingredients. In butter tho
United States In out OF the race, supplying
less than one per cent. OF the British de-
mand for foreign buffers, notwlthstand-
Inc fha anNf Cranf HrIfufn M n
eight months 0ee worth OF butter.
The work or the weather bureau for tho
year cost SS5S,aS9 and owing TO reduced exc
penditurcs. which were accompanied by
increased efficiency. $4,000 win ultimately
be covered into the treasury from the
the warnings ofscold waves alone secured
from freezing moro thaa $2.N5o0o worth OF
perishablc agricultural products which 9TH
erwise would have been lost
Speaking OF the work OF the division OF
chemistry, Secretary Morton makes the
following vigorous protest. The people
are frequently misied by perverted refer
ences to the ANALYSIS OF this division OF
advertisers OF baking powders. food prod
ucts. etc. whose products have been an
alyzed In the course " investigations OF
food deliberations or other Official work.
In the hundreds OF advertisements that
have been noticed In which the work or
this division has been referred 10. there Is
scarcely single case In which the facts
were accurately set forth as officially pub
lphcd There IL therefore Just reason for
complaint. 1T seems 10 the secretary OF
agriculture that there should be some
method adopted by means OF which adj
vertising Misrepresentation OF official an
alysis Intended originally TO protect tho
people. could be prevented"
improved road construction IL progress
ing In many Of the states. notably In Mas
Dnchusetts. New Jersey, North Carolina
and Kentucky. More than half the states
have passed new road laws within the last
year, and there IL a general effort 10 as
certain the best methods OF developing tho
county roads. for using the county prison.
cra OF state convicts for this purpose and
for organizing state commissions 10 look
after these matters. IL IL proposed during
the coming year TO secure the cooperation
OF agricultural colleges and experiment
stations IN the object lesson method or dis
sominatlng Information regarding Inn
proved roads. They VIII be taught 70 con-
struct model roads on the farms OF their
experiment stations or on their college
grounds. where they can be regularly used,
and thus become a lesson TO all the farmers
who visit them.
The expenditures OF tho department for
tho year 1854 and 1896 were Si.3i1, 766 less
than the amount appropriated for that pc
Rod This sum, together with the 100000
or 100000 that could be secured from a sale
weather bureau, Secretary Morton recon-
mcnds be invested In the construction OF
suitable building for the department.
The report closes with a discussion or
'"rhe future OF farms and farming In tho
United States In which the secretary
compares the Indebtedness or the various
classes OF owners.
"rheso figures." he says show an enor-
NOUS and constant indebtedness OF tho
banks and bankers alongside OF which tho
money IA farm mortgages and the debts
owed by farmers are relatively inslgnln-
can't The debts OF railroads. bankers.
manufacturers and merchants ontitle
them, and not the farmers. 10 be called the
debtor class In America
The average value OF farms by tho census
Of 1870 was $500 Tho value 81 implements.
domestic animals and sundries VIII make
a total farm plant OF $500 for a family
averaging six persons. These farms have
fed the farmers and their families and 40r-
OUu.uov urDan residents, besides supplying
over SJ0o.oO0,o0o worth or products TO for
eign consumers.
The mortgage on farm values docs not
exceed i6 per cent-a less incumbrnnce
CA capital Invested than In any other line OF
Industry.
lie forcteils confidently. a steady In
crease In tho value OF farm lands as thu
population OF the country Increases.
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