The Globe-republican., 1895-11-21
OUR FARM EXPORTS.
THE FOREIGN MEAT TRADE
GIVEN MUCH ATTENTION.
Our Exports Of All Farm Products Might
Be Enlsrged-American Butter Only
Ono Per Cent Of England's Supply

WASHINGTON, Nov. lS.-The report
of the secretary of agriculture begins
with a review of the work of the bu-
number of animals inspected at the
slaughter houses was considerably
over $4,000, 900, an increase of more
than s, 500, 900 over the previous year.
During the year ante-mortem inspec-
tion was also made of 100000 ami
mails. The cost of inspection was re-
duced to IL cents per animal In 1898
and in 1894 it cost ~ cents. Over
100000 cattle and sheep were in
spected for foreign markets, of which
675, 900 were shipped abroad.
Over $4,000, COO pounds of pork were
inspected microscopically and ex-
ported, as against 35,OOO,OOO in 1884
and $4,000, coo pounds in 1883. OF the
amount exported last year. nearly
23,O00,O00 pounds went to Germany
and over 1900. 900 pounds to France.
This inspection involved the placing Of
over 100000 specimens under the
microscope.
Mucl space is devoted to discussing
the opportunities FOR American meat
products in foreign markets OF 341,-
600 tons of meat received at the Lon
don central market in 1894, Il 900 tons
were American, while nearly $4,000
tons came from Australia The Amer
lean proportion has not been main
tained during 1895.
The export of American horses to
Great Britain has increased steadily,
having more than doubled since 1893,
amounting in the first eight months of
1895 to 60, IT'S head, valued at nearly
S3,OOO,000.
The foreign trade in dairy products
is carefully reviewed. In cheese the
United States, while a large shipper
to British markets, holds the con-
spicuously unfiattering place in the
extreme rear as to quality and price,
and as the only one of the competitors
for this trade whose business shows
serious falling off.
In butter, the United States is out of
the race, supplying less than one per
cent of the British demand for foreign
buffers, notwithstanding the fact that
Great Britain imported in eight
months S46,OOO,OOO worth of butter.
Referring to our standing in the for
eign dairy market, the Secretary
warns shippers of the consequence of
their methods, adding: eve have here
agraphic illustration of the disastrous
effects in all trade of disregarding the
tastes of consumers and of acquiring a
bad reputation"
The secretary says the crop report
criticism. AS at present organized, it
1,1 I'd foi II f<, 1>o 9TH
more satisfactory at present than at
any previous time.
The secretary thinks the duty of re-
porting the acreage of staple crops in
each state on June 1 of each year
might be imposed upon the authorities
of the agricultural colleges and sta
tions. in consideration of the annual
appropriations they receive from the
national treasury.
OF the savings in the department, he
says the total amount remaining unex-
pended out of the appropriations for
the years 1898, 1894 and 1895 aggre-
gates $1.3OO.O0 available for return
into the treasury.
He commends the extension of the
civil service, which now includes all
the chiefs of division in the depart
ment. He regards an extension of the
law to include all non-political officers
as essential to cfficisnt service.
The average value of farms by the
census of 1890 was 1900. The value
of implements, domestic animals and
sundries will make total farm plant
Of $4,000 for q family averaging six
persons Those farms have fed the
farmers and their families and 10000
900 urban residents, besides supplying
$500, 200. 900 worth of products to for
eign consumers.