Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-11-21
HORIZONS REPORT.
The Secretary of Agriculture Re-
views His Department
The COST OF NEAT INSPECTION
The Importation Of American Horses 10
Great Britain Increasing-Ihe ssers.
tary Discusses the Future Of Farm.
Ing In the United States.

the secretary Of agriculture begins
with review OF the work Of the bu-
reau Of animal industry. The total
number Of animals inspected at the
slaughter houses was considerably over
$4,000, 900, an increase Of more than
100000 over the previous year. Dur
ing the year ante-mortem inspection
was also made Of 5000, 900 animals
The cost Of inspection was reduced to
l. cents per animal. In 1893 inspec.
ton cost Ak cents per animal and In
1894 1t cost N cents Over 1880, O0C
cattle and sheep were inspected for
foreign markets, Of which Ga, 900 were
shipped abroad.
Over 45,OO0,00O pounds Of pork was
inspected microscopically and export
ed, as against $4,000 OO in 1894 and 49,
100000 pounds in 1893. OF the amount
exported last year, nearly 23,OOO,OO0
pounds went to Germany and over
100000 pounds to France. This in
spection involved the placing Of over
l,aoO,OO0 specimens under the micro.
was less than 4 can,s ~ for ooc,,
,ound n, me,t a mills y oonsidorohls
reduction over any previous year
Losses OF cattle In transit 10 Europe
ware orsotsr thor in ,eoi ho;rc W.
s,oe,,rolv for ,sos ond ,ool n .na
n AZ nor cant
Over On mn IA rs "a rrr;r, ovar 0oo oon
animals ware ;nsnoctad for Tovos
fever n, orar.nt;na nons dnr;,o tha
quarantine season: nearly o ooa car.
loods ~ cattlo bs,nc ;nsrao,ad o,so IL
transi, and over % oo6 o.rs rs.,o
cleansd and dios,pf.c,od onos;dos n ovo,.
ia ooo co,tle from X. ncn;rf o ned5
districts n, Msvicn yvsrs insnootsd ,or
shinmsnt IN nor,h.rn states
Mmel sno,o 4 dorotad ~ ,,;sorss,,r
tbs onnortnritiss for Amar;"sr ma.,
nrodrots IN toroirr mo,Lots NJ 81 :.
am 49,. ~ ~ ,noa, .aoa,uos %. ~ ~,
don Wv" osrtro, ,na,l,at T. 1901 J, noo , ,~ns
,,ar. Amar,oam vh,,a '1 mao, l'r "a S ono
,ons ~ t,on, s,n"I,o '' n'hs A
,o n" ~ ' n,aso "n lac NV, hanu ,n,,n
,a;mod dnn,r, 100. NV ''e' """'
In ,bo In aor,o -, ,iu, oa,,,o 70 cn...
pr,,,;n .na Irnita1 s.ats. , "nJ ca uuas
Ia y ao.;aa, ,,,o,,a,,,,l, ,,a.;, H. ,ss.
two venrs s;nca ,soa A. -sntina,S v sh ir'
,nonts havo rrsatl,. ;nnraossd. dur,n.
,bo arst e,rht mon;hs n the vsar ,hs
III. ,nonts arorr,ad n nro. AZ ma
hand '~ H~'NF ~ ' ''
Tho ..nou. =, A,,o,,... .o.,.. 4.
t...nt pa;.a;u has ;ran,aaa, s,aaau y
In ,in,, ,nnna ,han Iavh,oa s;asS ,sos
4 ' r,o,,n,;,.r in ,ho srst o;,,ht mon,t fs =,
OK 70 % X. I ,aaT ua,, ~ ~ nno, T.
"a nm nm American 'o geldinas " nvsr
,ged This venr in the Bnolish market
Xxx 4 MA ;nspact,on ~ hor.oo tor
,.,a.. III, /. urdanto,,n, ' ~
Tho foreiop trada In dairy nrodrote
"a carsfnlly rsy;ewed In cheese Tho
Tlnitea STATES while a large simmer To
pri,isb morkets holds tbe corsricr.
,rslr rraottar;rr n,aoo In tho ov,romo
,eor NO IN ouali,v and nrice and Nc ths
,nlv one Of The competitors for this
'rade whose business shows n serious
'allIpo ,oA h7'I ~ aN1
W h,,, un tbe ,goitea s,otes Il ort "a
ha sao. u s,,n M, v;nr lass thon nsr
amt NJ ,he Rritish domand for foroirn
,uttsrs Observation-Disclosures ,ha ,oo, thot
,reat Rrita;n Unmarried IN eirbt months
IA mn ma worth of butter
rho SECRETARY thinks the dutv of 70.
,ortirr ,he acreo "a of stanle crons IN
'och stote m lima I NJ each vsar
ni,h, he imr,ssd unon ,bs autbor;tias
+ ,hs ,rric,,ltural collsoe stations in
ors,lsra a'', ~ ths anna, annron,;,aI.
ions ,hsv rsceive from tbe "', national
r ,s
The report closes with a discussion
ino ioPoio s'''.' WV" "''." '''o"
II tne question OF tne iu.ure Oh 'arms
.nu farming Ill tH' UHlbcu NluleS. 1 He
.verage value of farms by the census