The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-11-18
AGRICULTURAL REPORT,
Interesting Information In Secretary
NIorton's Annual REPORT,

AGRICULTURAL REPORT.
Interesting Information IN Secretary
MOrton's Annual Report,
Washington. Nov, l7,-Sccrctary Of
the Agriculture Morton's annual report
to the President is completed andmQkes
a document Of slxty-four printed pages,
A considerable portion Is taken up
with the report OF the bureau OF AMI
NAL Industry,
The number OF animals inspected at
during the year was
lS,57i,9C9. During the preceding year
only l2,0iL056 We're inspected. This
showgj SOL 1913 more this year than last.
The work, therefore, OF inspection At
the ubattoirs durinE the fiscal year
ended June S0,lS9h, was augmented by
50 per cent. During the same year, In
tho stock yards, ante-mortem inspec-
ton was also made of 6,lO2,72l animals,
During the fiscal year 1896, i5,O9i69s
pounds NJ pork We're examined micro
scoptcally and exported, while during
the year 1894 only S5,43i,93I pounds went
abroad, and In 1898 only 2O,6HNl0
pounds OF microscopicnlly examined
pork were exported.
And notwithstnndlrg the ngrarinn
prOtcCtlonists OF Germany, who have
Instituted by unjust Determinations
every possible impeachment to the con-
sumption of pork and leef from the
United States In that empire, 29,6lOilO
pounds OF mlcroscOpically inspected
hams. bacon and ether cured swine
flesh were exported directly to that
country, while France which Is IN
termittcntly discriminating against us.
took g,2O3, 1856 pounds Of the same prod
uct: Denmark. I72,H3; Spain. 400, and
Italy. 5000.
During the year G57,756 cattle were In
spected for the export trade, and in
1894. 74j,2i3
The United States actually exported
during the fiscal year 1885, 34.293 head
but in 1898 they sent out SG3,h2j.
The report continues at some length,
showing the completeness OF the sys-
TEN OF inspection and gOcscNtcnsively
into the subject Of foreign markets for
American meat products. making I'M
portnnt suggestions 10 packers as to
the best method Of curing meat, and
presenting tables showing comparative
prices during the year In various coun-
tries. The secretary says: up TO the
present year the United States and Can
ada have had an unquestioncd monop-
oily in the supply 81 imported live cat
lie to the British people. but now there
is vigorous and growing competition
from Argentina and also incipicnt COM
petition from Australia.
HORSE TRADE WITH ENGLAND.
During the first eight months OF the
year 1893, lO.l77 horses, In the same
period OF 1884,. 1854 horses, and during
the eight months ended August 81.
1896. 29T55 horses from the United
States were landed and sold In Great
Britain. this last hNportation being
valued ut S2.9H. 900.
The average price Of American geld
ings in the English market during the
first eight months % the year 1895 was
Sl5j co. Cieldings from Canada during
the same period OF time averaged Siil
each, while those from Germany dur
ing thesnme months In the English
market averaged only $50 per head.
Concerning dairy products the report
says:
last year Canada and the United
States stood side by side In supplying
the English market with cheese; but
whereas Canada has this year not only
held her own hut made slight gain.
shipments from the United states have
fallen OF ii7,OOO hundrcdweight
American honey stands high in Eng
land, American white sage command
lnG the top price. Several pages OF the
report are devoted to the results uf
seed tests and the production of fod-
der. Under the heading OF fruit In
commerce the report says: "Thc eco
nOmlc value OF apples for export IL
becoming more generally known to the
horticulturists and farmers of the Uni
ted States Each ycnr their cXpOrta-
tiOn to Europe increases In quantity.
quality and value Good winter APP
pies, carefully selected and properly
packed. always meet with favorable
reception and command good prices In
Great Britain and on the continent
During the fiscal year ended June 80.
1896 We shipped SSH barrels VI APP
pies abroad valued at Sl,0j4.3lS"
The secretary strongly condemns the
free distribution Of documents by the
EOvCrnmcnt and recommends that all
publications issued by the department
be furnished TO such citizens only ny
will pny for their net cost and added
postage, and that gratuitoup dlstribu-
tl1n be confined TO public libraries and
benevolent and educational lnRtitu-
lions. with the exception Of such publ
cations ns may be for specific purposes
ana properly termed "cXigcncy" or
"cmcrgonCy" documents.
4 GOOD RECORD.
The farms of the United States aver
aging l37 acres each are valued az more
than ti3, 600 900. 900 These farms number
I,GGA,Gii, ana their average value In the
census OF 1s9Os $1,000.
The farm family. including hired help,
averages six persons. liy their own
inbor, with an additional Investment
upon cach farm Of about 5000 In implu-
mcnta and $500 more In domestic AMI
mails md sundrlcs tmnklng total farm
plant Of N,OOO) those families mndc for
themselves during the year. out ur pro-
ducts Of the onrth n Wholesome and
comfortable living.
The gnmc' farmers have with part Of
their surplus products nlro led all the
urban population Of the United StntcH,
poor ana rich Bllkn. II In probably safe
10 Eny that more thnn i0,G0O.OO0 OF
American citizens not living IN firms
have deem no furnished with all the mo-
cpralilca and luXurlca known ~ pro-
duets Of the varied roll mud climate "
the states ana territories NJ the union.
Durlng ihrilHChl year 1895 ihullnltod
Stnius exported ~ foreign countries ilO.
mrHtiC commodities, merchandise, and
prniuctB nggfrgntlnR In value 7Hl, OOO,
ono. The aggregate value NJ the Hgrl.
cultural products Included In thnt Rum
was ltj32lt,3ii or the total exports
Europe received n valuation NJ 1923,
100000, Or ~ per cent NJ The whole
Thus American agriculture, after
froilnR Itself nnd nll the towns, villages
and cities If the United states, has also
sold In tic outside words markets. more
thnn 100000. 0OOw0rih Of pruduciu.
I3l0pcd with NrRtO,