The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-11-25
SECRETARY M0RT0N'S
ANNUAL REPORT.
YEARS WORK REVIEWED.
The outlook for Agriculture Most Prom
ising Americans Able 20 Hoid Their
own In CompetItloa WI the
world-BIg savings Made
In the Agricultural
Department..

-''ff N'fAt ~ WV Wv N~A AAttaA - lANtAAh
ure in his fourth annual report. Just |
made public, shows that with $50 Ja0 |
which may be saved from the appropri-
alton for the current ascal year. there
VIII have been covered back into the
treasury since March :, 1888 over
S',oG0,Oo0 out Of total appropriation
of Sli, l5D, 455.4 10 That the great econ
omy was effected without any loss Of
efficiency he attributes in large de-
gree 10 the improvement in the per
sonnel Of the force under civil service
rules which he declares to be ''abso-
suiely indispensable to the maintenance
Of an economic and efficient admins
tration of the public service.
The inspection OF animals intended
for food Is treated at length. and stress
/, laid upon the increased efficiency OF
the work due to the extension of civil
service rules, which has been very
rapid in this service. The total num-
Der Of ante-mortem inspections of cat
t'e. sheep, calves and hogs during the
year was S5.917,479, an increase over
the previous year of over so per cent
The total number of post-mortem in
spcctions was %. lG4.s5s, an increase OF
25 per cent The total number of abat-
tors under inspection in 1896 was lOa
IN twenty-siN cities: in 1892 there were
but twenty-eight in twelve cities
Clearances were issued 10 sl9 vessels
carrying cattle and sheep. OF cattle
there were tagged for export 1859,
and i9s G01 inspected sheep were ex-
ported The percentage of loss in
trausi, was considerably less than ever
before.
Mir Morton urges strongly mat eovern-
meni inspection should be extended To an
animals intended for human food whether
Tor consumption in the United states or
abroad. The cattle and meat trade of Great
Britain Is reviewed at length OF live meat
arri yinF in the United kingdom during the
hr>t six months of 1896 ths United states
supplied 40 per cent OF the cattle ana - rcr
rent Of the sheep
The report shows a steadily Increasing de-
mand in England for American horses
During the FIRST nine months OF the present
year more OF these animals were shipped to
that country than for any previous entire
year.
Reviewing the work Of the weather bu-
rcau. special stress is laid upon the value Of
tar many timely storm warnings which
have been issued by the bureau, and have
| resulted in the protection from loss or dam
a.e OF many millions of dollars worth Of
property. TO say nothing of the many lives
| saved from impending danger An in
crease IN the percentage OF Vcrihcations Is
| noted.
During the year the department issued
| 37B publications. mainly for gratuitous dis
irihution. The aggregate number of copies ;
| printed was 0,5Gl 700 The publication
| work has grown enormously during the past
| few years. and increased appropri ations
must he provided, but the secretary declares
neither the department OF agriculture nor
| the government itself can continue for the
next i've years TO increase IT'S publications
for gratuitous distribution IN the same ratio
as fur the last five years without disbursing
millions of dollars lie protests against the
iutresion IN the act of appropriation for the
department tor the current nscal year of
| gh2 10n Tor rcprinting horse books and
cattle books 10 be given away by Congress.
sim Opposed to Free seeds.
The secretary again takes occasion to ex-
press iss opposition To the gratnitous distri-
bation oi seeds and To- express the hope that
the practice Will be discontinued.
Scventy-two per cent Of the farms in
| she rnitcd states, occupied hy their owners.
ave ahsolutry tree from mortgages or
other icumbrances The Secretary re-
fute the Idea prevailing that the farms
uf thr West ana South are more heavily
/ bsrdened win mortgages than those OF
| IA East and Northeast states along the
| Nmth Atlantic. he says. are quite heavily
| mcuinbrred with farm mortgages aud New
Jersey carries a debt OF this kind greater r ia
| pr frortion TO 10. farm valuations than any
| - Ace in the union. The frequent claim IA at
| tn~ farmers are almost universally In debt
de.pundent and suffering. he declares to be
| without any foundation, belittlement OF
agriculture. ana an indigntv to every In
HI.N mp u IA IA
| a e. not rndicants, nor wards of the gov
crnmctt to bt treated to annuities but the
| representatives. OF the Oldest, most honor
lhit. most essential occupation OF fhe human
| -art npoa which an other yocatlons depend
| lur subsistence ana prosperity
During he fiscal year lust ended the ex-
por.rd products of American farms aggre-
ral. "a s31OOOO0o0. an increase OF az 200. =
600 over the preceding year IN spite OF this
th ,e MAS falling on in the percentsge OF
tricmtural products exported 10 the total
! en sorts hut this was due To the unprece-
dci -cd sale abroad OF American manufac-
tUrsd goods The largest market for our
pra ucts Is admitted 10 be the home market
| bui Tie export trade is the regula Tor. the
! 4lance wheel, Tor domestic trade, II fol-
sws that the interest OF the manufacturer
well - OF me farmer. Is found IN the
,iaAt rapid passslblr increase ot the export
farm products
ASKS Same General Questions.
Secretary Morton ask "a 4 nation which
.ise thc Iniiyd states possesses thr great
rsi iontr ana facilities for producing anC
manufacturing thing, Which the world de
maLds a. not destined 10 monOpoiize III,
markets uf the globe. with the most favor
able conditions iOr varied aRd successful II
rlculture ana the lghtest burden OF ma
iionai taNetlon. what country he asks car
compete with this la developing tue hes
results ot human toll with minimum o
effort with the wonderful labor-sayinl
conlrisanccs applied 10 nearly every avenu
OF production, the wages paid ia the Unite,
states. ia the production OF wheat and COT
ton. for iDstance. are 90 10 loo per cen
higher thaa ln the countries with which VI
compete. 80 the wages paid in manufacture
from metals are from IS 10 100 per cen
higher than the wages paid workers "a IA
same industries by other nations
Under the foregoing conditions abOu
l,7OoOOO iaborers OF the American farm
are constantly employed ia developing agri
cuhural products fOr expectation.
Al the same ume With rapidly increas
ing export OF manufactured articles frOr
the united States. the number Of laborer
; engaged IN mechanical eccupatons. VII