Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1896-11-28
srcRETARY MORTON SUBMITS HIS
ANNUAL REPORT.
considers the American Tiller of
the Soil More Fortunate Than
His Foreign Brothers.

nublic, shows that with $zoU,OOO, when
NAV be saved from the appropriations for
the current fiscal year, there will have
heen covered back into the treasury since
March Z 1898. over $2.0OO,O00 out of total
onpropriation of $11, ia, 45545. That this
preat economy was effected without any
loss of efficiency, he attributes in a de-
pree TO the Improvement in the personnel
Of the force under civil service rules,
which he declares 10 be absolutely in
dispensable to the maintenance of eff
Gent administration of the public SER
vice" To complete 1.-The already almost
perfect system of civil service in his de-
partment, the secretary recommends the
appointment of a permanent director IN
charge Of bureaus and scientific inve5ti-
cations The chiefs Of scientific bureaus
and their assistants, he declares, are rot
adequately compensated and strongly
recommends that the salaries Of this class
of employees be increased.
The inspection of animals intended for
food is treated of at length and stress is
laid upon the increased efficiency of the
work, due to the extension of civil service
rules which has been rapid in this ser
vice. The total number of ante-mortam
Inspections of cattle, sheep, calves and
hogs during the year was 3591I479, an in
crease of over 50 per cent over last year.
The total number Of post-mortem inspec-
tons was %, ,S58, an increase of 20 per
cent. The total number of abattoirs I'M
der inspection in 1896 was l02 in 20 2ities
In 1892 there were but 81 in u cities. For
the sake of economy, the exports of MI
croscopically inspected pork to countries
not exacting such inspection have been
greatly discouraged. The total amount
thus inspected was in round number, 49,
100000 pounds, of which 1900, 900 pounds
went to countries requiring inspection.
Clearances were issued to 819 vessels
carrying cattle and sheep. The number
of cattle tagged for export was 1854 and
62,623 inspected sheep were exported. The
percentage of loss in transit was consld-
erably less than ever before.
Mr.. Morton urges strongly that govern
ment inspection should be extended to all
animals intended for human food, Wheth-
er for consumption in the United States
or abroad.
Cattle and Meat Trade.
The cattle and meat trade or Great
Britain is reviewed at length Of live meat
arriving in the United Kingdom during
the first six months of 1885, the United
States supplied rs per cent of the cattle
and 10 per cent of the sheep. The tesa-
mony of the inspectors abroad is that cat
tie arrived in good condition. The Glas-
gov market is especially commended to
American shippers
The report shows a steadily increasing
uemand i'll England for American horses
Durlng the first nine months of the pres
eht year more of these animals We're
shlpped to that country than for any pre-
Nous entire year.
Condition of Farmers.
ReVleWlng the work of the weather bu-
ieau' special stress is laid upon the value
Vi the many timely storm warnings which
nave been issued by the bureau and have
tesuIted IN the protection from loss or
U'ilage of many thousands of dollars
worth Of property, to say nothing of the
many lives saved from impending dangers.
AN increase in the percentage of verif-
o@'ions is quoted. During the year the
pepdFtment issued 376 publications, main
~ Tor gratuitous distribution. The pub
~ WIN mas grown ENORMOUSLY toA
.Ne the past few years, and increased dp-
p'oprlatlons must be provided, but the
SeoFetary declares neither the department
agriculture nor the government itself
"a" continue for the next five years to ir-
lease Its publications for gratuitous d!s-
olulon in the same ratio as for the last
Ivy Ivy years without discussing millions OF
dollars.
ne protests against the intrusion in tie
~ Oh appropriations for the department
.Or the current fiscal year or $S2, 500 for re-
hNtihg horse books and cattle books, TO
- =, gwen away by congress.
me secretary again takes occasion to
p'eSs his opposition to the gratuitous