The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-11-23
Mr.. MORTONS REPORT
The Fourth Annual Statement Of Tie
Secretary CT Agriculture.
HE PRACTICES ECONOMY
AS to American Meat II Is the
Bost That COOS to the United
Kingdom 90 Much Litera-
ture lstr buted.
iE PRACTICES ECONOMY


Washington, Nov. "a Secretary
Morton, i'm his fourth annual report,
just made public. shows that with $780,
600, which may he saved from the ap-
propriations for the fiscal year, there
will have been covered back into the
treasury since March z, 1898, over
S2.OO0,00O out Of a total appropriation of
SlLlI9, ,f55.i5. That this great economy
was effected without any loss uf ell
cheney he attributes In Il large degree
To the improvement in the personnel OF
the force under civil service rules,
which he declares to be absolutely In
| dispensable 10 The maintenance OF an
economic and efficient administration
Of the public service" To complete
the already almost perfect system Of
| civil service In his department. the
| secretary recommends the appoint
ment of "A permanent director In Chi
Cago of the bureaus % scientific inVes-
tigatious. The chiefs of the scientific
bureaus and their assistants, he de-
clarcs. are not adequately cumpensat-
ed, and strongly recommends that the
salaries OF this class OF employees be
Increased.
The inspection of animals intended
for, food Is treated Cf at length, and
| stress Is laid upon the increased eff
cheney W the work due tu the CNtcu-
sion Of civil service rules, which has
been rapid in this service. The total
| number of antc-mortem inspections of
| cattle, sheep, calves and hogs during
the year was 35.9l1,it9, an Increase over
The previous year of over 80 per cent.
The total number OF pDst-mOrtem in
speCtiuns was %, SOS, an Increase Of
- per cent. The totel number of al
| batOirs under inspection In 1895 WAS l02
in 2S cities. In 1892 there were hat 2s
in II cities. For the sake Of economy
the experts of micruscopicaily inspect
ed pork to countries not exacting such
inspection have been greatly discour-
sgcd. The total amount thus inspected
was, In round numbers, 23,OHO,0OJ
pounds, OF which 9i.J10,000 pounds went
to countries requiring inspection.
CleaTauces were Issued To $40 Ncs-
! sells carrying cattle and sheep. OF cat
! tie there We're tagged for export 3ti,-
$50 and A22. sos inspected sheep were
exported. The percentage Of loss In
| transit was considerably less than ever
| before.
| Mr.. Morton urges strongly that gov
ernment inspection should be eXtended
10 all animals intended for human
| food. whether for consumption in the
] y hil'Al 'AtANb vi hNittihs Aht NtsANAN
and meat trade of Great Britain is re-
viewed Mt length. OF live meats arIiv-
! ing in the United Kingdom during The
first six months of 1896. the United
| States supplied - per cent. of the cat
H. and % per cent. OF the sheep. The
testimony of the department repre-
sentatiyes abroad Is that cattle fICm
the United States arrive In English
ports in excellent condition. The Glas-
gov market is especially commended
to- American shippers.
The report shows a steadily increas-
ing demand in England for American
horses. During the first nine months
Of the present year more Of these ami
mails were shipped 10 that country than
for any previous entire year. RcyicW-
| ing the work of the weather bureau,
special stress IL laid upon the value
| of the many timely storm warnings
which have been issued by the bureau
aud have resulted in the protection
| from loss or damage Of many millions
Of dollars worth of property, to say
nothing of the many lives saved from
| impending dangers.
During The year the department is
sued 3i6 publications. mainly for graf
uitous distribution. The aggregate
number of copies printed was f,56l 700.
| The publication work has grown ennr-
mously during the past few years, and
| Increased appropriations must he pro-
| vidod. hut the secretary declares
| neither the department of agriculture
nor the government itself can continue
for the next FIVE years to Increase its
publications. for gratuitnus distrihu-
tiou In the same ratio as for tie lasi
| five years would he disbursing millions
| 81 dollars. He protests against the In
Of q Hon
| the department for tho current fiscal
year of SS9.JGo for roprinting horse
| books and cattle books to be given
away 10y congress.
The secretary again takes occasion
| To express his opposition To the graf
uituus distribution uf seeds and 10 eN-
| press the hope that the practice VIII
| hc discontinued. The work of the cN-
pertinent stations Is reviewed at SOME
| length. He opposes for the present the
! establishment of an agricultural eX-
pertinent station In .Nlask0, hut rccom-
| neuds an appropriation of $4,000 for
preliminary investigation Of tho asri-
| cultural resources ~ the territory.
The secretary sugg gests some form of
crDnpration between the agricultural
colleges and the civil service commits
| sion with n view To certifying ~ ~
readily persons adapted for employ
nent in tire scientific divisions o. he
| d,rartmcnt. The report concludes
with a co1nprche 1sive report Of a -
view Of the c11dition Of Americln IN
| farmers.
Scventy-twn per cent. of IL farms IN
the United states occupied hy their
| owners ars absolutely free frO8 mort
cages or other membranes. The scc-
rotary refutos the idea PREVAILING th1t
The farms OF the West aad south nv
more heavily hur1ened with 1loctrlE goa
than these of the Fast anl Northwest.
states along the North Ntlalt'". he
saws. are quit. heavily iucnuhF"rd
with farm mortga gcs and New Jcrs ~
carries a debt of this kind greater IN
proportion - Is farm valuation tam
any Ft7te IN the union. The freGl"ut
claim that farmers ave ain :. uuivaT-
| sally in debt desp0aleEt and suTsriGE.
he declares T. he without m. fOur15-
tiCn. ? te.ittlement II se"'"Uiturs nd
an irdiEnitv 10 every int 'i,igAnt, prsc-
ti,al farwpr. The farmers ulr rot
n'rudiCaats nor wards n the govern.
mr-t T. he treated 20 anuGi'iHs. Nut
| t1l4 raTrcs. .ut4tIv,s ~ tn" lit t-. no q
hoa1 ~lbir. wosi al occupations
/ W tr. human ricp Uprn wf..A Hil other
/ voratl1us dcreni flr subsistence ard
pf-71 -.ty.
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p'lR nor uilut, yAe inu MEut pr1a-
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