Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-12-03
On THE FARM.
Annual Report OF the Secretary
Of Agriculture.
Affairs Managed with Mach Economy
Cur Foreign Trade In Meat merioa
Des tined TO Honopolize the Mar
kefs OF the Globe.

Washington. nov. % In his fourth annu-
| al report the secretary OF agriculture shows
| that with the $4,000 thar may he saved
/ Il ON the apprOI riatiDns FOR the current is-
cal year. there VIII nave been covered back
| into the treasury since March T. 1885. over
/ $20V0.yVV That Tins great economy was
/ effected without any less OF efficiency ne at
tributes IN large degree TO the improve
I ment ~ the personnel Of the force under the
/ civil service rules.
Our Foreign -rade in S.eat.
] The inspection az animals Intended for
/ food - treated al length MF. Morton urges
/ that the government Inspection should be
extended 10 ali animals intended sor human
/ food. whether for cOEsumption in the
Chited states Or abroad, but he maintains
| mat the Cost u this Inspection should be
pad by tue Fuckers The Total .sonsural,-
/ don Of meat IN Great Ecitaln for The year
vas l,O0U.g01 tons Is per cent OF which was
Produced al home. the remaining % per
cent being produced ahrcau OF the live
meat arriving N Great britain during the
first haH OF the year of is56. the Uaited
states supplied IS per cent OF the cattle
ana ~ Per cent. of the sileep. I'he testi-
uouy Of the department representatives,
abroad Is that cattle from the CnsteG States
arrive ~ English ports IN excellent coudi-
/ ton. The Glasgow market Is especially
! commended 10 American shippers, as in
that city cattle from the United states com
pete with the very highest qualities Of
British animals
Shipment of Horses Abroad.
The shipment OF American horses 10 Eng
land is steadily Increasing. In 1898 Great
Britain took 1888 American horses. nearly
2S,g10 IN 1888 and 1900 In 1885, bur during the
ilrst nine months OF 1886 more American
horses were shipped into England than in
arg previous II months
Opposed to Free seed Distribution.
The seed distributed gratuitously oy the
q. 4.
weighed 20 tons ana occupied 81 mail ears
in transit. The cost of carrying them
through the mails was over $40, 600 Enous h
seed was sent out gratitousiy to plant il5
square miles Of garden. EX-eongressmcn
received enough 10 plant lG5l2 acres. For
the current year at present prices the
amount required by congress TO be ex-
pended in the purchase OF seed will make
each congrcssman's quota double what
II was last year. The secretary regrets this
unnecessary and wasteful expenditure of
public money and hopes congress may in
good time put a stop thereto
Competition of Farr>Srs.
Referring TO the stress of competition
which the American farmer is compelled to
endure, Mr.. Morton calls attention to near
Iy 100000 farms of 50 acres each given
away by the government under the home |
tead act of 1866 during the past 80 years, and !
TO the amount donated under the timber
culture law equivalent 10 over $4,000 more
farms of the same size. 1t was impossible
he says. tor farmers in the old states to /
probably sell their products in competition
with those OF the newer states. grown upon /
lands which cost their owners nothing
Farm Mortgages.
Secretary Morton refutes the idea pre- {
vailing that the farms of the west and I
south are more heavily burdcned with /
mortgages than those of the east and I
northeast States along the north Allan
tic he says. are quite heavily incumbered I
with farm mortgages. and New Jersey car /
ries deUt of this kind greater in proper I
ton 10 is farm valuations than any state /
In the Union.
Refprriae to the impression that greater /
re les ~ 4uterest are charged for money 4
lonned upon farms than that loaned on +
otter Aihds of real estate, Secretary Nor
toIf states that the rate of interest charged /
upon mortgages on residential property
other than farms averages eighty hum
dredths OF one per cent less than the rate of
interest charged upon farm loans. In II
states tho average rate charged upon the
latter is less than that demanded for loans 4
upon other residential property. In two
states the rates are the same upon urban
and rural real estate. In Pennsylvania,
Maryland, Virginia, Kentucky, Wisconsin.
Kansas, Iowa. Texas and Alabama the
rates OF interest are less for money secured
by mortgages than tor money secured by
other realty. In tive states, including KAN
sas the difference in favor Of the farmer
IS from one fourth to one-half OF one per
If a western farmer pays a higher interest
than the eastern so does the western mer-
chant. common carrier or manufacturer
Exports of Farm Products.
During the fiscal year just ended the ex-
ported products OF American farms ag-
Gregated 500. O0O.00O. an increase OF 11.00U,-
600 over the preceding year IN spite Of this,
there falling off in the percentage of
agricultural products exported to the total
exports, but this was due to the unprece- |
dented sale abroad OF American manufac-
tured goods The principal market for
American products is found in the united
kingdom OF Great Britain Ind her col
onies.. These English speaking people
bought SIS per cent of exports from the
United States during the fiscal year 1896
Together with Germany. France. HOLLAND
and Belgium, they purchased >l.5 per cent.
OF our entire output. leaving ISL per cent. |
Tor the rest of the world.
Can Monopoize the Worlds Markets.
Secretary Morton asks il a nation which,
like the United States. possesses the great
est power and facilities for producing and
manufacturing things which the world de-
nands, IS not destined 10 monopolize the /
markets of the globe. With the most ia
Vorable conditions for varied and success
fui agriculture and the lShtest burden OF
national taxation, what country. he asks,
can compete With this in developing the
best resources OF human toll with a mini
mum OF human effort With our wonderful
lahor-saVing Contrivanees applied to nearly /
every avenue OF production, the wages paid L
in the United states. IN the production OF /
wheat and cotton for instance, are so to 100 !
per cent higher than IN countries with /
which we compete 50 the wages paid in /
manufactures from metal are from IS to \
100 per cent. higher than the wages paid /
workers in the same Industries by other /
nations And in this contest for feeding /
ard furnishing neutrality-suspicious. |
the fierce competition which il meets all |
over the globe-American agriculture. man- /
NfactQrC and commerce are steadily gain I
ing more trade ana thus furnishing an en-
larged wage fund on gold basis OUT Of /
which some millions Of American labor
ers and skilled artisans draw their yearly |
their families largely depend for employ
mcnt and comfort
Work Of the Weather Bureau.
Prot Willis L. Moore. chief 81 tAss wealth. /