The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-12-03
To PAY CROP REPORTERS
StatisticIon Hyds's Remedy for Unre-
Liable Governments Report

liable Governments Report.
Washington. Dec. 2.-Tn discussing the
methods OF the agricultural department
in committing it, crop reports. Statisti-
can Hyde, whose annual report was
submitted yesterday. says:
1T would naturally be supposed that
with a force outnumberipg the numcr-
ators Of the federal census five 10 one. a
most complete setting forth Of the agri-
cultural condition OF the country would
at all times be within the power OF the
stetistician. AS a matter OF fact, now
ever, this highly elaborate .y-tem is in
several important respects exceedingly
weak The indefinite multiplication OF
crop reporters whose only compens8 ton
is an occasional bulletin - a few pack
cts Of garden seed. unquestlona5ly
wsakens the sense OF responsibility on
the part OF the individual reporter and
impairs hi. faithful performance OK
dnty'
But unHieliiy a. is the machinery
ployei, the siatisiicisn recommends its
dismemberment only in the event %
provision being made for some sligst
pecuniary acknowledgement Of the ser
vices OF a carefully selected corps .,
correspondents. heated mainly in the
principal Agricultural states so niar6-
81 Is the geographical concentration #
agricultural production in the United
States that q stases produce 9S per cent
% the cotton. % per cent Of tie corn. %
per cent o. the barley. 80 per cent % the
oats and from enisnt-;eDths 20 nine
tenths OF the wheat. rye. buckWheai. to-
bzcco. potatoes and bay p-oiuced IN IN.
entire country. By the 5udicio1s selec-
ton, therefore. in not more than twenty
five states % = corps o. intelligent and
- possible. experiences co-I<sponJents
each OF whom should By paid & Tor eacA
OF nin. reports and 81 Tor eacn OF tS0
reports making $50 per anauTn. ne d.
psrtment would e.taoii.a a system upru
w~ich J. could rely f0E <ile due reporting
o, a. but a very small pay; % the t0tIl
pF9i1ction % the principa IcTops an Il
could safely depend upon Is szlssie4
state eEents Tor Information concern
ing the minor Agricultural ststs.. As n
frr1as- means not only = strengthen
ing snI unifyIag ne statistical work
o. the department bGt slEo g bringing
the department ftss'f Into clozes t0gca
vita TIE agricultural irGefas;s % TIE
country. me .tsiis,ician recommends
the appointment q Eve travelling IN
sps--5-s Tz1c7e duties ssaE - - large
g tent ensiez 1Es = f5ose = r.1g FTenc5
inspector d-aK-lcaifgre. TIE coalitions
% sgca an ministry a. American sZri-
culture. extending from the Fug-Arctic
- tas sIb-troolc. representing capital
% sixteen billion dollars sn3 ecns.ksf-
ing TIE direct source % .gssisse are p.
about - per cent ef the entire p5o1ls-
ION = III COUNTY,. sre IS kz,lsso-
sc0plc in casrscseT fast the department.
x9sit. IN ~ opinion % the stsistic.sn.
6e an4zntiy justified n employing
equipped trsEeiing o<acers ss saxi.isfies
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