The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-11-25

Demands or Foreign Markets-An Export
Trade In Horses May Be Built Up, Like
That in American Cattle-Butter For
London Consumption-New Method Of
Seed Observation-Disclosures Science.
WASHINGTON, d. C. (speciaD Tho secre-
tarv OF Agriculture, in his report for the
fiscal year ending June 80 last, draws at
tcntion to the purpose OF tho department
to give wide circulation to everything in
the way Of experience, discovery or inven-
tion that can interest American farmers.
"The department will in future" he says,
"help producers to find markets for surplus
productions, by getting and spreading in
formation concerning them and concerning
what foreign markets require"
As the result OF experiments made in the
raising OF sugar beets, the Secretary says:
"There is abundant encouragement to lead
US to conclude that our country will in O
few years produce what sugar 1t requires.
The department will collect all the facts
regarding the work OF this season and pub
lish them for general distribution. Tho
pioneer work will be pushed energetically
during the next year. The United States
paid $685., 900 900 the last fiscal year for
sugar, hides, fruits, wines, animals, rice,
fax, hemp. cheese. wheat, barley, beans,
eggs, tea, etc, 6,000, 900 for chicory, cas-
tor beans, lavender, liquorice. opium
poppy, sumac. ETC., and S2.000,00 for
bulbs, nearly all Of which could be grown
and prepared for use at home"
The Secretary believes that we may build
up as profitable An export trade in horses
as we have had in cattle, and he expects in
the near future to inform horse breeders in
this country as to the requirements OF for
sign buyers of horses.
An effort is making on tie part OF the de-
partment to distribute seds upon strictly
scientific plan, so that none will be sent to
farmers living in climates not suitable to
their successful propagation. This work
has been placed n charge OF an officer OF
scientific training.
or the results Of experiments in the plac-
ing Of fine American butter on the English
market, the report says: Butter from the
most remote creamery districts Of the Un.-
ted States, when property made, can be so
transported rs to be delivered in prime CON-
| iition to consumers in England or on the
Continent OF Europe fifteen or twenty days
after making. The quality OF selected
American butter Is quite equal to the best
offered in London from any other country,
although our supply, rs awhole, Is not so
uniform in character rs that from some,other
! sources, notably Denmark. The products
, OF the United States and Of Denmark have.
been found to be the only absolutely pure
butter imported Into England, all Others.
including the product Of British colonies,
contain more or less injurious Ingredients,
used as prcservatives."
The Secretary devotes considerable at.
/ tention to the matter Of teaching domestic.
! science to farm women, and expresses the
desire that there may be opportunity for
the undertaking of some definite lines Of
work in this directisn.
The appropriation for meat inspection
has been insufficient, though during the
year all the beef and o great part Of the
pork and other food products exported to
Europe have been examined according to
law. The meat OF animals slaughtered for
Interstate trade has not all been inspected.
try requires" says tho Secretary, 1.-The
use OF an experiment station where q con-
, siderable number OF experimental animals
can be constantly kept" He recommends
that suitable grounds for such q station be
purchased.
The appropriation for the weather ser
vice for the current year Is S8S3, ,772, which
Is S109, ,74S less than the cost Of tho service
IN the fiscal year ending June 80, 1884. The
appropriation for the current year Is de-
clared to be Inadequate to meet the de-
mands Of the people for q material extern
sion Of the benefits of the service. It IL
only with the utmost care, and by requir-
| ing from nine to twelve hours work every
day In the year, including Sundays and
holidays, at a maj jority of our stations, that
the important duties Of the service can be
performed"
One Of the more interesting parts Of the
report Is that devoted to the chemical
study of typical soils.
An investigation Of the disposition which
Is made Of street sweepings and other
refuse Of cities has been undertaken by the
chemical division and will be prosecuted
vigorously during the coming year. The
division has placed itself in communica-
tion with all the cities OF the United States
having population Of 10000 and over. 1t
has also perfected arrangements for OBJ
tanning information In regard to disposition
OF street sweepings and sewage in the
largest cities Of Europe. 1t Is hoped that a
material advantage will accrue from this
investigation, both to the cities, in respect
Of the method Of disposing Of the refuse,
and to the farmers, In respect OF securing
new fertilizing material at low price.
Drowned Horself in q Reservoir.
Tho hodv offbe womap found In fbe raco-