New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-15
DISTRIBUTION OF SEEDS.
A NEW SYSTEM DETERMINED oN 81
SECRETARY WILSON

or .cp1crrT1rRAL INDUSTRIES
TEREsr IN SUGAR BEET CULT "'
TeY TELEGRAPH THE rRTpuNEI
,,,.,o. March IA question that has been
,roouen,,y asked by members OF Congress s.uo.
i'' ,,,.,.,,,or came into power Is: What
..,,., uu, tho Agricultural Department '"e
.o,,ord tho distribution OF seeds al inc
mon,.s cos,7.' As everybody knows. TINS a"
NJ seed distribution has been vexea one -"
last four yeara Secretary Morton p'''ei,' ""u so
sis,ently opposed appropriations lo' W." 49,, :,
md even refused to carry out the u''' ~,
saods ~ the farmers OF the country authorized w
the Agricultural Appropriation ACT .,,on %
20 get our seeds?" is the anxious interroe"0o" ~
- r,ar,lers Of Congress from asricu'ui"'
So. 10 ithaca queries Secretary wilson mas III
variably responded; ,r, and
Yes but 1t will be under dinereh' s'' 49,,
one which will. hope. develop new resou'.es "1
a greater divershcation OF agricultural ''o"'N
and agricultural products. ..
Secretary Wilson is bringing TO the management
~ the Agricultural Department happy c'mp,na-
49,, =. ,r.o,,caI experience as a farmer. scien-
&c, and Congressman His long years OF prdcu'
%, farm life were followed by experience IN III
cress and since that time by sciehunc s'u"' So
practical experimentation as director u ~ .a. IA
Exnerment Station Of Iowa In the Wv -, =,
has been In charge Of the Department Il"
,,. IN diversity and increase the producuo" y. ~
o. 49,, % add largely 10 the value OF ia''h
products. 49,, % tho Es-
~ Wilson'S experience as the head OF 'he IA
orir,or, station OF his own State, where he Io"F
practical experience a farmer WIN ,,.,..o,
scientific observation and knowledge % 's. 81
,ro,uc,s has resulted in marked improNe =,
the value and diversihcation oi ialni p,,,,,sI -
lou, and nlans which he has already o"'i'' -,
oF
- ,ba, This intelligent system Is 10 De spp'i "
tho entire agricultural system OF the th'e1
Corn which in his own State brings ho' "' 49,,
N ~ Il cents per bushel for marketing t. :" %
o,,nion worth several times that II p'ope''s "
na ne has already put on foot plans f'f tiie III
vesteation OF the experiments made III "''9 i' -,
,o,s states especialy with reference 10 the u'h'-
z,t,on NJ corn and other farm products for ieeu"s
sheep . ,,n,,,. tho
Tho nAw Secretary Is also preparing 10 supply '"e
farmers OF the country with the class ol pans
which have proved exceptionally valuable IN o'ne'
narts OF the world. The people OF the "o'''' W..
wilson finds. are now demanding nitrogenous ioods.
and M, recurring such quantities Of the class OF 1000
attained from the fat-produclng grains winch nave
sen. American lard all over the world Du' lol ""c'
the demand has OF late somewhat fallen on IN
other words fats less in demand, anu the nitro
eenous products. which furnish juicy chops ana cu'
let's and palatable strength producing steaks are
now more sought after Legumnous plants. which
are deep-rooted and rich in nitrogen; japanese
beans field peas and pod-bearing plants generally
are found 10 he valuable where they nave neeh
tested this and other countries, and 40 the farm
ers Of the country this year will find their seed
packages OF entirely different character from
those they have been accustomed 10 receive
In the experiments made In Iowa during the last
few years all the world has been ransacked for
varieties Of nitrogen producing plants TO supply the
demand which the order OF things in the con-
sumption OF animal food has created. Field peas
from Canada. Japanese beans and cover from the
Orient a peculiar class Of pod-bearing plants from
the South. and other products Of various portions
Of Europe have al been brought into requisition in
the experiments made by Mr.. Wilson in Iowa. and
so successfully that ne Is preparing 10 Apply 'he
same methods 10 such other sections OF the country
az are likely to find them beneficial In the expert
men,s made in certain Of the agrcul,nfa. & b
especially those OF Iowa. IL has been ioIhu wa. -
a comhination Of these deep-rooted plants u u
shall give. from the opening OF tne ssas TODD
snow falls a constant supply OF niroseneorS 10
for animals which adds very aYnec;stion Of APP
nving this system the great stock1 pFoiuc.nss
area with such notifications as sou naw Secretary
~ Agriculture VII surprise the farmers OF me ana =,
when they open the seed packages winch 'he' are "
receive under this Administration. 90 ha,a many
Nr Wilson has found in his WORK as ma M!
o,Sars Who have had occasion 10 study the IT. -
of the farming community INA, no oye han that
crosses the farmers Of the couh'S n.y. ar.b IA the
~ ~ .soeiav the demand for sugar beet seeus anu
for an opportunity for experiment III sus nj
production has been very gTea Where many Of the
farmers believe that II Is pFac''oH0' ~
sugar Pc, and business men stand ready 70 IN
80 lac sums OF money in bee-sugaI ta0 r,.se
nroyIied /; is found that the pet1s sS Wtth
80 In view Secretary Wilson mas arians s ~
trihute beet seeds 10 every Couh'! Az ~ ura -
succeed Contracts have already neen fns1g f mar
large quantity Of seeds OF the p.st -, oil hsyn
bees and the work OF dstrion',ns srner,ment STA
,'ons ~ the various States and thence oe 81, sel,.
to each county. with instructions 70 mo exnerIment
IL 20 en-. ,ba sac for analysis. Instead 81 dis
conraeing Inc farmers Of this country IN tle am
hI,ions 70 produce the sugar for whlcn huicie ~
ilIn1 1o,ia~s Is now annually sent abroad as
seems 20 have been the case uhier IN to, "a
mnstration. every encour w." ~ f,nds bv
he.e desiring 10 cooperate with the farmers III me
production OF the sugar supply 81 the my" On ~, an
,nou,,v from which ne hopes and expects materially
70 increase the market abroad for the GARY
OF the United Safes He Is impressed with me De,
ie, ina, the United S-tes might furnish 10 England
and Other parts OF Europe dairy products when tney
now draw from other paris OF the world ana ina,
tastes and demands Of these markets The FORM OF
package the method Of gsPa.s2n anh ana In
themselves bu; which finally determine tne see
lions OF almost any class Of articles are aeh AZ NJ
Wilson during the days OF his occupancy OF the
Department Of Agriculture ,..- ,.,,,u.o, ss.-..,.,
work h,g 81 HI. p ne rfT Gays SPEAK m
ne highest terms OF the plans and methods in
PRODUCED by him. through which he = as ihey nope
and believe. about 70 open 10 me az ~ 90
them increased earnings.
SERTiNT BADLY BURNED.
lane Goean. thirty years old servant OF No l.