The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-01-15

dent Mckinley Inauguration
March last
Secretary Wilson came into.
Office and found that the depart
mont had been practically stand
ing still during the past four
years. il not indeed actually
retrograding ia many respects.
Secretary Morton has been
Jealous ia attempting TO sup
press the free distribution Of
seeds provided for by congress,
and had developed Il mania for
turning back money into the
treasury. Although he reduced
expenses in various ways 10y
simply stopping work which had
been going'On, he continued each
year To make his full estimates
to congress. SO that at the end
OF the year he would have a
large balance OF unused funds TO
turn back into the treasury.
But the farmers Of the country
knew nothing OF his works,
otherAthan TO see him roasted in
the grange and agricultural
papers With the present secre.
tary the case is markedly
different
Long ia advance of the exact
ment OF the Dingley tariff law
fixing the duty on sugar the
DC secretary began invcsti
eating the beet sugar PROPOSE
ton and Immediately commenced
operations looking to the trial
by the turner's IN every part OF
the country of sugar-beet seed,
with view TO having the beets
tested i'm the fall and determin
ing what sections could raise the
beets proiitably from the sugar
standpoint One hundred mil
lion dollars. the secretary said,
was annually seat abroad for
sugar aud there was no reason
why the farmers Of the United
States should not raise that
sugar themselves. Events APP
pear to be amply justifying the
secretarys predictions The
tests of beets from all over the
country show that we have soil
and climate which will grow
superior beets TO any raised IN
the old world. whence we import
our sugar. and enough OF such
soil TO not only p oducc our own
sugar but TO supply half the rest
of the world. The result of the
tests are that beet sugar fac
tories representing millions of
dollars Of capital are going up
i'm various sections, ana next
year will see a practically new
and very considerable crop IN
the raising OF sugar beets
The secretary Immediately put
under way. efforts To secure
new and valuable seeds. ospec
Tally those OF "A nitrogen roduc-
ing character, which would pro
duce a fine quality Of lean meat
for our export trade rather than
the fats which had previously
been called for by fore 5hers.
New seeds when received 10y the
department are Immediately sent
ont 10 the 90 ornamental expert
ment stations in the different
states. and the sections where
they will best thrive are thus
determined before any general
use is recommended La this the
government has great advan-
tagc over any individual for the
testing of seeds, rs it can from a
central point direct experiments
ton including the various Their
NAL lines throughout the entire
country.
Another undertaking which
the secretary was quick TO com
mcnce was the opening and
widening of foreign markets for
our meats and dairy products
Various inquiries were made by
our special agents in England
and elsewhere rs 10 the kind of !
butter desired AID tho style of |
package and the size, and ar
engagements were made with
steamship and refrigerator com
panies 20 carry samples of the
best products OF our dairios, tho
result being that a considerable |
and constantly growing foreign |
market has been developed for
our buffers and chcescs.
The secretary has also direct |
ed Investigations as 70 the OK |
portation Of fine bred horses and /
cattle. He inds a readY market