The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-02

growing interest in EDUCATION that re-
lates TO production and all classes OF
intelligent people favor it. More
! knowledge by the farmer of what he
deals with every day would enable him
/ to control conditions produce more
! from an acre and contribute more to
! general welfare.
The report says that while there is
no university where young farmers
may pursue postgraduate studies in
! all the sciences relating to production,
the scientific division of the department
of agriculture to some extent can
| provide post graduate facilities. The
opening of the laboratories to post
graduate work would provide an elig
lille list to fill vacancies as they occur,
supply temporary agents and also fur
nish scientific assistants in state in
stitutions.
The distribution of young plants to
] various parts of the country reached
n total for the year of 1870, 900, including
/ bulbs This experimental garden work
/ is expected to result in material gen
eral benefit
The report announces that the bureau
of animal industry has perfected d dip
which takes the fever ticks from cat
/ tie, so they can be moved north at any
| season; that it has continued expert
ments with anti toXine serum to pre-
z
/ recommended that the serum manufac
ture should be continued under gov
| eecnment control, at least for some
years TO come.
The results from the black leg vaccine
! indicate the percentage Of loss in herds
has been reduced from 10 to 20 per
cent to less than l per cent The report
states that timely information has been
gained of foreign markets, under the di-
rection of Chief Hitchcock. and our
/ knowledge of the islands of the Carib-
( bean and China seas has been largely
4 increased. Our foreign trade in agri-
cultural products is over two-thirds of
our domestic exports. and is steadily
/ growing, while the production of field
products introduced from foreign coun-
tries is rapidly increasing, causing
| corresponding decrease in agricultural
| import.
| G, = work has been done in hydribiz-
! ing the orange and other citrus plants
and in the crossing of pineapples, in
I creasing the size and vigOr and greatly
improving the flavor.
| Observation and forecast weather
/ stations have been extended around the
! Caribbean sea and increased through
| the interior of this country. The nat
ural life zones of the United States are
| being surveyed and the areas best
adapted to various crops determined.
| Four scientific explorers of the depart
ment are abroad getting seeds and
plants in Russia, the Mediterranean
| region. the China sea and South Amer
! lea. Strenuous efforts are being made
! to perfect crop statistics. The interior
of Alaska will be explored next summer
to learn its capacity to support popula-
| ton. while coastal resources already
! have been determined. Steel rails are
stated to be the coming material for
good roads where hard rock is not con-
venient
to dry regions are now being introduced
and better methods of handling first
lands in public and private ownership
are being adopted.
The report also refers to the value
and popularity of the official farmers
bulletins and to soil and tobacco re-
| searches.