Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-12-09
FRUITS OF THE FIELD
SECRETARY WILSON'S ANNUAL
REPORT.
Hc;.d~6f the Department of Asr,cul-
Cure DfssRs.sss Various Subjects with
Which .Ae.Aes. Had.-to Deal In His
OfabiaLCapacity.

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The Secretary of Agriculture. in his an.
n.i9l report, presents some considerations
Irelatimg to the general work of. the depart
aMat- which serve as the basis for special
Recommendations and explain more fully
the estimates already presented for the
ensuing fiscal year.
On the practicability of exporting dairy
products, Secretary Wilson says it is not
commercially profitable to send butter to
Europe just now, as the home demand ut
present absofbs the supply. For, the pur-
pose of obtaining for dnirymeff all the
facts]eFattng to the export IT this article,
the department sent N ageitefweFaris to
ascefIhM- what entt,r2Gelkenf- there
would be to ship butter to Thru 1fNbrt. and
an agentste Hamburg to. astcs{ain the
facts regstfa inyscHstoms duties. -as- well as
pfohibitsdaasA ndf s6ticr difficulties that
might ntststxpdsters Of Sbuttcrsto Ger
maiiSs 1t xraE fodfd that no fifft6T steam
ers. safAixse6:4srsfch ptrtsstdff0tt could
furniihe fsskrFsSfSeof spatt,; IN Shipments
roNIasAot.6t fi;ftH stirring hof Weather.
: WiteHc*eta4iiich6me supply of'fffest but
tor exceeds the home demW1ld 1T can be
profithihy sent to both France and Ger
many. 1.-The American armerisasHSow SELL
ing cheap grains and mill feeds to the
European dairymen. who mtrt us in lIu-
ropcan markets with products made from
raw material furnished by MS. But there
is no reason to believe that there is Il
growing tendency toward the consumption
q grains and mill feeds at HOME and ex-
'IlkgftliIy the products of skill and intclli-
I Ernce: ~ -
Growing Trade in the Fast.
The trade in American farm products in
growing in the China seas, and in order
that markets may be opened up in Japan,
China and other countries of the Pacific
ocean. an agent is now in that region es-
Publishing agencies, to which the depart.
ment will make trial. shipments and gath
er all information possible for tho Amcri-
can producer.
'"Khe' Secretary recommends the eXten-
sion and adoption of. the provisions OF
the law regarding the inspection md GER
tifcatIRe;Qf means and meat products for
export, SO as to make them apply to but
ter ind CHEESE. Tile brands of pure but
Observation-Disclosures cheese" should then
1itasaat4el by United States inspectors to
such products as come up to the required
standard of quality.
This would place the good butter and
cheese of this country in foreign markets
under the Identifying label and guaranty
of the United States Government. The
dairy products of Denmark and Canada,
which are the chief competitors of the
United States in the markets of Great
Britain. bear the inspection certificate and.
guaranty of quality from their respective
governments.
The Secretary enlargcs upon the need
Of nature teaching in the common schools.
He says that there is a growing interest
in education that relates to production,
and all classes of intelligent people favor
it. More knowledge by the farmer of
what he deals with every day would en-
able him to control conditions, produce
more from an acre, and contribute more
to the general welfare.
The Secretary calls attention to the me-
cessity Of his department undertaking an
investigation of the agricultural condi-
tions Of the insular dependencies of the
United States, emphasizing the fact that
the department should az sooMr s.a 1I0ssiSi,
put itself in a position to extend to tn,
producers of these new regions, largel,
dependent for their prosperity upon agri
culture, the benefits which it now admit
teddy confers upon our own farmers. HI,
also advises the careful study Of the in
sect pests and plant diseases in these isl
ands, with a view not only of discovering
preventives or remedies, but of guarding
against their introduction into the United
States.
The report then reviews at length tn,
operations of the several bureaus, divis
ions and Offices of the department., report,
Of some Of which have already been mad.
public. In conclusion, Secretary Wilson
expresses the opinion that d rsXieWsof thi.
work for the past year SAe3S va. hav,
been one of satisfactorily 4qGfffs I'd de
%velopments re- e1sSS
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