The evening times., 1899-06-06
BEEF SCANplL HURT
MEA7-PAE!G;E!lERS E!G;!l TRADE
Foreign Business Reduced to
Almost Nothing.
Forced Hereafter to Prove the
Purity Of Wares.
Outlook for the Live Cattle Indus
try-A Remarkable New Hybrid
Wheat-Alaskan Experiments.

In the opinion Of Secretary Wilson. o
the Department Of Agriculture, 1t will b
a long time before the American packer
of meats recover from the hue and cry owe
! the beef furnished the army.
After years of unremitting efforts tn,
| packers at last succeeded In introducing
our canned meats to the European trade.
| said Secretary Wilson. There was NJ
country where they could not be found
| and they were in use in most Of the ar
mics. AS soon as the cry went up thai
| these same packers had furnished bat
| beef to the American armies. their sales
went down to nothing. and now they have
all their work to do over again.
1T will be doubly hard this time because
they will not only have to overcome the
original prejudice against American meat
but they will have to prove in almost every
| case, to the satisfaction of the individual
buyer. that the goods offered him are pure
and reliable. They may be able to restore
| their goods to favor, but they will have q
hard time to build up their trade again"
'On the whole. however. the outlook fol
| the trade in meats appears to be very
good. Hitherto we have been almost un-
able to send live cattle to any European
country because Of the restrictions with
which the trade has been surrounded
| Their entry was not forbidden by any
+, country. but, in addition to the state regu-
lations. there have always been so many
petty municipal and departmental regula-
tions that the expectation of cattle To
these countries has not paid. Belgium has
now agreed to admit our cattle under IA
vorable conditions, and several other
! countries are expected to follow its ex-
| ample.
Efforts will be made to have one ex-
m a inn of ha Mt nd
municipal requirements. SO as to do away
with the numerous examinations and the
multiplicity of fees. Germany. we hear, is
taking more favorable view Of our pork
and We expect to have the restrictions
placed upon its Importation revoked to
such an extent as to afford US a good mar
ket there for pork and pork products
report has just been received on the
agricultural experiments in Alaska, con
Quoted under direction Of scientists Of the
Agricultural Department. and a bulletin
will be prepared on this subject. II has
been found that Alaska will produce splen-
did oats, barley. and potatoes, while all
grasses flourish there In profusion. Along
the southern coast and in the valleys es-
peciaIy the Valley Of the Yukon. grass
grows luxuriantlyi to the height of three
or four feet One Of the most perplexing
questions with relation to Alaskan agri-
culture Has peeu tac preservation OF 1000
supply for horses and cattle through the
winter. 1t is believed that silo can be
adapted to use in this country very han
dily and number Of experiments have
been made along this line. The result
has been satisfactory and the details will
be given in the bulletin.
Prof II. j. Bel ber. OF the Division of
Vegetable Physiology, sailed today for Eu-
rope 10 attend a meeting OF hybridists in
London, keId under the auspices OF the
Royal HORTICULTURAL Society. While abroad
Professor Webber will visit the most sue
cessful hybridists of France and England.
In England there has been produced a
variety OF hybrid wheat which is claimed
TO be of immense value. Two brothers
have for years been experimenting with
wheat, intent on producing a harder and
more fruitful variety than any yet known
They claim their efforts have at last been
crowned with success. and that they have
produced variety which will yield twice
as much as any now known. and which
will be much more capable of resisting the
rust. They have endeavored to sell their
process to the British, Australian. and
American Governments. but all thought
the price asked was 100 high.
An agent was sent from the United
States to examine this wheat and reported
the result to be even more wonderful than
he had been led to expect. II this Govern
ment purchases the process. it will do SO
simply TO distribute seed among the farm
ers. Prof. Webber's visit to the owners of
this process will be entirely personal. He
will also inspect the business conducted by
Vilmorin, the great French horticulturist.
who saved the sugar-beet industry to
France by his process of selection