Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-12-11
REPORT BY WILSON.
WORK or THE AGRICULTURAL
BUREAU REVIEWED.
Departments Head Te1is OF Efforts ixs
Behalf of Farmers Weather Service
Experiments in Treatment OF

Secretary Wilson Of the Agricultural
Department, in his annual report, says
that important extensions of the weather
bureau have been made during the year.
Much stress is laid upon the continued
improvement of the forecast seryica and.
the value Of its warnings. The Secre-
tary points out that Notwithstanding the
great number of craft plying the Gulf OF
Mexico at the time of the Galveston
storm. the warnings were so timely thar
there was no disaster upon the open wat
ers. Successful experiments have been.
made with wireless telegraphy.
During the quarantine season OF 1899
over 1.000, 900 cattle were moved under
the supervision of the bureau from the
district infected with the Southern cattle
tick. In yexas alone over $4,000 cat
tie were inspected for shipment to other
sections.
The sheep industry has suffered greatly
from sheep scab, and much time aud at
tention has been given to securing its com
troll and eradication. Results so far are
encouraging. Over 1,S00,G00 sheep very
inspected, and nearly 62T,000 dipped, cn-
der the supervision OF the inspectors, The
work Of preparing serum for treating hos
cholera and swine plague and expert
ments in treatment Herewith are contin-
ued, with results which are encouraging
Considerable space is given TO. the com
sideration of tuberculosis, the mesk prev
alent and most destructive disease affect
ing mankind and the domesticated am
mals."
Experirental shipments of dairy pro-
ducts are still contiGued and shipments
Of Outer have been exteaded TO Cuba and
Porto Rico. National legislation OF the
subject of food authorizations IS urged as
essential TO supplement the work done
by the several States. Little horse meat
seems to be sold in the United States,
whether undeg its own name or any other.
Secretary Wilson cites the introduction
Of wheats from Russia, Hungary and
Austria, greatly exceeding in yield our
present varieties, and points out that il,
as the result of these introductious, the
wheat yield Of the United States should
be increased by one bushel per acre, this.
would mean $26.000.000 added to the in
come of our farmers.
Warning is given OF the possible danger
of the introduction and dissemination OK
the Belgian hare and the destruction St
prairie dogs has become practical dues-
ton of great interest to the farmers,
The Secretary notes keener and wider
public interest IN forestry. Much copsid-
Grafton is given in the report TO the irri-
cation Investigations, which cover two.
general lines Of investigation.
Under the head of the section OF for
eign markets the report says that the
study of markets abroad with special ref
erence to extending the demands therein.
for the agricultural products of the Unit
ed States has been prosecuted with zeal
and intelligence.
Five years ago our total shipments Of
domestic merchandise TO Asia aud Ocean
lea were valued at $43,000,000, Of which
only 100000 were agricultural lRs
1900 our export trade with the Orient
amounted to $107 100000. of which $780,
100000 worth was farm produce.