The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-12-08
WILSON REPORTS.
rhe Secretary OF AgricuIture Makes
uecomme n dalton for Improving
His Department.

washington, Nov. 3o-The annual report
of Secretary Wilson, of the agricultural de-
partment, begins with complimentary
reference to the work of his predecessors
which has brought the department to It's
present state of efficiency, The secretary
believes appropriations for the department.
should be regarded as an investment for
the reason that they make direct returns
therefor by adding to the wealth OF the
country. Is
Important extensions Of the weather bu-
reau have been made during the year.
Much stress is laid upon the continued Inn
provement of the forecast service ana inc
value Of It's warnings. The secretary points
out that Notwithstanding the great num-
Der OF craft plying the Gulf Of Mexico at
the time of the Galveston storm. the warn
ings were so timely that there was no dis
aster upon the open waters. Successfui ex-
periments have been made with wireless
telegraphy. t-'e'
During the quarantine season of 1893 over
| a million cattle were moved under the
supervision of the bureau from the district
| injected with the southern cattle tick In
Texas alone over 357, 900 cattle were In
spected for shipment TO other sections. me
| sheep industry has suffered greatly from
sheep scab, and much time and attention
have been given to securing It's controi anu
eradication. Results so far are encour-
| aging. ard the secretary believes that a
few more years of earnest work VIII Ell
| fecsually eradicate the disease. over l,SOo'-
0LO sheep were inspected and nearly 62i,OV
dipped under the supervision OF the IN
srectors.
Natiohai lesisaion OH sne y,,,, -
1000 auuiteraiohs Is urseu ae 20 ,
supplement the work done by the several
states. Elaborate work in the investigation
of food adulteraton has been continued.
very nttie morse meat seems 10 pe soiu ia
the United states, Whether uHoer ps o"h
name or any other hasae'
Secretary Wilson cites the introduction OF
wheats from Russia, Hungary and Austria.
greatly exceeding In yield our present va.
rieties, and points out that II, as the result
of these introductions, the wheat yield or
tie United States should be increased by
but one bushel per acre, this would mean
at the farm price for wheat in 1899 an al
dition of SIG. 900 600 to the income OF our
farmers.
The secretary notes n keener and wider
public interest in forestry. The total re-
quests for working plans for forest pre-
serves at the close Of the year exceeded 50.-
000, 900 acres, of which $500, 600 were private
land Tree planting plans were made for So
applicants.
There Is much inquiry In all sections re-
garding better roads and better methods
OF building them. and much work has been
done in the past year In building expert
mental ROADS.
Much consideration is given in the report
to the irrigation Investigations which cover
especially two general lines of investiga-
ton. namely, the study of the laws and
institutions relating to irrigation in diff
ferent regions, and. secondly, the deter
mination of the actual use made of irriga-
ton waters. Eight typical streams In diff
ferent parts OF California have been THOR
oughly studied with reference to the con-
oiuons under whlch the water ior irrigation
is owned, distributed ana useo. similar IN
vestigations on smaller scale nave peen
made In Juan Colorauo ana ELSEWHERE IN