The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1901-12-04

time am uni oil tedChlnS lcuuiIVu
! station Ulcers has bcea materially II
duced.
lie reviews very fully the great d'
vclopmt mt in the work oil farmers
institutes. I'm 1899 over 1000 Farmers
institutes we're held iii this country
attended by over half million iarn
ers. These were held III forlyihre
States and territories. The sccrclar
thinks that there is room Tor muc
useful work by his department III al
of This and Other movements Tor IN
education of Our, farmers IN the Inn
provement of our ag.iCulturr. lie ha
therefore asked foe IL special appropria
tion of SO 900 TO enable the Office o
experiment stations TO enlarge nsWorl
with view TO giving definite ald ah'
encouras emcnt TO farmers institutes
in the different States.
| Attention Is directed 10 the Srowtl
| of irrigation in the humid regions, ano
;iio remmk,,bic TACT Is stated that in
Louisiana more money has been cX
| pended ON pumping rihts in tie past
two years than ia any atid state By
irrigation rec growing in Louisiana
and Texas has raised the price ol
land originally worth 10 to $40 pen
acre to 500 and even 500 per acre.
Referring to the grazing lauds, he
says probably 400 900 900 acres Of the
public domain has 10 agricultural value
except for pastrrayc. IL is at i"Gscnt
an open common, with no laws lnr It's
protection or disposal iIercfcrs TO The
ftcqucnL conflicts oI The farmers under
irrigation with the range stockmcn,
and recommends, as IL remedial and
beneficial moasu q, the leasing of Tho
grazing land in sucn IL way as no to
Interfere wi h the homestcatirr.
In establishing an office Of public
road inquiries, the OBJ CT was 10 pro-
mote this Improvement oi subtle roads
throughout the country. Eirrrts were
first directed TO ascertain ihc condition
OF the roads, the state of public opin.
ion IN regard to thei, improvement,
he ub b,tucicS III the way, and The best
methods To ne Employed in securing
better 10 do-- such has hHcn tnr w'ik
of This Ilico up Ia ihH present For
spreading untpm ,tiuu and awakening
interest, nothing has been ,ound 81
eifrctual rs The Z" object l. 'asOn or
sample roads which, during the past
year, have been buit IN nine States
under The advice and sup, rvl-ion oi
the Office. In building these SAMPLE
roads, machines have been loaned by
manufacturers and carried free by the
railroad companies, while the local
community furnishes matcrlal ard la
bor. During the year, for the better
carrying out of The work ot the office,
The United states was divided into
four divisions, the eastern, middle,
western and southern, each under
special agent.
The highest record previously attain
ed III the export OF agricultural pro-
ducts in lSoS- was surpassed by over
$50, 100000 in the fiscal year OF 1901,
when value OF over So5O,OOO,O00
was reached. Oh the merchandise sent
abroad during the year, 80 per cent.
originated on the farm. or foreign
customers Tor our agricultural products,
the United Kingdom stands first, TAX
mS over 80 per cent. The next most
important markets are all rdod by Ger,
many, France, the Netherlands and
l;clginm IN the order named. The sec
ton of foreign markets has begun the
OF most comprehensive
report ON me character OF our agrlcul-
ltiaI lmpGrtaIions received by the
United Kingdom irom co"iitwes 2abor
l'lan The United States. The imrOr-