The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1901-11-29
SHOWS A MARVELLOUS GROWTH.
Secretary Wilson'S Report Dwe1s
Upon Animal Industry.
vast Foreign Market Preserved to
Our PrOdueers-SearIy Two Mil
lion Free Doses OF Antf-BIack
Leg Vaccine Distributed.

Washington, Nov, 26.-The fifth an
nual report Of the secretary of agri-
culture, James Wilson, Is consider
ably larger than in former years, re-
hecting thereby the great growth and
development which has attended this
department during his administra-
ton A large portion of the report
covers the subject of animal indus
try. The grand total of animals and
animal products exported during the
year exceeded S25O,OOO, 900 in value
This vast foreign market is only pre-
served to our producers by the indie
fatigable efforts of the department
and the rigid inspection exercised
through the bureau of animal indus
try. This bureau inspected for ex-
port $4,000 cattle, 228, 900 sheep and
$4,000 horses and mules and nearly
1000 vessels carrying live stock. I'm
ported animals were also inspected to
the number of 342, 900, and, where nee
essary, quarantined. The meat in
spectiOn service involved the inspec-
ton at time of slaughter of nearly
100000 animals. Of the more than
100000 cattle inspected, the con-
demned carcasses were about one
fourth of one per cent; of the $780,
600 sheep, one-tenth of one per cent,
and of 100000 hogs, One-third of
one per cent. In the control of in
digenOus diseases, 100000 inspec-
tons were made and over A, 900 cars
disinfected in the Texas fever service
alone
In the repression of scab in sheep
nearly 100000 animals were inspect
ed, and over 1000, 900 dipped under
the supervision of the department in
spectors. In combating the disease
known as ''bIack Leg the bureau dis
tributed over 100000 doses Of vac
cine, the result being to reduce losses
in affected herds to less than one per
cent, where formerly It was in most
cases about ten per cent. To aid in
detecting tuberculosis in cattle and
CHAMBERS in horses, over $4,000 doses
of tuberculin and 1000 doses of NAL
lein have been supplied.
Great activity has characterized the
introduction of valuable seeds and
plants from abroad, with most salts
" y
In regard TO the congressional seed
distribution, the secretary states that
he has endeavored to meet the wishes
of congress in every way possible
and to secure seeds of as high a
character as can be obtained under
the conditions under which the work
is done. 1t has been arranged to send
out cotton seed, tobacco seed, sOr-
ghum seed and sugar beet seed, and
grasses and forage plants, under the
direct auspices of the department
and not through the contractor.
The secretary devotes a great deal
of space to a discussion of irrigation
Investigations. Attention is also di-
rected to the growth of irrigation.
Referring to the grazing lands, he
says probably 4OO,OOO,OO acres of the
public domain has no agricultural
value except for Pasturage. It is at
present an open common, with no
laws for its protection or disposal
He refers to the frequent conflicts of
the farmers under irrigation with the
range stOckmen, and recommends as
a remedial and beneficial measure the
leasing of the grazing land in such a
way as not to interfere with the
homesteader.
The report concludes with review
of the Development of agriculture and
commerce during the past 20 years,
and of the contributions by the de-
partment OF agriculture to the prog
ress of events and the building up of
domestic and foreign trade.