The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-20
AaRIcuLTURAL EXPERIMENTS.
The National Department More Ac-
 tive Than Formerly.

tive Than Formerly.
 washington Special to Chicago Trib-
 une.
 During the coming year the Agricul- tural Department will do great deal of work which has for tis purpose the establishment of new industries, or rather the extension of those which are now in the infant stages. Secretary
 Wilson today approved the plans which have been mapped out, and which when executed will show a permanent result in the experiments of the department. These contemplate the production of cereals from which macaroni can be made and encouraging the establish ment of factories at which this product will be produced. Other work done by the department will be with view to expanding the rice industry, andI fos- tering the date palm. and the prdduc- tion of tea. Practical tests of great benefit to the cotton industry will be made, as well as to induce the pro= duction of bulbs such as hyacintha and tulips, most Of which arc now import ed. The encouragement of tree plant ing of all varieties, including those which produce nuts will be sought af- ter. At the present time 900 pounds of macaroni Is imported into this country. Seeds of macaronf wheat have been planted and within short time a crop of wheat from which mac aroni is made will be harvested. A fac tory has already been established which will handle 100000 bushels of this wheat. There are prospects of other factories being established, and with the encouragement this industry re- ceives at the hands of the department 1t will be but a short time, it is be- lieved, when enough domestic Inaca- roni will be put on the market to sup ply the demand.
 Millions of pounds of rice are im- ported every year. and unless Secre- fary Wilson and Professor Galloway, who has direct charge of this work, are greatly mistaken. within a com paratively short time enough rice will be produced in the south to supply the home demand, together with a large surplus which they believe will find a market abroad. The best quality of rice that can be found will be em- pseyed in building up this industry. An expert of the department will be sent to the South where he will superin- tend the experiments in rice growing, win follow up the new industry in such way success is bound to attend the efforts of the department, as it has been demonstrated the South has ample facilities for growing more of this pro- duct than the people of this country can possibly use. The same plan will be employed in regard to cotton. This work will be done with a view to. inn proving the grade of cotton grown in this country as well as to extend the area in which the plant grows.
 Cotton of a special value has been selected for the purposes of these tests, and 1t will be planted in such quanti- af fn avlNy ha VNlo trial. Date palms and tea as well as hyacinths are now being grown in the country to a limited extent. The tea industry of the South is in such shape now that little more aid from the Az ricultural Department is necessary. Practically all the hyacinths and other flowers produced from a bulb have been imported from Holland, but re- gently it was demonstrated that these plants could be produced profitably in California. Extensive experiments will De made there during the coming year.
 Eongressmen who have experienced great difficulty on account of the small number of seeds allotted to them will probably be glad to know their allow ance this year will be practically dou- ble that received previously. In addi- fIon to doubling the allotment of seeds, each Congressman will have fifty trees at his disposal. They will be of dif- ferent varieties. selected particularly with Q view to suiting the climate in which they will be grown. Many of these will be nut trees. such as oceans and other varieties which will grow in this country. Secretary Wilson deter mined to distribute trees with hope of implanting a love of trees in the breasts of the people by melting them fo follow the example set by the De- partment as we'll as to have perma- nent showing for the money expended. Tn addition to the trees distributed. Ss. 300 ,3s4 packets of seeds will be dis tributed. Each Congressman will have at his diBpossl lA.OOo pAckages of veg