Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-07-26
rne,. SAM. r.r.n Experiments.

In recent interview on til. work oi
his department. Secretary Wilson said
that one of the principal aims at the
present time j. to enable the r-uric ni
Ill. United States To produce the asri'
cultural products We nTr now puf'
chasing from foreign countries. Dur
Ing the past year We purchased hnlf
~ much agricultural products as We
sold. that j. we sold about Ssit.eItsri
worth. aud purchased Si..0apnn
worth. Thr department II inrcsitrni'
Ing with II view in determining III
wlint sections uf the country sugar
eau best b. produced. thereby iispcn.'
Ing with further Importation Of TINT
commodity. lie thinks that with the
growth or I'll" beet sugar industry. We
viii soon l." able to ignore foreign SUI
enrs altogether. when this time mr.
riv.-. lie believes the NiEar trust VIII
hnv. disappeared. for tile reason that
tn" trust r-iin-s Imported brown sugar
while the American factories VIII Hn.
ish the pruiuci and place II In "D,irr
readiness for sale In the markets.
The secretary places much reliance
In the American ten Industry of the III.
irn,. Northern capital Il becoming In.
i,n~tcd in South Carulinn's tea iicl,l~.
aud. Furthermore. II II being demon.
sirutcd that other southern AMI gulf
states are admirably suited io tea cul.
tuT-. aud efforts ARE now being made
To- interest farmers there In this indus.
try. The plants being distributed arr
imported from China. Ccylun and lap,
mn. The iirst American grown ric"
was of mn Inferior grade. hut recent I'm.
portniinns III Japanese rice gives prom.
i-c OF more successful crops this sea
sUn.
The department Il now busiiy .n.uE.
cd In studying - diversity of Interests
which are TO be promoted In our inSu-
lar possessions. The natives need In
siructiOn Iud cncuurngcincnt. and this
the department proposes to furnish.
For instance. In the Philippines there
II need Of native. grown fodder FOR the
l3.Sln horses and mules now maintain.
Cd there by our military forces. There
Is ample opportunity for growing hay
nnd other fodder. but the natives have
No knowledge along this line. In til"
past the coffee industry in the islands
has been sadly neglected. II Is hoped
III time to revive this industry. put
plantations upon u good working hasi-,
aud extend the growth OF this import.
ant bean to many parts or the several
islands.
The United States annually buys
Sbn.oro.IS worth OF rubber. Invc>ti-
CATION has shown that Porto Rico. lin-
wall aud the Philippines are not only
growing rubber. but that the rubber
plantations or forests. ns they may tc
called. can he greatly extended. AMI In
u short time the entire import 1f rub
her consumed in the United States c:in
bc obtained from these islands. and at
u much less cost than Mt present.
TIL" secretary cnthuscs over the in
PRODUCTION Of macaroni whcais. which
he predicts will thrive In the scmi.nrih
regions. our islands will supply the
spices. ana the southern states Our cot
ton. In u word. Secretary Wilson firm.
ly believes that the United States Is
capable Of producing all the agricultur
nj products 1t now imports from foreign
countries. and that In time. with the
steady development of our many nrri'
cultural industries. our trade with
abroad. that Is. our import trade, will
have disappeared.