Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-12-31
Secretary Wilson Says Cattle
and Other Diseases Will be
Eradicated
PROSPERITY OF THE FARMERS
Profits Are Constantly Added on Lands
Now Given Over to Agriculture, by
introduction of New Varieties of
Grain--Introductio of Russian MAC
roni Wheat Triumph.

! Washington, D. c., Dec. S1.-"We will
soon eradicate all diseases in cattle
lsaid Secretary Wilson today. Within
a short time the scab disease in sheep
will disappear, as will the black leg
which affects calves, and tuberculosis
in cattle will decrease from time to
time thru the efforts of the agricultural
department.
/ Already our cattle are the healthfest
/ in the world, and we soon will be able
to excel our own record. For years
1--WE have been working on these lines
and have accomplished much good.
which has resulted beneficially from e.
| financial standpoint to our farmers,
who are more prosperous now than
| ever before in the history of this
country.
| Many of the western farmers have
more money than they need in the con-
duct of their business and are invest.
| ing it in various ways. Some of them
are purchasing stocks and bonds and
banks, while others are buying cheap
land in British Columbia.
Prosperity is widespread and the
farmers are receiving high prices for
their product. do not see any sign
of a break in our phenomenal record of
prosperity SO far as the farmer is con-
cerned, or in any other direction as long
as the republicans are continued in
power.
Il remember the plight of the farm
ers during President Cleyelands adj
ministration. We could soon return
to those. conditions with another dem
ocratic administration. II the farmers
grow tired of prosperity they can bring
about a change by re-electing Mr..
Cleveland, and he will fix it for them.
Farming operations of today are
conducted under vastly different con-
ditions," continued Secretary Wilson.
than were those of a few years ago.
Scientific methods are employed new
in farming operations, and every day
the farmers are being taught the res
suits of the experiments of this de-
partment. They are now in closer touch
with the markets of the world than
ever before. This is caused by the es-
Establishment of the rural free delivery
system, which, in many respects, puts
the farmer on the same footing with
the city merchant by giving the former
the daily newspapers containing the
.7siIrKsr rapurEa WITH nrutt -fTrfrt+rrs
which enable him to transact business
promptly.
I'VE are searching the world for
plants which will be beneficial to the
farmers and the people, and as fast as
our Investigations are completed we
give the results to the farmers, which
enables them to diversity their crops
1.-THE influence OF our educational
work is extending thru cooperation
with the scientists of the experiment
stations of the states and territories.
We are helping the people in many To- ]
calities to an intelligent knowledge of
their soils and of the most profitable
use to which particular lands may be
devoted.
tAs result of this service the farms
best adapted to particular fruits, grains.
grasses and other crops are being dis
covered as certainly as any other UNI
known thing is brought to human
knowledge for the first time.
Eve nave succeeded in crossing the
sea island cotton with the product of
India continued Secretary Wilson,
"and have produced in this country as a
result of experiment an excellent quail
ity of cotton. Each succeeding crop
seems better than the previous one.
zone of our greatest triumphs was
the Introduction of Russian macaroni
wheat into the United States. About |
100000 bushels were harvested dur
ing the present season and the demand |
can not be supplied. This wheat yields I
from one-third to one-half more than
the other standard wheats in the same /
locality turnout the great plains re-
gion.
@The Introduction of this variety ex-
tends the wheat area much farther
westward over districts of great extent,
where it was not considered possible to
grow wheat before, owing to the light T
rainfalls.
IAN agent of the department lately
discovered that the Infection of bitter
rot, which Is the worst disease the APP
pie grower has to contend with, spreads
from diseased cankerspots on the limbs
of the trees. This discovery will enabled;
US to control the disease more thor-
oughly if not prevent 1t entirely. 1t
will result in the saving of millions of
dollars to the farmer.
1--WE also have been able to cope sue
with pear blight. and / could
say the same Of many other drawbacks
which the farmers encounter.
"All these discoveries make 1t easier
FOR the farmer to succeed. New fields
will be entered by the department and
Ill the knowledge and experience ac-
luired by It's experts will be impaired
% the men who will put 1t to practical
use and thus make crops of every kind
more certain than ever before"
ANOTHER ALASKAN ROW.
Delegation Urges President to Fire"
iIn;ied G+ates Marshal