Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-03
Insist upon DR.. PETTlNCILL'S
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from $147,000,000 to 1852, 600. OOO-55O
per cent. The exports of farm prod
ucts for the closing decade of the last
century were more than $1,000 900
and for 1908 more than $S7s. OOo. 900 an
amount second only to that of 1901.
Although the consumption OF cotton
in this country is greater than that of
any other country in the world. vet in
addition to supplying the home market
The South exported last year more than
3,300,0o000O pounds of cotton worth
$317 COO, 900.
VI grain and grain products the ex-
port exceeded in value 1921 900, 900 and
in the supply of animals. meats and
meat products the value of exporta-
ton was $21 900. 900.
Discussing the balance of trade. the
Secretary shows that the favorable
balance to the credit of this country il
due entirely to the farmers. The bal
ance of trade in favor of farm products
during the last fourteen years no y,,y.
excepted, aggregated $4,S06. 900, 900. IN
products other than those of the farm
during the same period. the balance of
trade wass adverse to this country TO
the extent of $685., 100000. Our farm
ers not only cancelled this immense,
obligation, but placed $3,9i000o 900 10
the credit of the nation when the books
of international exchange were bal
anced. He, concludes that 1t is the
farmers who have paid the foreign
bOndholders"
In the introduction of new seeds and
plants from abroad much attention has
been given to grains. New wheats from
the northwest, new oats, new milIet;
ana other crops have been pushed.
Ehe work on durum or macaroni
wheats has been highly success
lul. Inc value Of these wheats
IN the. dryer portions of the Great
Plalns has been fully established.
sG i.acaroni wheats should not be grown
where Tthe rainfall is sufficient for the
varieties of spring and winter wheats.
SNot Tess than twenty mills known 10
lne department are now handling this
Eheat.s Experiment has shown that a
line. quality of bread is made from
macarori flour.
Extensive field tests have determined
tth IL of the nitrosen-fixng bacteria
III ie2nmInoiis crops; good stands of
eioVer alfalfa, and other crops have been
secured on soils where without these bac-
leria these crops were a failure AS a
result OF these experiments, the depart
inert rs prepared to furnish a reasonable
quantity of organisms for the prinelpal
lesuminous crops, and patents have bear
applied for covering the proce IS 1,sefl IN y
for sbe 10 n,t MAKE them securely as:tils.
secretary Wilson reports a saffsra NJ ;Safa9,
Us ueEyelopment of the beet sugar ff1a,S,uf
"a a y ear 40 49, 9 tens nao Of sugar were and
The growins Of seed IL fagRised q? st to9~
eiude so that th quality is ased He
tablished. ys3 "e'' -
xIa Secretary reports detail the
view to a1f Of c ~itn
made shshy With '9' the yd NJ
necessary conditions have covered foods
20 %, which horax or boracie acid had been
,rn,, =, The analytical data resulting
rom the experiment will shortly be pub
nShed; with such conclusions as an un-
oleludlced Judgment would approve The
ea M I'm, IS TO be continued and saIicyic
acid VIII be next considered.
Looking to the enforcement of the Pure
rood law enacted March 8. 1903 and going
nv, =, na , July last, preliminary ar
OF the Treasury and with the Secretary
OF state. and their active co-opera ton So
cured e, United States consuis were in
sifhcted to prepare and forward TO the
Secretary of Agriculture special declara-
IONS concerning imported foods. and
through the Treasury Department collect
ors OF customs at the leading ports were
Instructed asMtos steps necessary to be
AIKEN IN sarnpling such cargoes as might
pc detained for examinations and the re-
shipplng or destruction of shipments
which might. upon analysis be excluded
rom the country.
Marked progress is reported IN the work
y y me experiment. stations, especially in
me Improvement effected by closer
mon between the stations and the fnrm.
etS. Numerous instances are given of the
'anablc work being done by the sstation
WITH the suggestion that. II possible nd
iitional financial aid should be provided
~ the national government. He reports
mat special appropriations for the bot
Ter equipment and maintenance of the
,grlcl'ltural colleges aggregating over 81
.ncU. were being made by the State
Important work is reported from the
)fiice of Public Roads Inquiries especial
y In it's cooperative work. most Of which
las been undertaken with local or State
authorities. agricultural experiment sta
IONS and some of the good roads aszoeia-
ions IN this cooperation the t.opar.-
nent furnishes only the services of its
DAD experts, materials being supplied
ND other expenses paid bv the other fac
ors in the work. The Secretary points
nt the intimate relation which exists be-
ween good country roads and the rural
rec delivery. and argues that communi-
les which would enjoy-the latter must
make ana maintain the former.