The Delta independent., 1904-04-15
A CENSUS IS NEEDER.

Department sf ASrieultire b
Ready 70 do the Work Nhts !.
Money Is Provided
The following l. taken from ~ addse6D
made bv John 8. Charlton. os this ciey.
10 Fort Worth. Texas. March II. shteh
is copied from the Chicago Live Dt.,sk
World:
-Tsxss cattisnen are nst ho1seai 81
securing a. appropriation fro0 ooaGse6o
Tor classified live stock ceosus Of TIL
nest session. but they are Of oos opisiSs!
- to the nscessity sse one. 1ohs o.
Charlton. spscisi agent Of the bsssss 81
statistics Of the federal depastossS III
agriculture bas been hero all Wesk asd
will go back to Wsshiogtoo folly eogst.
xant Of the seotimeDt 10 Cattiedow.
He y veil postsd on the situstioo. -
veil. probably, il not better thsn any
man 10 the United States, and says the
department 10 only too anxious to begip
work on the oe.sss II congress provides
the money. He said:
Special work upon live stock statistics
has never been attempted by the depart
meat prior 10 1904. The reason for thfs
has been that the work OF the depart.
ment has been very rapidly expanding
in many directions during the last few
years and tho requirements have called
steadily for increased appropriation.
The necessity for more exact know
ledge OF live stock conditions throsgh-
out tho country has beso appsrsst tse
long time. but It bss bees di0cslt -,
secure from congress enough soosy u
perform the work. The thisG oe1
needed 10 this connection 10 . osess
and classified cersus Of live stock. ohlo1
should be taken in 1906. II this eeauao
is aot taken at that tine the srssA ~
stock interests Of the cD0otry-rolo11l
on Jaousry l. lsot. by ths dspsstosst]
at 5000 100000 win b coopslisA ~
await the report oe the next dscsaaaakl
census, which can hardly 10 psspassa1
earlier than 1919. 1t 10 Of infinite -
portanee to the vass live sasek istssss1el
Of this patton to have Immediate. sxsst.
and freqpent Information eooessaiagI
nombers OF cattie. sheep. swine ed
horses 10 the cosntry. 1t - the dssies 81
the bureau II statistics 70 b In Q posi.
ton 70 render this service year ~ ysss.
but exact information upon which b.
bsse it, work 10 condition pesosdsst
which At present 90 have not got. u
uss stated by John Hester. secretary e
the Nsv Orleans Cotton Eschasos
that the rsport Il ths bursas os ssAiiae6D
% the eottoo crop asds Dsesahss 1s1t
looa put elAOOo0OO into tbs pockses q
ths cessss slaatsp q ths SoasA sseasse
u sass 49, sesiss = d. ,ssaspe e -
sbsetos0 q de crop. u
A similar ssssics caa b yearly
rsodessd the live stock istsrssts oASch
will furnish guido 10 sssiesss 70 sssry
thoughtful stockmsn provided eoagress
viii give the needed hslp. To The man
Who inteliigently surseys the work Of
the department OF agriculture. With its
effective rani6eatioos Throughout the
country; the appropriations tor its scr
vice psltry. The weather bursau saves
yearly hundreds aud thousands of dollars
sod many lives to the shipsing interests
of the country. 1t y stated spoa good
authority that the invsstisstioos. of the
department resaltiag in the ssadicsaioo
ot smut in wheat 10 Illieois ssvss e, ,00o,.
600 annually to the farmers oe that state
and Illinois has DOT bsss the only state
With snutty whsat 6slds.
Tho great work os The bureau OF
mineral industry ossds % comment
amoog stockmen. Tue Introduction of
nov toeags plant aud the work Of the
vsrious experiment stations throayAou,
the country hare bssa prodsctive OF
increased revenues to tho farnsrs 10 al,
states. TITO total annual appropriation
Tor agriculture 10 about $4,000, 600 and As
su Investment by the people for the
benefit Of all sections OF the nation is
uot equalled by any other expenditure
Tor any other purpose. Fur the navy
there 10 appropriated 100000. .O0O-for
var $780, 600 for pensions Sl5O.Ooo.-
ooo-for the joint purposes Of war and
destruction $3.50 600 coo 10 to be ex,
pended annually-about one half OF the
total revenues o: the nation. 10 the
suetaininx and beneficent purposes OF
agriculture $4,000. .ooo-ths, comparison
Is an astounding one in comparison with
the value OF its products and the num-
bers Of our people engaged in agriculture:
We appropriate "a \ nation. les money
yearly than any other frst-class nation.
II the stockmen want better statistics
upon which to base the conduct Of their
business they know wnat to 10 aud
whom to look to. The department OF
agriculture stands ready to perform the
service"
GETS 1 sEIz Baek Seal.