The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-07

recent date little has beer done e prepare thes.
lines Of human activity sollese-.rained
en sa no are ss Leaders der si The
until Congress made provision for it forty years
ago; During these years progress has been
made and teachers have been prepared Over
s.oI students are In attendance at our State
sgricuituraI M COLLEGES The Federal Goye-nn,ens
lion and for research in Washington and in the
several States and Territories. The Depart
post t-graduate work to 5eo young men during
1 the last !, seven years. preparing them for ad-
the State institutions.
The facts concerning meteorology and its re-
iations TO plant and animal life are being sys..
tematicaliy inquired into Temperature and
moisture are controlling factors in all agricul-
Of the Caribbean Sea and their paths are being
Ioreeasied with Increasing accuracy. The cod
and their times and intensity told to farmers,
gardeners and fruiteIers in all southern local
We sell $50. s.ooo.eso worth OF animals and ami
NAL Products TO foreign countries every year
IN addition TO supplying our own people more
cheaply and abundan,iy than any other nation
= ans to proyias fSr It's psGpo Sg
which accounts 10 a considerable extent for our
growth i,, In this Is direction. The Department OF
guards the health of our people and gives clean
parsd q io se prosy 70 With i Is F
Of animals. and maintain the excellence OF our
UOckS and herds in this respect There should
be an annual census OF the live stock of the
nation
plants and their products every wear. strenuous
efforts are being made to import from foreign
ns saG Seven @ ysn s as We ouSh sS
s., Of our rice BY heipins The {1 rice
The orient M suited sui to their conditions. and i by
giving them adequate protection: they now sup,
Ky sea anS and ohe4 ee
tries. Wheat and other grains have been I'M
E s We asa a 70 not
% Of sdaobp s f e2eapT
not Be irrsated- Ten million bushels Of
rom these .IpeSmsn.a ,mpolaa,,Sns last year
ss5s e o our sos .as sss
from Spain. ths dates from Algeh.. the mango
from India ss We are S heipins our fruit EroweiEs rs
studying methods Of preservation through re
tnEeration. packing. and handling. which have
hop growers BY Importing varieties that ripen
earlier and later than The kinds they have
ing ps season. '' The Cotton crop q the Country
. threatened with root rot. the bollwprm and
immune % vs1ietIe. that VIII resist n. Toa, ds
ease. and the boilworm be dealt with. but
ton crop. II is a Central American insect that
has become accinated n Texas and has done
Of Agriculture has found the weevli at home
"a Sua,emala being kep, in check by an ant.
It s hoped that T may 'G
The soils. Of the country are getting attention
results are following We have duplicates OF
the soils that grow the wrapper tobacco in
viii be only a question Of time when the large
amounts paid 70 these countries win be paid
lands is progressing. TO give object lessons to
our people IN methods by which worthless lands
may be made productive.
The insect friends and enemies Of the farmer |
are getting attention. The enemy Of the San |
Jose scale was found near the Great Wall OF |
The fis-fertiiizins insect imported fro from Turkey
bas helped 10 establish an industry in calfor. |
tons Of dried figs annually, and Is extending |
over the Pacific Coast. A parasitic ny from |
scale. the worst pest Of the orange and lemon |
Industry in California.
Careful preliminary work is being done to- /
being distributed in large numbers. eggs are
being imported and distributed. improved reels |
expert, reeiers were brough, to washington to
TO our own people.
fpent Of Agriculture is being brought closer
10 O., accuescy g ~ every year i has two hundred
eight vocaiions in iife. Il has % arangeenta nSg1s
with most European countries for interchange
nearly as possible as With ar waf sag ag mua so as
pete.
!. During The two and a half years ,hat have
act rapid progress has Seen made IN the sur
veys and examinations Of the opportunities for
reclamation IN the
r-~s<fou thirteen States and
Asss' three Territories of the
arid West. Construc- |
tan has already been begun ON the largest and
plans are being completed for works which will
utilise the funds now available. The opera
ions are being carried on by the Reclamation
Service, o corps Of engineers selected through |
competitive ciyil-seryice examinations This
corps includes experienced consulting and con-
ltructtng engineers well as ya-ious experts
IN mechanical and legal matters. and is COM
posed largely OF men who have spent most of
their lives In practical affairs connected with
The larger problems have been
xofyed and Il now remains to execute with care
economy and thoroughness the work villch has |
eep laid out. All important details are be-
Ing carefully considered by boards Of consult
ing engineers. selected for their thorough |
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