The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1904-12-22

less the cost OF materials used; 1t Is
three times the gross earnings from
the operations of the railways, and
four times the value OF all minerals
produced In this country.
Reviewing the Increase in iarm
capital, the secretary estimates it
conservatively at $2,00O,O 900 900 with.
in four years-this without recogniz.
ing the marked Increase III the value
Of lanu during the past Two years.
The most startling figures shown as
illustrating the farmers prosperity
are those presented by deposits in
banks in typical agricultural states.
The secretary selects for this illustra-
ton, Iowa, Kansas and Miss. ,ipp.
Taking all kinds OF banks, national,
state, private and savings, tho Ge
posits increased from June 20. 1896,
to October 81, 1904, in Iowa, 1G4 per
cent in Kansas, 219 per cent. and IN
Mississippi 3O1 per cent-in the en-
tire United States 81 per cent. A
similar favorable comparison may be
made as to the number of depositors.
The secretary concludes that the
farmers rate of financial progress
need fear no comparison with that OF
any other class of producers.
Long Range Weather Forecasts
While expressing that hope that the
time will come when it will be pos
sible to forecast weather for coming
seasons, that time has not yet ar
rived, and the secretary utters a
warning on the subject.
Besides safeguarding the live stock
industry at home, the department is
fostering the foreign trade. The to.
tai export of animal products in the
past fiscal year exceeded $223,0OO, 900.
The total inspections for export were
$780, ,49G cattle, 534,S50 sheep and 3,293
horses. There was a great increase
In the number Of cattle and sheep ex.
ported, but considerable reduction
In the number of horses. The loss
on cattle in transit to British ports
was but OH per cent, and on sheep
094 per cent. Clearances OF ves
sells carrying live stock numbered
IA.
The inspection Of Import animals
calls for the utmost Wig lance in or
der to prevent the introduction of
animal diseases. Importations of pure
bred animals were light. but very
large number were imported from
Mexico for breeding purposes.
Inspection of animals and their
NrDdur.S was m ojntoinGd NJ fjftyOro
tabhshments in cities; of ante
mortem inspections about G5,0OO,O0O
were made, and OF post-mortem 40
100000, an increase in both cases
over the previous year. The m'cr s.
copic inspection of pork Is restricted
to that destined for countries requir-
ing IL, and the number of carcasscs
inspected in 1904 YVES 313,4i5. Ct
which 2,G43 were found to lie tr.ch-
inous.
The secretary devotes considerable
space to deportlng on the succe :sful
conflict waged against cattle scab
and mango by operation OF the state
authorities. During the first nine
months Of the year, in thirty-four
states and territories, nearly 4,000,-
O0o head were inspected, and 16S,203
were found affected by the disease,
while 100000 were found 10 have
been exposed to II. The total nun.
ber Of cattle dipped during this period
exceeded 100000. This work very
considerably increased the expeaGcs
Of the bureau.
tuberculosis In catt.
Experiments recently reported
upon by the bureau Of animal in
dustly snow conclusively taat it is an
error to conclude that cattle
cannot be infected with human tuber-