The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-30

OF tho Transatlantic export trade. Large and
made from eastern orchards to British mar.
kets. It 10 known that more than 1900
packages OF this variety were exported. while
and fall pears amounted TO at least one hun
dred and sixty.fiyc car loads; o...,
N commcrcia shipments. q American sp ?.
pies OF French afkets Tho most important
experimental export work has been done upon POI
risen from less than one per cent. OF the
estimated total In 1ss9-le0o 70 nearly four and
500. 900. =. n,
. the cold storage Of frul. has grown 70
Ing been cod stored In tho United States dur
ing the last winter as a result OF investiga-
an, .o as1nS the Yea i srown ha
tho manner Of handling It deternne !, to g, a
large extent It's keeping quality and ultimate re
S SanS.d r VIII he Utmost IS. n picking
packing, and shipping and stored quickly az
ter picking in well Ventilated rooms with
heat to thirty-two degrees Farenheat'
a There has been a demand Tor experimental!
work in fruit marketing aud storage IN f ita
regions on the Pacific coast, and lnrestiga-
ter in the citrus industry q california
terinls, the Secretary urges the desirabiiity
OF a school road building in connection with
tho department. the students e consist ~ o. o,
men who have already received degrees from
reputable engineering schools.
The study OF soils and their management
with regard TO their values for producing
points out that so!s vary greatly IN the
i several States. and that a general knowledge
% e Il. tep = e he to
profitable use Tho Bureau OF Soils is map
ping the various areas to the end that resi-
thu pecularities With which they have to deal
Tho department Is seeking to Introduce plans
from foreign coantr1es to diyersify American
agriculture "A knowledge of the character
Of the soils from which they come and on
which they have been developed Is imperative
and suggests the wisdom u becoming familiar
with the coils as we'll as tho climate TO which
these new plants arc introduced.
& Tho total area surveyed and mapped ny the
sausas q miles ana tho total area
at the close OF the fiscal year exceeded E74.e WI
SQUARE miles aeres RsTins verne te
surveyed table presents the area sur.
veyed in 1904. and previously reported in each
sa,e and show, ,hs CO., Of Which
s77.57 was paid by State organizations. Tho
cost OF work In the field per square m lie;
cost pr square mile. $50,
/ Growing Of Cuban Seed Tobacco
B In The line OF tobacco Investigations which
are carried on by the Bureau Of Soils, tho
most important work during tho year was va; the
on certain soils In Texas. Alabama and South
Carolina. Samples OF tobaccos grown IN 1903
were submitted to the trade. and ne Iex texas
leaf was found to have considerable merit
( both In regard to flavor and aroma. Some
have pronounced It to be superior TO any filler
mi filler ieaf is considered far Final Judgment
I OF the success OF this venture. however. must
await further adyices from dealers and MANI a,,u.
facturcrB. Growing OF the Cuban type OF filler
mas also been tried In Ohio. The most i'm
portant work in Ohio however has t. inc nc
further Of the bul *: ms ne o.
IN Mefi 1908, whiie in lss tho Quantity % fer
able demand has been made the past year
upon tho bureau to assist the growers OF the
heavy export types Experiments have an
sferent fertilizers, and under different methods
4 Of culture to see which Will give the best
financial results II Is yet TOO o., early VI 70
July !. 1903. the Division Of Statistics. one
OF the Oldest, II not. Oldest d!stsnetively
organized as a bureau. It now includes a d.
Svison of Domestic Crop Reports, Division
OF FOREIGN Markets. and Miscellaneous -, n,-
ton that appreciation OF the departments
crop reports by tho business and farming pub
liz steadily po'nis on he 'ha.
result Of confidence In the department re-
ports. For were the reverse true and the
influence prices. and criticism would be greatly
5minimized. The bureau has undertaken an
earnest inquiry into the efforts organized in
EuroPean countries to prGmote tho
which AFRO specially directed to the interior OF
Africa, 1t is planned to- include the rice
and truck crops for the first time In syste-
matte and continuous Statistical investlga-
ton. fsfs54. S 5ssf SH
Increased Funds Recommended.
Z The Secretary places himself on record as
endorsing the demands OF the experiment sta
5tions for an extension Of their work. which
can only be met by increasing their fgnds
and he expresses tho view that It Is of the
highest Importance that In any future act q
the stations, the Federal funds shall ba ex,
pl!city granted for purposes OF agricultural
research, and the powers and duties OF this
department. as related to the supervision Of
those funds shall beiclearly defined.
Cooperation With Farmers In
stitutes, s
Work In the interest OF The farmers in
lstitutes throughout the country has been
regularly organized IN The office Of sxperimen1t,
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