New-York tribune., 1905-11-27
REPORT ON AGRICULTURE.
YORK OF DEPARTMENT,
Its Influence on Farmers Great
Prosperity Large.

department of Agriculture has sent to the Presl-
dent his annual report. In it the Secretary says
that it is gratifying to present evidence of the
| unprecedented prosperity which has rewarded the
diligence OF the farmer and the efforts of his de-
| rartnent.
| A year of unequaned prosperity has been added
to the most remarkable series similar years that
has come to the farmers of this country Farm
crops have never before been harvested at such a
high general level of production and value. Corn
has reached its highest production 200 900 900
bushels. of total estimated of 81 216 10000
Hay comes second, with value of 100000 Cot
ton is expected to yield $50 The short wheat
crop of last year is followed by one of 6S4 900 600
bushels. and it's value $685. 100000 overtops the high
est value ever before reached. While only crop
corn reached its highest production this year. four
crops-corn, hay. wheat and rice-reached their
highest value No crop but produces the in
come that the dairy does. The estimate of the
value of dairy products for 1905 reaches 1865 00 co.,
The farmers hen competes for precedence with
wheat, poultry products aggregating 0o0O00o0 in
value
The Secretary thus summarizes the position of
farmers
II the farmers economic position in the United
may be said that their farms produced this year
wealth valued at S. 415OO0,oOO that farm products
are yearly exported with port value of $S75 000,
900; that farmers have reversed an adverse inter
p a1oe to to h nnd BY sending OGq to or
esn patSP so 6o sTP1S Rn1 ooo wheh in sixteen has
balance of trade during that time amounting to
S0,VSZ,OOU,UOU after an adverse balance against
manufactures and other products not agricultural,
amounting to $54SOOO, 0o0 has been offset. The
products for for raw materials employed 2154O0
%hn decade farmers 6ata aPe become ot
as bankers and money lenders throughout large
conditions and the better directed efforts Of the
farmers themselves have increased the value Of
mately equal to ss1ss ooo 900 -'' amount app ON'
A REVIEW OF EIGHT YEARS
Following his introduction Mr. Wilson refers to
the fact that this is the first annual report his
presents rather review Of the work Of the de-
PanaT sndbs IN ns e e b s p fs than the
He presents the results accomplished by the
mariners and, manufacturers and points out that
with all the deveopment& m to Of this work the average
the last ten years is 4 Al per cent He emphasizes
quirng a greater knowledge of meteorological sci
ence with this view he established three years
vote @yoted to me meteorological cor research % He proposes
eminent position in the Work of scientific oi re es
search as it has heretofore held in practical
The work of the forest service has been greatly
Vice has been to eps the sn9 OF ns
tion of lumbermen and forest owners, and the Sec
until public opinion will not tolerate needless waste
Vi Vice has Sast to the OF nson 'Rs Wealth
than its total expenditures in its entire history.
erty worth in cash at least $256Ge9,oOO has been
tTansferred to the forest service @ This property
per cent of its value which Increases at the rate
The Bureau Of Chemistry has conducted i1npor-
prepared meats. The latter included a systematic
Rae 1epe Se fact l6
yes foods m is Ps I'D to health ts The 6
these eyl EFF effects cts by iegslatio2 OF imported foods
In discussing the work Of the Bureau Of Ento-
can cotton boil weevil in the work against which
Bureau Of Plant Industry It is also co-opeTatng
with the Louisiana Crop Crop Pest Commission and the the
seminaton Of the yeevil through cotton gins has
have been obtained, resulting in Recommendations
to the ginners calculated to greatly reduce this
RefsI1ing to the work Of the Bureau Of statisties
ganiza ons to fix prices, and in some cases
temporary changes giving unnatural advantages to
and Impartial gems to make e erde T
and yields, that all concerned may know how to
The Secretary states that as the result of gross
breach of trust on the part of one of the officials
Is n BENG Devised rhich ne u bee1es makes pract
cally impossible for such another breach of conf
the cuipabe official and the transfer of the whole
matter to me IN nj OF Justice win view
presses regret that while the department handled
the of its own official with vigor and prompt
ness no corresponding action has so far reached
me traaeIs ttb emo % EI d Dne e mnefe es5tian
disturb values to the injury of both and make loud
to betray confidence for the love of money. the
responsibility for this leak is shared by every one
who to get money without work gambles in farm
products" When this form OF industry ceases.
officials will have to work for their bread"
THE EXPERIMENT STATIONS
The work of the office of experiment stations has
greatly increased in the last eight years. Through
this office the Secretary exercises certain super
vision of the federal funds granted to the expert
stations. He says that the stations have
been not only a benefit in making the department s
work more effective but that they have by their
own Investigations raised American agriculture to
higher plane. -,
Nutrition Investigations are conducted by this
office and in the last eight years some TWO huIaied
dietary studies have been made. and not lar Iiom
eight hundred experiments in which the digestiol-
ftV OF different foods was determined with healthy
men under normal conditions 1t has peen found
the result of some of these studies that "hIte
energy, pound for pound than whole wheat OF
graham hour, any deficiency III the composition OF
the white flour being more than Onset Dy lS H"le
In conclusion the Secretary says it has been a
grateful task present pen picture Of the amer.
farmer, make clear the position OF lne
farming industry and IT'S large contribution 10 pros
perity. He also pointed out some OF the inoIe mn
portant work by which the department SEEKS 70
benefit the farmer. Its work IS twofold-to add 70
the sum of intelligence in the man ana 10 incIeas,e
the productive capacity or the acre. IN @ ~ 9ba
agricultural colleges and experiment stations; -
The gratifying evidences of we'll being -aae IN tns
made and the enlarged recognition OF the tTue Pos
fiou of the farming Industry in the econoc iie 9L
cn1tinned and combined effort the part OF these
1ercias m add 10 the sum of the farmer kIoHl-
edge and must be regarded as me if tgnIedea
teilicence in application OF scleitlIG 49, !. 81
- t5e Pc of the soil. This he maintains Is so
true that it would be superhuous 10 urge tne
erolIs maintenance of the department IN Ies S % az n
has the work under Iaheil tlilu