The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1909-09-18
AGRICULTURAL
YEAR BOOK OUT
REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURE
IS A MOST COMPLETE WORK
Contains Interesting Statistics of
Conditions All Over the Country
Is of Special Importance to Farm
ers Of the South.

A copy of the year book issued by
the Department OF Agriculture has
reached this office The book is
most complete work, and comprises
statistics compiled during the past
year of agricultural and weather con
ditions of all sections of the United
States. 1t IS of vast Importance to
farmers and planters all over the
country. and most especially to those
Of the South, as it contains informa-
ton OF much value in regard to CON
ditions i'll this section which are the
results OF the Investigations OF the
department. Every up-to-date farm
er should keep himself posted on the
work done by the department, for i
IS through this medium that he must
ind first-hand knowledge concerning
-snodern and scientific methods OF
farmsfg
For the first time IN the history o.
the country, last year, the value OF
the cotton crop with seed exceeded
the value Of the hay crop which had
heretofore claimed second place after
corn
Our country has balance OF trade
Tor last year or 648S.ooo.ooc. That
is to say we export that much more
than VIC import. md a magnificent
amount OF this balance OF trade Is
due to agricultural products This
is maintained by t farmers in spite
of the aaentrs- s.,f.st.se sa 9vt t. III
population and extraordinary inn
migration Of non-agricultural people,
and also in spite OF the diminishing
fraction of the population that Is en-
gagged in agricultural pursuits NJ
analysis. says Secretary Wilson, in
reference to this year book, could
more strongly indicate the progres-
sive efficiency OF the farmers labor
and capital and the telling effects OF
the agricultural sciences"
The report of the weather bureau
shows remarkable progress in the
branch OF the service Foreigners
study our weather service. 1t is 4
matter OF qualification to the depart
ment to know that the development
Of the weather service has been such
as to attract attention abroad To
such degree Is this true that during
the past few years representative
scientists have been sent by the gov
ernments OF nearly all OF the more
advanced nations to study our sys-
tenn. The weather bureau receives
daily telegraphic reports from all over
the northern hemisphere, and uses
these to prepare a meteorological
chart OF such detail and extent as is
attempted by no other weather ser
vice in the world
The most astounding announce
ment that is found in the yearbooil
Is that with regard to tuberculosis
This is brough ont by thPfederal in
spection of meat under the food and
drug act OF $500
The statistics brought out by these
Investigations are most surprising
Ten per cent OF the dairy cattle or
this country are affected by tubercu-
losis. Illustrations are shown OF cat
tie affected by this disease. which to
all appearances are in perfectly heal
thy condition.
We print the summary OF a very
able article on the subject OF .'Some
Facts About Tuberculous Cattle" b.
the superintendent OF the expert
mental station OF the Bureau OF AMI
NAL Industry.
THE tuberclc bacillus Is the
essential and indispensable cause ef
of tuberculosis The disease cannot
occur iii persons or animals under
any condition unless the tubercie
bacillus IS present
e-The only known source OF tu-
bercle baciil IS the bodies OF individ-
uals, persons. and animals affected
with tuberculosis
.s-Cattle may be affected with al
vanced tuberculosis and may expel
tubercle from their bodies III a dar-
gerous Nay though they have elae
appearance OF health aud show M
symptoms OF disease.
1.-The tltbcrculous COW i, seri-
Gus menace both 10 public health a3.l
TO the economie condnct OF animal
hnsban,lry