The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-12-04
COUNTRY HAS NEVER BEEN
MORE PROSPEROUS IN ACRI.
CULTURE SHOWNBY REPORTS

tcontisusd from srss psss.)
preferences, and these must hay,
namss that are regarded a. respectable
Consequently, one 9th Of the earcas,
Is bought at the HE hest priee-por
terhouse steaks at prices a. high q
% and 80 cents per pound, ,irloin at q
to 20 cents, and rib rossts at 20 cent.
Dry Farming Helps
There has been q breaking up Of
range herds consequent upon the on
foresw mt Of the ''no.fence" law By IN,
national government and by eneroseh.
ments Of the settlers upon the ranges
made possible by the practice Of "dry
farming"
The farmers situation with regard 10
hogs IL more fair TO the farmer than
the cattle situation. The relative price
OF hogs on the farm Jan. /, 1909, was
li7.3 as compared with 100 for the
mean price Of is96.ie00.
Farmers Share In Increasing Prices
There has been 4 tendency Of the
animals and crops Of the farm to In.
crease In value per unit at the farm
at a faster rate than all commodities
have increased at wholesale.
Within the wholesale trade, also.
farm products exceed all other classes
Of commodities in relative increase Of
since 1895, and food IL exceeded
only by farm products and by lumber
and building materials. The only large
exception to the leading place taken by
farm products in rise Of prices Is unfed
beef cattle, the farm price Of which has
begun to rise above the price
Of 1895 1900 for beef cattle.
Meat Inspection
The bureau Of animal industry &C.
'omplishes much, not only for the live.
industry, but for the health Of
he people, especially through meat in.
and work for a purer milk.
The inspection Of meat was conduct.
ID a, $40 establishments located In gao
titles and towns, an increase Of 50 o..
Adjustments and 30 cities and towns. I
There were inspected ut and after
laughter 55,67l 1907 animals, OF which
',S25.337 were cattle, e,046.7i3 calves
'5,427,s2 hogs, lo,s02,s03 sheep, and
1898 goats. OF these l4l ,0s5 careasses
md sss,62s parts Of eareasses were
Tuberculosis seems to have
zen the principal cause Of eondsmpa.
ion. In addition there were con-.
for sanitary reason on rein.
pection more than ll,oo0,0oo pounds
4 meat products.
Foot-and.Mo Disease
The outbreak Of foot. and mouth dis.
asc caused a considerable reduction
q the expectation Of cattle and sheep.
inspections numbered 3e7 ,925,
.ncluding '~reinspections Of 227,255 ami.
ials for export from the United States.
the year 473 inspections Of YES
carrying live stock were made.
In stamping out foot and mouth dis.
ase $685. animals were slaughtered,
value Of which was s90,O33.i Is. The
mount expended for tho eradietion of
disease was kept within the special
preparation Of 100000.
Work for Pure Foods and Drugs
The department made a great for.
ard movement in enforcing the food
nd drugs act. II now has branch lab.
for the examination of sam.
Ies to 81 of the leading commercial
'nters. The number of factories in
during the year was 1900, and
number Of samples Of domestic
taken was $4,000. Nearly TO-,
10 Of these were examined.
While the manufacturers and jobbers
ave shown great disposition to com.
y with the departments rulings, aud
ithout harshness, some fragrant VIC.
tions Of the law have occurred and
Of the violators has been
The department solicitor has
and reported to the attorney
sneral for prosecution 494 cases, and
! those tried but two were lost. Con.
and fines s~ggregating over
1000 were secured in IS cases; and in
cases DEGREES Of condemnation and
'rfeiture were issued covering many
ms Of food and drugs.
Tho 2s-Hour Law
Owing TO better observance Of the
W governing transportation Of live
ock in cars, only EOS cases Of viola.
were reported during the year, or
80 than one third the number in the
sar previous. Only Ave percent Of the
'ses resulted adversely to the govern.
ent. Fines Of s7s,49O we're collected
I'D costs Of sll,53e.
Department Finances
The appropriation for the department
agriculture and for the state expert.
ent stations for the last fiscal year
as elo,0os, 100. OF this sun 5000, 900
g permanent annual appropriation
" meat inspection, o., 94s,O0o went to
he agricultural experiment stations,
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