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able Increases in bank deposits In ag ricultural States and the increase in the number of small country banks are directly and indirectly because of the profits that have come to the farmers. Weather Bureau Work. The report presents the work ac complished by the Weather Bureau tor \X xzz GREAT IS THE AMERICAN FARMER. • CUT ELLIOT MITCHELL. Secretary Wilson’s report to the President on the present condition of the American farmer and of the work of his Department is the most remark able statement of a great people’s pros perity which has probably ever been issued since time began. The Secre- the highest value ever before reached. While only one crop, corn, reached its highest production this year, four crops—corn, hay, wheat, and rice— reached their highest value. Value of * he Dairy Cow. No crop but corn produces the ln- the beneflt of the farmers, mariners, (nd manufacturers, and points out hat with all the development of this work the average per annum increase In the cost of the service for the past ten years is but 4.41 per cent. Suppression of Diseases of Animals. Of the Bureau of Animal Industry the Secretary says that the work of fighting contagious diseases of animals has been unremittingly carried on. The report refers in detail to the principal diseases which have been made the subject of study, and concludes that In every case the efforts of the Bureau have been attended with a more sat isfactory control or complete eradica te commends highly the skill lng to our cereal products and pre pared meats. The latter included a systematic examination of canned goods. Its practical experiments have developed the fact that, without excep tion, the addition of the ordinary pre servatives to foods is prejudicial to health. The Secretary argues the need of protecting the public from these evil effects by legislation. . Soil Surveys and Soil Studies. In spite of the activity of the Bu reau of Soils, there are on file at the present time requests for mapping 215 counties In 40 States and territories. The surveys already made aggregate 63,000,000 acres In 44 States and ter- rltories. The soils adapted to spe- PROF. GALLOWAY, Chief of the Bureau of Plant Industrv. clal crops such as the grape, the apple, citrus fruits, the sugar beet, alfalfa, rice, corn, cotton, etc., have all been made subjects of special study based on the field surveys. The investiga- SECRETARY WILSON, OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. tary says that it is a most grateful come that the dairy cow does, task to present to his Chief and thus estimate of the value of dairy products to the American people a pen picture for 1905 reaches 3665,000,000. The of the American farmer as he is to farmer's hen competes for precedence day, to make clear the pre-eminent position of the farming Industry, its wonderful productiveness, and its large contributions to the general prosperity of the country. His report also points out some of the more Important work by which his Department seeks to beneflt the farmer. DR. WILEY. Chi. f of Hie Bureau of Chemistry. The same is two-fold. It seeks to add to the knowledge of the man and to increase the productive capacity of the acre. Mr. Wilson does not, how- •ver, lay back upon his oars and inti- mate that everything is being done that is necessary, for, great as has been the work undertaken and accomplished, and gratifying as has been the re sults as shown in the first few pages of this report, be it remembered, re marks the Secretary, that we are still at the threshold of agricultural develop ment and that the educational work which has led to such grand results has only been extended as yet to a portion of our agricultural population. Unprecedented Prosperity of Farmer A year of unequaled prosperity has been added to the most remarkable series of Bimilar years that has come to the farmers of this country. Farm | crops have never before been har vested at such a high general level of production and value. Corn has reached its highest production, over 2,700,000,- 000 bushels, of a total estimated value of 31,216.000,000. Hay comes second, with a value of 3605.000,000. Cotton is expected to yield 3575.000.000. with wheat, poultry products aggre gating halt a billion dollars in value. Value of Farm Animals. The value of horses and mules on farms exceeded last winter 31,452,000,- 000. Milch cows are advancing In numbers and are worth 3482,000,000. The value of all other cattle is esti mated at 3662,000,000. Great Amount of Exports. During the last fiscal year, exported domestic farm products were valued at 3827,000,000. During tho last sixteen years the domestic exports of farm products have amounted to 312,000,000,- 000, or 31,000,000,000 more than enough to buy all the railroads of the country at their commercial value, and this MR. PINCHOT, CHIEF OF THE BUREAU OF FORESTRY. and energy which characterized the suppression of foot-and-mouth disease in the New England States in 1902 and 1903. tions of the Bureau into the question of soil fertility and manurial require ments have attracted general atten tion and much comment. The Cotton Boll Weevil. Plant Diseases and Plant Breeding. In the work of .the Bureau of En- The Bureau of Plant Industry is or ganized into eleven offices and employs tomology considerable space is de- over 500 persons, about 60 per cent, of whom are engaged in distinctly scientific work. In its systematic work in securing new plants and seeds from foreign countries the Bureau of Plant Industry has been highly successful. Success has also attended its work in cotton breeding, undertaken with the view to obtaining new sorts combining im proved length of staple with produc tiveness. The Secretary records the production of a new citrus fruit, the citrange, several varieties of which— the Rusk, the Willets, the Morton— have been developed. Another inter J esting product is the new tangelo, a hybrid of the pomelo or grape fruit, and the tangerine orange. Very considerable importance is re corded in the manner of seed distribu tion. A special feature has been the encouragement of school-garden work thereby. Growth of the Forest Service. An important achievement in For PROF. WHITNEY, DR. MELVIN, estry during the past few years has Chief of the Bureau of Soils, Chief of the Bureau Animal Indnstrg been to enlist the sympathy and co voted to the Mexican __ cotton _____ boll with the mere surplus for which there operation of lumbermen and forest weevil. The subject of dissemination owners, and the Secretary urges that of the weevil through cotton gins has was no demand at home. the work of education continue until been very carefully investigated, and Farmers as Bankers. Ona of the most notable outgrowths of savings by farmers is the great multiplication of small National banks in recent years. As many as 1,754 banks, each with a capital of less than 550,000, wore organized from March, 1900, to Octobet, 1905. These were dis tributed mostly throughout the South and tho North Central States, In rural regions. In the Jouth 633 of these banks were organized, and In the North Cen tral States 792. For the first time in DR. HOWARD, Chief of the Bureau of Kntom >loxy. public opinion will not tolerate heed- leaa waits or injudicious loss. In ths saving of waste the Service has added vastly more to the National wealth than its total expenditures during It* entire history. The control of tho for est reserve« embracing property worth In cash at least 3250.000.0M. ha* been tramferred to the Forest Service. The Service continue« to afford Important aid to private forest owners. DR. MOORE. CHIEF OF THE WEATHER BUREAU, Chemical In vest Igat Iona. short wheat crop of lait year Is fol-1 the financial history of ths South, do- lowed by one of ««4.000,000 bushel* I posits in the banks of that region now Mren « Cl •nd Its value, 3625.000,000, overtops exceed 31,000,000,000. These remark- important la STOP YOUR RUNAW av NONE CENUINÈ UNLESS STAMPED Y.u Can 0« it SAFETY REIN QR fr safety reim UTS IMO BUCKLES M ice , complete , 35.^" Eiprsstags Prepay No more Smash-upg; Mn__ LI».. Lull Caa g. crows ; picce WORKS INDEPENDENTLY OF THE DRIVING REINS. Writs tor d.scrlpthe dreulsr, Ires ss application. to THE GI5IUK MANUFACTURIXQ Ofs 47 EXCHANGE PLACE, NEW YORK ’ Will Stop any JTorse or Money Refanded. of a parasite of the San Jose scale from China. Life Zones and Crop Zones. The work of the Bureau of Biolog ical Survey Includes the determination of the boundaries of the natural life zones of the United States and the corresponding crop zones. The chief purpose is to ascertain the bounda ries of natural life zones with a view to aiding the farmer in selecting crops best adapted to his locality and. in avoiding crops unsuited to it. Studies of Birds. One section of the Biological Survey is engaged in the study of birds and their various relations to man, espe cially to determine whether birds damage crops, whether they protect insects either injurious or beneficial, and to what extent they feed upon weed seeds, Thousands of birds’ stomachs are examined in gathering facts on this subject. Publications of the Department. In the Division of Publications more than twelve million copies of publi cations have been distributed by the Department during the past year, nearly 45 per cent, of which were dis tributed through the Senators and Representatives in Congress. Need of Government Crop Reports. Referring to the work of the Bureau of Statistics, the Secretary says that the development of organizations to fix prices, and in some cases to force temporary changes giving unnatural advantages to price manipulators, has led to the need of a strong and im partial agency to make comprehensive reports of actual facts relating to prospective crops and yields, that all concerned may know how to buy and sell. The Improvementof Public Roads. The work of the Office of Public Roads is primarily educational in character, Its province is to detail experts to give Information and ad- vice. In many __ , communities __________ it is found advisable to supplement advice by practical demonstration of effect ive road building. These roads have been built in thirty-eight States. Speaking of the growth of the De partment, the Secretary reports the number of persons on the rolls July 1, 1905, to be 5,446. Of these, 2,326 are rated as scientists and scientific assistants. 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Work baa been done by the Bureau of Entomology in the Introduction of the fig fertilising Insect of South Eu rope. the Introduction of a parasite of the black scale so injurious to citrus and olive crops in California from 8outh Africa, and the Introduction with in the Southern States V
