Report of the StatisticianU.S. Government Printing Office, 1893 - Agriculture |
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Page 347 - Records of private trials of American machines and of foreign machines brought to this country have been forwarded to the Office of Fiber Investigations of the Department from time to time, but the results did not give the information, desired by the Department as to the' capacity of the machines or their utility in continuous operation.
Page 354 - CULTURE IN THE UNITED STATES. Coming down to ramie culture in the United States, it has been previously stated in reports of this Department that the future of the ramie industry in America depends upon a careful consideration and understanding of the whole situation, studied connectedly — culture, strip ping of tlio fiber, and the preparation of the fiber for manufacture.
Page 352 - Fromrrey declined to enter this trial after 500 pounds of green stripped ramie stalks had bren weighed out, claiming that the stalks were too uneven in size, the construction of his machine requiring medium stalks. It should be noted that a very small percentage of the stalks secured by the board from the Willet plantation were of young slender growth and of short length. TRIALS ON JUTE STALKS WITH LEAVES.
Page 354 - ... in the green state, is carried on. Two or three small bundles of ramie stalks with leaves, cut and tied up on the Willet plantation before noon of the 29th, had begun to show signs of heating on the morning of the 30th, though the stripped stalks and remainder of the unstripped stalks were in perfect condition. The writer stated in his conclusions, when the report of the board of experts was presented, that it was an interesting point for future experiment to determine whether ramie stalks can...
Page 13 - Total production. Total area of crop. Total value of crop. Average value per bushel.
Page 354 - It is an interesting point for future experiment to determine whether ramie stalks can be perfectly dried in best condition for machine working in Louisiana, owing to the greater humidity of this section compared with other sections of the country suitable to ramie culture. It would seem from my observations in Louisiana that slight kilndrying will be necessary, after at least ten days of sun-drying...
Page 134 - Agriculture to acquire and preserve in his Department all information concerning agriculture which he can obtain by means of books and correspondence and by practical and scientific experiments, (accurate records of which experiments shall be kept in his office) by the collection of statistics, and by any other appropriate means within his power; to collect, as he may be able, new and valuable seeds and plants...
Page 336 - ... are given at the rate of 25 cents per week. In 1784 a charge of $3.33 is made for "keeping one of your cattle, winter of 1783." A few items only indicate the value of farm animals. In 1771 an ox was booked at $17.50. In 1772 a calf is valued at $2. A cow and calf in 1824 brought $15. Later, in 1860, a pair of oxen sold for $60. The use of a cow one year, in 1794, was rated at $3. A sheep in 1780, in Connecticut, was valued at $1.50. An examination of these prices suggests the great advance in...
Page 3 - ... the early season up to July, and a temperature above the normal during the closing months. The rainfall of the season, although heavy, was not well distributed, the excess of the year having occurred in the early months accompanied by low temperatures, leaving the hot months of August and September with a marked deficiency.
Page 149 - No. 95. Report of the condition of winter grain and the progress of cotton planting ; also on the freight rates of transportation companies.