Show secretary 1111 sons report Ite port washington nov 1 1 secretary wilson wilbon bon has presented his report to tho the president reviewing the operations of the department of agriculture for tho past year tho the most important becom men mon fondation dation made b by y him is one that agents for the department had been stationed at each of our more important embassies for the collection of information fo of interest int orest arest to american farmers referring to this subject he be says we are endeavoring to get information from foreign countries with whom we compete in the markets of the world regarding crops and prices we tire art also making steps to ascertain what crops are grown on different thermal ahnes so BO that seeds and plants may intelligently be ba brought to this country to assist in the diversification of our crops and add to their variety federal court by commissioner fisher houghton later on tho the advice of hit his attorney turned over all the monsy money except which had been spent |