New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-12-26
ov.ns 10 h limited ,pproprsr.oa for that oSset {,

.hous ,ns c,,;,o1 =, c.nsot bat be observed DO.
nesger 10 toe collection Of trees and snraos' Oo'1
| oA.sve AID sxoilc- In plating zee HeNS
e sroGsds los defect cagnt 10 De zen enieo' =
east ,s 20 those Ct oar nauve iofes"' Oh NI-I
may varieties AID so1e Of them ne nost eeAa
tlf. Ard re b-., h,t-d for plantations a0d avns,
have been wholly ues ec,et A rich Vil>ty q
e,ctics thcugh desirable, 10 Of less inPoristce ~
here s-e Eissia TIE temperate rone OF ne east
err continent D.. iez trees or sofuOs oND us'e
cot their coEgeCe-ic on tn'' Of a. 'es' .qaAl
| i1xurisuse snc oeaa'y.
s1oU Z { usre.s tn!nk ~, a. az cary cay 20
make TIE reqqAue spprl PriaEion co9si' erAo {
prosrefs nty 5e made IL tne conlng feAson u
collecting cno.oe vErsties OF iorest Tees and
| 60 aos. snd planting Eod Improving re g q ..
he r,por; 4 me Commissioner o. Paohc 5aud-
ilEs VII s-o= tie expenditures aIeio! mace %
TIE various improvements Gnoer bis care aod t,io
IL :ne Tork ttgs f. tore 0n he wings q tne "a
tent OHce building, eogeihe. Win a. esiIusts Of
deSciencie. fos tire present and necessary aPpfo-
| 3rstions for the neIt hsca yeN
| PArEST oFFcE
Ire Patent Oaice, which mNEs me progress
I'D c)is,t. the fssa.s Of u inventive genus Of
t-e Amer can people 10 sn object 81 Increasing IN
tcre.t sud import. C. zoe ,kIIfal sni rsAsy sp-
| puczton ff re accu naAted sl0res 81 Eam.n
| sooT ledge, especially 10 TIRE nstursl sciences, to
| Wants nd purposes = ms1, isa cis'il gushing
| crEIac,erst # t-s pfesent sac Not out n -
tha discoveries OF science are pressed IS Viz p
| r1tIy sn3 vita 90 great intellectual power 10 this
a. n re 2s.t. ta, the present s especially
Ds-kcd b. toe practical app lcaion OF every seirg
| ku ~. ana WHICH becomes snovD, 70 the dsl }
wants ant uses ard purposes Of NE
Il MS NJ bic Struggle for n earliest attainment
o. n useful iu the arts tnis pressing forward 20
| re ame loTAson OF The condition OF mar toe IN
c-css bg Ci ris comforts sid f'seLins his tots -
toe apo cat Q OF science TO the improvement IT
MS irdustnal pursuits, tnst country will be fore
nost IN vrch eulignteneC in nd 10 most generally
| al most inmeCis tely brought into contact Win
operative labor.
| l.is In that fortunate concuTence OF pursuits.
| where the hours Of labor IN the WORKSHOP are
made 70 Aternste with those ofstudy and research,
that there are ca ,ivsted and insured minds liz 2
| those Of Franklin, RitteubOuse. Wa't, and Dsvy,
-irh 10 adjective science, AID ready IA It's appiica
ton 10 al that is usetai or onno5ing. Many OF the
| beat Ard ripest II .nds of oar own country belong
n IN class o. operative students, and have lOr (
been sad az u devOtnE themselves = in sgral
sgcoes T. scientific discoveries and m scb,nical
| Improvements Ard inventions
There is, e. Latt1r 81 course, among the invon-
tons Of tie dsy, mixed with the vel directed
snd the useful, much thst 10 Wild and vlsiJa-
| arg, and thereire sbo-ii7e a1t sometimes.
| yerhaps the wage and, Tor the present useless
fo-eshs1op ng OF important future discoveries -
B-.:ne aggregate vs.ue q the .AcCr and study OF
tie Case 81 inventors IS bty oud Al estimate. Iley
have proved :. ems-ives bepeGct0rs T. ihsir c0ua
try snd are entitled ~ the especial consideration
and care Il the Government. Tne Report Of the
Commissioner Of Patents, which will b. presen.-
I'd a; al eGiy cay, VIII show large surplus fd1d
sC- undated from their contributions, part 81
- hich was appropriated q. the isst session q
Colg-ess toward the erection q the wings Of
The Patent Office building No part OF this add
ton il considered ne cesssry for the use OF that
Office. Instead OF thus directing this fund to a
gtnsrsl purpose OF the Government it would seem
Dat gst to apply 1t az the Commits recon.
men1s, or in some other manner, that tne wisdom
q Congress may suggest for the encouragement
Of the Inventive arts and the reward of successful
inventors.
AeRCULTURAL BUREAU.
The agricultural interest stands first In inn or
tAuce 10 our country, and emoodies within Itself
tie principal elements Il our national wealth auf
power. AID 70 ,hCuld be WITH Us as il has been
ana Is = - al. other prosperous civilized nations
Leading object OF pu5iic care snd patronage
The princps nations Of Europe have their Agricul-
tusal Boards, known by various names, under ihs
di ection Of men Of high scienii nc attain merits
supported cut OF the revenues and connected with
the adrniuist alton II the Government. Ard 70
borrow the language of the Father Of his Country
in bis las: rnnuAl message This species OF &c
enlistment contributes doubly to the ii crease Of
'improvem. ut, by stimulating "a enterprise and
experiment, and BY d'sving to common center
serva,ioA, and speeding them thence over the
snoie nation. Experience accordingly has Shown
that they are very cheap Instruments Of i'm.
nrnse nLtionsl benefit
No direc, aid hiss been extended by our Gov.
eminent l. Agriculture. except BY the yearly col
lection ana publication, through the Patent Once
q some agricultural experiments and stanEtics
and recenty the analysis Of soms soils and vege-
table productions. The means th Us applied though
useful In their results. are wholly inadequate.
To M set The great obi set fully, and give u this
esQIng branch Of Ame lean Industry tee sid which
| 40 well merits. respectfully suggest the est,o-
| l'hnent Cf an Agricultural Bureau, connected
with this Department tn. separated from the
| Pt'eHt Oeice. The expense would be sm III oon.
paret win the end 10 Dc accomplished.
II this suggestion sbJgld meet with the sppro.
A'ton Ct Corgres sad the organization OF the
Bureau become & subject Of consideration, much
~ may be derived from consulting the systems
adopted ~ france and BeleiC N, both of which
nav fore much toward the Advancement Of agri-
allure as science. Belgium, it 10 believed, has
the best organized agricultural department aud,
partly owing TO this partly 10 the natural fertility
q its soil, the best cultivated AID most highly pro-
dac;ive country IL Europe.
PENSION OFFICE
The am unt OF business 10 tie Pension Bureau
il !nrge. The number of invaiid pensioners has
inc-essct during tie lt,t year nine hundred and
eighty nine. The W ole number now on The list
II iCar thousand one hu1dred and fifteen.
The amount Of claims for houhty LAID ~srrsnA
tled p-ior 10 tas sIh Of November last was
about .......................... 5000
O thr.e there hsve been suspended or rejected
scout Zoo.
Tee Dumber which remain ~ be n!ei msy be es-
umsied ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 2OOO
Making IN aggregate of................. 10000
PCsLIC LANDS
/. Will be seen by the R-por. Of the Commits
sioaer Of the General L,nd 0dice tia, toe surveys
Of public ls0cs have been pressed forward with
oils ence and energy. ss to bring re ana good
lands into market Sufficient to sapply tie ants OF
en- grafton.
Toe quantity sold for essh In the trst
inTeoqusrters o. tie year lssc su as $40 81
In the hrst three quarters CT ls4s SCI o 40 DO.
Showing diulin ton Of ....... So, 034 II .cres
The GmOanI located BY bounty vsr.
rsots In ire nfss three uarters Of
ls4s Observation-Disclosures. $4,000 scres
In TIE hrst three quarters Of lc49. $50 $50 DO.
SHOWING an increase Oh. g7l, go seres
And aAios together aggregate
Increase over u, sales And locs-
nons o. int nrsI taree- quarters OF
tas preceding year of-.....---.-.. 40,G5 - scres
lais smk4l advance Ia the aggregate Of sales
incic -,es very accurately the gradual increase O,
agricultural migrs,loa. Our admirable land sys-
tenn, shiee was devised By the iounters Of tee re