Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-07-26
PROPOSED AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION.

PROPOSED AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION.
To the Editors Of the National Inteligeneer.
AGRIcULrURAL DEPARrMEsr,
U. 3. PATENT OrrIcE, JuLr 81, 1851.
GEHTLEMEs An effort 10 progress, with every prospect
of success, to organize National Agricultural Society, by
the union OF all State and other Agricultural Societies under
general head. have been requested by the officers of
several Stale associations to write thee short articles
for Of the daily journals Of this city, explaining the plan
of organzaon and setting forth the important objects
to be attained or promoted by such union Of all State
cetes This propose to do and the national exhibi
tions will doubtless be held in the Metropolis the sub
ject will be deemed Of sufficient local and general be
worthy Of place in your columns In this oonnexon clip
the following paragraph from the Charleston Courier of the
18th instant:
AT meeting Of the Agricultural Society of South Caro-
lima, held at their farm Tuesday, the 18th instant the
enterprise of Mr. F. BosxNsE (ate from ndia) introduce
the tea culture well that of coffee, the date mango,
indigo and other tropical plants into this State was brought
to the notice Of the society," Mr. BoSrHsE being present
The society to the resolution that the enterprise
audabc one and calculated advance the prosperity of the
country They approve highly Of the views Of Dr. LEE, Of
the Patent Office Department Washington, published in
the daily papers of city ecenty and tender to Mr. Bo-
SrSsE the Of their farm, which to his
pertinent Jos. F. 0'HEAR, Secretary.
1t will be seen by the above that the State Society Of South
Carolina highly approve Of my views but before in
dcang that they equally well received societies at the
Noh wish copy the material parts Of my letter the
subject Of tea culture, and the introduction Of foreign seeds
and plants published in the Courier Of recent date. It is as
follows:
To the Editors Of the Courier.
GENTLEMEN Believing that judicious experiment to in
Of
in the Southern States will prove succesfu desire to make
few suggestions the subject my has appeared
in the Courier in thatconnexion.
The Horticultural and Botanical Societies Of London Paris,
and Berlin have had large experience in procuring both
seeds and plants from all parts Of the globe, and they have
found what few Americans TO understand that seeds
sproued and thereby transformed into young plants may be
conveyed by in ALL attitudes with much greater safety than
undeseoped germs whose vital principle destroyed by
slight changes in the OIL starch sugar. protein substances
contained in seeds Without the presence Of atmospheric air
moisture the natural heat Of tropical climate will effect
chemical changes in the organized elements in most seeds
and buds which prove fatal to their vtaly Young plants
not seeds, should be brought home.
So promising is culture id the British possessions in
Asia that great efforts making to extend the bust
The London Gardeners Chrack, received by the
last steamer the most gratifying and important
intelligence brought by the Indian mall that Mr. FORTUNES
abos in procuring supply Of the finest tea plants and Chi
workmen had reached successful ssue He brought
Calcutta from the most celebrated tea district eight
persnced manuactuers the first that left their native
country, together with large assortment Of implements,
IL 900 eerminoting Seeds and l,74s plants Govern
ment took deep interest in Mr. Fortunes enterprise
that it furnished to convey him, his Cinnamon,
plants and implements to the plantations OF the Tea Com
pany which already annually produce about chests
Many Chinese beginning to emigate to California, and
tea plants might easybe procured at Shanghae from which
port there was shipped the city Of New York 423 692
pounds Of tea from July ls 1850, TO February ls 1851
and during the months IL l25 pounds
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page V4e) Without ttoubng you with the details Of nfor
nation gathered from various sources, feel warranted in
pressing the opinion that the time not very remote when
Southern enterprise and field hands will excel the Chinese
much in the simple operations Of picking and curing tea leaves
and growing the trees they do in growing picking,
and ginning cotton. In experiment to be tried
few skul manufacturers from China should be procured
plantation affords any considerable quantity Of green
leaves. Steamers will make regular trips between
Shanghae and San Francisco, and one familiar with hor
cultural operations vegetable physiology is employed
procure young plants any desirable number maybe obtained
In putting up of camelas for the Botanic Garden of
Calcutta Mr. Fortune mixed tea seeds with moist earth in
Chna and when the ship arrived at Calcutta he took
l6, 900 seeds which had sprou,ed and growing.
This republic probably the only civilized nation in the
world which has national society, either BOTANICAL hor
cultural agricultural to promote the introduction from
abroad of whatever is useful ornamental in the vegetable
kingdom end yet is easy to find under one Govern
wide range of climate equally favored by
able rains for the almost boundess production Of the valued
fruits Of the EARTH Because good Providence has done
much for us shall ungateuy refuse do any thing for
ourselves Instead Of importing from year year many
bushels Of dead seeds to ow GeOa through Government
agency it should give half the money expended for ag
cultural purposes to independent board association,
fairly representing the agricultural interests Of the whole
try, and let such association transact strictly professional
business, in oommon-sense and scientific way. If the
friends Of rural scence and improvement the South will
unite with those Of the Middle Norhern and Western States
have believe from correspondence the
subject that such society may be organized permanent
basis Life wearing away, and is always uncertain, and
whatever of good intend to do in generation had
better he about it. is it not plain to every reader that the
great agricultural interest of the United States needs nothing
much at this time intelligent working head Neither
talent patriotism, money is lacking; nothing really
wanting but organization among the friends Of agricultural
improvement to achieve the most honorable and useful results
Science belongs party section and hitherto it has
done neK to nothing for the and culvaors Of Ame
rican soil Is this always be our condition For
do not believe it. knowledge is too valuable for that and
something effective will be done turn the labor the
capital and the intellect Of this country to better account
There before wheat and oat plants grown expressly to
test the natural inherent powers Of different seeds yield
unlike crops when treated alike in fertility of land and age;
and the result difference product of sixty per cent in
sme gardeners have measured the vital force of
different seeds Friends, vegetable and animal physiology
should longer remain sealed book Let open and
- - - '''' ' DANIEL LEE.
TIE SusKEx FRIeATE "HUssAR. Some eighty years
since, this gae in passing through Hurl Gate, laden with
Ill, struck upon the dangerous rock known the Pot
springng bad leak to make necessary Immediately
her ashore which attempted at Stony Point and
cable made fast large tree for the purpose of warpinp