New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-11-24
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
LIEUT. MAURY AND THE FARMERS.

uFrT MAURY AND THE FARMERS.
=. "A. Es.i0r u he ~ u Tas"~
s,a. In an attic written IN june last Lieut. hsnry
recommends the coope ration II SUFFICIENT humoof o.
farmers 70 procure data Ling the ne'ero osie'
character of orr country-lhat II, To make reeod "
such charges a. would be apparent 10 snPe in-'rn'
n .pt, And TO note he more evident oondbon o. Tue
weather direction Of he vino Se Speaking OF
pan OF cooperation, Re says; y.,-
"t |. very ii spe and calls on The farmers TOT h'ue
n se tia sood-4nl. ,..,,.
and IN cont, it'll o her olog ets AMI men 81
,rier &c at home and abroad with the vies Oh estAo
b-biDg u iiofm system o. meteoIoosDAI o"'"'~
tsIs for tbe lard, a. Ne Rave dote tor the sea,
III spy sfic.r of he GoveTnn ent were su 'horhei
In ,ay 70 be fam erp have 10 the sailors, hers
Ne to,m OF me,eJro oglcal journal u shoSs you ue
ob,eya'IoTs thai are - niec the hours al Wh'c1 tney
ave 10 be made tell whst ibstru nen's are requires,
and los are used tase II, furnish toe TOW
emmett with be observations anc IN retu the Gov
.rpueLt ri discuss ibem, aud give yol copy OF toe
re,ul:s pbep puthih.o-fe would have a. once sni
without cost volunteer corp OF Oss-rv,re ms YOU'D
snrish him with all tie osta r,qus Re foc compile
a nd, Of both ~. Iicul'ursl sod sanitary m t-"ro'osy
"Such 81 offer 70 he ssiore, hes enlisted aeo ps oil
ohsey,r for the res by whose cooperation results tue
most im9orsn. and valuable, end az unexpve'ed Us
valuable have been Oh aIed.
Gould 10 al esst enc farmer be found on The av-
eraee for etery county in everv state that would glad
IL undertake the observations | don't tblak t1ere
would be epy diff -ulty on that score. Sailors nave
beer four do much for every part OF the ses
on The average ten observers for State would De sa
hcient"
Now i, does appesr'o me th* if ne farmers OF
America ever hope TO 90 anything in this mater they
NAV ~ vel be about il a. once. TO hope for any
Assurance from the General Government seems futile,
and to await sction in tina. quarter would be to
indefinitely postpone" the whole mstter. FJrt1-
n.tey this IL not ecssssry. We have organisations
of opr own which are folly competent for the discharge
Of this duty Tne Tn tee stes Agricultural Society,
the various State societies and bosrs Of agriculture,
and the county sssO istiops reach nearly every sec
,iop o. our country al Canada AID where these do
Lot exist ndiyiduals will douboe s volunteer to per
form the service Great gooi may come 70 our calling
and COZ quer y to natona prosperity from the
proset u,n Of this matter. have full faith in its ui
ty in msny ways Let Lieut.. Many set forth the
course TO be pur.ued and name the smples, iostTu.
mens That will snswer the purpose and there Is 10
fear bu, that farmers in ali sections and nesIy al
of our societies will enter heartily into the pr1secu-
ton of the ee.igp. II Cons ress can oe induced 10
make the necessary efforts and will hnaliy give
US the result in such form tina. we can apply It
10 cur wants, we'll and good; but If we are to
wade tho Oh several bunored pages to find ooe i'm
poItant idea as often bave 10 do in the perush
of Government documents, tbiIk thai we " 'uld
meier 10 be excused We have rot time for tn st ktnd
of study. u T.. WAXING, Jh.
ChoJyoqus, n. T., Nov. II, 1855.