The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-04-07

Interesting 70 AgxAoult1Easta.
WAsMsores, April 4, ls5s
rhs following very interesting letter addressed 10 The
Agricultural Committee the House Of Representatives
s1Ahis the soops. osjses and operations Of bureau Of
ths gsvsrnnsat yet In liz infancy, but which 10 fast
coming Of the practically useful and important
rssshes the interests Of the farmer, the grower tas
seas and iinev Of tie couauy and 1t will bs nurtursd
By that Interest until i, grows the full vgor Of man
hood
UNITED STATES sArKyr Orres March 81, 1856.
Asreeaby II request hees <ish iuraish yoa With
some Of the principal shy Congress should in
crease the sgncaitaIa sp,fopsson, nsr5atssr 70 be
expended by this office The benefits to the
country VII Oh have aresSy resulted from the sppro
pratt made years past
been he introoucion aud vegetable pro-
ducts hitherto unkaesn "a he Uritsc ates and the
decrease and oisssmeatoo d those OF qaaes
which had artaoy b1eu caiSsted wise ku ,wn
Measures have ee'n ;asea to procure from every
quarter o. tie soss ,aon seeds, plants roots
part OF the country, and placing them in toe
hands Of persons woo we're the most Xix sly
to test their adaptat,on climate and soil As
matter OF oonrse Insn, Of tae experiments thus ma dc
unAvsi6Abiy proved ao9 liz; but IN numerous Cases
tnsy were offended uib aa most siguA sacosss, and
s1ge prtdnc 10 tee osipuu Of competent Judges has
ADDED mibors TO cur For nstauca variety
o. wheat known as to mediterranean /" vnich was
highly produ ,tve, ra.ry soo maturing several days
earlier than oner tae eby e1capipg the
ket. 80.
Within the last sss than seven cen varisties
OF wsest have ben oSasr from at part, of the
giobe and ois licutei 10 Of the aion
mcst OF vnch p-ouss IA - nsed with go I'd success
origin, has also zen IN iced and it constitutes val
liable crop In the S~uss
The Japan pea" nneas4 asssd ~ all others In is
yield, believed If origin has been GU ttvs-
tea In vAricus parts = airy remarkable re-
suits.
The ''Chnsse yam oeginsiiy from China, but m ore
D. 0rV0 An
oslent sno saue oota AMI COM mon pots-
to has been su0iceuty steo prove it's value in tas
Southsrn ~ wei, Sc IL be Hicde Ststes.
The "chnfA, Z" or 'eac ,ad - small tuberous es-
cnsnt from The south It ~hich has naturszed It.
sell 70 our soil and climate proved prohf, ia its
yleed when grown Ia 'gat -Aa soils we'll those
wnicn are rcn, aud o.. ~ 20 o-come viuabs forage
At eAs thirty turnip seed ia suding the
pest cui'fvs ca in Esgsui sei the con 1t
Stsse sno Territory Of go UpSsa. Tie bsaeass al
READY apparent siu'l. xpernents being Ia
s W.su AZ nb 70 e1 Varieties d a'ses csooages
ana peas OF Europe, TIE esuit Of which viii be
Among the forsge crop. it usy mentioned that the
Cniaese sugar cane 80 quo Sue e) nsv granine,us
plant, of Chinese origo recently from France
has oten n.rosuced mas proved itself we'll adapted
10 the 60 grephics rsrge % Indian corn rhs amount
Of fodder which produce the is estimated to
10 twenty tive the stalks Of which dued vi n
rish saoonarsre jac1, ths whole plant being devoured
vi svsity BY catt ., and swine. IL "a of easy
cultivation, berg .ilnar u that of maize broom
corn il the early ia Nay in the MD
die es soider raised II m the sans
roots m tie se.sor-one soout tie first Of August and
tho other Ia October
Another valuab- forage crop, the Comm niletv
(Koha de HnUte) has eesn Introduced from France,
which is vSry productive, Of quick growth, rssists
Drought and d,ursh-- veil on dry soils.
Among tie cuttrgs OF fruit tres s3d vines which
have been mt odIcec Gay BE- toned tn, Prune
o'Aeea the 'Prups Ssinte ca ii4s,' and tie hvgae
Cerinth." The fcrus or have been grated on Che
common pl1m il Al ,hs SAFE, north Of PennsyivAna,
and on he noun famous distiss Of that STATE, Mary
Land ard Virginia From the wai,h has attenied
this experiment. there is every thers
wiz sOta be produced soficeot cried prunss those
regions 10 supply tns wants Of the whole Union. Among
the sesda indigenous growth, lea have selected
and distributed IN 70 tnsir supsroc qu.ites
~ we IS to their prooa ot- cor.sia pars
eN 81 osaiies, and ~ai,h nave proved hishiy pro-
dsedvs there may Oe nt-d several varieties OF In dian
corn.
Among 'hsse toe "irp.ovei K ng Philip or
brown ocrr,' obtained tron isiard lAse la New
aAmpsnIe, which wss ex ndsey distaoa,ed in eli thu
states nc IN u NeE Jssry, and the .sin dis.
uict. o. Psnnsy wanna Ms ana Virginia. The re
suit has zen ,hst IL usar-c in less han ninety days
from TIE line CT plan irg (sbou. the mi die OF June
and e te "a Cpe inst>ecs l3A bushels OF shsled
to the Another superior variety. Nes Mexic,
the New Mexicsn White Frt y has been distributed
Which sPpsaEs . b. scsetsd to the enre region
sorIh q Asfssctu-sffe Fr uinAry use Gther green
or 6i? i2 quaf ' ei CT Is un, ur PISSED.
Au.rg TIE pr ducr- which il has oe.p proposed
70 tnpocisc f. n o., with OF making
spscisl experiments, 70 be c,nductsi by agri.
euuSnl seeiet'es = ~ In ;vduai- in the So
vtisi states s-6 Territories OF toe Uoi,a mey BE-
nsne ena4es1see lu-tiiss Of al he best variees of
wbsai srd q ether III, gooe. la addition to
'hese tree might inpof reeds ro,es or eu.
trIys off the ei3cips e:1noun,csi pants ard trees
snoxn tnd zps IL en- Cd upcn 10 4 p'ls- msnne,.
In oo-Dee;ioa >ih h,s - j-c. I wousd suggest the
expectancy o. Scpgre-s r-kiug the ual eporooria
titis tor TIE LETp os pgruius euicenty early in
The sssscr TO az st q the seeds geo the
aTproec seascn TIA 10 y be received 10 time
for o4,i QUILL lie iat Jsuuay ce.oze. For it
haa btea oar1 Is sxisseoce III q when large ORDERS
for steta tsvs been n@ce -ftsr the month April or
ksy I IL prac e,n the s-.dsr 90 furui an
sctQEas supply @lth Mt pecurng me Il f.cr1 yarioas
seu1ceS as TIL I citsn reqnl ing seve al man.Ss
Herce nott Of ne eses ~oed arrive too lac for
the Sop hsir src ri = a+rticEs o. he Union they
were attempted . e kept over Ill tee nfxt RAIL- they
would to, her oev vernL i12 rendered
Worthless ps sga.
Another faiuIe cIne-t-d with thsee app ristions
which spresr 10 neec siup ifcsuln re'orm is som,
mole 'eassbe ard fguiare plan cf ctspsiog of these
seeds han ueea adop..l Esre fore.
woad, thefsfors hat instead of dlatribut-
Ing them proSscuousiy, though OF Congress-
societsa or novcusls ~ao sy apply dlrectly for hsm
ct ths Psteot Cic' tutsole ARA gene ns o. .ds by
said mem osrs In Them 70 b. IL handles excee1-
ing four rourd spksd oy the Commissioner OF
Pa,en9 70 the State orisi and county ssricaltu.
raj seoe.ies or 70 the Secretaries Of Sta Territories
or County Clerks, where there no oeetiss
De distributed, by mail or 0tnerwsa, TO proper ndvi-
duas residing IL eac SAFE Territory county for,rA
Or special experiment vi eq that each resipf .n
su report the result for the use Of the Patent Office
TO Insure tns free and SPEEDY transport Of each small
packet OF cutitgs se<os app ,A.e mp might
De upon IT. bearing he i'm rint Of the of the
mem ser OF Corgess Territorial ceegse In whose dis
trct or Territory any such society be in
yhieh any Secretary Of sac or Territory, county
The appor Of packets sent to the State 90
efeties hight bear stamp Containing the Of the
Senators Of each Of the respectively THIS change
ans nece sary wouie befors tie Commit Post
Ohots Very respec fu ~ your obedisnt servant,
D. j. BROWNE
Hen DAVID P. HOLLOWAY Chairman Of he Committee on
Agriculture, Hcufe Representatives United States.
Oar parnna Correspondence.