The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-03-20
MAGELLAN E0US-

! PROGRESSIVE AGRICULTuRE.-The New York Oh
serrer says the following good things of progressive
agriculture
"Under its influence spring up tasty and conven-
lent dwellings, adorned with shrubs and flowers
and beautiful within the smiles of happy wives tidy
children in the lap of thoughtful age, broad hearths
and acts as well as words of welcome. Progressive
agriculture builds barns, and puts cutters Them
builds stables for cattle, and raises roots to feed
them 1t gratis wild apple trees by the meadow
with pippns or greetings; 1t sets outnew orchards
and takes care of the old ones.
SIT drains new lands, cuts down bushes, buys
mower, house tools, and wagon; keeps good fences
and practices soiling. 1t makes hens lay, chickens
live, and prevents swine from roofing up meadows.
Progressive agriculture keeps on hand plenty of
dry fuel, and brings in the oven wood for the wo-
men. 1t ploughs deeply, sows plentifully, harrows
evenly, and prays for the blessing of Heaven. FL
nay it subscrbes for good religious, agricultural,
and family journals, and pays for them in advance;
advocates free schools, and always takes something
besides the family to the county fair"
EXPLORATION OF THE AMooR RIVER BY AN AMERI-
cAN-Mr. Collins, the American Consul at the Am
DOR river, recently obtained permission of the Rus
sian Government to explore it, and he has sent to
the government at Washington the result of his OBJ
servations.
"Mr. Collins states that the whole of this river,
tor distance of two thousand six hundred miles,
is susceptible of steam navigation, and the country
drained by the Amoor has population of about
live millions. There already four vessels trad
ing from San Francisco to the Amoor, two from
Dos.oi, anu Two from hong hOHS-tHe ldtIeT DelHS
owned by American houses. The Russian govern
ment IS rapidly extending its dominions in the
Amoor country, and the last year two iron steam
ers, built in Philadelphia for the Russians,
shipped around Cape Horn and put up at the mouth
OF the Amoor, for the purpose of trade and explo
ration.
Mr. Collins states that the Russian government
desire that the Americans should have all the advan
tages OF the great trade of this new country, and
mold out every inducement for that purpose. After
reaching the mouth of the Amoor, the theatre of
his consulship, he thought he had discovered so
many facts of great Importance to the commerce of
the United States that he determined to return i'm
mediately and report to his government. The re-
port which he has made to the Secretary OF State
occupies some $50 pages of closely written manu-
script ard is condensed account of the country in
the vicinity of the navigable waters of the Amoor,
Its population trade products &c, as well as sug-
gestlons as to the proper articles of commerce,
which our people may export there with profit.
DISCOVERY OF SALT PETRE IN CALFoRNIA.-We
are informed by traveller from the Southern coast
counties, that on the head waters of the Pa lara
river, near Giroy, salt petre has been discovered
IN the alkaline ponds and the earth of that vicinity
The head waters of the Pajara, forming the bound
arles OF Santa Cruz, Santa Clara and Monterey
countless take their rise in springs and lakes of the
Plain OF Tequisquitas, Mexican for soap EARTH
and the soil of the plain, which forms the ranches
OF orteaga, Paducah and Stockholders, is found to
be strongly lmpregnated with Soda saltpetre and
other alkaline substances, whence its name. The
racho OF Tequisquitas is said to have been used for
twenty years before the American flag was raised,
for making very superior quality OF soap.
The saltpetre of commerce is found in Paris,