Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-09-26
From the New Eagi,ni Fsurer.
Patent Office Report for 1861.

talCuN OlISc ncpoAe ASA ASSA'
We hav. before u Ihe Report OF the CON-
missioner Of Patents for the year 1901, on
Agriculture. 1, is printed BY the Govern
Insbi. and i,. typographical appearance u
better than tha, Of any Of It. predecessor
Thi. !. encouraging. The papers that make
up the volume ars-the personal report OF
the Commissioner. u. +. HOLLOWAY. which
give. an account Of the transactions OF his
Department for the year. In this an ir-
quiry /. made. and brisdy answered, a. 10
,hss-ri1.lf.-al. rsrsn1aofvriH- and comHer.
c,al rv-our,c-. capabilities and facilities Of
this rrpablIe.
In the course Of hi, answers to this inqui'
~. sSms intsrestin: iaeis are stated. The
aggregate Of coai. feds Of the United State,
be says. i sOO. 900 square milc-.-mOrc than
f,a hm,, a. much coal as Britain, Spain,
France and Belgium united The diGsr.
ebcc IN the quantity and quality Of iron Is
about a. great. The railroads now in oPer'
alton amount TO 81. 900 mile.. anil tie ir'e'
srcyAs to 10000. and the productive indus
try oi the country j. to the enormous amount
II four iAou,asd ruiiii0E Of dollar, The
Commi..ioner all, OF all the nation. Of
ih, earth there i no, one At whose com
uani ;hsrs has been placed an amount oi
resources At all TO he compared with those
Of the United State. not one with stores 80
bounGle., Of coal. iron. eorrSr. lead. silver
and gold no, one with such a soil and eli'
mate combined, producing such diversified
products in 50 LAVISH abundance; not one
with people - free, 50 generally cnleh'.
sned. enisrpri'ins and inventive.
10 noticing some departments Of our IN
du.uial energy and resources, the Comnis'
sioner pAssss in review Grea, Britain ber-
self. and four Of her principal victims. Por'
tugal. Turkey, Ireland and india. eompri.
Gin: in the whole iro hundred mii!ioHs Of
me1--peirly one.fiih Of the population Of
the slobe. In srcaking Of the dc'po,ism
exercised over the pcoPIc of India. he say.
Under their Oh masters they bad az least
one resource when the evil became insap'
portable. the PEOPLE rOse and pulled down
the government. Bg, the English govern.
nent ~as not 20 be shaken oG. The GOV.
erbmen,. oppressive as The nOs; oppressive
form oi barbarian de'po,i'm. was strong
with all the strength Of CIVILIZATION. 10
rvsemblei ihS government OF s'il een'i raih.
tr than the goVsrnmen, Of human ;yranis."
The next paper i. upon TIE History. n.
6uHry cnd Consn~rrs Of Fdr. and !. a lorS
article. going into minute details 81 the
value and culture of the plant. Then fol-
low articles on Rsi'in- sheep and Wool
Growing. Sheep Brccdins, The Breed. OF
Sheer be,, adapted 10 New England, Ar,i6
cial Manure.. B,li Of Frost, or Thermnl
Belt, HOG Cholera, Territory Of Colorado,
Raspberry Culture Strawberries, worn-Ou'
lands Of New jersey. The Consumption Of
Mix, Cotton in Missouri. On the Dc'irue-
ton II NoKious Insects. Tho Pear Orchard,
Farming in the New England Sta,cs. Indian
Corn, Hop Culture. Sorghum Culture and
Sugar Making. On the Reccn, Progress Of
Agricultural Science. Reelaimins Salt Mar.
shc.. On Food. The Houses of New Eng
land. DAIRY Farming, Select Breeds OF Cat.
tie and their Adaptation to the United
States. The Grape, Of North America, On
Grape Culture. Fruit Culture. S1methinS
OF the Philosophy and Chemistry OF Ma
nsre-. and an article ON Entomology.
some OF these articles are highly interest.
ing. and would be instructive 20 most Ol u,
and the whole volume i', perhaps, Ss appli-
cable to The general want. Of The Sountry as
one could be male. 1T any rate. We DO
not know Who could have done iisny better.