Daily national Republican., 1863-02-27
Ann1nnI.rrnAL nrronr.

The annual report OF the Commissioner Of
Agriculture was yesterday comnAsBioated 70
nc Presldent for transmission to congress to-
dAy. Accompanying are The uSual aerlcultural
papers, comprising ne msttcr fot ne Agrichi-
tural Rsport, which vill make about the usual
volume, rot much exceeding Nix huhdHd
pages.
It's matter, from acursory view Of iu CON
teuts ond 6H66Nledg6 those who are itS con
tributOrs, wIllbe unusually valuable, embracing
several new features, giving q grcat variety,
and abounding In n.faCts presented In condensed
form. A work Of this kind, aud so eagerly
read by million Of farmers, should bc D''9t'sD'
in parpO We have mlsepprehended It's drih II
this ls not unusually concise and B,odty. -.
While considerable portion, as heretofore,
s the work Of our agricultural writer's through
out tho country, an unusal amount Of matter
Is contributed within the Department. There
port Of the chemists embraces valuable analyses
Of wine, sorghum juice, etc., the superintendent
Of the propagSting garden makes report, and
trcatlscs upon those Interesting, topics, the
special culture oftobacco, Of cotton, and oil hax,
are given; an exhaustive compendium Of facts
illustrating the present condition and furture
prospects Of sheep husbandry in the United
States, embracing brief Historical and Statis-
ticRl view Of our wooden manufacture, and
very valuable compilation Of statistics, based
upon the census. Treasury and other official
figures, and upon an original system for taking
an agricultural censcs recently adopted by the
Department, including tables giving aggregates
Of the leading agricultural productions Of the
country; those Of the loyal States, estimates Of
the acreage, yield, home value, and other valu-
able information relative to certain crops, and
statements Of the agricultural exports Of the
last six years, with those of the thirty years
previous, in periods Of Hve years each, arranged
for comparison and analysis.
Among the contributions TO this report is a
description Of the international exhibition Of
last year, by Prof. Hoyt, of the Wisconsin
Farmer survey of the sgricultureof Maine,
by s. L. Boardman; an account Of wheat grow
ing in New hampshire, by Levi Bartlett; a
treatise on the cattle Of Kerry, by Sanford
Howard information upon stall feeding Of
cattle, by Joseph Harris an essay upon beef
and pork, by H. D. Emory; an article upon an
intensely interesting theme, in view Of its fu-
turC vulue as a competitor in the clothing sup
ply, the Silanthus silk worm, by Rev. DR..
Morpis another upon a subject Of kindred
Importance, that Of hax-cotton, by Charles T.
jackson an Illustrated article on fruit, by +.
R. Elliott practically scientific treatise on
the preservation Of milk, by DR.. Loomisi an
essay upon coal oil, by Prof. Leslie ono upon
the construction Of mills and manufacture Of
-four, by wm. WArder, Of Ohio a description
Of the celebrated "marblos of Rutland county,
an examination Of the farm implements Of this
country, by ]. J. Thomas, etc. Horses, poul.
try, milk, timber for Prairies, sweet potatoes
sorghum, grapes, wild flowers, ETC., demand q
share Of attention.
We should not forget to mention, too, papel
upon the weeds of American agriculture, BY
the well known and venerable botanist, DR.
Darlington; nor an admirable article upon
subject of vital importance, practically ig
nored, though 1t may be, in this money-lovinI
country, the health of farmers and their wives
This valuable public document will doubtlos
prove Of invaluable service in the advancement
of agriculture, and in the enhancement Of ou
+ national wealth.