New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-12-10
1868.


staples for led3 compare ~nh ieo3 rs lolo"';
tssr. 1868.
Wheat bum leo ess 20 Wheat. 1871 css 3,
OAs bsh.......l-1 $50 so O.s bush 90 ny
Corn bush.......sn, sits,4 Corn, oush. ..'tfs -
Hay BUSH 2D.,tNtt0 day bns1......'. - -
lob.cco B........2s8 JsUss lobs ...sS ts u,
Woo. n......... 6J "a ls2 " COL d.. ~ :"
Tho diversion II labor BY the war is compsass'ed y
MILLINERY. by young men growing up, and b! innis'S
ton u
sour,.s. among Others, by r,spondencc with Asn
cultural Societies ard Farmers Clubs The more stnefs
formation Of which - recommended. About two Ioe
sand circulars ~ questions nave eeen s,nt 70 esv
spDudents monthly. tie replies To which, together snI
Smithsonian r,ports the weather, &c. have oees
published monthly. and distributed all over the eonhIy
la an about 2oo,u cirulars have been issued ~
0 90 monthly r. ports published. IL is suggested tas
system OF oh,efs on tho weather. - 10 dsiy
ported by telegraph be put In operation Aso 'ny.
HE POSTAL laws be amended as Ia allow free couall,
cation between citizens and the peparin'n on ~"
tura matters. o,.,
seeds have been wanted In large quantities. ~'els
hundred Bushels of ohoio. wheat nhd otnet sc'o
grains snd several thousands al dollars "otn W li,
most luahc fer field and garden culture ,i.eluai3
flower seeds were imported from Europe. ibcsc a1s
domestic varieties were freely distiibutodi So
Of cottons seed we're also sent 60 Western farmers,
tobacco seed In great quantities. Inc Whole nunOe' ~
packages thus distributed Was about l.lOuoo "
those 10000 We're given 10 members Of tons.~,,
800 c0 To agricultural societies; the rest u dt,
plicants About coo were quart package. OF sl 80
/ \ y .l.SLA
ard the remainder cotton Gax &c. IL is ,ohfioe~
desirable that the distribution DO continued ,,.,s
Tie pgopagatng and experimental Iden nes nj
neglected, II IN charge OF cVinpttens
has distributed during the year about s9Vv ths
vines bulbs Xc.-half 10 members VI ~oAe
rest 10 agricultural societies. &C. .,,o,. vinaa
Correspondence has been carried on eouse'Se ,i;ns
and yiney ards and valuable facts cohe'eu arbards
fhas tren don. toward establishing sie'non sal,nn.
of the hest fruits 10 illustrate the h'sI hVes Js.;rsi
GO botsr cal collection and MUSEUM u u4 Srnins
Facilities should be- supplied Tor .Vnipah,s md thin
tools and methods III Satioi suyn an ~ Gsct a
seJ;ng and when each should be adoPteu; 'ns anrr
Alarming aud its hes. NODES &c. aua ,a. an, I'm.
ny,otlons are asked for glass sonsei s q, a., ~
aas"tlng houses Land enough ~ "'no" h;,v a
Phkn'.us nouo'e .sse, and seeds-tbe praeteaoiuy
various ~ s.nt medicinal and textile plants. &c
Si.".',s , vs., tss been given 10 entomology ~
a''eu'i ' an 'o,nmoloeist employed aud ms eoe -
p.i "n ,xhibiiion in the Department also ~ ma
@ f,c smiles Of all the fruits of the country
!, oamnrtc herberium. More space Is "ahtoo luz
",J o,hsr purposes Of the department.. ~ A.. ,,,ssts.
Tonerress Inst session appropriated so wv or ma
.a,;nns into the culture and preparation OF nsA -
fsmp as a substitute for cotton. A coniissv ssnd
Iappointcd July l. and snltivators were in'nersneA
70 this Office samples of tbers and fabrics sns iii
by explanations Of processes A report W
be hereafter presented. u.,. .,A h.vs psc-
Consus abroad have been applied to saa h.rr .tcu
cured seeds and plants ANA much saiuau 70 Gsca yesf
The balance Of the appropriation for tns IN ~. alA
c,d;n, lime 40 1868 remaining nexperdea oaoarl.
nece,9h,r ls6i was SIS o15 w. deficiency aPpswaart
lion March 3 1863 chap 7g. sso,"o ln M isIt
opuronr,nted for tho fiscal year ending aho
~. n1 Feb 25 leoJ. chap. J) inc snph.r. lr6l
frum 3lst Doeomber. lSd2 w lilo JUL NV