New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-01-11
The Agricultural Departments Monthly
Report.
WlsHgGros. Thursday. Jan.

WASHINGTON Thursday Jan. 7, 1861.
| The monthly Report Of the Department o.
Agriculture for November viii soon he Issued hefe"'
ter 81 viii appear every two months only 80
shows that monthly report does not give time ehous'
TO pondents TO properly gather inc intorn'oN
asked Of them by tie monthly circulars, nor does u NJ
loy mature consideration Of TIE statistical matter en-
bodied in the returns Of these correspondents.
This report contains an article rvm the Commissioner
OF grcultule stating the matters essential to perfect
Ing the plan Of these reports. These are first procur
ing sufficient bass which estimates II the crups
from year 10 year be made end 10 determine t,
must bo well .ys,re,cd cousus nvery fifth year. On
such basic he Is satisfied thai correct estimates can Ia
made through tho Information OF clres pOndohis IN
Secondly: he asks power u extend this CORES poD'
deDcc 10 embrace statistics spperiDn g Ia man
lac.nIrs and commerce. vol ~ to agriculture. on toe
ground thai these Industrial pu:s gss arr 30 uieswined
% be inscpErablc. The value or hsculinra product "a
depends ne home rsrkct cry,ed by unuuias lures
aud commerce. aud q! tIc5n II essential 10
determining The demand fJr these products q; ne ore'yn
market; also materially Influences this value. kD0Hi.
dye o the condition q the English crops from tune 10
ing end Of those countries which supply TIE markets oi
Great Britain with bresdsuar. necessary and hence
be asks to bopiac-d IN communication with our conAns
that ihrorg them this information may ue obtained.
la connection with these subjects the Commissioning
advocates tho necessity of hereafter establishing B9
reau Of Siatistcs part 81 the yroultuIg Depart
ucnt iST tho reason thai having regular nOlih. cur
re.pondence In every county VI IN bhon, y can com
nsnd the services q persons vel trained In collecting
statistics and Who appreciate their objects that hence
neither the delay nor expense vii be attend
ant ON census tasen BY the Department. which have
charGcteriy TIE DECADE csnstE AID ai ht ihiA De-
pertinent alone his special cognEince OF The industrial
pursns; all matters such ihs census, which almost
ell. belong 10 tbese pufsus yhonld como uhder
the Jurisdiction Of tho Department 81 Agriculture.
The tables oi this report refer more 20 sustaining tho
soil by the Of proper measures and deep pioving
than 10 the condl Of tAe crops ut In this connec.
ton IL Is stated that the amount o. clover seed crop for
les in nine Of the principal clover producing States
ono omitted States raising but litie was -lo s bush.
6ls In l5G2, GH 80 bushels and IN ryl VI. 100 bush'
els show ing decrease In the last years crop o. y per
cent This dccsess,, CAUSED by droub. th. seer.
frost,
The report shows the great utility VI plaster ~ a MA
nure Gown clover "a June, and the entire grow Ia
turned under for wheat In The Fall The neccs4ty for
establishing Manufactures VI bons charcoal at alengh
ter houscs hr refining sorgo nossses, aud rsing II
aftsrwerd us manure. is shown.
The trustworthines Of the Information obtained by
tic Department through the correspondents referred
10 M the present condition OF the poTk trade and "a
p,eilclei b, the Department The export. Of bread
strfTs and provisions ore given with their prices III
Newton on The Isl ins.anl also The general iinpofS
from tho amount 81 exports II produce the dlIenec
between gold mud cuI'encyi tte nerpieIiy siislhs
from a waut OF uniform system 81 weights aad meas
ures III England ard the necessity Of Congressional
action on the subject ~ N. United States.
Congress prints 80 go copies Of the Annual Agricnl
fural Report md 1900 copies 81 tie monthly report.
vet these insdeQuaicy supply The public wants, and
hence the Commissioner advises The iIa ri the Eugi'h
plan OF dirtibu;ing public Documents, sell them ct
coa The present cost OF tlO nnnsl Agricultural Ito
por ia sixty cents CooorioFana orders could b. sent
non every county through the regular correspondent Of
the department
Tho meteorological part Of the repor ID mors fu and
interesting than heretofore given. The ZANE severity
that has marked the climate NJ The Mississippi since
,IuX gn continues although generally The weather I'm
been favorable the FGlsown crops, and FOL fam
stoek AID labor.