Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1865-08-11

Entering the grounds at ~ % western cate -,
nrst specimen that attr@cted our attention was
aplaSei faincloseII p, new species from Germa,
ny, IenCa'e ID texture, copiously brancbred
anu lediy and evidently a valuable plap't for
COWS and sheep.
variety from Hamburg, and cross be, reen ,,,,
red and white clovers which will " ,donLtedIv
prove most valuable crop for ! oe pasture
Among the yarities of millet, oae from Han.
burg resembling Hungarian crass Int ,,,aro
seedy; and one from Russia, r.g;tb soft and snc-
culent culm, without silex AZ the axis and with
heavy fascicled heads, CO.. .Itaipipg seeds about
the size OF those OF broo'm-com, are really val.
naole, ana VIII Oe eagerly sought by farmers
shrougnout tne couo'sry. The capacity of the
latter for producing fat must be great.
Several new YyIrieties of sorghum from, Chi
ma are DONG well; and the japanese sugar-cane
whichls propsgated by cuttings instead of seeds
is growing finely
Two varItIes OF upland rice from China are
also doing we'll
"On the grounds there are one hundred and
twenty-slx varieties of Irish potatoes-fiity-two
of them seedlings, and seventy two recently i'm
ported from Germany.
There are ifty-seven varieties of beans MANY
of them new intrOductions from France, Russia.
Africa. Some of them warrant a prodigious
crop, and are really valuable.
Among the sample of peas there are some
that rpened in sixty days from time of planting,
and were ready for picking in thirty five days.
There are large number of tomatoes of most
luxuriant growth, and new variety was point
edout the pulp of which is solid like an apple
Adjoining these are muskmelons and snutnnegs.
one variety fthe latter imported imported from
Honolulu
There are some pumpkins from Japan and
sunfowers from Russia. There are a number
of quite new varities of corn, and one from Rus
sia planted only fourteen days ago, Is Row eight
cen inches high.
The Commissioner has now Oh hand one
hundred and twenty-four varities of wheat, pur-
chased at the Great Exhibition at Stettin, ready
for distribution.
"At the last session of Congress the sum of
$1,000 was appropriated and placed at the dis
pOsal of the Commissioner toT the purpose of
conducting experiments on these grounds and
as yet the whole expenditure has not reached
$1,000, and, Judging from present appearances,
the advantages resulting TO the country will
richly repay the cost.
cit is often the case that imported varities
prove TO be worthless and hence those who un-
dertake TO propagate them lose confidence in the
seeds sent out by the Department and, by ne
glect, fail to discover the merits of those that
are really valuable
again: the distribution being, necessarily in
small quantities, IT often The case that so lit
tie interest is felt in the propagation of seeds
furnished, that Inueh of the effort 10 introduce
new and valuable varities proves of necessity
futile.
These experiments will obviate these diff.
culties. Here careful cultivation will determine
what rs and what is not really valuable, and the
latter viii be distributed with the recommenda-
tiOn of the Commissioner and received by the
farmers of the country with confidence"