The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-06
Report Of the Commissioner Of
Agriculture.

Tho agricultural condition Of the Northern States was,
never more hourshng High pnces accessible markets,
aud crops Of average abundance, have Insured goo0
profits; and, IS result mortgages have been paid.
farm buildings erected, permanent improvements accom-.
phshed, farm Implements and machinery obtained, and.
In thousands Of instances surplus invested in
ment funds
Now that agricultural restoration has commenced n
States lately In rebellion and efforts tending anelora
ton and accumulation have already begun to produces
their fruits and 10 dspel the dependency which lsst
brooded over the industry Of that region sin.
cerey hoped thai improvement and progress will steadily
mark tho course Of Southern agriculture and secure
prosperity unequaed In the past and unsurpassed By
that Of other States Of the American Uutoa In the
reorganization Of industry In these States Il Ia believe
that the great mistake Of the past the concentration Of
labor mainly upon single branch Of single grand divi
sion Of productive Industry win be avoided In political
economy the smaller products u dvsrsasd Industry
arc far moro than equivalent for single result a
organized labor however absorbing or important ne
SouS SsI 3s ., s1,% -, q the STATE Of NJ
than So 0oo while The butter Of New York in 1885,
one Of several products Of the dairy. wss estimated al
GLIDING white farmsn ana iarm sSorsrs, and only the
ture. Besides the other dairy products, milk SrcS6
sne me mincipA crops make al astounding agRrs-
gaze as 70 1864 when tho corn crop OF New York wss
estimated a. Sss the wheat s2s 600 600 the
: soc AT gas 600 600 potatoes and hay a
i ass sfis:a II Ssssg IA %ss
ana snepTns psSdus The currency value q ne
was far greater than the money returns OF sny coo1
crop ever produced IN the country and gold value OF
value Of half the cotton crop Of ls06 s''s
The Interests Of agriculture IN the Southern States -
demand the special attention Of this dspsrtment Tn1
deterioration OF sugar cane, tendency which in the
best varieties e strongly marked has progressed rapidly
since 1860, and importation OF the ribbon ans ~
Java dcsderatum Of future succes in sugar plans
Ing IN the lower Mississippi valley. Il might be we'll,
cotton for experiment In the Gulf States r-
The distribution OF seeds has been larger than tina, Of
scHss ss humber %ess,:s an q
OF Congress was 4o7 7es packages OF 172 sse
Usss ,.na sup a and lc3 90 packages
al COS 70 regular and occasional cosspondents and II
answer 70 personal application.
properly be inside At this time, though IL too cary TO-
obtain complete returns Of corn and cotton and NV
From all the data received In the department the total
amount Of wheat produced In 1899 may be estimated a.
$50 600 600 bushes The crop Of 1889 l7s 100000
from 1850 10 lsoo should have reached 2s2 600 600
The supply s about nve bushels 70 each inhabissn
The corn crcpis moderately large in quantity, but
aeneisnt 70 quality and may be estimated q sso Co.,
bushels, about 90 000, 900 more than that Of 1855.
The hay crep, slightly deficient In some sections, -
large In Others and Of than average quality ard
The estimated total product Of oats b sixty pcr cent
greater than IN 1882 The products OF gardens and the
yield OF potatoes and other roots are also IN excess Of
former years
The cotton crop has Suffered from labor derangemens
alternate rains and droughs nsccts and the previous
neglected condition Of the lands Before the picking
the Indications from oflcia data pointed
70 somewhat thna one-thrd OF the crop OF 1854
avses Of nsccs and other have since rendered
probable reduction 70 100000 bales Of zoo pounds
zach.
The balance OF the appropriation for the service Of tbs
LEGAL ending June 30 1885, remaining ma rpende6
~ the let Of December 1895, $751; sz There wss
appropriated for the fiscal year ending juno 20 is0f
Iilo loo The expenditures from December 1. iheS a
november, 1eoo smcunt 70 sio2ooo leaving q usss,
isxz0 SSwfECE connl.,s.~ 4 Au,susu>.