New-York tribune., 1866-12-05
REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF AGRIcUL.
~ --L TURE. -

The fifth Annual Report OF the operations OF the Az
makes bat brief reference the sxH
cultural condition Of the Northern States whc ssys sss
more nourishing High prices accessible narkss sa4
resu mortgages have been paid buildings erected pr
manent improvements accomplished farm implements and
ch.ncTy obtained and in THOUSANDS Of instances surp a.
vested In Government funds" Tho Commissioner hsa turns
to the Agricultural restoration In States lately In rehoa sad
expresses tho hope that improvement and progress yin
steadily narE mo course Of Southern agriculture and sars
prosperity anequsled in the past and unsurpassed W that a.
auT other States Of the American Union In the feosssiss
take OF ae past tue coneentrson labor mainly upon n~
bsns Of Grand division 81, q Sansaa Z: @
Yershed ndusy far more than an equynenf Tor aeR3
result d fogsuyed labor however scrsng o. y 70 s ne
1850 was 7ol $40 bales yielding little nofe then soooe
while tho butter Of New York in s63 one o. several Pr
census vcs % Ksw YORK but osli farmers and farm sbs
cs and eorgs including white farmers and farm sosrs
and only the mates OF tue slaves Sofo PesoH'
After referring to the circumstance that in ceasequs,ss z
the stringent Legislation prohibiting the importation Of cs
and hides "he country has enjoyed entire immunity non
scoge which has destroyed in the past msny millions q N
rOpeen cattle and which has swept away between n ana
3 900 British cattle few mouths Of the years l0G f
1866" IL regretted that there Is no general Prosaoa %
immediate measures Of repression with which alone the drs9
catte plague ss beea promptly extrpated other cogu
to meet tho OF its possible Invasion and rapid spread
year snountinx 10 eo6e packages an Of Rs ssl
packages The numbodeliycred TO Msmbersof Congress va
OF 6 their supply OF h4s
year and 6 packages were sent to agricultural and hor
CULTURAL societies aad 4e Cos to regular and occaona eoft
new feature Of late bsn introduced that promises
OF much value ys That OF furnishing examples OF cultar a
arrangements such as the orchard tne Pcs n
hca'e specimens Of hedging arrangement & q plant;
aud objects similar import II Il proposed still further
extent his by introducing the Crangery eoecuon es
bracBg plants used in medicine also hosc whose products s
employed in the manufacture Of fabrics These would ions
museum OF growing Plants and also provide nucleus 0
botanical collection which viii undoubtedly sooner o. ha
be considered Indispensable auxiliary 20 this deparneat
botb viii ref.rence 10 It's use as table fruit and via
making puroses Nearly 100 varieties have already Dofn.
u;nnd bsn reported uPen many useless s0s dsesrea a
The operations and experiments OF the exPeimenta
though niaory and necessarily incomplete, have bees n
esng and sugssrs Ihe az sn ' ihs mot
ample facilities which the adeOU and fostering care o. '
Government may provide 50. i,
The regular monthly crop returns Of the statistical dTisios
this Depsrtmen have hitherto included only tAe States east
tho Rky Mountains and north OF Virginia Tennesse ana
Arkansas but hereafter all will DO included except tho feohs
states from which returns canno De fesesa u 'sa''A
Tho wheat crop 1903 In the p States fePed VS. IgY
iarr in 1904 estimate in round NUMBER l0tvtvs
% ~ ~ - "a @ ~ ana eIsIo sS Orshe m southern sa .
E received warrant an estimate OF lO0WV ief l0al ~
stion. ~ - ..,,.a.s.,..
quality and may be estimated st eo0o00O oushes aooas
40 Oel 90 than that OF 1882 aI. a.
The cotton crop suffered from labor deFangenenenn
alternate rains and drouhts insects and The Prsies
nected condition Of the lands Before the picking con-
menced the Indications from official data pointed 20 so,r
what more than ouethirl OF therop Of s9 Raysges o. N
and other cases have since rendered proOaDs
TO 80 90 bales OF 400 poands eacs - a...i -, ys
spcoia effort been made TO secure On esnnaete o -
farm stock of the south for 1866 Returns have been suciea
full to warrant preliminary estimate WIN seme 49, 90
sus Of 1860 follows horses eS per cent maes W pe' ~
cattle IS per cent sheep 60 per cent hogs 50 rsr cent
t in Janusry oach wear Tor two years past fcre hoE
orr states east Of the Rocky Mountains: .1