Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1870-12-16

in regard to noxious insects having been received
from all parts of the country. The cotton army
worm appears to have been less destructive than
insects have been made, while insects Injurious to
fruits and vegetables have been unusually numer-
and destructive 1t is In contemplation to pub,
l1sh, whenever suitable authority Is given for the
printing and illustration, work on entomology
prepared by the entomologfst of the department. In
which known American insects of each order will
be accurately figured upon copper plate, and which
has been declared, " those competent to Judge
the most complete and exhaustive effort ever made
in this direction.
During the year many valuable aoultions have
been made to the museum, under the charge of the
entomologist, by voluntary contributions or OK
change, without the aid of any appropriation
whatever for the purchase of new or rare speci-
mems. ....tt.. ....-a- ...
The department herbarium continues to receive
large accessions to its material for systematic study
and illustration of the vegetable Kingdom. The
addition for the present year already exceeds four
thousand species. The design of establishing at
the seat of government. collection of plants
worthy the name of a national herbarilm is thus
in process of rapid accomplishment at compare
lively small cost.
The library has been increased during the year
by the collection of eight hundred and fourteen
| Volumes obtained through exchanges and by pur-
chasing, many of which are rare and valuable and
| one hundred volumes of periodicals, now ready
for binding. with further additions yet to be made,
will swell the total increase for the year to about
| one thousand volumes.
The department grounds are referred to encour-
| agingly by the Commissioner, and many of the i'm
| provements cited. The conservatory is
also referred to, and the names of many of the
| ornamental plants given. The Commissioner be
| lieves that there can be no doubt whatever thai
| many new plants may be successfully acclimated
| any one of which may exceed in value the tota
amount of appropriations hitherto made to this de-
| partment
The number of packages issued during clever
months of the year number 35S. 391, of which 1873,
| DAB were sent to members of Congress, II 1865 tC
agricultural societies, II 400 to the corps of the sta
tistcal correspondents, 1860 to meteorological OBJ
servers. The distribution includes seeds of cereals
| grasses, hemp, jute, ramie, opium, poppy, sugar
beet tobacco sorghum, forest and shade trees, and
many of the larger species of plants, Oleagnous
| edible, medicinal, and fbrous. -H
The total amount expended by the department
since November 30, 1869, is 1859, 1924 under the
| following appropriations, to-wit:
| Compensation of Commissioner, clerks,
and employees. .S6o III III
! Collecting statistics and material for an
nual and monthly reports. ............ IA 206 81
liable see DIS. - 49, ao,7ss 81
Experimental garden, for labor, repairs
purchase of plants, etc. .............. 1915 IS
| Contingencies Stationery, fuel, freight
lights, for laboratory, museum, library,
herbariun, keep of horses etc. Is 103 2t
No. ............. 1eo17 7s
| Erection of glass structures for the Guilt
| walton of medical, textile and economic
plants ...........'.......... as4es 81
| Miscellaneous ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. 1,727 81
Total. .......................$ 1G9 175 2(
| Leaving q total balance unexpended of the ap
preparation for the current fiscal year Of $107,370