, 1870-02-14


Of f4tMo. or $s1h,ooa. The eah,e "oe ~ni "
stout l.1os niles lotF, spd s1ll be Manufactured
a.a lasa b. NJ Epsl.n Gn,sa Percaa Te,esI.on
go 5000 csp,lsl Win ee employed u ereoaas
Land l!nes, st4t1pnA &c Thu company expect 70
1tiah the Lines tna Jear.
THE AGRICULTURAL DEPART
MEHr.
Letter from The Conamtastoner,
IN sesporsa 10 Tesolution OF the Hnaaa OF Ras-
tesent1u*es tns&ructltR the ComEtsg.ouer Of Az
rcullnre 70 fuEntsh certaiu infos nation represent
ilE nis oepsrtne1t. Geoerai csotna hst soo-
qa,ttd:
DKrAn7HxSr op A0R1cEIrraK)
WASHINGTON. d. c. Jannary 81 1870. !
Hon. Je.ats u. b'as"e, Speaker Hvuse 81 Rep7e-
SIR: have The honor TO acknowledge the .rs-
eeipt Of tte following reRolntion Of tna House Of
. Rssplrtd, Thai w1ta tne view 10 developing
the agricultural febo1rcts of the United ates
aid Of tnttooueint inio tnts eopntrJ tho culuva.
nor Of piAna fielding UAteflAIG valuable III tue
arts aud n manufactures, the comDiss!oaer be Ia
strrc.e1 TO inform the House OF rue cxrent and
q spabis q p1oaue.tea s..asa tae ,imt1s q ,a's
country, as psLts useful Tor yesturs, medicines.
food ptottactF, and for texule and ooro1s uate.
t1ll, Al d tor other economic pufpoaeA"
Ite.pord with pleasure to an Inquiry 30 snE-
stsfyc or ncx tndoatrtes, tx1'cultur41 and me
tutrIe non9,s,inn ,hsi, es,n thtir t,ra.i ana en.
hsT - III nattn; ri eatn. ma fo. Wfic, we nsrr
mlllsore Of acres Q! sutta ne lands ID climates es
WIN ahs nrottnc:fsn. Of county or d.tr,rt
are iimird to Que or txa taa.ket crooa. tasfe
h,rH ~ !. ,eanrI - rn;nin,em M cnn s.r,sa.
pecun,atv Io.s ia ,nsiaipsn Ire exseat Or
lar d Nsa ssss year p!Aced codsr Cotton cut,!a-
nInn,. I,uy iarse cant,nnsn,e If hi ;ncrrn..nt
% tfes. spd tne cnpseraent nec.ct Of sueorainase
Sr ~ ,s,,Is snn hessro, ne n;ot,f Il ne nan
uuex Us .s'at ~ % ,nas r.n. ~ -. 80 rca ~
fftsensia,' inoSan reeiected. m:rcr asoluctions.
re Garare q Tasas t1rusnes ~ ~ , ~ 10,
= S,SI5snt. - ,o,a1 n.s.m sose tsan tue cnss II
., ~. sr,srn6 nh,,a as,Sa w. h.en nssaeI
81 u inno ~ The nrnsnet,on II nos IN etcsss ~
bone consumption q! zoe. ss!! eu. ~ sasa rssk
sEet. TX Min. nssnnd n A. nntnt sns ,aree
ssInas IL tnrown un1u Toe fore:sn nssk.ts ia Ia q.
| teUnt1tta ,he nf,ra lila b>,nW thr rrs. az No
duciIor. !. d tne fsrmst must sur.r a ,wo-Io,a
;e't'' ;S't Depletion s' his 'sna Aa' 1'' sss' 81
.pd fe11e Ior he c1',a. Of H. srcst!.s Il
iet atn,nce n nne ,,ona' ~ me,ss she.s ~.
Citations IL nsffs. vsiass. aEd 10 Place oaS fatn.
rsnse ninrSss a more eTtanded cn,tivnston n
ee.,sIr n1ants ~ ,he ,rf1aonrton ~ AVE. NJ ~
5si y. .isu, s1Sn ss1h@ ~ ~. W. vay h
n.usn ~. u.os.ucG y. tuss uep*L ,snI oaie ~ -
msnr ~ nern,as1 fGsc.tan n to Tates ttai,snti;
rSr ~ en,a., ~ s,ns.,ran sencn1rnss an,
oses ne PieeIssn % Amesa mh,rS 1s,
sssss Hsis pGeaaes'ss %e@s q s.!ess .ss,.s.
.lss p!odaet,on q eots.n Ksss.e1 BREADTH
| rice. and various lfpsta, esprc1aH9 EI1pes oa!Le
10 w1Le makfos 1n place Q! ~ aoost as e1Sts 5s
: beet aud other roofs should divide tue occaphuo
!. Of tie land. ...-...-.-.
! Tnerc Is hns little vaIetJ tn OIL sxHsH:ns;
5 | pfnstaly nsuurug. iosea its productive c.7ae,'
u / f,y the ids OF urt ctaaa OF mineral food T.
csuTaton nt anoInsE A.te1s :, o. nc a1a A. ~ y
II saii II recoyerna its equilibrium Of mnoral eli
e msnta. .
c Eor sope time mast the great object which tn
aens1,ment hss nd N view has heru to poInt ot
to ne fstmers o: fhe coaptry tie prets,rS ncee
i extent Of our tetr,ory. Is variety Of so.. q
u ~ bentf7, 4, ,,itea.e itep. ysricd c1itva,io
unt peepe s1s Up; No. ,nio-stt rns a,mt 1a1
q ss'1n na n,oresseS or cnitute when they proa;so
u s1e.ned rndc. very different climates. ana
nrericnt ths ms;ersai barriers to prod:ao:e go
ii rh,c9 n.,use hss r:ciJiy eet for cuitiyatioa; i,
10 IN. hsTan nniformify cxlste over al extent
q country sa.eept.pe Of srsa: var;cst q rs.ets;
In n fn lend ihe az n tnlt Progressive a7rlcnElIl
m, mi. nv no.ht;nR ont new plants for .nstodt
L. ;'o1 ~ ts.i t,,t sisn Nv exeerfn eniirR exte
ID st,riT 10 atcer an what xrec,ea may prcn.ably
se cultivated IN certain tectlons where climate
" other conditions arc saSoT1b.a 10 eatly tnls !
ce tLio sUcceEafu: Practice, aI5ten OF e4caAo9e
n seeds has been adopted with fsfto3s palta o!
20 world. BY which 1t has obta!ned mauJ vaion
IS paLts and seeds, natives OF lntet-H0p,cA'
.o1th t.mpesAte xonc1- Tnete zeeds nate o.
u painted IN our constrFhtonts Win tue view Of
CT eersaD,EE within what lln1atd at 1ee connt1Y !,
81 81 may be rEontnhy FtoNn N optn e.n1nI ~
~. extefincufb involved llme anG e4pe nuluss.
u they uay Be etFentls! 70 tEe eauca.ieg Q. ous
~ pie up to the necessary iol ea!ssH 'eu xstteo
ao Goto.IH 10 cue po'o4 - lAN"eAse7 -
~. The 1ute pant teorshors.. ia ~ .. Sun.e.
~. ~ c1Ecnona can pc efoan n sne sseo LII ,.ss "a
cut.fanon o. tne ihttet .no. 9 w. NC n rnnd1, IN
e.. vale e1se!piae M ~ ~ nst W. ossut nn,Ii T.
W pi.atHs'sHa ~ 49, s-c,trnstad niarts ara
+, nunnst Oh 5tnn nehn5 snu ~. T@;.a r. snc.n
tatnto ioI uts 1,e;.. m, hnrdcrs T. sn
ptAnEs y psousihu ~ ~ crar ". IN 40 0n a. nor
,,+ that ~e sau ~ W. Moue11 gs h0t r ~ -
- | ~. sns - thn rnsf nf lntnr and m
- tot toey nue ~ LUG 1"s' VI 4noo's o4o ~
G'nsets Gn - 49, ~ +hosa ,rndnr,s wh,cn
rr sugar une " tA9se psne4sss - -
tuA4tH1 Ns4 y 80 ~ n.1 .