New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-11


practical experience, are given for sim
pie and complete system of irrigation.
This is followed by a description of the sys-
TENS Of irrigation of different countries, in
which the European systems are explained
at length.
An act of Congress, approved March 8,
1871, provides for celebrating the one hun
dredth anniversary of American independ-
ence by holding an international exhibition
Of arts, manufactures and products of the
soil and mine in the city OF Philadelphia in
the year 1876. An article on this subject
shows the close relations of our agricultural
interests to this exhibition, and points out
the way by which those engaged in agricul-
tural pursuits may assist in making 1t
great success.
A history is given of the agricultural and
industrial colleges established in the seve-
raj States under the endowment act Of Con
gress, approved July 2, 1862. Thirty-seven
Industrial colleges and universities have
been established under this act. Twenty OF
these colleges are established in connection
with other institutions, and seventeen are
independent. Twenty-siy are in operation,
and It is expected that the remainder Will
be during the present year. About three
hundred professors and assistants are EN-
Moved in giving instruction to more than
two thousand male and female pupils. The
date of the acceptance of the land grant
and the establishment of the college, the
names of presidents and professors, course
of study and number of pupils attending
each. institution, cost Of buildings, price re-
ceived for land scrip, total amount of dOna-
tiOns received and expended, and balance
remaining as permanent fund-indeed,
all facts of Importance relating to
these institutions-afe given in de-
tail in this article. 1t closes with
two tables, in which are condensed all
the more important historical facts dis
cussed at length in the preceding portion of
the essay. Following is paper on the
Industrial Education of Women" which
discusses the progress being made in the
more useful and practical education of
women. Many instances are given of the
success of women in the rearing of bees
and the production of honey, in the manage
ment of the dairy, and often in the entire
conduct and control of the farm.
In the Digest of State Reports, ap-
pears, in a condensed form, all the more i'm
portant transactions of the State boards of
agriculture and horticulture, as appears in
their published reports for the year 1871.
Fifteen or eighteen volumes are thus re-,
viewed. Many important facts illustrative
of the progress of agriculture in this coun-
try are given in this digest
A review of Current Rural Publica-
tions," relating to rural affairs, issued in
L lCf l. Is ulhu64 LILO dEblCl6 bbEFGS IU6 puE-
pose intended by directing attention to the
current rural publications of the year.
Since the publication of recent explOra-
lions by General Washburn, Professor Hay
den and others, and the rapid construction
of the Northern Pacific railroad, attention
has been directed in an unusual degree TO
the Territory of Montana. Notwithstand-
ing its extreme northern location, its climate
is found to be much milder than that of the
nnnfpul TnpTfOpins Of the Vast ifc EaOj1
richer, and its mineral wealth much greater.
An article on this Territory treats at length
Of the topography of the country, and al
ludes briefly to the adaptability Of the soil
and climate to agricultural pursuits. On
the subject of stock-raising, climate, ETC.,
the writer says that it may be said of Mon
tana that it is probably the best grazing
portion of the Rocky Mountain region. Not
only are the open plains and pTairies Gov
cred with excellent grass, but the smooth
hills and naked mountain slopes, and even
the reaches beyond, far up into the timber,
have the same covering.
A paper on the relations of agriculture to
other Industries points out the close connec-
ton which other industries bear to agricul-
ture. In discussing this subject the writer
cites many instructive facts relating to the
agriculture of his and other countries.
The "earth closet system" is discussed in
both a sanitary and economic point of view.
MOule's discovery is explained, and an in
sight given into the various earth closet sys-
TENS Of Europe and America. The impor-
lance Of this subject can not be overesti-
mated. Especially as sanitary measure
does it appeal to all classes, and yet in an
economic point of view it is of but little less
importance.
The Statistics of Fences in the United
States" gives the results of an investigation
relative tO-the kind, construction, and cost
of farm fences, cost of repairs, etc, and
opens question of great Importance con-
corning the details of fencing in eight hun
dred and fOrty-six counties of the United
States. 1t affords a mass Of information
which cannot elsewhere be obtained.
Congress has ordered printed 255,000
copies of this volume. Out of this large
number the Department receives but % 900
cOpies-scarcely n sufficient number to sup
ply its regular correspondents, agricultural
associations the press, and its foreign ex-
changes Senators and members Of Con
gress receive between six and seven hun
dred copies each for distribution among
their constituents.