The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-08-22
Agricultural. Report for 1871.


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Agricultural Report for 1871.
The report, from the Commissioner of
Agriculture will be issued the present
month, august, J and from statement
made in advance Of the Publication by the
Commissioner, Judge Watts, it will doubt
less be found of as great value as its prede-
cessors Of late years. Congress has ordered
printed 100000 copies of this volume. Of
which the Department receives but 1000
copies scarcely sufficient supply for its reg
ular correspondents, agricultural association .
the press, and its foreign exchanges. Sena-
tors and members Of Congress receive be-
tween six and seven hundred copies each
for distribution among their constituents,
and we advise those who wish to obtain
copies to apply forthwith to the Repre-
sentative from their immediate district, or
the Senator from their State.
The report Of the investigation of the
microscopic ION tbs fungold diseases Of
plants is new feature in the annual reports
of the Department. The subject is one
that for some years past has attracted
much attention among the scientists of the
Old World. This report is accompanied
by numerous well executed engravings, as
is also that Of the entomologist. The re-
ports of the heads of the several divisions
of the Department are very full, and con-
tain many interesting facts and suggestions,
embracing an analysis BY the chemist of
several of the more prominent super-phos-
pilates and fertilizers. Experiments with
Department seeds give satisfactory results.
Under the title of ''Southern fruit-grow-
ing for market" is furnished information
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valued at =. !................ $3.50
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The writer of" The Woods of the United
States !" shows that all grades of sheep and
wool can be successfully and proftably
grown III this country. Referring to the
deficiency in the supply Of domestic woods,
the writer says: 81 al u 3
Nine ont often of the wool manufacturers
Of the United States, if asked the question,
"What is the most pressing necessity of
your manufacture ~ would answer, 1--WE
want more domestic wool.v The enlight-
ened governments of all manufacturing ma
lions have seen; that the supply of dones-
tic wool is the first and chief dependence
Of their manufacture. Seeing this, scarce
ly hundred years ago, the ruling sover-
eigns of Western Europe, by introducing
marino sheep into their respective coun-
tries, did more to immortalze themselves
than by any feat of arms. The King of
Saxony introduced mernos from Spain into
his kingdom in l776, and Frederick the Se-
cond, about the same time, introduced
them INTO Prussia. Merinos were domesti-
Gated in Hungary by the great Maria Their
csa, aud ia France by Louis XVI, in 1856,
and with what results? The influence of
the Saxony breed is seen in all fine German
broadcloths. In Prussia Is per cent. of
her exports are merino woollen goods.
Hungary furnishes the supply Of the raw
material for the unequalled fabrics of Aus
trla. The soft and fine mefino dress goods
of France are in. use all over the civilized
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