Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1873-02-13

noble Department of Agriculture. The
gentleman from Illinois tMr. Farnsworth)
undertook to say that the present Commits
sioner Of Agriculture kept a cuisine to cook
the seeds sent to him from all parts of the
world. daughter. Other members say
he board>And lives in our Patent Office
free of expense. l recollect when the
Commissioner Of Agriculture used TO make
butter for the presidential Mansion. Those
were unctuous and happy days. Laugh
ter The gentlest cows of Pennsylvania
furnished the milk, and there was no con-
stitutional question raised on the COW.
Laughter | remember well that a for
mer Commissioner raised Strawberries for
the presidential Mansion. II IS part ofthe
business of that bureau. Laughter. ]
There is no question of its constutionality.
Laughter
1t seems we are now TO have in the agri-
cultural bureas microscopes, In fact it
is part of our new bureaucratic system.
Bring in the microscope. that we may see
the insectivorous animals which are prey
ing upon and annoying this useful bu-
reau.
| am amazed that the House does not
appreciate these reports on agriculture.
The Commissioner on the very first page
of his report tells US that the segregated
character of the rural population has been
such as to forbid that concentration OF
ideas and coneutation of views which are
common to all other professions and occu-
pations." This i a a species of unabridged
dictionary language which fills the philo-
logical and analytical mind with wonder.
But look TO the end The last page Of the
report advises Us. that we may save 81 900, :
100000 by dispensing with fencing. Let
Us be advised and even do better. Dis
penSe with barns. stables and houses; and
then We will be careful and happy. l adj
nlire economy-based on concentration
OF rural IDEAS
Again. turn to the Commissioner re-
port OF November. 1871. l read from page
g.. Ii i the report of the entomologi,t
and curator! God help Us TO a faithful
lexicon. We have just made bureau OF
the microscope. Ny friend from Indiana
lMr. Holman opposes it; and never OPP
pose him. What is this bureaus Ii is. in
fact, the bureau of bugs, | deny that en-
tomology a. a science does not include all
bugs, humbugs not excluded. Laughter
The Commissioner says that bugs are not
Insignificant insects. a they are generally
and enormously called. But. sir. they are
bugs.
Now. | always supposed entomology
did refer to bugs. Laughter. The Com
missioner gives the various modes of find
ing these bugs out. lie tells You OF the
edipoda atrox. which l hope my friend
from Ohio, Mr.. Garfield. who is now 60
ing away from my seat. after instructing
me in Latin. will be able to explain 10 the
House. Laughter. There are various
other bugs referred to. We have the ca
loptenus, femur-rubrum, and the calopte-
nus spretus, and the Gdipoda pellusida.
and the anabrus simplex, and the udeop-
sylla robusta, the coplophora mucronata
and the plutella limbipenella TGreat
Laughter. These are for the common
mind. Laughter Education forms it,
Now, these reports have been published at
great expense. and this information is of
course intended for the common people.
hope gentlemen will be able to explain to
the House what all these things are. laugh
ter.
Let there be annotations 20 out with
these reports, Mr.. Chairman. | would not
be so particular in this remarkable nomen-
clature had we not been advised to-day by
the honorable gentleman (Mr. Garfield)
that it was the duty of the Federal Coy
ernment by its function Of educator. TO in
form the common mind. He thought we
should, by Federal authority and money,
diffuse knowledge among men. | there
fore boldly ask, where does he get power
TO interpret TO plain and honest people the
caloptenus spretus of Uhler: Laughter. ]
We shall determine, by Federal tests, the
length of wing of the coloptenus femur-
rubrumf Laughter. | may admit, for
sake of argument, that the learned and
fresh men from the South may tell US why
the anabrus simplex is an orthopterous in
sect, but why do they invoke Federal pow
ers TO aid in this microscopic work?
These are reconcile thoughts and illus
trations. We have in this agricultural
book reference made to various other re-
condite things. hope this bureau will not
be discouraged in its work. We have
here on one page-as you see-what seems
a hydraulic ram: and then on another. in
magnificent wood and type. the picture and
description of the merino ram Dictator
(See page 1917 These are put in the
most extraordinary relation. Laughter.
1t is likes mixing politics with farming.
laughter.
Look all through this book. Look at the
pictures of these bugs. Look at these pic
lures of these fungoid series. Here We
have the fungoid spores. within a blighted
lilac leaf; and the mycelium and other fun
gold forms found on the liber of a peach
tree having the ''yellows." daughter.
Now.it is very evident when we send these
out we ought to send out at the same time
an Interpretation of them for the benefit of
the common people. Laughter.] What
have the people done that they should be
crucified by such public report!
And while we are meditating about the
new microscopic bureau, would like to
take one more glance at the book. Where
oh. where can 1 find the proportions of
the . Chester white SOW" called Mary?
[Great laughter Only one year old
Bring on your microscopic bureau. OBJ
serve the leugth Of that inquisitive snout
and the compound curl Of that tail !! laugh
teri See the lengthening lusciousness Of