Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1877-05-10

So liT DIS pOSSlDle, lney snow the relation OF
the weights, measures and moneys of the
country to the metric system; and that they
reach the Society Of Agriculturists of France
by the first of May, 1877, III order that there
may be time to translate or make All ab-
stract of them in French in time for the
opening of the Congress in 1878.
The heterogeneous hereto annexed are
by no means made as an Interchangeable
scheme Of tie questions to be discussed. 1t
would be desirable, no doubt. that the same
order of discussion should be followed in
editing the memoirs; but in this matter the
Society, knowing how various are the cir
cumstances that determine the different sys-
TENS of culture, cannot do better than rely
upon the Judgment of the writer's.
Our lnterroyatories are divided into five
parts
1. The Productive Forces Of Agriculture.
2. The Agricultural mstitutions-Rea-
tions of Agriculture to Governments.
B. Products and Markets.
4. Systems of Culture.
5. The MOST marked characteristics Of
Agricultural Progress in late years.
1t is not tor us, sir, to Indicate the limits
within which each of the writer called upon
to respond to these interrogatorie3 shall con-
fine himself Two main divisions are ap-
parent at first sight. One, which appears to
be more particularly within the province of
the public authorities, has reference to sta
tistical documents, to institutions, to gene
raj sources of information, and to the direct
relations Of agriculture with governments.
The other, more special and technical, is
rather the province of tie associations who
are invited to discuss the questions of pro-
cesses, methods OF rotation of crops, etc.
We hope, sir, that the - Society will
give us its willing cooperation in an under
taking whose only aim is to teach the agri-
culturists Of different countries to come to-
other, and. TO show that unity of rural inter-
ests is for all nations guarantee Of union
and of peace.
Please accept, sir, the assurance of our
most distinguished consideration.
Society of Agricultnrists of France, General
SecretarY's Office, Rue de Peletier.
The following are those Of the Interroga-
tories which will apply to Montana:
PART FIRST.
I. The Territory; Influence Of Climate !;
Rains, Droughts, Heats, Colds; Tempera-
ture, maximum. mean and minimum !; Du-
ration and depth OF SHOWS; Elevations, linn
its of cultivated plants,
Fertility as shown in the maximum and
minimum yield of corps.
Predominant plants on uncultivated lands
Division of landed property into large or
small estates; Prices and rents of Lands !;
Legislation in reference to their changing
owners, and Inheritance; Property of Cor
porations; Commons; Government Lands;
Cash Rent; Rent in kind; Land Grants in
colonizing countries; System Of Colonial
ton: Whence come the Emgrants?
By whom and how are thelanded or per-
nlanent improvements, that become a part
of the real estate, made? buildings, drains,
enclosures, roads,, etc. Give some speci-
mems of rural buildings OIL large and on
small farms; Labo.ers houses; Cottages.
Attemps made to interest tenants Ill I'M
provements.
II. The capital; Of what does capital
consist?. The amount of It's Per hectare
r. 47l143 acres]; How is This amouns di,ld-
ed? Institutions to favor Agricultural Cred
it: Interest OH loans; Amortization; Length
OF. loans; Modes of securing loans; Local
banks; S. vng banks; General tendency OF