New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-11
OBITUARY..
SIP JiNlt,S CARD.

London. Feb ,o-Tlo Right Hon. Sir James Card,
p c. X c. r.. IL. D.. +. Il. s., the WE'LL known
writer on agricultural subjects died TO-DAY. lie was
born az >tranraer in 1915, and was cucated at 'he
High school and University Of Edinburgh during the
protection controversy In 16f9 he published treatise
on High Farming a. the Best substitute Tor fIo-
tccton," "a book which went rapidly through eight
editions and attracted much public attention. In the
autumn OF 1910 AZ The request of Sir Robert Peel nc
visited the west and south Of Ireland. then PROSTATE
from the effects Of famine ana at the desire u l'e
Lord Lieutenant, Lord Clarendon, he reported 70 inc
Government on the measures which lie deemed requisite
for encouraging the revival OF agricultural enterprises
In that country. This report was enlarscH mo d
volume published In $50. descriptive Of tile aerl-
cultural resources of the country. and led To con
siderable landed investments being made there Dur.
Ing 1850 and 1o5l Mr.. Card as the representative Of
The Tines conducted an inquiry int" The STATE Oh
English agriculture. visiting every county IN E2iau
His letters. after appearing in tie columns u me
Times" published I'm volume entitled hhsilsh
Agriculture which has been translated INTO the
French German ana swedish languages, b.
aides being rcpnbllshed In the United States.
In 1855 Mr. Card published account Of Visit
to the prarics Of the Mississippi Valley, descriptive
OF their fertility and great future. TRANSACTIONS OF 'h'
work also appeared on the Continent. lnVitcn AT
the general election Of 1852 to oncr himself u
represent his native district in Parliament, ne was
ton OF 1857 he was elected member OF the House Of
Commons for the borough OF Dartmouth rs sup
porter of Lord Palmerston and advocate OF LID
cra measures. In $50 he was elected ior Surilhs
without opposition During the nine years nc wac III
Parliament Mr.. Card took active part In all SUD
jects connected with agriculture. In loOO ne WIS
appointed n member of the Fishery Board, and IN
1863 he became chairman OF the Royal 'om"I's'"
on the Sea Fisheries of the United Kingdom Professor
Huxley and Mr. shaw Leievre. NJ. p. being his c)i'
leagues In lsGi Mr.. Card. after many years per
severance carried resolution OF the House Oh 1oi"
mons In favor OF tho collection OF Agricultural stau''
which was followed By vote Of 10000 for that Oh
icct The returns Of 1866 for Great Britain inc
result Of TINT vote for tho first time completed the
agricultural statistics Of the United Kingdom. when
are now published annually. In 1868 he visited
Algeria Italy and sicily to ascertain the posslblhS
| Of extending the production Of cotton IN those
countries in case the supplies from the Sou'"
ern states Of America should be senonsi!
lcssencd by the war. In 1860 he revisited lr'lnh"
and published n pamphlet on the Irish lana Puesu"'
soon after which he received the COMPROMISING VI
tbo patb In lsG, and 1869 he published successive
papers ON the Food Of the People read before u''
| statistical society In 1878. at the request OF The
president and council Of tho Royal Agricultural society
Of England. he prepared for the French Ih'crl"'i"'
| Exhibition ap account Of English agriculture WIN
WAS tran slated into French and German for Coh'lh"
| perusal. and aftcrward separately puoi-he" J"
England under tho title Of The Landed interest
In the same year he was requested by Lord salisbury
then Secretary Of state for India. to serve on ui'
Indian Famine Commission. which visited all parts o
India and reported the whole subject lie PuphN"9'
at the same time narrative OF his examination "
the country, under the title Of India, the l@u diu
I Inc icople" which has had mrec 'rculAiph. III
l--6 he was requested by Lord salisbury u be'Vm'
member Of Earl conpers commission TO iniu' bC
served. In l5-D he became "A member oil TIE b0'lo
Of Agriculture. with the rank OF PHVy Doun1niu
/ In ieiO nj The request of the Royal Agricultural
society Of England. he prepared for their journal ~
account Of the NIFTY year. Of the valuable WON Oh t
| ,odcty Sir James Card was deputy lieutenant
/ and magistrate OF his native province Ut h"loWN
Ills SON /. the husband of Mrs. Mona CalFd The author
whose articles Marriage and Ideal Marriage,
| published In The Westminster Review IN Angus
| and November 1881, led to the voluminpus CORE
snondence which appeared In the English and American
newspapers on the question " Is Marriage Failure