Show interesting ta Agriculturist i I 1 D STATES PATENT iata T offices CEi march 41 IS G I 1 Aree agreeable able abie to request hoj boj boswith with I 1 furnish you vou you with some df or the principal bensons rp fob ros sos chy why kong koug congress iong should increase tile the appropriations li hereafter re after to he be expended lv by thio alii e with wilh some ome of or 0 the benefits beile brile fits try which bave already res refilled gilted from ahn aha af made yera ye ra rs past one 0 ie of or the prim oba cosof these ii t eions has his been the tile e of new a and us fill vegetable I 1 unknown ili lii the tho united states and the Iner increase eose and dissemination of thoe those of sa yi hichi had llad already aready keen teen cultivated or otherwise known assures measures have llave been beely taken to proc procure tire from eyers quarter quarte of the tilo globe such seeds plants roots A alid nd cuttings a as bi be likely lo 10 succeed in vinly virly par pir t of the country coun tri arid thena thera in the tire hands of per sois sols so 1 s who w he were the to test adap t to our and nod soil ac As a matter hatter of cout coat cc many of or the tha experiments thus thu made unavoidably voi vol dably proved abortive b numerous cases casts cases they were attended with tiie llie moet most signal suc sue cesi cess alid and a n single product in in the ioli fait of coin detent judges ilas has added millions to our resources for fon instance a variety of or wheat known cs as the mediterranean which was brought to this country kleiv nj ew years aeo aco lias hai proved highly productive duc tive hardy and maturing several days earlier than other var Tar varieties loties thereby escaping the ravages a Pr insects and rust besides being sooner ready for ford market i Wrt liin ilin tha that last i year no less than seventeen of wheat have been beeh introduced from rom dis i tant taut parts of the globe and distributed d I 1 in nv various arlous sections of the union x fostof no of which to be attended with wilh food success 5 the indgin millet or forn born of african origin has has hag also been introduced and it constitutes a valuable crop ili in the south 16 ti the Tho Japan pea prent unsurpassed unsure assed by bli til lothers in its beld bel bei beloved eved ered to be of df eastern origin las bas has been cultivated in various parts of tho the country iviah with r results re 1 i 1 I 1 1 the tile chinese yam yarn originally froin but more recently from france which promises to serve as an excellent eicel excellent lent substitute both for the sweet and cammon common potato haiblen lias hai been sufficiently bently tested to value in the tho as well as in ili the middle states Thel Th chua leburn or earth rimond almond 11 a small email tuberous from the south of spain which has his naturalized itself to our bur soil and climate has proved prolific in its yield when grown in light sandy soils as well as those which are rich and bids fair to become a valuable forage crop for cattle cattie or swine at least thirty varie varle varieties tits of turnip seed include ing the best cultivated ih in england as well as on oil tile the continent of europe have been imported and disseminated ili lii in every stute state and territory of the union the benefits bee fits fiti are already apparent ti similar experiments are pow now being I 1 instituted with all ull the leading varieties of cabbages and ard peas of europe the tha results of which will soon bs bil made I 1 5 amona tile tiie dqra 1 aop a I 1 may he be mentioned that hut the Chinese sugar cane P sor ilo iro lie sure sucre su re adew pl fut of chinese chit Chii itse ori ig ij but anoro recently ft fron lin gln oin france bas has jdeen ideen eel latr introduced and has proved itself well adapted to the geographic geographical nl ul range of indian corn the tile amount of fodder which it wil uil produce to tile the ocre is estima estimated td to be twenty the stalks of which with willi a rich saccharine juice the whole piat plia noe nue avidity by cattle caille horses borses und ond swine it is of or easy cultivation being similar to that p maize malze or broom corn mid if ir the tiie seeds feeds are sown arly ariy iii hlay may in ii the tile middle middie stales states iwo two 10 crops of fodder call cari ile be raised from tiles illes me ime r booti in it tiie tire tiia season geason oile eile one about the tile first of august and the other othen othern in october anolar valuable forage crop ilia he M G german errean millet loha molia molla de congh ke has hs been beers from france which livery lav y productive prod p eliv e of quick gro growth wili resists and flourishes dry sods sols among aly alje cuttings fruet 01 fruit trees frees ana nna au dvines d vines been be lh tia IIA I prune pruna dagen ile lie ilia Pr prune ulle sainte catherine 1 A ud thet a Cori corl corinth the h t two vo f 0 r f ner per llave bare been een cen gr grafted an ec 0 P m pumi plum I 1 tates orth of e penn pennsylvania sylvania aud and on tva tin milt districts of or state I Li ryland and virgnia from the success which lias han attel atter attended idea this tells ex there ii evry eliy reason to bope there wil will bo be produced sufficient dried prunes iu in those regions regioius remi regi oils to supply the t he want wants s of tile tiie aiole I 1 among the tile seeds of or indiee indigenous tous tons wladi have been se selected and distributed fit lil ii ref rear to their superior quai qualities ties tier as well as 10 to lo their heir 1 uble ale to certain parallels prid ind I 1 lo oca clitis lilie s aud and abich have proved highly productive there may be noted several van ran ti lles ties es of gindlin corn con amone these aro narci the he improved kine plilip or 1 brown carn fioriti an RII llana lland L in a idt inke like in n new which was war extensively dis distrait t ri e ili lii all ft oil of or new jersey a and ad the ilia districts pt of penn marill Marjil 41 iaron ild lid iid TI tiie tite been that it mat mature ura than dors from tl ti a time fline of or pi planting about til ill the middle bejune oE rune June alil id bield yielded in ili one instance bushels bus bui liels of shelled corn forn to tiie lire boye bove another superior mexico the tiie new while farl feln lims lias kam AAM chaap appers poors to b he ad lle ile lie file entire corn region south of or massachusetts for culinary use othir either droe gren ri or dry its quality qu clity of Is as unsurpassed 1 I Aino alno among tiLy rles the product it hasteen propped proposed to franr hardd til lil ili i g view of manhig obe tobe ote conducted condu deu by agrical societies or by individuals ill in th til beveral several states arld and 06 othe union ny inay be naina ei I 1 considerable quantity s of till sill 11 the tho best ari IR r who uund of otheree geigals 0 ot ible ibe globe obe I 1 in il addition to trea tree piere piero might the tile eik elk eis seed roots of nil the Iriti cipal fw no il plants and trees known adf ani edilson edit edil ed ithon pon in ili a nim eim liar liay ilir manner iu in connection with ians would sost the expediency of or C coneless Con ontress erets eress ina mailing k ing jiro tire ani inai inal appropriations fer fur the ilia purpose of azri agriculture culture sufficiently early in lif tile tilo assion to order oher most of the seeds to be grown the ilia approaching searon season PO so that chev be b received it icille for distribution by the first of jannary january or before for it ila iia lias ilas been found by that when large orders or ot seeds have been made after the tho r mav blair it was I 1 for the seed beed to in furnish an adequate supply without them thern from various source width nd this li too often requiring several reveral hence nence most of tiie tile the seeds would arrian arriva too late forthe for the Son southern thern and middle sections of the union or if it they were attempted to be kept over fitl till the lla next obil they would be ineather either elther devoured by byver dermid miu br insects pr rendered worthless by uge vgo another feature c thee appropriations ahiel which I 1 appears appeals to need nalon or cpr re ref forin torin onn is some more feasible taa md equi taHe taille pl m of disposing seeds than has been adopted heretofore for a I 1 1 would the ibe therefore suggest that tint instead of di distributing them promiscuously thit thir members of Clon gress societies socie ties or individuals aho ilo lio may apply directly for them at the lle ile lie patent office ble bin arrangements be made ly hy said members for them to bbb bedim in ili bundles not exceeding four pounds weight franked rd by the ilia commissioner of patents Pd tents to tile the state territorial and cau county counts illy lily agricultural societies or the secretaries of sag states ag or Terri iotis totis s or county clerks where til ill there re are no such socie ps to 0 be distributed by mail or rither wise uise to proper individuals residing in each ench state vertory Ter tory or county for trin tria or special experiment with a request that each recipient ab shill ali report tila the result for tile the use of the potent office to insure the free and speedy transport of each small packet of oc cuttings or seeds an appropriate stamp in ilabe placed upon it bearing tila the irh ith print ol 01 the he name of the member of or Co congress tigress jor delegate ili in whose district ori or territory eryl any such society my m y boca iw located ted ved or in which any secretary of stae stale or territory or county clerk may reside the apportionment of the packets sent todie state stale societies might bear a stamp containing tiie ilia name of the senators or each of the tile states respectively this change can only be by nn an amend amendment in the postal liw law and aud necessarily arlly would come coma before the tile committee on post offices t fi very respect respects ly your sert D J BROWNE P Il olloway chairman of the committee on agriculture house of tives tires united state |