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PROGRESS OF AGRICULTURE. 25

Appropriałions for agrioultural statistics, dc.

TEARS. Appropriations. Copies of re- Pages in each Remarks. ports printed. volume.

1839 81, 000 54 Agricultural and Mechanical

Reports combined.

1840 None.= 60 Do.

1841 Nons. 84 Do.

1842² 1,000 174 Do.

1843 2, 000 5²² Do.

1844 2, 000 71⁰ Do.

1845 3,00ir0o0o 1, 376 Do.

1846 Nonos.... 366 Do.

1847 3,90oo ⁵ 1, 004 Do.

18418 3, 500 1, 142 Do.

1849 3,500o. 574 Agricultural(alone.)

1850 4. 500).. 580 Do.

1851 5,500 145, 420 676 Do.

18⁵² 5, 000 145, 420 448 Do.

1853 5, 000 152, 920 448 Do.

1854 35, 000 167, 920 560 Do.

1855 25, 000 267, 920 550 Do.

1856 105, 000 267, 950 5⁵² Do.

1857 63, 500 222, 950 5⁵² Do.

1858 60, 00oo„....

The results of these appropriations may be judged of in a measure on the perusal of the Reports of this Office.

Another object of encouragement from the public purse, and one which was advocated by Washington and Jefferson, as well as by other Presidents since, is agricultural education. No direct aid, however, has thus far been bestowed upon it by the general govern- ment, nor until a comparatively recent period by any of the States.

The first important movement in this matter was made by the late. Judge Buel, of Albany, in 1838, who endeavored to establish an agricultural college, connected with an experimental farm, to be en dowed by the State for the education of farmers' sons. The same

object was urged upon the legislature by the American Institute of

New York, in 1844, and the project was again revived by the execu- tive committee of the New York State Agricultural Society, in 1849. The latter, failing in their exertions, concluded to suspend their efforts, „and wait what change the wheel of time might bring.“ In 1853, the late John Delafield, of Seneca county, procured the passage of an act by the legislature to incorporate the New Vork State Agricul- tural College,“ providing no pecuniary aid from the State, but leav- ing the trustees to commence the work from private contributions. Considerable progress had been made in obtaining subscriptions to the fund, but, on the death of Mr. Delafield, the matter was again suspended. In the year 1855. the citizens of Ovid, in the county of Seneca, and in its vicinity, with a most commendable spirit, made an active effort to carry the project into execution. A subscription was