PARIS EXPOSITION. 
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, 
Washington, Jantigpyy 25, 1867. 
The following circular has been issued from this department. ‘The small ap- 
propriation of $5,000 towards this object was a by the Senate, but rejected 
by the House: 
Sir: Your prompt and active co-operation is respectfully solicited in further- 
ance of the object of the following joint resolution of Congress, approved 
January @l, 1867: 
[PusLic REsoLUTION—No. 2.] 
“A RESOLUTION to provide for the exhibition of the cereal productions of the United 
States at the Paris Exposition in April next. 
“ Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of 
America in Congress assembled, That the Commissioner of Agriculture be, and he 
is hereby, instructed to collect and prepare, so far as practicable, and wiih as little 
delay as possible, suitable specimens of the cereal productions of the several 
States of the Union for exhibition at the Paris Exposition, and forward the 
same in proper order and condition for shipment to J. C. Derby, agent of the 
United States government for the Paris Exposition, at New York: ‘Provided, 
That it shall require no further appropriation from the public treasury.” 
An exhibition such as is proposed of the finest samples of the best varieties 
of wheat, corn, and other cereals, would command the admiration of Europe, as 
it would assuredly arouse the pride of all Americans, and I regret that this de- 
partment has not been authorized to make collections for this purpose until the 
present time. The Exposition opens on the first of April, and collections should 
be sent in a few days from the reception of this request, to be in season for 
proper arrangement, packing, forwarding to New York, and transportation to 
Paris. You.will render the country es ssential service by immediate and judicious 
action in this matter. 
It is desirable that sma// packages of the finest samples of the best varieties 
of such products of your neighborhood should be forwarded, by mail, in pack- 
ages of two pounds or less, each distinctly marked with name, donor, local 
name, and county and State in which it was grown. 
Such packages, addressed to the Commissioner of Agriculture, can be sent 
without postage from any post office in the United States. As it will be seen, 
the resolution makes no appropriation for this purpose; therefore, parcels should 
not be sent by express in any case, unless at the expeuse of communities repre- 
sented. 
Very respectfully, 
ISAAC NEWTON, Commissioner. 
EXTRACTS FROM CORRESPONDENCE 
THE MONTHLY REPORT. 
South Parsonjield, Maine —Your monthly reports give me just the informa- 
tion I have wanted for years. Knowing the supply and demand, I am able to 
sell at my own price, and we can also foresee what will probably be wanted 
next year. Give practical farmers facts and let gentlemen of leisure theorize. 
