MONT Piey REPORT. 
WasuineTon, D. C., December, 1867. 
Sir: I herewith report, for publication, the following matter, presenting an 
epitome of the facts and statements received, digested, and collated in the months 
of November and December, in the statistical division, including articles under 
captions as follows: Condition of crops for November, with tables; Extracts 
from correspondence; Wheat in Nebraska; Popular fallacies concerning wool; 
Greensand marl as a manure; Rinderpest; Immigration; Southern industry; 
Receipts of wheat; Pork packing; Trade with San Francisco; Los Angeles 
county, California; Composition and feeding value of straw; Hungarian agricul- 
ture; British cotton trade; Irish butter; Agricultural returns of Great Britain ; 
Movement of live stock; Dog tax in England and Scotland; California items; 
Facts from various sources; Meteorology. 
Respectfully, 
J. BR. DODGE. 
Hon. Horace Capron, 
Commissioner of Agriculture. 
