Sorghum

The IHiaoia Convention of Sorghum Grower, adopted tbe followiug rosolutiona : Resolved, Tliat tuis oonvention reoomnaci.d the planting nf both cur'.y and late variefïes of cano, to lengthen iht; seasotj of manufacture ; also the oareful i and Bypteniatic, espenmeoting with dif; ferent variólica f the Africán eune - : bnt for general and extaugive cultiration, we recommond the puro Ciiuco Sorgbirih. Itrsoh-ed, That wo rfcomrnend tho planting of onue oo eecfy good corn grouud, especially high nnd dry ground. JítiOÍmd, ï:.at wo recomniood deep, tbüiough, nnd enrly cuHivation. Resolved, Tliat it is tho opiüion of tbis conven; ion, that caue fead should be plauted m M to eiuible the earth to be oultivatod in both diroctiooi; that tbe proper distanee 3 faat apart, and numln.T oí stalks in tbe hill n vary f rom 8 to 15 Resolved, That it is tbe sens of thin conveulion, tha'. cune seou should be plauted drr, or without soaking br prouting. Resolved, Thai it is the sense of Ibis convennon, that the aftor-culture of mu gr oano ebould be sbaUow as poesible. [VVo extract the following paragrapha fiüiu the message of G-ov. Cbapö.] Resources of tha SiateThe State of Michigan, slthouïb baring at the present timo a populutitn of a little less thao orie milJiou, ü;i an amouut of accuuiulated J'cisoduI wesllh tbat will compare Favorably with many of the older Htates, is neverthel-es ia her iüfancy. The area of her teiritory is more than 56,000 square ilet; beiiig more thao 10,000 square miles -aer than eiiher of ihe great S tatas of New York or Peongylvania, aud more than 10,000 square miles largw than Oiiio, and nearly as argc as thewhola of New Eughuid. When as thicldy scttlod aa Jhu-mchuautts now ia, her population would reaoh niue millions. Suriounded od almost all aides by noblo ii la:. d seas, her sliores art waghod by at least 1,400 miles of uavigablo waters, lier soil is varied, but riuh ai:d fei tile ; and notwithstanding ihe eev. rity pf our climate, pruduees in abuudaico every variely of fruit, grain and vegetable bolouging to thw latituda. Hor agriculiurol resources are as yet underelnpöd, and have never beon apprecintod, eitiier at home or nbroad. Her immenfo fereáts of tha choicest tirnber are of grest vajue, giying em.,loymeiit to large Durabe uL bardy and robast men, iu con?ertiii" it Oto lumber, and conveying it to mark-et, íhereby erouting a home deraand for muoh of her surplus griculiurul produets. Her fisherics, another importaut item in tho catalogue of hor rezurces, are of too tuueh valué tu be overiookod, havuig reached for the yoar eodi&g Jun lst, 18G0, us appuars by cc-nsus returus, the sum of $250,467, being fn amouot from thia SO urce only exneeded bv four Stutea in tl'.e Union, viz ., Massaeli'usi-tta, Maine, Concceticut, and liLoue Isl-jnd. They, too give employnvciit to a larga number of men, and thus also iucreao the home deuiand for our eurplus produota. A larga poTlion of tho territory of Michigan ís umiurlaid !y vust beda of minei-al dej.osila; and ia Luis deseription of wealth sho is unsurpassed by any Stata iu the Union. Her copper is of groat purity, and its tniues - of' uuknown esteut - have üready, although in thoir infauoy, reaeiied m sunuul yield of mora thau 10,0üü tons, cqual in vii'ue, at ihe poio.t of sliipment, to the ama cf 7,000,OüU. Her iron mines are al-o of great estent, and thjs ore is of the riehest and fif)?t quality; and although they havo very recently been opened, tho first yield beiug only 1,447 tona, in the year 1855 -yet during the past year túo shipnmut from Marquette, have reaohed (he Bgcregate of 248,000 grosa tona, besidw 25,. 000 tons supplied to thp furüaces of Marquetto, of the aggregito vulue ot moro than two itiilüous of dolí:. Tha immense inerease exhibited he-e, in fc comtnerco but just b ru, as it were, renders it futile to attempt au esiimate of its futi'rc importance, 'lhe prr.speetire worth of these mines i, in trutii, almost incaloul iblo. Michigan has also exteuEÍve fiolds of eoal, containiíig a quantity pufficieut to feed the furuMces of the worid Much of it U of good qqality, and all of it i valuable f.-r manufaeturíng and other purposes. Iu the abaeuce of manufactures, and from tho abundancia of fuol incident to u nev woodland country, littl attention has beretofuro boan giveu to this subjcot; yeí. tba lime is uot far ditait, wben the coal fluid of Michigan will be a souree of muoh ire:tilfa. Thero are algo esteusive b.:di oí' gv.wam of uusurpussed richncs", and of great valué, not only to tue furnier is a fujrtilizer, but to the State as uu avticle of commares. Numerous &pti-igs of a.-iline water abound in tho Begiuuw Vulloy, .s well as io other soot-oüs of the State, whicl ít beheved will yield an inexhaustibl supply of tha strongest briue. To aid in giving a more general idea of tbs wresit importance and Taliie of this iatereit, 1 wil! otate brlelly a fevy factí in connecüon wi-b thy manufacturo ftf salt iu thttt Vlky, for tho year 18ü-i : Amouut of salt produced blil? 438 139 imooül of wooii conv.ancd. corda 122 047 Aggregate valué of wooíI $ 335.178 Equal to lam] dlearert, acres 3,051 Average nomber of men o:nnkved. 7 17 Aggrêgat v;iiiie ,,f baareli ased,-. .. 219iSó Totalaiaount of campal nrested. . . '2,100,001) Avei'ago value of stilt at sliippiiig per barrel $9 65 Aggregate valué uf nall ut shipping l'oint $1 0:8,425 1 have tio doubt tbu iuteréat ol thi gieat stoplo would bö materiully benafitted hy thé p&ga&g of a propor law for it naprct'cn ; and as tïicwc engnged io tbe busiiiBsa will uódoubtedty nak fur aome law on the subject, l would nvoinI mend puch legistnttoo as jill tha nu.( ciTïCtua'ly prouiote tbü iutorests of tha munufitcturors- ftd at the samo timo pi'otect the public f rom imposilion by sak of no iíiipüVii article, It ia alsu belioved bj; ietdv, ihat r'uh and pro(!uc;ive cpringi ..f oil ill yot be discovered wiibia the Umita of. iheStata, iijtlioAtioiiN of wliioli src louiid ia mauv place? ; and to aid in a moro speedy ae tlement of tliis questioa, I wou'd suggsst for jouv ooiisideration, tbe passage of a 1-iw authorizinjí tbe payment oía reasonuble bonntj ou oil, rabjeot, bowevur, to aach restrictioi:!, as :o ('aration and atnountj s would prevent tho same from becoming burdeusome, íd the ovent of a euouess m tho diseovery, sin:lar to that of s:!t ij tho Sagiusw Valley. Theso oro Fomc of the groat natural resources of Michigan, and wbir.h, when pr")crly dcveloped, are dastined to Tnake lior od of the most prosperoug and populouS, as well na oue of tbo riohe.-t Stutc ? iu ibis Union. Kven aovr sb. is advamung rapiüly iu weült.h and importante, iiid mus1, vi-ry goon - if wige! governed - oucupy u poud potitioa ■ , imong hor sister States. Hergrxvgraphical positiou nd uat.ural aiva:)t.)ges canaot fa.il to soouie for her a prusaui future ' reat iiiterssts ' to ; iiig sie, d ui jour i ibla conaiduruion, nd ak that suoh ' p?citil id !och', a weii as genera! lrs i tv iy bc enncfd a will tend to secure I iheir ceiiy nil p:uineot deelcpment.