Ellsworth's interest in aiding agriculture was evident in his annual reports that called for a public depository to preserve and distribute the new seeds and plants, a clerk to collect agricultural statistics, statewide reports about crops in different regions, and the application of chemistry to agriculture.
O interese de Ellsworth en mellorar a agricultura era evidente nos seus informes anuais, nos que pedía un depósito público para preservar e distribuír as varias novas sementes e plantas, traballos de reuniir estatísticas agrícolas, preparar informes por estado acerca dos cultivos en diferentes rexións, e a aplicación de químicos á agricultura.