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breeds of cattle, to any extent, where the latter system prevails. The 
farmer who unites other agricultural industries and sources of profit 
with stock-growing has facilities and advantages for sheltering, feeding, 
and improving generally his smaller herd, which the exclusive stock- 
grower must needs lack. 
STATISTICS OF KANE County, UrAuH.—A correspondent sends us 
the amounts and current prices of the principal agricultural products 
of this county in 1872. The amount of wheat was 2,900 bushels; corn, 
2,000; barley, 2,500; potatoes, 5,000; butter, 4,000 pounds; cheese, 
3,000. The price of wheat, $1.25 per bushel; corn, $1.10; barley, $1.10; 
potatoes, 50 cents; butter, 25 cents per pound; cheese, 20 cents. Com- 
pared with the census returns for 1869 this shows an increase in wheat 
of 74 per cent.; (no barley was reported in 1869;) in butter of 14 per 
cent.; in cheese of 22 per cent.; anda decrease in corn of 61 per cent., 
in potatoes of 20 per cent. . 
SUFFERING FROM DROUGHT.—A correspondent in Washington County, 
Iowa, reports that in that locality the severe drought of summer is pro- 
tracted through the autumn. Wells and streams have generally dried up, 
and stock are suffering for water. Many cattle have to be driven miles to 
the principal streams, and even in them water is scant. Owing to 
the great scarcity of water, thousands of wells have been dug during 
the fall. 
RENEWAL OF WHEAT CULTURE.—A correspondent in Sebastian 
County, Ark., reports that the culture of wheat, after having been al- 
most abandoned in that locality, has now taken a new start, and thou- 
sands of acres will be sown this autumn for the first time. 
MULTIPLICATION OF DESTRUCTIVE INSECTS.—A correspondent in 
Anderson County, 5S. C., reports that in that region insects have done 
more injury to crops and other vegetable growths the past season than 
he has ever before known. Even the forest-trees have been stripped of 
their foliage to an unprecedented extent. 
CROPS IN JEFFERSON CouNTY, NEBR.—The secretary of the Jefferson 
County Farmers’ Club reports that the wheat-crop in that county was 
goad, yielding about 20 bushels per acre. The yield of oats was about 40 
bushels per acre. Corn was only about half a crop, and poor in quality. 
Potatoes were all taken by the bugs. Wheat, before the panic, brought 
75 to 89 cents per bushel; since that brings 60 cents; corn, 30; oats, 
25; and potatoes, $1. 
PRICES IN UNION County, IowA.—A correspondent in the above 
named county reports, October 1, that corn was selling on the street at 
20 cents per bushel; potatoes were selling at 50 cents, and the price ad- 
vancing, as the crop was short. Prairie hay was in good demand, at 
$4 per ton, and timothy at $6.50, the supply of both being short, owing 
to dry weather in the growing season. 
CROPS IN HOLT AND ATCHISON CountiIzs, Mo.—Our meteorological 
correspondent in Holt County states that in the northern part of 
Holt and southern part of Atchison, winter-wheat yielded about half 
a crop, but of first quality; spring-wheat was good, averaging about 
20 bushels per acre, of fair quality. His field of 40 acres yielded 775 
bushels, which sold in Saint Louis for $1.15 per bushel. . What he paid 
out for help in harvesting, (not counting his own work,) thrashing, and 
freight amounted to 35 cents per bushel. Corn in the section, which 
promised as good a crop as ever grew, was shrunk by drought to about 
