EXTRACTS FROM CORRESPONDENCE. 



Immigration. — Chij^peica, Mich. : A very large immigration of Cana- 

 dian farmers is settling in our county. 



Castor-beans. — Vernon, 3Lo.: There will be at least 80,000 bushels 

 of castor-beans raised in the county. 



Millet versus Oats. — Fulton Arlc. : German millet is superseding 

 oats. The yield per acre, as compared with oats, is enormous. 



Flax in Kansas. — Bourhon : Flax has been very extensively raised 

 and promises well ; but the heavy rains for the last two weeks have 

 prevented thrashing, and how it will turn out cannot yet be told. Chero- 

 Tcee : There was an unusually large acreage of flax sown, but it has suf- 

 fered from wet weather. The thrashing-machines can hardly thrash it, 

 as the lint has begun to be raised. Many fields have not yet been cut. 

 tShaicnee : The acreage of flax 50 per cent, greater than last year, but 

 the yield will not be as much to the acre. The grasshoppers damaged 

 it in the spring about 20 per cent. Nemaha : Only about 800 bushels 

 of flaxseed were produced ; of the 1,600 acres sown in this county, the 

 grasshoppers destroyed 75 per cent. The remainder did well and was 

 a paying crop. Woolson : The flax-crop, which equaled the oat-crop in 

 acreage, has been almost entirely ruined. 



Fatality among hogs. — Horry, S. G. : A disease among hogs here- 

 tofore unknown in this country is sweeping some sections almost bare. 



Cow-pease. — Gadsden, Fla. : This crop is one of the most valuable of 

 the South for the fattening of stock in the fall. The prospect for an 

 abundant yield is now as fine as I have ever witnessed. 



Shelby, Ala. : An extensive and promising pea-crop, it is hoped, will 

 serve to partly extricate our farmers from the difiiculty of a failure in 

 the corn-crop, and perhaps enable them to winter their stock. 



Jefferson, Ga. : The rain set in in time to benefit the pease. In Geor- 

 gia the pea-crop is a very important one, being chiefly relied on for fat- 

 tening hogs for bacon. 



Dreic, Arlc. : Field-peas were never before so fine. 



Claiborne, La. : The field-pease crop was never better. 



Wheat from the Department. — Bandera, Tex.: This is the second 

 year with Touzelle wheat from the Department. The average yield is 

 30 bushels per acre. It is decidedly the best winter variety ever intro- 

 duced into the county. It has escaped the rust when four other varie- 

 ties have rusted in the samt field. 



JSfewton, Arlc. : The Clawson wheat received from the Department 

 proves excellent. It is the finest I ever saw. One field of Fultz wheat 

 averaged 25 bushels per acre. The Tappahannock proves generally 

 good ; we do not ask for better. The farmers have set aside all other 

 kinds. Fulton : Tappahannock wheat is taking the lead in this county, 

 followed closely by Fultz ; by some the latter is preferred. In these 

 two kinds of wheat the Department has been of great advantage to this 

 county. Both kinds have increased and spread rapidly, and im^Drove on 

 each sowing. 



Advantage from canning fkjjit.— Wicomico, Md.: The peac'i-crop, 



