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South Cakolixa. — Marion : Now being sowu ; perhaps less thau aa average area. 

 Newberry : Sowing backward. That sowa iu October looks vv^ell. 



Georgia. — Johnson : Sowing not yet finished. McDuffic : More sown this fall than 

 any season since the war. The stand and appearance excellent. Lee : Increased 

 quantity sown. Fulion : Increased area sown, with promising prospect. 



Florida. — Levy : More being sown thau usual, and sown earlier. 



Alabama. — Henry : More attention will hereafter be given to the cultivation of rye. 



Texas. — Coryell : Smaller acreage than last fall. Mostly sown for winter-pasturage 

 and turned under in the spring. Dallas : Never looked more promising. Titus : Area 

 a little above that of last year. Sown deeper than heretofore to insure against winter- 

 killing. Bandera : Very little sown, owing to scarcity of seed. Kaufman : Very prom- 

 ising. 



Tennessee. — Bradley : Claiming much more attention than heretofore. Monroe : 

 More attention given to the growing of rye. t 



West Virginia. — Mercer: Sown late to avoid the grub-worm. Looks rather bad. 



Kentucky. — Spencer : The drought prevailing till the middle of October caused the 

 rye to be late iu sowing. 



iLLiirois. — Stephenson : Has got a very meager growth, owing to the dry fall. Bureau : 

 Looks well. Tazewell : Looks s[)lendid. Edwards : Almost ail the rye sown is for 

 pasture. 



Missouri. — Mercer : A nice shower about the last of November brought out the rye 

 finely. Nodaway : So universally pastured in the fall that it does not look as well as 

 the wheat. 



Kansas. — Lincoln : Somewhat better than wheat, as it is hardier and not easily 

 injured V>y drought. 



WINTER-OATS. 



Virginia. — Henrico: Doing very well; near the city, winter-oats, sold in the sheaf, 

 are more profitable than hay, bringing nearly as much per ton, and yielding sometimes, 

 over four tons per acre. Middlesex: Looking remarkably well. 



South Carolina.— lfano« : Now being sown ; more than an average area. New- 

 herry : Sowing backward ; that sown in October looks promising. 



Georgia. — Johnson : Sowing not yet finished. McDaffie : More sown this fall than 

 any season since the war ; the stand and appearance excellent- Liberty : Sown pretty 

 extensively ; our farmers are sowing oats at this time and will continue to do so until 

 March. Early : Now mostly sown and up, with an increase of 10 per cent, in acreage. 



Florida. — Levy : More oats than usual being sown, and sown earlier than usual. 



Alabama. — Henry : More attention will hereafter be given to the cultivation of oats. 

 Lavaca : Coming into notice and pay well to cultivate. 



Texas. — Grimes : The cultivation assuming large proportions, but mostly for forage 

 without thrashing. The kind known as the anti-rust-oats is the only one giving prom- 

 ising returns. Bandera: Very little sown, owing to scarcity of seed. Kaufman: Very 

 promising. 



WINTER-BAKLEY. 



Texas. — Dallas: Never looked more promising. Titus: Area, a little above that of 

 last year; condition, average. Bandera: Little sowa, owing to a scarcity of seed. Kauf- 

 vtan : Very promising. 



Tennessee. — Monroe: — A. few farmers are sowing some barley this fall. 



Indiana. — Franklin : Has generally a good start and seems free from the liy. 



Illinois. — Tuzewell : Looks splendid. 



California. — Amador : No rains yet ; a large area of barley being put in by " dry 

 sowing." San Joaquin : More surfac-e covered this fall with barley than ever before ; 

 prospect good for a large crop. Tuolumne : As there has been no rain the wiutor-bar- 

 ley has not started. Mendocino : The rains have just commenced and no winter-bar- 

 ley has yet been sown. 



EXTRACTS FROM CORRESPOiNDENCE. 



Progressive vauming.— Macon, N. C— Since the war agriculture with us has made 

 decided progress, which is shown by the introduction of better implements, more 

 through tillage, and the now rapidly-extending cultivation of clover. Unfortunately 

 our clover is badly mixed with ribbon-grass. V/e need clean seed. 



