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ORANGES. 



Hillsborough County, Fla. — The orange crop lias been cut sTiort at least 

 one-fourth by the severe storm. Bananas suffered severely. Great 

 damage done to young fruit trees all over the country. Many trees blown 

 down. 



Plaquemines Parish, La. — The orange crop of the east side of tlie Mis- 

 sissippi is an entire faihire, the trees having either been killed or so dam- 

 aged by the cold of last winter that they will not bear fruit for several 

 seasons. On the west side the trees are laden with fruit, all of which 

 has been iiurchased by speculators, as is the custom, when the trees are 

 in bloom or when the frnit is about the size of the hazel-nut. 



Manatee County, Fla. — Sweet oranges do not look so well as early in 

 August, owing to having been beaten and switched about by a heavy 

 gale on the 17th. Guavas have recovered from last year's freeze jjnd 

 are in bloom again. ]S"ever a more abundant yield of wild grapes. 



PEANUTS. 



Hickman County, Tenn. — Owing to the drought our staple crop, the 

 Ijeanut, will be cut short 50,000 bushels. 



Cheatham County, Tenn. — About 60 per cent, of a crop as compared 

 with last year. 



Humphreys County, Tenn. — Crop farge and very fine. 



PECAN NUTS. 



Victoria County, Texas. — The prospect of the pecan crop at present is 

 worth five times as much as the cotton crop. 



CHEESE AND TOBACCO IN BUNCOMBE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. 



Buncombe County, N. G. — This part of the country is rapidly increasing 

 in the growth of the various grasses, both for mowing and pasturage. 

 Several cheese factories are now in full operation, with flattering pros- 

 pects of success. Our people are now growing considerable tobacco, 

 with a fair prospect of its being a profitable crop. A manufactory to 

 put it up is now in full blast iu our county. 



COTTON-SEED AS A FERTILIZER. 



l)e Soto County, Miss. — On the 15th of last December! sowed 40 

 bushels of cotton-seed per acre on four acres of ordinary upland; 

 plowed thoroughly with two horses; sowed wheat and dragged it iu 

 with a two-horse harrow. February 10, sowed one gallon clover-seed 

 per acre. June 10, cut the wheat, full 20 bushels per acre. July 20, 

 mowed the clover, fully 1^ ton per acre, and shall get another mowing 

 of same quantity in about twenty days. 



GtBI FROM THE MESQUITE. 



Bexar County, Texas. — Our children are making from two to three 

 dollars per day gathering gum from the mesquite tree, [Algarobia glandu- 

 losa.) It is found oozing from the tree in quantities of one-half an ounce 

 to pounds in weight. If the crop could have been gathered and sold at 

 15 cents per pound, it would have brought millions of dollars to West- 

 ern Texas. About 40,000 pounds have been bought by our druggists. 



