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30 to 3o bnsliels to the acre. The highest jield reported is by Mr, 

 Emanuel Kaufl'niau — 180 bushels on four acres. This Trheat makes au 

 indifferent show above ground in the fall and early spring, but it makes 

 up when harvest comes by its splendid straw, line heads, and plump 

 grains. The Department has already distributed all that it had at 

 disposal. 



AMEEICAN POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



The thirteenth session of this society was held at Richmond, Virginia, 

 on the 6th, 7th, and 8th of September. As it is eminently national in 

 its character, its transactions are justly regarded with deep interest by 

 X^omologists and fruit-growers throughout the country. All of the 

 l^rominent State i:)omological and horticultural societies are represented 

 at its biennial meetings, and as the delegates particii^ate in the discus- 

 sions on fruits and other topics that are introduced, the proceedings are 

 very important, and have a decided influence upon the extension of fruit- 

 culture, as well as upon the value of the products of this source of na- 

 tional industry and wealth. One of the most valuable works that has 

 occupied the attention of this society is that of preparing a list of fruits 

 best adapted to each State. So marked is the influence of climate on 

 certain kinds, that it has been found expedient to divide several of the 

 States into sections or districts, to each of which several varieties are 

 allotted. 



Various circumstances, having hitherto prevented the thorough com- 

 pletion of this catalogue, as representing the Southern States, the session 

 just closed was mainly devoted to this purpose, and the list is now as 

 complete as the nature of the subjects will admit. Yearly revisions of 

 the catalogue will be necessary, as exj)erience with older fruits over 

 broader localities, and the introduction of new varieties, may suggest. 



The organization of the American Pomological Society consists of a 

 president, with a vice-president from each State and Territory ; treasu- 

 rer and secretary ; a general fruit committee, composed of one member 

 from each State ; an executive committee ; also committees on foreign 

 fruits ; synonymous and rejected fruits ; new fruits ; and revision of cat- 

 alogue. The president is Marshall P. Wilder, of Boston ; treasurer, 

 Thos. P. James, Cambridge, Massachusetts ; secretary, F. R. Elliott, 

 Cleveland, Ohio. The next session of the society will beheld at Boston, 

 in 1873. 



SALES OF SnOIiT-HOE:N^S. 



James IN". Brown's sons. Grove Park farm, near Berlin, Illinois, sold 

 August 9, 31 cows and heifers, and 11 bulls, Short-horns. The cows and 

 heifers brought a total of $13,430 ; the bulls a total of 83,330. One of 

 the cows, a barren animal, sold at $G5 5 one bull, young, and not a sure 

 getter, sold at $50. Setting these two aside, the cows averaged $445 50 

 each, and the bulls $333 each. The cows bringiiig highest prices 

 were — Illustrious 3d, red roan, calved March 24, 1808, sold for $1,135 ; 

 Maud Muller, roan, calved July 28, 1869, $1,025. The two bulls bring- 

 ing highest prices were — Tycoon, roan, calved March 27, 1867, $865 ; 

 Sir Frederick, red and white, calved December 6, 1870, $420. 



The following is a statement of recent sales in Kentucky : J. M. Van 



