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Pulaski Countji, Ind. — Almost an entire failure, owiug to a froat in June, vrlien the 

 plants were in blossom. 



Lake County, Ind. — The crop is larpjer than for many years, and of fine quality. Tbo 

 season has benu particularly favorable. 



Van Bareii Count;/, Mich. — Nearly all destroyed by the dronght and the fixes, which 

 have been raging in nearly every Inrge marsh. 



Crow Wing County, Minn. — A marked decrease in the crop. 



Tillamook County, Oregon. — Cranberries grow wild, but in places diiScult to get »t. 

 Wo have a large extent of marsh-land ht for this culture. 



FLAX. 



Elkhart County, Ind. — Flax raised mostly for soed. Veiy fine. Lint not so good, 

 being short. 



Hamilton County, Ini. — Flax only raised for the seed. 



Hancock County, Ind. — Flax was raised extensively in this county for a number of 

 years, but the acreage is falling off each year. It is not considered very profitable. 



Medina County, Ohio. — The cultivation of flax is on the increase in the sontharn tier 

 of townships of this county. 



Morrow County, Ohio. — A large crop. 



Delaware County, Ohio. — The crop has exceeded expectations bath in seed and straw. 

 The yield will probably reach 50,000 bushels of seed on an acreage of about 4,500. 



Louisa County, Iowa. — There has been shipped from Morning San 4,000 bushels of 

 flax-seed, and there seems to be a lively interest taken in the business. 



" MAST." 



An extraordinary fruitage of forest trees is almost everywhere ra- 

 ported. In many sections this voluntary crop is relied upon for fatten- 

 ing hogs, more than upon any other fattening material, corn only ex- 

 cepted. The following items will illustrate the general abundance: 



Surry County, Va. — Fine mast ; hogs nearly fat without corn ; pork will be cheap. 



Hertford County, N. C. — Fine acorn mast, which, with the large corn crop, will enabl* 

 farmers to fatten their pork with light expense. 



Eockingham County, N. C. — The crop of acorns is as great as ever known, and th« 

 few hogs we have will fatten upon them. 



Cherokee County. N. C. — Hogs are now about as fat from the mast as bacon-hogs wero 

 last year from corn. The mast will probably keep them till June. One hand has 

 picked up as high as one and a half bushel of chestnuts a day for market. 



Tallapoosa County, Ala. — Good mast crop ; hogs doing well. 



Tisheminyo County, Miss. — More acorns and more hogs in this county this year than 

 in any year since the war. 



Grayson County, Texas. — Best crop of acorns of the post-oak and of hickory-nuts in 

 twelve years. There will be plenty till spoiled by spring. 



Coryell County, Texas. — Very tine ; most of pecan, bur, and post-oak, and black-jack. 



Falls County, Texas. — Very tine mast, which will compensate in a measure for the 

 short corn crop. 



Prairie County, J rk. — Exceedingly heavy mast ; sufficient to feed all the cattle and 

 hogs in the State. 



Craighard County, Ark. — The corn crop will be improved 25 per cent, by the acorn 

 mast. 



Uni'jn County, Tcnn. — Heaviest mast ever known in this county; will make up for 

 the deficiency in corn. 



Fentress County, Tt'nn. — The quantity of corn needed will be far less than usual, as th« 

 hogs are fattening upon acorns. 



Wakeley County, Tcnn. — Hogs tolerably plenty, and getting fat on the mast. Pork- 

 buyers are offering 5 cents per pound. 



Campbell County, Tenn. — Best mast in forty years. Hogs will get quite fat on th« 

 acorns, and stock-hogs will do well without feeding up to next harvest. 



Boone County, W. Va. — Tlie deficiency in corn crop is fully met by the abundant mast. 

 Hogs are getting fat, and stock-hogs will do well without feeding'.until June. 



Jackson County, Ky. — Acorns enough to fatten our winter hogs. 



Clay County, Mo.— Hogs go off the mast to the fattening pens in good oondition. 



Williamson County, III. — Corn is deficient 20 per cent., but it is thought to be mor« 

 •than made up by the abundance of acorns and hickory-nuts. 



Washington County, Iowa. — Mast abundant. Hogs doing well upon it. 



Owen County, Ind. — Much coru saved by the heavy mast. 



