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acre of Aruaiitka spring wheat. IST. Y. Alman, of Franklin, produced 

 nine bushels from a half bushel of seed on poor red land without manure, 

 of the same variety. We think the Arnautka will prove a great acqui- 

 sition on our light lands, which are subject to winter-kill. 



Lawrence County^ Pennsylvania. — From the half-peck of Swedish White 

 oats sent me, I have about seven bushels, as heavy as the original. 

 The peck of Tappahannock wheat produced well, but I find some smut 

 in it ; the yield was at the rate of twenty-nine bushels to the acre. 



Defiance County, Ohio. — The Tappahannock wheat received from the 

 department has proved a valuable acquisition to our crops ; it is pretty 

 extensively sown this year ; has proved good for three successive years. 



Onondaga County, New Yorlc. — In the fall of 1868, 1 received from your 

 department eight pounds of Tappahannock wheat, which was sown on 

 good ground, yielding three and one-half bushels of plumjj and beautiful 

 wheat. Last fall this amount was sown on about two acres of land and 

 is now appearing very fine, not having been winter-killed in the least. 

 It bids fair to be a valuable variety for this section. 



Clayton County, Iowa. — One quart of the White Schonen oats received 

 from the department last year was sown at the same time, and on the 

 the same kind of land wdth my other oats, and the results were as fol- 

 lows : from each bushel sown of my oats, I harvested just ten bushels ; 

 or an average of thirty bushels to the acre. The one pound of Schonen 

 oats produced thuty-two pounds. The quality is very good ; the ker- 

 nels are longer and larger than other oats. 



New Hanover County, North Carolina. — From the ramie seed sent, I 

 raised abou.t forty plants. The plants grew luxuriantly, and this spring,, 

 in digging them up to move them to a place where they will not be in 

 the way, 1 am surprised to find such a mass of succulent roots, tender, 

 and appearing as if they would be excellent food for stock. 



AGEICULTUEAL IMPOKTS OF GEEAT BEITAIN\ 



The British imports of 1869 show that the wheat received amounted 

 to 37,695,828 hundred-weight. In 1868 the receipts were 32,639,768 

 hundred-weight. The increase is about sixteen per cent. The propor- 

 tion received from the United States was much larger than usual. In 

 competition with Eussia, Prussia, Denmark, France, Turkey, Egypt, 

 Chili, British America, and other countries, this country sometimes con- 

 tributes a very small portion of the quantity required to supplement 

 the home production of wheat. In 1868 Eussia furnished thirty per 

 cent., and the United States eighteen ; in 1869 this country sent thirty- 

 five per cent., and Eussia twenty-four. Our contribution was equal to 

 24:,605,179 bushels of wheat, besides 1,711,000 barrels of flour, equiva- 

 lent to 8,000,000 bushels more — about 33,000,000 bushels in all. 



The amount of raw cotton imported was 10,903,813 hundred- weight ; 

 in 1868, 11,857,893 hundred- weight. The imports of China grass were 

 only eight hundred- weight in 1868, and eleven hundred- weight in 1869; 

 their value £32 and £25 in those years, respectively, or S^d. per pound 

 in 1868, and Ud. in 1869. 



The importation of fertilizers continues to increase. The receipts of 

 bones were 75,851 tons in 1868, and 95,979 tons in 1869. 

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