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had at " home." An acre of good ground will produce about one thou- 

 sand ijounds of brown corn, valued at about $300 to $350 per ton. 



THE SANDOMIRKA WHEAT IN VERMONT. 



Windso7' County, Vt — About three years ago I received from you a 

 package of the Sandomirka Avheat, whicli was first sown in the fall of 

 1867, and the third crop is now ou the ground. It has stood three severe 

 "Vermont winters" without being in the least winter-killed, nor has it 

 suffered from rust, smut, or the weevil. The yield has been equal to 

 that of the best varieties raised here. 



CHEESE FACTORIES IN MASSACHUSETTS. 



Fraiiklin County, Mass. — More than half of the fine wool sheep have 

 been disposed of within the past two years, and the stock of South- 

 downs has increased. More attention is being given to butter and cheese. 

 Four cheese factories have been built within two years. 



VAN WERT COUNTY, OHIO. 



Van ^Yert County, Ohio. — The timber interest of this county is rapidly 

 growing, and the black swamp region, on the rim of which we are, is 

 commencing to reap a rich reward from timbers heretofore considered 

 worthless. I am safe in saying that two hundred to three hundred cords 

 of elm, bass, cotton, sycamore, and that class of timber, is daily used by 

 the stave factories of this county, and factories are rapidly increasing 

 in numbers and capacity. Their manufactured stock finds a ready mar- 

 ket at Baltimore, JPhiladelphia, St. Louis, and intermediat<3 points. A 

 large business is also being done here in the more valuable timbers, such 

 as walnut, oak, hickory, ash, &c. 



Drainage is beginning to attract a gTeat deal of attention ; all streams 

 are being cleaned out ; many straightened and deepened. There is a 

 great deal of open ditching, and now our farmers are commencing to 

 lay tile and other underground ditches. Tile factories are springing up 

 rapidly, and, with our rich and deep soil thoroughly drained and our crops 

 accessible to excellent markets, this part of Ohio should become one 

 of the most productive parts of this great State. The first cheese fac- 

 tory has just been started in this county ; steam power is used, and the 

 prospects of success are good. 



RESOURCES OF UTAH TERRITORY. 



Salt Lake, Utah. — After investigating the agricultural resources of 

 this Territory I am free to say that I have been more than agreeably 

 disappointed. I had supposed that it was scarcely less than a barren 

 waste. I now believe that it is among the finest agricultural and pas- 

 toral regions of all the Territories. Of course we must irrigate in most 

 localities, but it has been demonstrated that by planting trees and cul- 

 tivating the soil, the rain-fall increases every year, requiring constantly 

 less irrigation. I am disposed to think that if there was an abundance 

 of water in all parts of the Territory' and so situated that land could be 

 irrigated at the same expense that land is now irrigated, I would prefer 

 it to the rains and seasons of Illinois. Where proper irrigation can be 

 had, double the amount of all kinds of grain and vegetables can be 

 raised here that can be raised in Illinois. As we have not got the water 



