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STATES NOT REGULARLY REPORTED. 



California. — The distance of the Pacific States and Territories make it 

 impossible to send the montlily circulars and receive answers to them in time to 

 have them reported with the Atlantic and ]\Iississippi Valley States. But the 

 returns may be made in time to have reports of them for September made in 

 November, and thus in all other months. Hence we desire to have the name 

 of one reliable correspondent for each county in all these States and Territories 

 sent to this department as soon as possible, that full reports may be received 

 here of the intei-esting agriculture of climates and productions differing- from 

 the Mississippi and Atlantic States. We respectfully ask the attention of mem- 

 bers of Congress and delegates to this request. 



The commercial operations of San Fi-ancisco show an active export to Eng- 

 land, Australia, China, and other Pacific ports, of the agricultural productions 

 of California, and show a heavy surplus of flour, wheat, barley, rye, oats, and 

 potatoes. Of animal products, wool, hides, and tallow are prominent. 



In the county of Angeles, one of the most southern and drie?t, our returns ex- 

 hibit much injury to the wheat, barley,- and hay crops, reducing them one-half, on 

 account of drought. The weather returns say "It never rains here from April 

 to November, and this year we had none after January." But still corn and 

 tobacco crops werejijlfi/ per cent, above an average in appearance; these, Ave sup- 

 pose, are irrigated. The avooI crop exceeds a million and a third pounds, selling 

 at 16J cents per poimd. Fruits, too, were excellent, this county being one of the 

 best in grape cultivation. The grape crop was unaffected with any disease; 

 stawberries and raspberries were selling at 25 cents per pound; apples were 

 excellent in appearance; but peaches were not over a half a crop on account of 

 late frosts. 



What is here said of fruits applies to San Jose county, except that the prices 

 of strawberries ranged from 10 to 25 cents per pound, and raspberries from 10 

 to 20 cents. Apples Avere fine and abundant; but there was some injury by 

 mildew, the cause of Avhich was attributed to cold nights and warm days. 

 These returns were dated in the fore part of September. 



Utah. — From Utah county we have returns dated the middle of September, 

 which show the corn crop a general average in appearance. Tobacco, soi'ghum, 

 and flax are from 30 to 50 per cent, above this average. Hay is good, and 

 fruits are excellent The potato was an average crop in appearance, but 

 injured in some places slightly. Gardens were good; pastures 20 per cent, 

 below an average from drought; and butter and cheese productions, in conse- 

 quence, lessened to the same extent, whilst the demand for them was 50 per 

 cent, greater than in 1862. Flaxseed yield was from 12 to 15 bushels to the 

 acre. 



In San Pete county the appearance of most of the crops were not so favorable, 

 corn and hay being 40 per cent, below a general average in appearance, but 

 potatoes, gardens, and pastures Avere an aA-erage. Flax yielded 20 bushels to 

 the acre. The Aveather Avas dry, and all crops were raised by irrigation ; but 

 the water in the streams was scarce. 



In Washington county, corn, tobacco, grapes, peaches, potatoes, gardens, and 

 cheese were a general average. Sorghum and cotton and butter, 20 per cent, 

 above it, and hay and apples 20 per cent. beloAv it. The Aveather Avas very dry 

 in the first Aveek of August, and very Avet during the remainder of the month. 



Western Virginia and Tennessee. — We receive a too limited number of 

 returns from these States to have them represented properly in the tables, 

 although the first of these we had placed in them. We desire the name of a 

 person that Avould make a reliable correspondent from each county of these 

 States, *that we may have full reports from them. AYill congressmen send to 

 this department such a name from each county in their respective districts ?_ 



