REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE. $1 
cucumbers, onions, and most of the root-crops are reported as particularly productive; 
cabbage, pease, and tomatoes are reported on favorably. One report states that the 
sugar-beet grows finely and is good, not only for sugar, but for stock. Another, that 
the black wax-beans and the Butman squash do well, and are superior to all others 
known there; so the white Mexican onion, large, tender, and fine for market. One 
lady reports the vegetables and flowers ‘‘are all just splendid.” 
InDIANA.—Reports are not so numerous and general from this State, but those re- 
ceived make very favorable statements of the experiments with the score or more 
varieties received there; beans, cabbage, pease, and tomatoes are highly spoken of; 
Hancock’s early pea and paragon tomato very early, prolific, and greatly prized. 
MicHIGAN.—From this State reports in regard to the seeds sent to them show valu- 
able results, very uniformly. One report, sugar-corn excellent; early pease, planted 
April 30, and picked in June; cauliflowers, cabbage, and tomatoes, all give great sat- 
isfaction. Flowers succeed very well in most sections. Mammoth sugar-corn, very 
early, and best ever grown, 80 bushels per acre. Ruta-baga, fine and valuable; let- 
tuce, superior; all roots succeed admirably. 
Jowa.—Large proportion of the reports on seeds sent to this State from the depart- 
ment show valuable results; and that they give complete satisfaction. One report, 
turnips superior; another, pease exceedingly fine; cabbage early, large, and fine; 
melons superior; lettuce and radishes crisp, early and late; sugar-corn, good, early, 
prolific; the flower seeds all gave perfect satisfaction, ‘‘and are beauties.” 
WISCONSIN.—Vegetables and flowers, from seeds sent from the department, are re- 
ported valuable and a success in most portions of this State. Particularly beans, 
cabbage, sugar-corn, melons, and root crops have given extra good results; sugar-beets 
have produced large yield. One report, the Crosby cabbage a valuable acquisition ; 
another, the Weathersfield onion very fine and prolific. 
Mrixnesota.—Seeds of vegetables and flowers, sent to this State, are reported as suc- 
cessful and being very valuable. Beans, cabbage, pease, tomatoes, and others reported 
very early, fine, and prolific; Mexican and Danverse onions reported early and prolific; 
sugar-corn is reported as being satisfactory, especially ‘‘ Pratt’s early,” 3 weeks earlier 
and preferred to all others. Red peppers are reported 4 inches long and 2 inches in 
diameter. The Egyptian turnip-beet is reported as very superior. 
MissourI.—Reports on garden and flower seeds are not numerous from this State, 
but are favorable and show valuable successes with nearly all sorts, especially with 
beans, onions, and tomatoes. One report speaks of the wonderful growth and superior 
quality of Stowell evergreen sweet corn. Very satisfactory results are reported with 
the flower seeds received from the department. 
KaNnsAS.—Onions, parsley, carrots, beans, pepper, tomatoes, and all others have grown 
and yielded well, and given complete satisfaction, particularly Danverse onions, black 
wax-beans, and cabbage; patty-pan squash and sugar-corn best ever had here; the 
““sugar-beets gave 128,000 pounds good roots to the acre,” nearly 64 tons, on sandy loam 
soil. (That would feed as many cattle, and feed them better, than the hay ordinarily 
obtained from three acres. ) 
ARKANSAS.—The beans, beets, cabbage, carrots, lettuce, melons, onions, parsnips, 
potatoes, ruta-bagas, squash, turnips, tomatoes, and others are reported as giving prof- 
itable results in various parts of the State. Advantages are acknowledged particu- 
larly from the introduction of improved beets, corn, potatoes, and tomatoes, and with 
most root crops, as larger and more general growth of those useful vegetables has been 
stimulated by the receipt of better sorts. 
NEBRASKA.—Reports of experiments with the seeds received from the department 
show very general success and value. One report says beets and onions splendid and 
prolific ; another, corn and pease are remarkable, early and good beans; another, cab- 
bage, turnips, and tomatoes give good satisfaction; another, sugar-beets yield enor- 
mously, Stoweli’s evergreen sugar-corn superior to any other grown here, 
OATS. 
Several improved varieties of oats (Avena Sativa) have. been distributed by this de- 
partment—one of winter oats; anda variety of spring oats called the “‘ Board of Trade” 
oats. Following are reports of results from correspondents in different States of ex- 
periments with these grains: 
Marne.—Board of Trade, sowed May 11; yielded bountifully, weighing 47 pounds 
the measured bushel. Another, large yield peracre, weighed 40 pounds the bushel. No 
experiment with winter oats is reported from this State. 
CONNECTICUT.—Board of Trade, sowed April 17; harvested July 25; yield, 38 
bushels per acre of heavy grain. Winter oats not reported. 
a New JERSEY.—The Poland and white Dutch oats are reported as doing well in this 
tate. 
NEw York.—Winter oats reported a failure here. Board of Trade oats sown May 
15; cut August 19; yield 40 bushels per acre, weighing 37 pounds per measured bushel. 
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