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Statistics of the Great Grain Crops of 1860. Great anxiety has been felt by all who feel an interest in the character and progress of the Agriculture of our young State, in the statistical results of the great grain crops of 1860. Individuals accustomed to making such calculations, had made what were regarded, out of the State, as wild estimates, and the Farm Committee of the Wisconsin State Agricultural Society, after careful observation in the graingrowing districts published an estimate which was received by the Eastern press with incredulity and declared extravagantly absurd.

We believe that none of those estimates claimed more than twenty-five millions of bushels of wheat; that of the Farm Committee claimed twenty-two millions of bushels. This last was likewise our own published estimate, after pretty extensive travel over the State, though we dared to believe that the figures furnished by the statistics would prove the calculation to have been quite moderate.

But to settle the matter and to make the Statistical Tables as complete, accurate and incontrovertible as possible, we asked of the Legislature of last winter certain amendments to the law for the collection of statistics, which should have the effect to compel a full and faithful performance of duty on the part of collectors. The amendments were made, and the returns furnish the most gratifying evidence of the improved efficiency of the law, as well as of the moderation of the crop referred to above.

Now what does really appear from those returns as tabulated and published by the Secretary of State? Why, the wheat crop of

1860 was, not 15,000,000 bushels, as the Michigan Farmer admitted, nor 16,000,000 as was generously allowed by sundry papers further East, nor 22,000,000 as was "extravagantly" claimed by the Farm Committee, nor 25,000,000 as had been "wildly" estimated by various individuals resident in the State, but TWENTYSEVEN MILLIONS, THREE HUNDRED AND SIXTEEN THOUSAND, THREE HUNDRED AND SIX, AND ONEHALF BUSHELS!

The number of acres sown was 1,112,630,.62; from which we determine the average per acre to have been twenty-four and fifty-five hundredths bushels! An aggregate and an acreage not equalled, we will venture to say by any other State in the Union.

Wisconsin, as a State, has numbered but twelve years, and yet for the production of this greatest Northern staple, wheat, leads the van of the States! Verily, the Badger farmers have a right to hold up their heads, and every citizen may be proud of our noble Wisconsin.

Details of these statistics will be published in the Report of the Secretary of State and in

the 6th Vol. of Transactions of the Wisconsin State Agricultural Society, both now in press. But meantime it will be of interest to our

readers to know what counties took the lead in
this immense production of wheat:
Dane ranks first, sowing 130,145 acres,
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The corn crop was likewise large, exceeding our expectations by one or two millions, as Wisconsin has never taken rank among the great corn-growing States. Number of acres

planted, 373,418.48; number of bushels, 12,- nel, calico, drilling, and thread have all been 045,178.

Of oats there were 336,394 .87 acres sown; number of bushels harvested, 13,834,937. These are, of course, the heaviest of our grain crops, and they are certainly worthy of our fertile soil and of the unsurpassed energy and enterprise of our people.

Comparative Values of Fuel.

When the cold season is upon us we are compelled to turn our attention to the supply of fuel as one source of warmth. In this country, three articles are used for this purpose, viz.: Wood, coal and peat. Of these, wood is mostly in use. It is evident to the most superficial observer, that there is a great difference in the different kinds of wood brought into our markets in regard to the amount of heat thrown out by them while undergoing combustion.Experiments have been instituted several times, to ascertain as near as might be the actual difference in their amount. Among these experiments, those of Mr. Bull of Connecticut, several years ago were very satisfactory.

made of the new flax fibre, and with a remarkable degree of perfection. New processes for preparing the fibre give great encouragement to those who are embarked in the business. erected in New York and in New England, and Mills for the manufacture have already been will soon be in operation, not only working the flax, by itself into fabrics, but working it in

connection with wool and cotton. American ingenuity is about to succeed in a line in which the English and French have hitherto failed.

Agriculture in Nicaragua.

Hon. A. B. Dickinson, writes to the Country Gentleman, from Nicaragua, as follows: DIMINUTIVE SIZE OF THE CATTLE OF NICARAGUA.

The cattle in these localities are about onehalf the size of those of the Eastern, Middle and Western States of North America. I have never seen a bullock slaughtered here, that would weigh 500 pounds in the beef, nor have I ever heard of one that weighed 800 pounds. The average net weight of cattle here does not exceed 300 pounds, while in the Northern States it is as high as 600, and I have seen whole droves of cattle in the New York market, that would average 800 pounds each in beef.

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The most recent statements that we have seen, are the following, which may be interest-deed, it is no uncommon thing for several to be ing to many of our readers.

Taking good shell bark hickory for the standard, and calling that 100, and supposing all the different kinds of woods to be sound, and reckoning by the pound, the table will read

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slaughtered during the holidays weighing in
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net weight of Washington," the heaviest bul-
lock which I recollect of seeing killed for beef
in the States, was, if I remember rightly, over
2,100 pounds.

HOW THE COWS ARE MILKED.

The cows of this country generally give 74 about as much milk as a goat, say from two to 52 three quarts per day. Before they milk the cow, they always tie the calf to her fore leg. 49 Then they carefully crawl up behind the calf, 52 and the cow is cheated out of what little milk she has, under the supposition that she is givThese several results must be only approxi-ing it to her calf. To attempt to milk the cow mations to the truth. It is very evident that the soil and latitude in which these woods grow must have some effect on their value as fuel. We know that they do in regard to their properties for timber.

FLAX COTTON.-The New York Evening Post of the 16th says:

If King Cotton is not likely to be dethroned by his uncrowned rival, Flax, he is destined to get a severe poke in the ribs, which will make his seat uneasy. We have seen several specimens of the new commodity to-day, which come nearer to the genuine article than any that have yet fallen under our notice. They are to be seen at the office of Latson & Abbott, No. 159 Water Street, where fabrics of the same material are also to be inspected. Flan

without having the calf tied to her fore leg, would be considered by the natives as simply preposterous. Besides being "kicked into the middle of next week," they would fail to get a single drop of her milk, which she wouldn't think of giving down to anybody but her calf.

BUTTER AND CHEESE.

On the cattle estates the milk is manufactur

ed into cheese, resembling what is known in the United States as pot cheese, with the exception that this is pressed. It is largely used by the inhabitants, and brings from 10 to 12 cents per pound in the market. One hundred cows in this country will make no more, however, than twenty-five in the Northern States, as the former do not give more than one-fourth the quantity of milk which the latter do, and even that not half so rich. Butter is, as it

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