THE WISCONSIN FARMER.



obliged to leave for Europe in discharge of
our duties as Commissioner to the Internation-
al Exhibition, a few copies of the Transactions
were delivered to the Legislature. But it was
on the very morning of our departure, and it
was with much difficulty that we succeeded in
spiriting away 3 copies for certain institutions
in Europe.  Of course it was impossible to
forward to contributors and others in this
State who were especially entitled to them.
We had provided, however, by resolution, that
each County Ag. Society should get several
copies, and this, together with the fact that
the Society's Office was accessible and provid-
ed with a clerk during our absence, seemed to
furnish assurance that none of the class of
persons referred to would fail to secure them.
  When we returned, there were but very few
copies left undistributed, and it was believed
that the claims of public Agricultural Libra-
ries, of which there were more in number
than we could possibly supply, should rank
first.
  In conclusion, we desire to sav to any and
all who, being especially entitled to copies,
have not received them, Send in your names,
and from the few dozen copies reserved for
such demands, you shall be supplied so long
as they last.

  The Farmer's Premium Strawberries
will be sent to subscribers direct from the
grounds of Mr. Prentice at Watertown, where
they are produced. The distribution will
commence on the 1st of Sept., and continue so
long as it will answer to transplant.

  T he State Ag. College LandsT-We are
gratified to learn that Messrs. Reed and Ham-
mond, commissioners for the location of lands
for the Ag. College, as provided by the act of
the last Legislature, are meeting with better
success than was anticipated. They report
considerable tracts of very valuable lands in
the St. Croix District, and it is believed that
good lands yet unentered will be found to the
full amount of the 240,000 acres to which this
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  Shall we make the Farmer a Weekly?
-In these fast times the question often comes
to us, "can't you send us the Farmer oftener?
A month seems a long time to wait; and in
spite of all the publishers can do, some things
of interest,' especially market reports and
current news, must necessarily be behind the
times."
  All this we have felt repeatedly, but thus far
we have not deemed it judicious to make the
change. If the great crops and an abundance
of money have made the farmers feel so liberal
that they are willing to pay twice as much as
now for the weekly visits of a better agricul-
tural and family newspaper than has yet been
published in this country, let them say so.
We are ready to do our part.

  Words of Cheer.-[The following cordial
greeting, thongh by some accident mislaid for
a time, is still in order. We thank the author
for her kind wishes and most heartily recipro-
caie them. It is such words of cheer that
lighten our labors and keep up our courage in
these times of embarassment to agricultural
editors.-En.]
MIR. HOYT:-
  How nice it is that every body can sit down
and have a familiar chat with the editor-for
of course, the editor likes every body, and
every body likes him (excepting, perhaps,
some who do not.) But let me tell you, sir,
that every one in this cottage likes the editor
of the Farmer and the editor's wife-and while
my larger and stronger half is going to send
you a word a two, I want to just let you know
how much pleasure we big folks and little
folks have derived from the perusal of your
publication since we have been its subscriber.
While one portion of our family is interested
in stock growing and corn raising, the other
portion culls from the Farmer all the hints on
gardening, flowers, house designs and the
receipts and the youths' corner. We all had
a delightful chase after " mousie," and " Uncle
William" edifies us much. We followed with
a great deal of interest Mr. Hoyt's journey in
the Old World, and Mrs. Hoyt's romantic and



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