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Misstssrppi1.—Dooly: Very fine. Granada: Considerably damaged by late excessive 
rains, resulting in rust. : ; 
Texas.—Blanco: The crop, which was more promising than in any previous year, 
now entirely destroyed by late frosts and grasshoppers. Bosque: Badly damaged by 
frost on the 26th of March. Hays: The small quantity sown has been destroyed by 
grasshoppers Grayson: The prospect poor before the hail-storm, May 16, which de- 
stroyed at least one-fourth the crop. Palo Pinto: Greatly damaged by grasshoppers ; 
in fact, almost totally destroyed. Titus: Was supposed to be damaged by late freeze, 
but those who pastured late have a fine prospect for a heavy crop. Dallas : Our farm- 
ers are just beginning to harvest their wheat,and the yield will be above average. 
San Saba: The grasshoppers have destroyed the wheat, Coryell: The 1st of March, 
wheat promised a splendid yield, but on the 18th there came a terrible freeze, which 
killed almost everything green. Farmers think they will have something over half a 
crop. Burnet: Injured by frosts and grasshoppers. McLennan: Now being harvested. 
Medina: Winter and spring wheat entirely destroyed by grasshoppers; not a bushel 
will be raised in the county. Hunt: Prospects injured by continued heavy rains from — 
the 17th to the 28th of May. Williamson: Promises better than average. Gilmer: In- 
jured by drought. 
TENNESSEE.—Anderson : One-fourth of the wheat froze out. Loudon: Have never 
seen so poor a prospect. Sumner: Crop promises well. Smith: Prospect has wonder- 
fully improved within the month. Jefferson: Injured by freezing and wet weather; 
thin and short stems. Montgomery: Freezing out and late planting make a very thin 
stand. It is taking rust everywhere. Fultz wheat stood the winter well, and prom- 
ises well. Greene: Much frozen out after winter closed, and otherwise unpromising. 
Marion ; Crop worse than ever known. Humphreys: Much killed out by winter-freezes 
and high water. Gibson: Favorable season for wheat. Giles: Rather thin on the 
ground, but doing well. Grainger: A failure. Hancock: Considerably winter-killed. 
West VirGinia.—Mercer: Winter-wheat badly frozen; crop cannot be anything 
like an average. Jackson: Winter-wheat badly frozen, but improving under the wet 
and cloudy spring. Braxton: Winter hard on all varieties except the Fultz, which 
stands remarkably well; prospects now encouraging. Nicholas: Wheat looks 
well. Pendleton: Fine weather bringing out the small grain. Monroe: Frozen out. 
Tyler : Much injured by frost. Mineral: Badly frozen out. Harrison: Badly winter- 
killed. Pocahontas: Winter-wheat fine on uplands. 
Kentrucky.—Shelby : Winter-wheat badly frozen out; looks well, though thin on 
the ground. Laurel: Wheat largely winter-killed; what is left looks well. Taylor: 
Wheat badly winter-killed. Fayette: Thin,but healthy. Hardin: Looks badly; 
heading low. Lincoln: No improvement. Graves: Damaged 25 per cent. by wet. 
Edmonson: Badly winter-killed in many places: Nicholas: Winter-wheat looks badly ; 
thin-on the ground, and liable to rust; cannot be more than half a crop; no spring- 
wheat sown. 
Ont0.—Gallia: Bad stand generally, but some very good; considerable lodging. 
Jackson: Never looked better. Athens: Short erop of winter-wheat sown on account 
of dry fall; crop now promising. Warren: Grains excellent. Carroll: Wheat better 
than was expected. Sandusky: Winter-wheat badly injured by wet spring. Adams: 
Wheat has thickened up very rapidly, and is now heading out. 
MicuiGan.—Kalamazoo: Winter-wheat badly frozen out; what escaped is nearly 
average. Branch: Wheat not doing well; not over three-fourths of a crop; harvest 
will be twenty days late. Genesee: Decreased acreage of spring-wheat. Oakland: 
Wheat growing well, but does not realize expectations. Calhoun: Looks well where not 
winter-killed. Washtenaw: Below average. Barry: Wheat severely frozen. Cass: 
Many patches winter-killed; others entirely escaped injury. Clinton: Wheat badly 
winter-killed. 
InDIANA.— Decatur: Wheat did well up to the melting of snow in February, but 
one-half was killed by the hard cold weather of March; the warm showers of May 
have caused it to stool ont very freely. Grant: Wheat quite tall. Za Porte: Wheat 
recovering from injuries of winter. Noble: Wheat that has escaped injuries of winter 
is doing well. Huntington: Wheat badly winter-killed; spring-wheat looks well. 
Carroll: Wheat improving. Ripley: Wheat growing fast and beginning to head; 
ia danger of rust. Hamilton: Earlier sown wheat beginning to head. Pike: Spring- 
wheat from the Department grows tall and looks well, but threatens to fall down. 
Brown: Quite unpromising, through dry fall, late sowing, and unfavorable spring. 
Dearborn: Wheat varies, but is, on the whole, 15 per cent. below average; that sown 
on corn-ground limited by the bad condition of the fields. Newton: No spring-wheat 
sown, as it is usually eaten by chinch-bugs, which are thought to propagate more 
readily in spring-wheat and barley than in any other grain; winter-wheat almost 
entirely winter-killed. Parke: Wheat sown early in September 1s very good, but ten 
days late; about six-tenths of the wheat was sown in October, and will scarcely repay 
the seed and labor. Dubois: Thin; some fields plowed up for corn. 
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