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Out of twenty-six returns from Arkansas all except six show an in- 
crease in acreage, and only two a decrease. Ten indicate an average 
condition, and three above. The counties having the lowest condition 
are, Newton 50, and Bradly 70. The average for the State is 92. 
Hempstead: Much difficulty in securing good stands. JVoodruff: Many fields replanted, 
or plowed up and planted with corn, Cut-worm worse than ever before known. 
Jackson: Good stands; season generally favorable; farmers all seem cheerful. Clark : 
Rather late, but stand good. Crittenden: Owing to the cold, wet spring, we failed to 
get stands; had to plant seed the second time. Planted over one month later than 
usual. Jefferson: The cold spring, late frosts, and heavy rains make the condition bad. 
Independence: Cotton-planting delayed about thirty days by cold, wet weather. Pu- 
laski: Cotton about fifteen days late; more or less weedy and grassy ; hands working 
well. 
Only two counties in Tennessee report a decrease in acreage: Fayette 
15 per cent. and Shelby 10. Humphreys, an increase of 100 per cent. ; 
Henry, of 50, and Obion of 30. Sumner réturns a condition of 120, 
which is the only county above average; the remaining twenty-six from 
which returns have been received, range in condition from 109 down 
to 75. 
Fayette: The crops said by old settlers to be im a worse condition than ever before- 
Weather hasbeen, up to this date, remarkably wet and cool. Much cotton has been 
replanted. Dyer: Much of the crop has been plowed up and replanted as late as the 
15th and 20th of May, which makes it very uncertain in this latitude. Madison : Nearly 
all of the early cotton had to be planted over again, which makes it very late; bad 
stands. Cross: Many had to plant the second time, and continuous rains since leave it 
in bad condition. Hardin: Stand bad; in some instances the crop is being plowed up 
and planted in corn, or replanted with cotton. Cotton-seed scarce and of an inferior 
quality. Gibson: Indifferent stand and unfavorable condition, owing to continued 
rains, cool weather, insects, &c. Giles: Fifteen to twenty days backward, and gener- 
ally very much in the grass. Leon: Damaged by the late cold weather. Tarrant: 
For weeks past too much rain, damaging cotton to a considerable extent. Washington: 
Excessive rains in May injured cotton. 
KANSAS.— Sumner : Many small experiments in cotton. Leno: Cotton is sown and 
looks well. ; 
CORN. 
The statistical returns, completed June 1, do not include the area and 
condition of corn, for the reason that itis tooearly ; but our correspondents 
have frequen tly referred in their foot-notes to conditions which affect the 
prospects of that crop. The following extracts will show that the plant- 
ing of corn, in most sections of the country, has been much retarded by 
excessively wet and cold weather, and that the pests which usually 
thrive in such a season, the cut-worms, have commenced extensive op- 
erations, and threaten to greatly damage the crop : 
MAINE.—Cumberland : Not coming up well. 
New YorkK.—Tioga : Just planting corn. Hrie: Not half planted. 
PENNSYLVANIA.— JVashington: Very backward. Many now replanting because of 
cut-worms; in some fields the dry spell killed the sprouts before they came up. Lan- 
caster: Very irregular start; the most of it had to be replanted. Lawrence: The dry 
weather is injuring the crop materially. Armstrong : Planted the second and third time. 
MarYLAND.—Caroline: Spring not fayorable for corn. Talbot: Backward. Fred- 
erick: Coming up badly, much to be replanted, with great complaints of worms and 
insects. Cecil: Very late planted. Queen Anne: Only three-fourths of a crop planted ; 
very backward, and badly injured by cut-worm. 
VIRGINIA.—Spottsylvania: Very backward; many farmers have at least one-half to 
plant yet, on account of wet weather. Pulaski: Planting very backward on account 
of wet weather. Charlotte: Farmers not done planting on account of much rain. 
Many have to plow and plant over on the river and creek bottoms on account of 
freshets. Lunenburg : In consequence of much rain the corn-crop is late in planting, 
and much has to be replanted. Madison: Coming up well, but being injured by the 
eut-worm. Nelson: For several weeks the land has been kept too wet for plowing or 
planting, and farmers are unusually late in planting corn. Clarke: Very backward, and 
