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layed the gathering of the crop, but also threatened to injure it in the 
shock. 
_It was observed that early-sown fields of winter-wheat were far more 
promising than those later sown. The advantage of early-ripening 
varieties was also indicated by the fact that these escaped the ravages 
of insect enemies, which entirely swépt some of the later crops. Of 
these early-ripening varieties the Fultz and Tappahannock from the 
Department, especially the Fultz, receive very frequent and honorable 
mention. 
Of counties growing spring-wheat the number above average declined 
during June from 103 to 87, and counties average from 115 to 108, while 
the counties below average have increased from 68 to 142. The general 
condition of spring-wheat was enhanced in Ohio, Wisconsin, Nebraska, 
California, and Oregon. It declined in all the New England and Mid- 
dle States, and in all the Northwestern States except those just men- — 
tioned. There is but casual mention of spring-wheat in the South. In 
New England the dry weather interfered with the growth of the crop, 
while in the Northwest, in many localities, a variety of insect enemies— 
the Hessian fly, the grasshopper, the chinch-bug, &c.—very seriously 
injured the crops. The deterioration of spring-wheat appears to have 
been greater in proportion than’ the improvement of winter-wheat, yet 
the larger amount of the latter grown in the country will probably 
restore the equilibrium. Upon a careful consideration of all points in 
the problem, the prospective wheat-yield of 1873, judging from its con- 
dition on the 1st of July, appears about the same as at the 1st of June, 
or about 220,000,000 bushels. | 
MaAIne.—Oxford: Wheat a good set, but drying up. 
VERMONT.—Grand Isle: Winter-grain wintered well. Addison: Karly-sowed grain 
came forward rapidly with early showers, but suffers from late drought. 
MASSACHUSETTS.—Norfolk: Wheat having had an early start, is not so much affected 
by the drought. 
New Yorx.—Schoharie: Winter-wheat looks well. Wyoming: Below average; win- 
ter-killed. Chautauqua: Winter-wheat thin, but well filled. Livingston : Mostly poor. 
New JERSEY.—Warren: Fine; straw bright and clean; grain full and plump. 
Morris: Winter-wheat better than for many years. Burlington: Good quality. Cam- 
den: Early-sown wheat good; late-sown thin, but not rusty; drilled always best. 
PENNSYLVANIA.— Northampton: Well ripened by cool weather while in bloom, causing 
it to fill well. Montgomery: Drought,favorable to wheat; straw well grown; kernels 
well developed; promises an abundant harvest. Lancaster: Southern part of the 
county promises the largest cropever grown. /Mestmoreland: Ripening very unevenly, 
but the berry is well filled; Fultz wheat badly winter-killed. York: Fields thick-set; 
of full growth and plenteous promise. .4rmslrong: Harvest two weeks late. Clear- 
jield: Fair promise. Chester; Later varieties a little rusted; some injured by fly; 
otherwise it looks well. Hrie: Unusually good. Fayette: Has wonderfully improved; 
the farmers who expected to get only their seed will have half a crop. Washington: 
Tappahannock first ripened. Lebanon: A tenth above average. Snyder: Best crop 
for many years. Greene: Crop short, but grain good. Tioga: Spring-wheat injured 
by drought. Indiana: Grain well filled. 
MARYLAND.—Montgomery : Some fields very good; others below average; a white 
worm injuring the roots and destroying the cropinsomecases. Washington: Improved 
lately in some places; in others injured by the fly. Howard: Good straw; average 
crop promised. Talbot: Fine harvest weather. Saint Mary’s : Better than.was expected ; 
thin but well ripened. Baltimore : Somewhat injured by the fly, but the crop generally 
good; October seeding less injured than the earlier. Ment: Crop promising ; season 
very favorable. Caroline: Straw short but heads good; much winter-killed. Queen 
Anne: Harvested in fine condition; later ripening grain particularly fine and plump. 
VIRGINIA.— Spotisylvania: Crop very promising; heads full of fine large grains. 
Pulaski: Ten days late and but a third of an average. What escaped winter looks 
well; no indications of rust. Bedford: Crop shortened at least half by winter-killing ; 
Trust and smut also injuring some fields ; others prostrated by a heavy storm. Warwick: 
Harvesting very indifferently ; excess of rain has made it run to straw. Rappahannock : 
Rain threatens to injure the ripening wheat. Fluwanna: Remarkably good where not 
winter-killed; heads ‘well filled. Tappahannock and Fultz have both done well; Tou- 
