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. the crop had to be planted the second time. Martin: Rain in the spring retarded the 
planting, and many fields intended for corn were not planted at all. Newton: Gener- 
ally planted late, but looking well. Pike: Has improved wonderfully in the last three 
ortour weeks. Stark: The crop bids fair to be as good as last year. Franklin: The first 
planting came up badly; the second well, and is doing well. Howard: Doing finely 
since it has got a start. Knox: Continuous wet weather; corn suffering for want of 
attention. Wells: Very backward; suffering for the want of rain. Morgan: Stands 
well, but a little short for the time. Perry: Lateandin bad condition. Brown: Late 
planted; now growing fast. Boone: Planted later than usual; grew well in June; 
now damaged by excessive rains and storms. 
Inurnors.— Morgan: Crop will be short. Bureau: Very backward and a poor stand, 
but good color and growing finely. Sangamon: Dry weather reduced the average. 
Champaign : Prospect not good for a large crop. Iroquois: In poor condition. Jersey: 
Growing fast. Kankakee: For the last month the weather has been hot and dry, 
bringing corn along splendidly. Livingstone: Prospect anything but encouraging. 
Marion: Good corn weather. Pike: Small, but promises well. Washington: Late; 
eut-worm very bad. Whiteside: Doing splendidly. Carroll: To a large extent re- 
planted, being brought forward rapidly. Clinton: Late. Crawford: Looks well con- 
sidering the late planting. Cumberland: Put in late. De Kalb: Has come forward 
surprisingly. De Witt: On low ground very far behind; on high ground looking as 
well aslTeversawit. Effingham: One-half planted in June. Fulton: Early planted 
looks well; the great amount of wet prevented planting (of a portion) till the 15th 
or 20th of June. Hancock: Looking well, and generally clear of weeds. Lake: Do- 
ing well, but so much had to be replanted that a full crop cannot be expected. Law- 
rence; The uncommonly wet season bas interfered greatly with the crop; late planted 
and weedy. Moultrie: About one-tenth of the corn land will not be planted, owing 
to wet; some have just finished planting. Scott: Very backward. Stephenson: Has 
been backward, but coming forward remarkably well. Tazewell: Planted late, but ~ 
growing finely. Warren: Generally clean and color good. JMWhite: Owing to the very 
wet season a large amount of land intended for corn will not be planted ; some farm- 
ers are still planting, in the hope of a late fall. Boone: Very late in planting; not 
an average stand; now doing well. Cass: Planting late; chinch-bugs are damaging 
the crop. Edwards: That planted unusually good, but the low lands have been too 
wet to plant. Fayelte: Backward, but growing finely. Ford: The prospect now 
good. Lee: All of one month behind; many did not finish planting till June 15; now 
growing vigorously. Mason: With a very late fall the corn crop of this county must 
be at least one-third short, owing to a cold, backward ‘spring, and continued wet. 
Ogle: Very uneven, as much had to be replanted. Piatt: A good portion late, but 
doing very well. Franklin: Replanted late; very small; much of the crop destroyed 
by the army-worm ; the remainder very excellent. 
Wisconsin.—Clark: June very propitious. Juneau: Looking splendid. Pierce: 
- Growing very fast. Portage: Backward and weedy, but good color and rank. Rich- 
land: Very weedy, owing to the wet weather. Walworth: Recently looking up, as if 
to make up for lost time. Dodge: Looking well. Milwaukee: Putinto the ground Iate, 
but now coming on finely. Calumet: The seed in some localities rotted; the replanted 
prosperous. Dane: Prospect better than in any year since 1869. Dunn: The decrease 
in acreage is mainiy owing to poor seed, which failed to grow ; where the seed was good 
the crop looks well. Hau Clair: Showsarapid growth. Green: Never looked better- 
Saint Croix: Some fields as good as last year at this date, but not generally. 
MinnEsoTa.— Blue Earth: Spring late and-wet ; a great deal of corn plowed up, and 
the ground sown to flax. Nicollet: The continued wet weather has materialiy affected 
our corn crop. Sibley: Heavy and continuous rains have spoiled 25 per cent. of our 
corn crop. Fillmore :’Backward, but looks well. Handiyohi: Growing fast. VFari- 
bault: The long-continned rains in May and June caused much of the corn planted to 
rot, and hindered many from planting and replanting the same. Freeborn: Has made 
avery rapid growth. amsey: Looks very fine. . 
lowa.— Woodbury : Several flocding rains have interfered with the stand and re- 
tarded the growth. Montgomery: Prospect flattering. Calhoun: In low land did not 
come up well on account of the wet. Guthrie: Rather late, but fine weather is bring- 
ing it out wonderfully. Harrison: The acreage of corn increases rapidly each year 
as immigrants come in. The season has been so wet and backward that corn is not 
doing as well as usual. Polk: Latein planting; some ground not put in and will lie 
out this year, Story: Spring cold and wet, but now corn growing fast and looks 
finely. Decatur: Clean and in very good condition. Delaware: Pushed forward with 
remarkable rapidity. Floyd: June remarkably favorable for corn; the stand good. 
Poweshiek: Very uneven; some looks well, and some not half a stand and full of 
weeds. Shelby: Thirty-three per cent. on bottoms drowned out. Pattawattamie: The 
usual amount not planted on account of wet weather; growing finely. Cherokee: 
Rather backward ; the hot weather hastening it along. Des Moines: Prospect fair. 
Grundy : The wet season has seriously injured the prospect for corn. Lee: Clean and 
