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SORGHUM. 
Few of our correspondents make any notes upon sorghum, and those 
who do generally concur in representing that the cultivation of it is on 
the decline. The only exception noticed is in Texas, where, in De Witt 
County, “the sorghum-crop is increasing and is really a profitable crop.” 
In West Virginia, Doddridge County, it “has been a failure for the last 
year or two on account of rust; very little planted this year;” in Jeffer- 
son County it “has pretty much gone out of cultivation.” In Osage 
County, Kansas, it has “ nearly gone out of use ;” in Washington County, 
Ohio, it is “nearly abandoned ;” in Washington County, Illinois, “ the 
cultivation of sorghum is almost entirely suspended ;” and in Renville 
County, Minnesota, ‘“ that crop will be a failure.” In the twenty-three 
States which report its acreage and condition by figures, the acreage is 
less than last year, in all except Texas, (in which it is 9 per cent. greater, ) 
the range being between 63 in North Carolina and 96 in Arkansas and 
Nebraska. In Virginia, in which the average is 13 per cent. less. than 
last year, the condition is 6 per cent. above average. In Wisconsin, in 
which the acreage is 88, the condition is 102; in Georgia the acreage is 
79 and the condition is 100. In the other States reporting, the condition 
ranges from 82 in Maryland to 98 in Arkansas. In North Carolina, 
Texas, and Tennessee, it is 97. 
BEANS. 
In Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Delaware, Mississippi, and Michigan, 
the acreage in beans is reported the same as last year. The States in 
which it is increased are Maine, New York, Maryland, Alabama, West 
Virginia, and Ohio, 102; Connecticut and Texas, 101; Georgia, 103; 
Florida, 113; Arkansas and Oregon, 105; Minnesota, 107; Kansas, 111; 
Nebraska, 109. In the remaining States the range is between 90 in 
Vermont and 99 in South Carolina and Wisconsin. In condition, Rhode 
Island and Michigan are average; South Carolina, 102; Georgia, 
105; Florida, 118; Alabama, 107; Mississippi, Tennessee, and Oregon, 
106; Arkansas, 103. The condition in the remaining States ranges 
between 80 in Delaware and 99 in North Carolina and Wisconsin. 
TOBACCO. 
An increased acreage was planted in Virginia, Texas, West Virginia, 
Kentucky, Indiana, Missouri, Kansas, and Nebraska. Arkansas and 
Tennessee return the same acreage as last year, while a decrease is re- 
ported in’ New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, 
Pennsylvania, Maryland, North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Ohio, and 
Illinois. The crop was full average or above in Alabama, Arkansas, 
Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, and Kansas. In all the other States reported 
it was below average. The maximum, 102, was in Alabama; the mini- 
mum, 76, in Massachusetts. 
CoNNECTICUT.—New Haven: Impossible to make the plants live. 
VIRGINIA.—Spottsylvania: Crop increasing. King William: Low prices of grain 
have stimulated tobacco culture. Bedford : Tobacco culture retarded by rains. Fluvanna: 
Tobacco-plants plenty and planting season good. Lurtenburg: Acreage fullaverage, but 
late planting, &c., will bring the condition below average. Prince Ldward: Planting 
delayed ; increased acreage. Orange: Good stand. Caroline: Season favorable. Pow- 
hatan: Good. Pittsylvania: Culture increasing. Sussex: Improved eondition due to 
_ free use of fertilizers. Mecklenburg: Starting well. Halifax: Poor stand; injured by 
drought; decreased acreage. Essex: Failed to secure a stand. 
NortH Caroiina.—Parsons: Very bad condition. 
