393. 
were injurious in portions of the same States, and in Indiana, Illinois, 
Towa, Missouri, and Kansas. The crop is geuerally reported as two weeks 
later than usual. Chinch-bug injuries are reported in Indiana, Illinois, 
Missouri, and Kansas. Grasshoppers proved destructive in sections of 
Wisconsin, lowa, and Kansas. - ; 
The acreage appears to be about 4 per cent. less than in 1872—a re- 
duction equivalent to more than a million acres, mostly in Ohio, Indiana, 
Iowa, and Illinois, more than half of which 1s in the latter State. 
The number of counties reporting corn is 1,014, of which 222 make 
average reports, 211 higher than average, and 581 lower. The following 
is the statement in full: 
2 2 S| 2 2 Bs 
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New Hampshire .............-. Li Sons 1 }) Arkansas 222. 2e-e-2s0c 2+ Sao: 5]? --10:|" eats 
Wermont.-....... 1 | 2 6 {| Pennesses'’ arses. ose eee 15 10 | 25 
Massachusetts 1 6 9 || West: Vanoeniao22- 2 sone ee ra aa 5 
Rhode Island .- 0 | 2 1 ||) ‘Rentek ye S55 ae eee 10 5 | is 
Connecticut. - 0} 1 4 10 E 5 11 | 26 
New York .. 4 | 6 25 || Michigan -- : 0 7 23 
New Jersey. an es 3 || Indiana. ._.- : 6 10 
Pennsylvania . 2 7 | 8 22 |} Illinois.---.- F 1 Sil ae" 
mplawarc) ssh ee. 0 | 0 1 || Wisconsin -..- | 3 r 16 
Wier lands. 23205204220. itt.) 1 3 7 || Minnesota .-.-... x 8 12 8 
WRIETIIAN Ps 2 oe ee OE | 23 A) |) 24° |}) Dowmneseeet = cet 1 10 | 38 
Worth Carolina, iz... -..-.4-- 7 ES: 18, || Missoumyee <= 2 -<.. seen 1 5 52 
Bumnh Oaroling..<.222250. 25.22. ver get nd b dane 11° |] Kearns ce Soe eee ar | 4 34 
SLIDE p Es foe be ee | 27 12 15 ||) Nebrankenees)o52 5.0 pee nee i 3 | 12 
TPL TLE 8 Se ee eee 11 4 4 |b Calife@ereatee: 5) =; 245 oft oe 3 8 | 8 
Tht: Sa eae 19 |g D> 15 || Orezonie ret a2 ee ee 5 3 | 1 
LEST 3 | + 18 | - 
Perret Oe. oho GH 2s 10 || Wopales Ste ~ soe Ae 211} 222) 581 
iH 
MAINE.—Penobscot : Improved during August. JValdo: Suffering for rain. Oxford: 
Injured by drought and frost. Franklin: Suffered from drought and cold nights in 
August. 
VERMONT.—Rutland : Promising. Caledonia: On the river crops are dried up; on the 
uplands seldom better. Franklin: Full average but backward. Orleans: Not so for- 
ward as last year. Grand Isle: Greatly improved of late. Chittenden : Ripening finely. 
MASSACHUSETTS.—Plymouth : Looks well. Norfolk : Good but short. 
RHODE IsLanp.—Early plantings suffered from drought; yield will be 10 per cent. 
above average of ten years past. 
New York.—Delaware: Crops late; a warm fall will make a full crop. Wyo- 
ming: Greatly improved. Otsego: With a warm September the crop will be large. 
Livingston : Maturing slowly. Genesee: Late but fair growth of ears. Seneca: Late. 
Lrie: Spotted ; first planting good; much replanted on account of cut-worms. Sulli- 
van: Ten days late ; would be much injured by an early frost. 
NEw JERSEY.— Warren : Stalking finely. Camden: In many places scalded. Glouces- 
ter: Crop heavy but backward. Hudson: Corn good and nearly out of danger. Bur- 
lington: Weather too cloudy and rainy for late corn to ripen fast. Essex: Greatly 
improved by the abundant rains of August. 
PENNSYLYVANIA.—Northampton : Looks fair. Wyoming: Threatened by frost in fields 
back from the river. Lehigh: Backward buf growing. Northumberland : Damaged by 
late rains. Westmoreland: Greatly improved. Clearfield : Kept back by rain. Beaver : 
Late; in danger from frost. Armstrong : Extra growth of late plantings ; if frosts delay 
the crop will be large. Juniata: Thin on the ground but thritty. Lycoming : Thin on 
the ground but good ears ana grains. Indiana: Doing finely. Tioga: Heavy crop in 
prospect. Franklin : Injured by hail in some places. £lk : Had to be replanted ; stand 
poor and late. Lawrence: Late corn greatly forwarded by the warm weather. 
DELAWARE.—Aent : Greatly improved by late rains. 
MARYLAND.—Frederick : Prospect never better. Baltimore : Improved by late rains. 
Washington: Improved to average by late rains. Charles: Improved; may reach 
average. 
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