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VirGinis.— Prince George: Poorest crop for many years. Charlotte: Seriously in- 
jured by drought; late rains too late for its recovery. Warwick: Early-planted corn 
suffered from drought; late plantings improved by late rains. Rappahannock : Prom- 
ising. New Kent: Much improved by late rains. Henrico : Greatly injured by drought. 
Bedford: Damaged by heavy storms. Lunenburg : Good weather and fair prospects. 
Patrick: Much injured by drought. Caroline: Saved by late rains. Amelia : Dam- 
aged by drought. Middlesex: Best crop in four years. Shenandoah: Crops increased 
to an average. Page: Extraordinary crop. King William: Shortened by drought. 
Rockingham: Largest crop ever grown. Nelson: Wonderfully improved. Campbell: 
Very fine. Fairfax: Never more promising. Washington: Good in some places, poor 
in others. Prince William: Growth heavy, but backward. Orange: Needs dry weather 
to mature. James City: Improved by late rains. Spottsylvania: Greatly improved by 
laterains. Warren: Looks remarkably well. Surrey: Improved and promising. James 
City: Improved by late rains. Orange: Best crop since 1865. King George: Greatly 
improved. Southampton: Acreage decreased ; crop good. Clarke: Backward. Essex: 
Greatly improved by late rains. King and Queen: Much improved ; better than last 
year. Chesterfield: Wonderfully improved. Grayson: Great improvement by late 
rains. Highland: Full and fine crop; fine season. Mecklenburg: Injured by chinch- 
bug. Loudon: Injured by bud-worms and bore-worms, 
Norra Carouina.—Lincoln : Promises a fine yield. Robeson: Benefited by late 
rains; generally good. Sampson: Damaged on low lands. Caswell : Injured by 
drought in the fore part of the season. Davidson : Greatly improved by late rains. 
Mecklenburg: Corn would have been a large crop if the rain had not prevented its be- 
ing worked. Moore : Best crop for several years. Chowan: Rapidly improved. Gas- 
ton : Destroyed by floods on very low lands; good on other lands. Hertferd: Crop 
magnificent. Alamance: Upland crops greatly improved by late rains. Edgecombe : 
Good. Harnett : Looks very fine where well cultivated. Cumberland : Prospect very 
good. Greenville: Greatly improved. Rowan : Greatly improved by late rains. New- 
bury : Fodder nearly destroyed by rains. Franklin: Improved by August rains and 
fine where well cultivated. Camden : Damaged by heavy rains. Madison: Improved. 
Gadkin : Much improved by late rains. Anson : Sandy lands had too much rain for a 
good crop. Stanley : Greatly brought out by late rains. /JVilkes : Greatly improved by 
late rains. 
SourH CAaRoLina.—Tuirfield : A complete failure on river and creek bottoms. Clar- 
endon: Shortened by early drought. Bertie: Very good. York : Rapidly improving. 
Orangeburg : Yield light; fodder inferior. Edgefield: Good average. Union: Will 
supply two-thirds the home demand. 
GrorGia.—Lincoln : Corn prospects not so good. Taylor : Not so good as was ex- 
pected. Richmond: Shortened: one-fourth by drought of June and July. Carroll: 
Late corn on bottom-lands has done better than was expected. Dooley : Injured by 
rain. Gwinnett: A goodaverage. Clinch: Cropmade. Calhoun : Crop good. Baldwin : 
Increased average and yield. Brooks : Good. Wilkes : Upland corn well worked is 
very fine ; much of the lowland plantings worthless on account of excessive rains. 
Jackson : Looks well for the work it has received. Heard: Very fine. Whitfield : Ma- 
tured and fine. Franklin: Reduced by drought. ’ 
FLorips.— Santa Rosa : Pennsylvania yellow corna success. Orange : Fine weather 
for potatoes. Madison: Early cornynot so well developed as last year. Jefferson : 
Crop good. Taylor : Finest prospectever known. Hillsborough : Reported as the finest 
crop ever gathered here ; this results from improved farming. Wakulla : Crop made: 
but damaged by late rains ; much sprouted on the stalks. Jackson : Crop larger than 
last year. Terry: Splendid; better than for years. Suwannee: Yellow field-corn from 
the Department a success. 
ALABAMA.—Greene : Corn suffering for work on account of wet. Saint Clair : Crop fine ; 
Peunsylvania yellow corn doing well. Hale: Very fine. Clarke: Crop light, through 
excessiverains. Crenshaw: Yellow corn from the Department a success. Pike: A fail- 
ure in half the county; crops good in the other half. Blount: Excellent on high lands; 
inferior in low lands; good general average. Geneva: Crop good as could be ex- 
pected or desired ; the yellow corn from the Department four weeks earlier than the 
common varieties ; can make two crops of it ina season. Coffee: Crop good. Mont- 
gomery: Good. Calhoun: Full average im spite of local droughts. Marshall: Finest 
crop ever raised here. Jefferson: Best crop ineighteen years. Marengo: Very poor ; 
neither fodder nor ears to any great extent. 
MississIppi.—Grenada : Crop fine with good culture ; otherwise it is poor. Jasper: 
Corn crop made, and is light. Cooly corn did well. Wilkinson: Great rot produced by 
rain. Attala: Short crop. Tishemingo: Full average. Kemper: Shortened by wet 
spring and summer drought. Lee: Not a heavy crop, but enough to supply home de- 
mand. Winston; Early corn from the Department ripens earlier than any other kind ; 
will make two crops per year. Madison: Not so good as was anticipated. 
LourstaNna.—Last Baton Rouge: Corn almost a dead failure. <Avoyelles : Bad condi- 
tion. Saint Mary : Too wet for corn. erre Bonne : Too wet for corn. Morchouse : Extra. 
