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pated. Jackson: Shortened by drought. Lyon: Mostly a failure; late planted. How- 
ard: Shortened by drought. . 
NEBRASKA.— Merrick: Late planted, but will be 90 per cent. of an average if frost 
keeps off till October 10. Richardson: Light. Boone: Damaged somewhat by grass- 
hoppers. Washington: Injured by grasshoppers. Antelope: Would have been 100 per 
cent. above average but for grasshoppers. Burt: Ruined in some places by grass— 
hoppers. Nemaha: Greatly damaged by drought. Jefferson: Materially injured by — 
drought. 
Geren Ooiuinbia : Short, but looks well; three weeks late. 
Daxota.— Union: Damaged by grasshoppers. 
Ipano.—Ada: Late, but promising ; will requiresfour weeks to mature. 
Urau.—Box Elder: Has more than recovered from the cold, wet spell of May an@ 
June. Weber: Very weedy. Tooele: Will need no more irrigation, but needs warnx 
weather to mature ; Cooly corn a week or ten days later than Utah corn. 
COTTON. 
The present season can scarcely be deemed quite an average one for: 
cotton ; but when we recall the fact that drought, severe rains, wind- 
storms, insects, rust—all these or most of them—are recorded of every 
crop that is made, it will be seen that seasons worse than the present 
are almost as numerous as those that are better. Should the autumn 
prove unusually favorable, an average yield might yet be obtained. 
The only drawbacks are rains and worms, the former no more destrue- 
tive than severe droughts of some former years, the latter less so than 
_in some former visitations. While caterpillars have been more abundant. 
than last year, their ravages have been really disastrous or sweeping in 
few locations. There is more disposition to combat these enemies. 
Paris green (mixed with flour) has been used experimentally, with 
some success. Many people hesitate to use it for fear of poison- 
ing, and some have used it to little purpose. These experiments, with 
this and other remedies, should be perseveringly continued, without 
any fear of infringing on patents, which can only protect an article 
containing certain ingredients in fixed proportions.: The use of Paris. 
green and flour, for instance, cannot be patented, as these articles have 
been used by tons for many years for insect extermination. It is worth 
while to make early, continuous, and even costly endeavor to avoid the 
loss of forty millions of dollars in cotton eaten by worms in a single 
year of insect prevalence. 
The following statement will show the amount of rain-fall in the sea- 
son for cultivation, upon which so much depends in cotton-growing : 
yONE. JULY. 
a e A = 
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States. sa Z $3 States. fat z =d 
23 oe 3 3 
mre) Se =a) Se 
See 8 5 fA E S° 
‘Ss =, 
<j A + A 
North Carolina ...---.---........ 3. 09 11 | Northi@arnturaieen se. 25 osc 58 3.16 | 
South Carolina....--...-......... 4,55 4,|"South Carolmacas oc s2it sek. 4.41 | 2 
ieee 2 Seep e pa ebe seen] ue Ane 8.13 7 otek Ae SMe ee eee tobe sobsed 4. 52 3 
abama..o...... Zeal 4 |\Atlabanita ieee wememesner.. ou Ace keees 3. 73 3 
Mississippi .--- 5. 32 3 || PME SSISSID DE st teeter. a seis onl 3. 30 hb 
Louisiana .... 9, 87 a. || MEOHISIAN@eempmatesne. <a eae aceon 7. 43 1 
Florida ...... 9. 45 5 | PROTId aie La cece aoe ee ae Tl 4. 
ae eee 10. 48 } GSAS eS eet 8k Se eed 5. 60 2 
rkansas ...- 7.31 3) | WAN an SoSBeten ree aai< coat Soest wlace 5. 40 1 
{Mn te 6. 85 7 | (RGN eSsbGmese 0 2. Joss Stee itera! pA 
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