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Sowed corn' becoming a favorite crop and very profitable, taking the place of hay, 
which commands $30 per ton. King Hilliam: Shortened by drought more than other 
crops. Nelson: Wonderfully brought out by the rains of August; crop fine where it 
has been well] cultivated. Halifax: Rains too late to save corn. James City: Largely 
above average in the lower parts of the county, where there were heavy rains; else- 
where it is inferior. Prince George: Very poor; did not recover from the July drought. 
Orange: Best corn-crop since 1865. Chesterfield: Frost September 16. Montgomery: 
Suffered from drought in half the county, making about half a crop; in the other half 
the weather was seasonable and the yield good. King and Queen: Late plantings 
greatly benefited by rains. Highland: Injured by grub-worms. Northampton: Short- 
ened by drought. Southampton: Materially injured by rains. Princess Anne: Corn- , 
fodder below average. 
Nortu CaroLina.—Gaston: A large yield, except in overflowed bottoms. Sampson: 
Partial failure through excessive rains. Vadison: Better than was expected, but not 
so good as last year; acreage increased 10 per cent. Currituck: Cut off by rains. 
Alamance: Average in quantity and quality. Martin: Fair average where well tended. 
Person: Very much injured by drought. Perquimans: Twenty to twenty-five per cent. 
short of last year’s crop. Bladen: Looks well. Yadkin: Not so good as was expected, 
but nearly average. Caldwell: Summer too wet for corn. Cumberland: Rains have 
interfered with the saving of fodder. Anson: Fair. Greene: Only three-fourths 
average ; very discouraging to farmers. 
Sour CARoLina.—Chester : On bottoms 50 per cent. less than last year; late upland 
*plantings good. Greenville: Upland corn bears two ears to the stalk; usual crop from , 
nothing to a nubbin, or one good ear per stalk. Clarendon: Partial failure in some 
localities; good in others. Newberry: Light -.crop. Orangeburgh: Pennsylvania Yel- 
low ripens early, but the ears are small. Lexington: Both late and early corn injured 
by rains. Union: Fair. 
GEORGIA.— Hart: Fine crop; good season. Gwinnett : Good ; Cooley White from the 
Department asuccess. Jefferson: Cropaverage. Calhoun: Good. Heard: Extra good. 
Wilkinson: Turning out well. Brooks: Great injury from storm, September 19. 
FLoRIDA.—Suwannee: White Cooley excellent ; corn crop the best in ten years. Jack- 
son: Size and weight of grain above average. Orange: Fair. 
ALABAMA.—Greene: Poor; below expectation. Clarke: Better than last year, but 
shortened by excessive rains and grass. Tuscaloosa: Good. Geneva: Exceedingly 
good. Winston: Better than was expected. Sanford: A failure on bottom-land ; too 
much rain. Randolph: Generally good. Crenshaw: Equal to last year. 
Mississippi.—Tishemingo: Better thanusual, except on bottoms. Lee: Three-fourths 
ofacrop. Grenada: Short crop. Pike: Generally good. Altala: Short crop. Holmes: 
Crop fair, but not so heavy as usual. 
LourstaNna.— Terre Bonne: Aemiserable failure. Rapides: Will not suffice for bread 
till January. Bossier: An unusual amount of rotten corn. i 
Trexas.—Navarro: Weather favorable for gathering the crop. Cooke: Almost a fail- 
ure; no rain worth mentioning since June9. Dallas: Below average. Fayette: Light, 
but in good condition. Titus: Over average, but not so good as was expected.. Red 
River: Poor. Upshur: Shortest erop in thirteen years. Medina: Damaged by floods. 
San Saba: Light and inferior. Uvalde: Damaged 25 per cent. by bud-worms. 
ARKANSAS.—Sebastian : Shortened a third by drought. Perry: Corn-crop supple- 
meuted by a large mast-crop. Baxter: Shortened by drought. Arkansas: Good crop. 
Scott : Injured by dry-rot and worms. Ashley: Short. 
TENNESSEE.— Lawrence: Greatly shortened by drought; corn 80 cents and corn-meal 
$1 per bushel. Grundy: Suffered from cut-worms. Fayette: Half a crop. Ihea: Not 
filling out very well. Jackson: White, Cooley, and Yellow Field-corn are good varie- 
ties for this region. Trousdale: Greatly injured by drought. Bradley: Injured by 
grasshoppers. Dyer: Damaged by drought; no rain for two months. Monroe: Full 
average. Smith: Fully matured and in good condition in half the county; indifferent 
in the other half. Carter: Too wet forcorn. Jefferson : Condition, full average, quan- 
tity, above. Blount: Moderately good; injured by drought. Obion: Spring too wet 
for corn. Macon: Brought out finely by late rains. Haywood: Shortened by drought. 
WEsr VIRGINIA.— Fayette: Not as good as expected; good rains all summer. Mer- 
cer: Great failure on account of grub-worms. Grant: Vast quantities of corn frost- 
bitten. Braxton: Mostly cut, and of good quality; supplemented for hog-feed by a 
largeacorn-crop. Berkeley: Much soft corn, resulting from worms whose ravages required 
frequent replantings. : 
Kentucky.—/Jefferson: Season fine; crop unusually good. Shelby: Condition equal 
to last year; yield, 15 per cent. greater. Daviess: Will yield a. million bushels. 
Metcalfe : Not so good as last year; unfavorable season and storms have injuriously 
affected it. Spencer: Disappointing the promise of August. Russell: Sound, but not 
over a half crop. Laurel: Beyond expectation ; short, but good. McLean: Shortened 
10 per cent. by drought. 
Ouni0.—Stark: Later than usual and already damaged by frosts materially. Coshoc- 
