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tures improved by recent showers. Green: Pastures shortened by drought; wells lower 
than for twenty years. 
MinneEsota.—Le Sueur: Hay secured in fine order. 
Iows.—Tama; Pastures poor and cattle in poorer condition than last fall. Clinton: 
Grass started by late rains. Union: Grass-crops shortened by extreme drought. 
Floyd: Fall pasture pocr. Carroll: Prairie-grass did well. 
Missourr.—Plaite: No rain since July 9, hence pastures are dried up and stock poor. 
Greene: Late fine rains have made pasturage good. Clay: Fall pastures reviving with 
late rains. Harrison: Fall pastures good and stock doing well. Cole: Rains have 
started blue-grass again. Grundy: Pastures poor. Pettis: Fall range ruined by grass- 
hoppers. 
Kansas.— Wabaunsee: Range pasture good. 
CaLirornia.—Del Norte: Pasturage in better condition than for three years. 
Uran.—Kane: Rains have started winter-grass finely. Tooele: Pastures good; fine 
rains of late. 
