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hannock ahead of any other variety except the Clawson from the Department, which, for 

 yield, surpasses any other variety ever produced in the county. 



Arkansas. — Bradley : Eust has appeared in almost every wheat-field ; very little as yet 

 on the stalk. Van Buren: Never better, but, owing to continuous rain for the last ten days, 

 rust has appeared in a few fields. Montgomery: Acreagje about doubled, and prospect very 

 tine. Prairie : Average yield for the county estimated at 20 to 25 bushels per acre. Now 

 beyond damage from any cause save storms. Have seen many specimens ranging from 20 

 to 82 well-filled heads from a single stool or grain. Izard : Some fields entirely winter- 

 killed, and others are too thin ; but that standing is good. Dreio : Four or five times the 

 acreage of any previous year and a most excellent crop. Dallas : Harvesting has begun, 

 and the weather is favorable. IVashington : In some fields almost worthless, owing, appar- 

 ently, to being pastured too late in the spring ; fields not grazed promise above average. 

 Woodruff : No wheat raised before this year; some 2,000 acres sown, and promise a good 

 yield. Baxter : Better than since the war ; will be three bushels this year to one last. 

 Arkansas : Generally good. Some complaint of rust, but chiefly in the blade. 



Tennessee. — Carter : Injured by freeze in April, except JFultz. Now suffering from 

 drought. Cameron : Looks well, but rust appearing on the blade. Fayette : A good pros- 

 pect. Knox : No rain for the last five weeks, accounts for the bad condition. The freeze in 

 April nearly destroyed the crop. Eust has appeared in some places. Hawkins : Suffering 

 from drought. Blount : Cut short by drought. McMinn : Has filled well, but the 

 heads very short and some rust on the blades. Lincoln : Early wheat injured by the ex- 

 treme cold in April, but the crop as a whole promises more than average. Lawrence : Both 

 winter and spring so damaged by the last crop that not half a crop will be made. Warren : 

 Appearance was very fine, but very small heads are putting out. lihea : Good on upland ; 

 on river-bottoms and lowland, injured by high water. Trousdale: Very promising. Mont- 

 gomery : Healthy, but thin on the ground. Giles : Owing to the great scarcity of feed 

 wheat was grazed very close, thus saving it from the late frost. Wilson : Looks remarkably 

 well. Gibson: Promises an abundant yield. Washington: Badly killed by freeze in April. 

 Sullivan : Badly injured by the April freeze. Robertson : Heading low, but the heads long 

 and fine. Polk : Looks dwarfish. ATcNairy : Seemed badly injured by the late frosts, but 

 has come out surprisingly. Jefferson : Injured by frost and fly. Bradley : Generally, half- 

 crops will not be made. The fly, rust, and freeze have thinned it. Lauderdale : Larger 

 acreage and prospect for larger yield than for years. Grainger : Much early wheat killed by 

 treezing, and that not killed heading out low, with very short heads. Dickson: Injured by 

 frosts. 



West Virginia.— SerAeZe?/ ; Largely killed by hard winter. Marion : Badly winter- 

 killed and cut short by drought. Monroe : Looks bad, owing to the freeze in April and 

 severe frosts since. Pocahontas : Badly winter-killed. Jefferson : The prospect decidedly 

 gloomy. Wayne: Suffering from severe drought. Putnam: Unpromising. Grant: A 

 poor stand. Harrison : Prospect for half a crop. Taylor : Almost a failure. Pendleton : 

 Greatly injured by freezes in April. Hancock : Improved by recent rains. Mercer : 

 Injured by winter-killing, freezing, and drought. Upshur: Will be light. 



Kentucky. — Warren: Acreage more than doubled; promise of much over an aver- 

 age yield. Oldham: The plant not on the ground; frozen out in the winter. Shelby: 

 Backward and low, owing to cold and dry weather. Anderson : Thought to be ruined by 

 the freeze, but has come out amazingly. Edmonson : Very much put back by the April 

 freeze, but has recovered and looks very promising. Harrison : Has not rallied from the 

 freeze in April, and is now being damaged by the chinch-bug. Logan : Has improved very 

 much within the last few weeks. Mason : Hope of half a crop. Breckinridge : The 

 deficiency in yield will be made up by increased breadth. Butler : Thin and low. Metcalfe : 

 Looking very bad, owing to cold weather through April and May. Gallatin : The prospect 

 gloomy, though now changing for the better. Greenup : Suffering from severe drought. 

 Henry : Damaged to a greater extent than was supposed a month ago ; not more than a half 

 crop expected. Livingston : What wheat is left standing will make about two-thirds of 

 a crop. Callaway : Too thin, but heading well. Bracken : Clawson wheat from the 

 Depa ^.rnent very promising; less winter-killed than any other kind. Meade : The amount 

 living very small compared with the amount sown. Monroe : In bloom and looks well. 

 Simpson : On strong land, drilled, looks well ; on thin soil, broadcast, worthless. 



Ohio. — Delaware : Prospect greatly improved since the 15th of May. Gallia : Past 

 redemption. Sandusky : Improved very much by the rains of May, but injured 40 per cent, 

 by winter-freezing. Adams : Has not recovered from the damage by freezing and frosts, 

 and the best left shortened by drought, fly, and chinches. Fairfield : What is left is short 

 and late. Pike: Badly killed on clay-land; on black loam, looks promising. Williams: 

 What is left does not look encouraging. Jackson : Has improved some, but cannot be over 

 a half crop. Warren : Hardly one-third of a crop. Coshocton : Materially injured by 

 winter and spring freezing. Hancock: Badly killed and frozen, in April. Monroe: 

 Great improvement since the May report, Hampden : Winter-wheat looks the best for sev- 

 eral years. Ashland: Terribly injured by the April freeze. Crawford: Injured much by 

 the severe weather in April. 



Michigan. — Barry: Very fine where there is any, but the fields very spotted. Mecosta : 



