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3 per cent, below average, Mafylaud aud South Carolina being 99. The 

 condition of the crop was somewhat backward, but improving. Drought 

 is stated in a few localities. Cut- worms and chinches were also trouble- 

 some in isolated places. 



All the Gulf States were full average, or above, except Florida, 91, 

 aud Alabama, 98. Mississippi, 112, presents the maximum condition of 

 the whole country. In Florida storms in some counties and drought 

 in others injured the crop. Drill- worms are noted in Madison. Drought 

 is reported in several counties in Alabama. In Clarke grasshoppers 

 were injurious on swamp-lands. The general condition w^as but little 

 below average, good culture generally compensating the damages of 

 drought. A general improvement of cultivation is noted in Mississippi. 

 Louisiana reports an unusually fine growing season. Texas, in spite of 

 local drought and a few cases of insect injuries, is full average. 



The inland Southern States show a very uniform fine condition, owing 

 to favorable conditions of growth. In some counties the rain had been 

 too copious to admit of thorough culture, amounting in Owsley, Ken- 

 tucky, to destructive floods. Arkansas, Tennessee, aud Kentucky were 

 9 per cent, and West Virginia 5 per cent, above average. 



Xorth of the Ohio Eiver the crop was 8 per cent, below average, rang- 

 ing from 95 in Ohio to 82 in Wisconsin. Late frosts in some of the 

 northern counties greatly injured the young plants, while the cold, late 

 spring retarded planting. In some counties excess of rain had pre- 

 vented cultivation, and left the fields in a grassy condition. 



West of the Mississippi Eiver the crop is about 6 per cent, below 

 average on the whole ; Missouri is 3 per cent, above, the other States 

 ranging down to 81 in Nebraska. The tone of remark in Minnesota is 

 somewhat gloomy ; the cold, backward spring and late frosts and hail- 

 storms being matters of complaint. In Iowa and Missouri the prospect 

 is more cheerful ; but there are frequent complaints of excessive rains 

 preventing cultivation, and of chinches and grasshoppers, which com- 

 pelled extensive replanting. The latter class of complaints were also 

 rife in Kansas and ISTebraska, but the replanted crops were generally 

 I)romising. 



The crop was somewhat depressed in condition on the Pacific coast, 

 but there was considerable improvement after late rains. 



Our few reports from the Territories do not foreshadow a very satis- 

 factory crop. 



Maine.— Peno&scoi : Cool, but crops look well ; some frost in lowlands. Androscoggin : 

 Small, but looks well. Piscataquis : Season backward. Cumberland : Short and back- 

 ward. York : Up to time aud of good color. 



New Hampshirk. — Hillshorongh : Backward, but looks well. Bockingham : Sod-covn 

 badly eaten by the grub-worm. 



Vermoxt. — Franklin : Damaged by cut-worms. Eidland : Late, but promising. 

 Windsor: Injured some by worms. Caledonia: Inci-eased acreage; this crop had 

 been largely abandoned but is receiving more attention. Addison: Spring unusually 

 favorable for seeding ; condition fair. 



Massachusetts. — Plymouth : Looks well. 



Connecticut. — New London : Late, aud injured by cut- worms. 



New York. — Oneida: Injured by frost. Steahen : Backwax"d. Madison: In low places 

 injured by frost. ColumUa : Backward and ordinary. Chenango: Injured by frost, 

 but repaired by subsequent warm rains. Schoharie: Fine. Wayne: Injured by worms. 

 Saratoga : Warm showers redeemed the damage caused by frost ; some injury by cut- 

 worms. Warren: Eather cool. Wyoming: Injured by cut-worms. Dutchess: Injured 

 by cut- worms 10 per cent. Genesee : Late and injured by cut- worms. Jefferson : More 

 promising. Orange : Poor start ; drought and grubs. Ontario : Improved by late rains. 

 Seneca : Increased acreage from the winter-killing of clover, lirie : Backward but 

 coming up. 



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