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Iberia, Louisiana. — Excelleut season ; all crops in a most flourishing 

 condition. 



Union, Louisiana. — This year has been one of the most favorable to 

 the farmer; unusnally Iar<ye acreage in grain-crops. 



Morehouse, Louisiana. — Hiuids working well and crops clean. 



]Vashin[/ton, Texas. — Money scarce; interest frotn 2^ to 3 per cent, a 

 month, with best real estate security. 



Fannin, Texas. — A very large surplus of wheat, probably a million 

 and a half of bushels, in Fannin and Grayson Counties, to which the ex- 

 orbitant charges will forbid shipment. 



Limestone, Texas. — Crops of nearly every kind present a flattering 

 appearance. 



Lamar, Texas. — Best crop-prospect for years. 



Garland, Arkansas. — In our start this year we feared we would make 

 nothing on account of the cold, but we have had the best season ever 

 known here; great rejoicing among farmers. 



Cross, Arkansas. — Prospects of a bountiful yield of all crops. 



Crittenden, Arkansas. — Crop-prospects better than for years. 



Dorsey, Arkansas. — Season as good as heart could desire. 



Ouachita, Arkansas. — All crops fine ; best of prospects for the year. 



Izard, Arkansas. — Thrashing has commenced, which closes the terri- 

 ble destitution caused by the failure of last year's crops. Confidence is 

 at last restored, and a more encouraging outlook for the farmer than 

 since 1860. The increased area in cereals and decreased area in cotton 

 are already showing benign effects. 



Calhoun, Arkansas. — Best crop prospects for twenty-five years. 



Giles, Tennessee. — We never worked harder,cultivated more thoroughly, 

 nor had better prospects. Tennessee has now a dog-law ; fewer lambs 

 are killed and more dog-skins go to the tan-yard. 



Obion, Tennessee. — Crops never more prosperous. 



Raleigh, West Virginia. — Farmers generally in good spirits. 



Cabell, West Virginia. — Vegetation growing rapidly. 



2Uncral, West Virginia. — Poorest small-grain and fruit-crops for many 

 years. 



Pendleton, West Virginia. — Prospects greatly improved. 



Preston, West Virginia. — Good growing season. 



Laurel, Kentueky. — Seasonable weather ; crops look well. 



Jefferson, Kentucky. — Weather favorable to all crops. 



Daviess, Kentucky. — Farmers went to work with* more than usual 

 energy, but crops injured by heavy rains. 



Todd, Kentucky. — Heavy flooding rains ; farmers estimate their dam- 

 ages at hundreds of thousands of dollars. 



Christian, Kentucky. — Finest crops for many years. 



Scott, Kentucky. — All crops promising. 



Hopkins, Kentucky. — Injurious rains. 



Grayson, Kentucky. — Destructive storms. 



Graves, Kentucky. — Crops look remarkably well. 



Gallatin, Kentucky. — Too much wet. * 



Monroe, Kentucky. — All crops doing well. 



Belmont, Ohio. — Prospects unpromising. 



Williams, Ohio. — Crops doing well. 



Perry, Ohio. — Croj3s doing well. 



Washington, Ohio. — Good growing weather; prospects improving. 



Hardin, Ohio. — Growing finely. 



Harrison, Ohio. — Crops generally promising. 



Geauga, Ohio. — Prospects encouraging. 



