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Merwmonee, Michigan. — Crops backward and uupromisiug. 

 Delta, Michigan. — Crops doing well. 

 Mason, Michigan. — Injurious frosts. 



Iosco, Michigan. — Crops injured by frost, but coming on well now. 

 Ionia, Michigan. — Injurious drought. 

 Grand Traverse, Michigan. — Damaging frost. 

 Calhoun, Michigan. — Auspicious for crops. 

 Ottawa, Michigan. — Eaiu at last; prospect improving. 

 Montcalm, Michigan. — Very dry ; no rain for five weeks. 

 Hoicard, Indiana. — Cereals damaged by rain and the wheat-midge. 

 Tipj)ecanoe, Indiana. — Farming-interests prospering. 

 Clay, Indiana. — Damaging rains. 

 Ilaviilioti, Indiana. — Bad season for farmers 5 too wet. 

 Lale, Indiana. — Too wet for cultivation. 

 Brown, Lidiana. — Heavy rains and high waters. 

 Clarhe, Indiana. — Plenty of rain ; not too much. 

 Jennings, Indiana. — Wet season ; crops fine. 

 Spencer, Indiana. — Excessive rain. 

 Madison, Indiana. — Farmers discouraged. 

 Perry, Indiana. — Best season for five years. 

 Orange, Indiana. — Crop-jirospects mostly favorable. 

 Ripley, Indiana. — Crops growing rapidlj-. 

 Morgan, Iiidiana. — Excessive rain. 

 Laicrence, Indicma. — Injurious rains. 

 Knox, Indiana. — Eaius damaging grain in the shock. 

 De Witt, Illinois. — Injurious rains. 

 Carroll, Illinois. — Vegetation rapid. 

 Cass, Illinois. — Excessive rains. 

 Morgan, Illinois. — Too much rain ; fields deluged. 

 Fiatt, Illinois. — Vegetation luxuriant. 

 MouUrie, Illinois. — Too wet for harvesters ; using cradles. 

 Cuniherland, Illinois. — Bain injuring harvesting. 

 Winnebago, Illinois. — Growth large and rapid. 

 Williamson, Illinois. — Excessive rains. 

 Warren, Illinois. — Very rainy. 

 t^aint Clair, Illinois. — Too wet. 

 Ogle, Illinois. — Crops generally promising. 

 Logan, Illinois. — Too much rain for cultivation. 

 Jersey, Illinois. — Too wet for insects. 

 Mancocl; Illinois. — Destructive hail-storms. 

 Grundy, Illinois. — Destructive hail-storms. 

 Effingham, Illinois. — Too wet for harvesters. 

 Edwards, Illinois. — Nearly flooded out. 

 Clarh, Illinois. — Wool-growing driven ofl' by dogs. 

 Clinton, Illinois. — Excessive rains. t 



Menard, Illinois. — Excessive rains ; crops full of grass and "weeds. 

 Vermillion, Illinois. — Exceedingly wet. 

 Pope, lilinois. — Too much rain. 

 ^Shelby, Illinois. — Wettest season for thirteen years. 

 Waupaca, Wisconsin. — Grain and grass never looked better. 

 Trempealeau, Wisconsin. — All crops look well except corn. 

 Douglas, Wisco7isin. — But little growth yet. 



MilwauJcee, Wisconsin. — Crops coming out finely. , 



Crawford, Wisconsin. — Large crops anticipated. 

 Chippetca, Minnesota. — The prospect was never better for a large crop 

 of small grain. 



