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maturing-, from one to two weeks, rendering- more vital the necessity of 

 a warm September, free from frosts to its close, to insure immunity from 

 the partial destruction of the crop. Frosts have occurred in Wisconsin 

 and Minnesota, and in Northern Illinois and Iowa, on the 21st and 22d 

 of August, and again on the 28th and 29th, but the damage is slight 

 except in a few counties of the States first named. 



The August returns made no change in the general average condition 

 for the whole country, which was 96 in July and August, though there 

 were local changes. In the rainy belts the benefits to the poorer up- 

 lands were more than counterbalanced by the injuries from submersion 

 of the bottom-lands. 



The improvement in the last month has been from the general average 

 of 90 to 97. The only States that do not show higher averages than in 

 August are Delaware, Virginia, Florida, Louisiana, Arkansas, Tennessee, 

 Illinois, Wisconsin, Missouri, Kansas, i^Tebraska, and Oregon. Some of 

 these have the same average as last month ; the only States showing 

 marked decline are Wisconsin and Minnesota. The condition for the 

 several States is as follows : Maine, 105 ; New Hampshire, 100 ; Ver- 

 mont, 98 ; Massachusetts, 100 ; Connecticut, 108 ; New York, 99 ; New 

 Jersey, 111; Pennsylvania, 108; Delaware, 100; Maryland, 106 ; Vir- 

 ginia, 112; North Carolina, 101; South Carolina, 87; Georgia, 90* 

 Florida, 83; Alabama, 105 ; Mississippi, 110; Louisiana, 85 ; Texas, 89 ; 

 Arkansas, 103 ; Tennessee, 114; West Virginia, 107 ; Kentucky, 103- 

 Ohio, 97; Michigan, 101 ; Indiana, 83; Illinois, 95; Wisconsin, 00- 

 Minnesota, 72 ; Iowa, 92 ; Missouri, 111 ; Kansas, 109 ; Nebraska, 93 ; 

 California, 95 ; Oregon, 100. 



The following items are selected from notes of correspondents accom- 

 panying the tabular returns to illustrate local peculiarities : 



Maink. — Penohscot : Backward, bat looks well. Piscataquis: Exceeds our expecta- 

 tions. Oxford : Growing finely. Sagadahoc : Small and backward, owing to the cold 

 season, but now coming forward. Waldo : Large growth, looking first-rate. York : 

 Has been improving all through August. Androscoggin : Backward, but looking well.' 



New Hampshire. — Carroli : Backward, but large and stocky. Sullivan: Two week's 

 late, but large growth. Bockingham : Promising well. Belknap : Late, but doiuo- re- 

 markably wiell. ° 



VflRMONT. — Orleans: A good growth. Franklin: Fair growth, but late. Rutland: 

 Late, but promising. Washington: Fine stand and growth, but late. Windsor: Late 

 but large growth. Caledonia : Late, but filling well. 



Massachusetts. — Worcester: Backward. Berkshire: Nearly a month behind. Dukes: 

 The grub has injured corn 25 per cent. Plymouth : Has made rapid progress in Auo-ust'. 



Connecticut. — Xeiv London : The growth unusually large. '' 



New York. — Seneca : Promises a large yield. Warren : Improved rapidly in Au<rust. 

 Tioga: Looks well. Queens: Promises a good yield. Madison: Has made a rapid 

 growth the past month. Schoharie : Great growth in stalks owing to a very wet August. 

 Steuben : Has filled well. Genesee : Late, but a good growth ; doing finely. Washington ': 

 Backward, but doing well. Rensselaer : Better than fi)r several years. Broome : Prom- 

 ises an abundant yield ; two weeks late. Wyoming : Coming onVell. Columbia : Very 

 large growth, and excellent weather for ripening. Erie: Late, but promising. Orange: 

 Prospect of a good yield. Sullivan : Doing well, but ten days late. 



New Jersey. — Atlantic: The ears large and full. Mercer: Very promisin'"-. Sussex: 

 Bids fair to yield an extraordinary crop. Burlington : Seldom such a promisiu<'- crop.' 

 Warren : All appearances of a good yield. ° 



Pennsylvania.— iJrie ; Very late. Lycoming : Good. Greene : A dry August, hard on 

 late corn. Northampton : Promise of the heaviest crop for years. Westmoreland : Prom- 

 ises to be very heavy. Armstrong: Thriving and abundant. Clearfield: Promises a 

 fine crop. Montgomery : Never looked better. York : Never looked better. Beaver : 

 Not earing well owing to wet weather. Bucks : Promise of a fine crop. Fayette: In- 

 jured by storms and heavy rains in August. Crawford : Backward, but of strong "-rowth 

 and improving very fast. Indiana : Prospect of a very large crop. Tioga : Teii days 

 late. Washington ; Growing very fast, and promise of a good crop. Columbia : Favor- 

 able weather for ripening. 



Delaware. — Sussex : Indications of an unusual yield. 



