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ising crop ever known. Gallia : A few thousand acres destroyed by water on lowlands, 

 but the crop is so extra on uplands as to maintain an average. 



Michigan. — Iosco: Large crop planted and doing well. Jackson: The weather all 

 that could be desired for potatoes. Manistee : Beetles not doing much damage. Mason : 

 Badly cut by frost August 21 and 22. Wayne: Never better. Washtenaw: Abundant 

 and extra good. Branch : Abundant. Delta. Considerably damaged by frost on low 

 ground, August 22. Leelenaw : The largest crop ever raised. 



Indiana. — Elkhart : Have done splendidly, but threatened with rot. Franklin : Rot- 

 ted some in the wet weather, yet the finest crop for years. Dearborn : The estimate, 150, 

 based on the early crops, the late being yet uncertain. Eipleif : Splendid crop. Perry: 

 Excessive rain prevented planting, so that there is but half a crop, and that in bad 

 condition for want of cultivation. Hendricks : Late, suftering badly from dry weather. 

 Washington : A good crop, but many rotting. Clay : Ruined on the overflowed lands, 

 and nearly worthless on the flat uplands. Dubois : Fine. 



Illinois. — Pike : Irish and sweet will be a good crop. Clinton : Good, but rotted 

 some. Ford : Thirty cents per bushel. Winnebafjo : Earlj', better than for many years ; 

 late, killed by frost in all the valleys. Clark : My own crop 100 per cent, above any for 

 years. Bureau: A little rot. Carroll: Injured by frost in low lands. Moultrie: Best 

 for years, but early sorts rotting some. Peoria: The largest crop ever known. Putnam: 

 All that could be desired, ^^(ig'/iani, : Early planted, good. Macon : Yery good. Mas- 

 sac : Early, fine. Shelby : All on flat lands have rotted, yet there will be an immense 

 crop. McLean : The yield of early, enormous. 



Wisconsin. — Ozaukee: Injured in some places by frost. Sauk: Badly damaged by 

 frost in many places. Walworth : Better than for many years. Chippewa : Late ; 

 spoiled by frost, August 22. Outagamie: Late, injured on all low grounds by the 

 heavy frost. 



Minnesota. — Steele: The best crop and in the best condition for many years. 

 Wright: Very light. 



Iowa. — Shelby : Late ; Peach-blows small, and few in the hill. Woodbury : Will be a 

 large crop. Benton: Best prospect in ten years. Howard: Oa bottom-lands, killed by 

 frosts, August 22 and 23. Muscatine : The prospect exceedingly good. Harrison : Fine, 

 but being injured by wet. Appanoose : Very good. 



Missouri. — Macon : Never better. Camden : Worth 15 cents per bushel. Chariton : 

 Large yield. Nodaway : Never better. Caldwell : Looking remarkably well, and of fine 

 quality. Franklin: Large and good in quality. Harrison: Both kinds never better. 

 Maries : Rotted badly. Pettis : The crop much better than for several years. Newton : 

 Both kinds good, but some rotting. 



Katssas.— Doniphan : All late. Dickinson: A heavy crop and large. Douglas :' Irish., 

 look well. Sedgwick: Abundant. Jefferson: Favorable weather for late potatoes. 

 Washington : Large yield and excellent quality. Woodson : Early Rose rotting badly ; 

 late potatoes doing well. 



Nebraska.— Dixore : Perhaps the crop will average, through the county, 500 bushels 

 per acre. Webster : Very heavy crop. Clay : Never better. Madison : The best crop 

 raised. Merrick : As good a crop as raised anywhere since the world began. 



Oregos.— Clackamas : Rather light crop, but good size. Douglas : Injured by extreme 

 heat and drought. 



WOOL. 



The wool-clip is of fall average weight, or a little above, in nearly all 

 the States. Those deficient are, Massachusetts, 4 per cent. ; Georgia 

 and Oregon, 3 per cent. ; Illinois and California, 2 per cent. ; Virginia, 

 Texas, Arkansas, and Missouri, 1 per cent. ; Wisconsin and Tennessee 

 are 2 per cent, above average ; New York, Alabama, Mississippi, West 

 Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Iowa, and Kansas are 1 per cent, 

 above average ; the remaining States are full average. 



TOBACCO. 



The tobacco-crop has gi-eatly fallen oif since the last report. From a 

 condition 20 per cent, above "^average in July our September returns 

 indicate a reduction to 10 per cent, below average. East of the Alle- 

 ghany Mountains there has been, on the whole, an improvement. Mas- 

 sachusetts and Connecticut show a great advance upon the July condi- 

 tion and are 2 per cent, above average, but this is about counterbal- 

 anced by a decline to 2 per cent, below average in Maryland, produced 



