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Makyland. — Roimrd: If the frosts hold off a few days will be a heavy crop. 



North Carolina. — Mitchell: Silver-hull cxcellenf. 



West Virgixia. — Pocahontas: Fine prospect. Mercer: Very good; Silver-hull the 

 favorite. Raleigh: Turning out finely. Doddridge: Injured by frost in some places. 



Ohio. — Washington: Injured by dry weather and by frost. 



Michigan.— (?ra«(? Traverse: Back from the bay, injured by frosts. Wexford: All 

 killed by frost September 23. Tuscola : Nearly ruined by frost. Calhoun : A very large 

 crop. Manistee: Seriously damaged by frosts. Oceana: Reduced fully 25 per cent, by 

 frosts. Barry: Cut short by frost. Enimett : Injured by frost. Shiawassee: Mostly 

 escaped the frost. Ottawa : Suffered from frosts. Mason : All killed by frost. Wayne : 

 Injured by frosts. 



Indiana. — Shelby : Somewhat injured by frosts. 



Illinois. — Stephenson: Nearly all ruined by frosts in August. Ogle: Injured by 

 frosts J but little grown. White: Has a good growth, but is not likely to escape the 

 frost. 



Wisconsin. — Waupaca: Frost destroyed all ; not a vestige left. Richland: Cut short 

 by frosts. Milwaulcee : Frosts have made sad havoc with the crop. Walworth: Ruined 

 by frost. Fond du Lac: One-half destroyed by frosts. Portage: Some fields totally de- 

 stroyed by frosts ; others uninjured. Green: One-third of a crop ; frost. 



Minnesota. — Mille Lacs : Entirely killed by frost August 22. Mower : Killed by frost. 

 Olmsted : Damaged by frost. 



Iowa. — Allamakee: Much damaged by frost. Hardin: Good. Des Moines: Killed 

 by frost ten days ago. 



Missouri. — Camden : Being gathered in good condition. 



Kansas. — Osage: A large amount sown and the product full and good. 



Nebraska. — Richardson : Looks splendid. 



COTTON. 



An imi)rovemeut in the condition of cotton during the past month is 

 indicated in Alabama, Louisiana, and Arkansas. The depreciation in 

 Mississippi is slight, from 98 to 96, occasioned by storms. The destruc- 

 tive equinoctial storm wasted and stained much fiber in Southern Texas, 

 reducing the State percentage of condition from 94 to 88. In North 

 Carolina and Tennessee, September was cold and the harvest is late, 

 with less favorable prospects of a top crop. A reduction of the percent- 

 age of Georgia from 76 to 71 is caused by storms and the increasing 

 prevalence of rust. South Carolina is 3 per cent, lower from similar con- 

 ditions. In several counties of Florida the caterpiller has been injurious. 



Taking a survey of the whole field, the reduction of condition since 

 the September returns is an undoubted fact, though the depreciation is 

 slight. The harvest has been retarded in the Mississippi Valley by an 

 unusual amount of sickness among the laborers. In the State of Mis- 

 sissippi there has been some loss of time on account of political disturb- 

 ances. 



As compared with the October returns of. last year, crop prospects 

 are worse in South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, but decidedly better 

 in all the States from Alabama westward. 



The percentages of condition are as follows : North Carolina, 85 ; South 

 Carolina, 77 ; Florida, 70 ; Georgia, 71 ; Alabama, 91 ; Mississippi, 96 ; 

 Louisiana, 90; Texas, 88; Arkansas, 103; Tennessee, 99. 



North Carolina. — Gaston : The growth of the plant fair, and the fruitage exceed- 

 ingly good. Lincoln : The season was never more favorable for the crop. Pasquotank : 

 The crop at least 25 per cent, short. Nash : Rusted badly in some localities. Pitt : 

 Picking progresses favorably. Wilson : Did not improve in September, owing to rust 

 and cool weather. Greene : The rust appearing the 1st of September, spread rapidly, 

 and caused all the late forms and young bolls to drop off. Hertford : Injured by exces- 

 sive moisture, causing great growth of weed and but little fruit. Wake: The fiber is 

 short, and the yield of lint to the quantity of seed-cotton unusually small. Camden : 

 Not as good as August i)romlsed. September too cool. Anson : Shed forms badly. 

 Hayioood : Very short and liglit, and indicates inferior quality. Mitchell : Too much 

 rain for corn ; very light. Duplin : Will not make more than half a crop on sandy land ; 

 better on stiff lands. Fully one-half has been picked out. Edgecombe : Some improve; 

 ment since the last report. 



