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per cent, and Connecticut 10 per cent, above average. Of tbe Middle 

 States New York is 2 per cent, and Pennsylvania 10 fter cent, above 

 average. The great central tobacco region-^including Maryland, 100; 

 Virginia, 106 ; West Virginia, 98 ; North Carolina, 105; Kentucky, IIG ; 

 and Tennessee, 05 — will, on the whole, realize an unusual crop, though 

 in some counties injuries from frost and other untoward influences are 

 complained of. The season has been mostly very favorable both for the 

 maturing and curing of the plants. In Virginia, Prince Edward, Car- 

 roll, Goochland, and Orange Counties claim crops larger and finer than 

 for many years; Campbell, with an unusual quantity, complains of 

 loss from " frenching" and " tiring." In North Carolina, Caswell has a 

 large crop, but poor and deficient in oil. In Person the product is fine, 

 and the coal-curing process for bright wrappers has been remarkably 

 successful. In Kentucky, Daviess claims a crop of 8,000,000 pounds, a 

 third larger than that of the census year. Christian will gather a larger 

 quantity than ever before. The rains of July and subsequent drought 

 injured the yield in Cumberland, both in quantity and quality. Some 

 complaints of frost are received, but the increased yield must be very 

 great, though in some counties producing an unusual proportion of 

 lugs, l^'rost is also reported in Tennessee, where the reduction of the 

 State average is owing to injuries to the crop in one or two large tobacco 

 counties ; the reports generally are quite favorable. The small crops of 

 South Carolina, Georgia, and the Gulf States are above average, not- 

 withstanding a deficiency of 10 per cent, in Louisiana and 7 per cent, in 

 Texas. Arkansas is 9 per cent, above average. 



Our re{)orts from the tobacco regions north of the Ohio indicate seri- 

 ous injury to the crop, mostly from the early occurrence of frost. Ohio 

 is 22 per cent, below average ; Michigan, 50 per cent. ; Indiana, 16 per 

 cent. ; Illinois, 8 per cent. ; and Wisconsin, 33 per cent. The higher 

 the latitude, the greater the depreciation. West of the Mississippi River, 

 Minnesota and Iowa are full average and Nebraska 5 per cent, above. 

 Missouri, the only large tobacco State of this region, is 3 per cent, and 

 Kansas 4 per'cent. below, considerable frost being noted in some coun- 

 ties. On the Pacific coast, California is full average. In Contra Costa, 

 the plant grows astonishingly without irrigation. The culture is here 

 increasing. The very small crop of Oregon is 2 per cent, below average. 



Maryland. — Charles : Much improved since the last report. Calvert : The vreather of 

 Se^jtember favorable for securing the crop ; but much of it was badly fired and con- 

 verted into " ground-leaf," reducing the quantity per acre. The quality, color, and 

 texture, will be above average. Howard : A favorable planting and growing season 

 has given one of the largest crops ever raised. 



Virginia. — Campiell : More than average in quantity, but much of the crop frenched 

 and fired. Nottatvay : The greater part must be housed green in order to prevent frost- 

 ing. Carroll : Finer crop than any previous year ; larger leaf and finer in quality. 

 Halifax : Fine weather for saving and curing. Large crop in pounds, but the quality 

 very common. Orange : Magnificent crop. Pittsylvania : Inferior in quality, but not 

 in quantity. Caroline : The weather has been propitious for curing and housing the 

 crop, which may now be regarded as safe. Floyd: Slightly injured by frost. Chester- 

 field: Quality very good ; much cut and housed. Goochland: Season favorable for cut- 

 ting and securing ; prospect for a much heavier crop than last year. Fage : Favorable 

 weather for maturing. Madison : Generally good, but much of the crop light, owing to 

 late planting. Frince Edward : The largest and best crop in ten or twelve years. Meck- 

 lenburg : Most of the crop housed. Fluvanna : September very favorable for the ripen- 

 ing of tobacco. 



North Carolina. — Caswell : The curing has been generally successful, resulting in 

 a larger quantity of yellow-leaf than usual, but poor in quality — deficient in oU. 

 Davie : The weather has been remarkably fine for cutting and curing. Ferson : The 

 great staple of this county will be of fine texture, and farmers have succeeded splen- 

 didly in coal-curing for bright wrappers. Union : The quantity produced yet small, 

 but increasing from year to year. Heywood : Very fine. 



