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Florida.— Gadsden : The crop of Cuba tobacco, ia both yield aud quality, the be8 

 siuce the war ; estimated at 800 boxes of 400 pounds each. 



Arkansas. — Fulton : Never better. 



Tennessee. — Grundy : The last week in September brought some frost, which injured 

 the crop in places. Smith : Will be a large crop and average in quality if carefully 

 handled. Dickson : Good condition ; most of it housed without frost. Wilson : Condi- 

 tion good, aud the yield will be large. Henry: Fair crop ; about all housed iu good 

 condition. Macon : The fine weather of August and September brought the crop out 

 greatly, but the quality will bo poor. Eobertson : The crop improved very much in 

 September ; the late cuttings are good and very fine in quality. 



West Virginia. — Will be of unusually good quality. Mercer : Good in quantity, 

 but is thought not to be so good in quality. Some damaged by frost. Summers : In- 

 jured to some extent by frosts. 



Kentucky. — Livingston : A good deal frosted. Warren : The weather now fine for 

 tobacco. Jefferson : The season has been very favorable for the maturing of the 

 crop. Christian: Will be more made than ever in any year before. Monroe: Generally 

 late and in danger of frost. Cumberland : Rains of July and subsequent drought have 

 materially injured the crop both in quantity and quality. Daviess: Generally small, 

 and nearly one-half uncut. The present prospect is for a croj) of 8,000,000 pounds. 

 Graves : As much cut aud housed as ever before, or more ; but there will be a larger 

 per cent, of lugs than usual. 



Ohio. — Guernsey : Late tobacco considerably injured by two severe frosts. Monroe : 

 Some damage from recent frosts — perhaps 5 per cent. Noble : On low laud injured by 

 frost. Adams : Mostly housed before frost, and a pretty fair article. Morgan : Heavy 

 frosts on the 23d and 24th killed all not housed. 



Indiana. — Carroll : Greatly damaged by the wet weather. 



Ilunois. — Pope : A larger area than usual, but the quality not good. Massac : A 

 nice dry fall for saving tobacco. 



Wisconsin. — Walworth : Ruined by frost. 



Iowa. — Allamakee : Much damaged by frost. 



Missouri. — Camden : Of No. 1 quality, and being housed in good condition. Ozark : 

 Damaged by frost 33 per cent. Pettis : Considerable of a crop ; of excellent quality. 



California. — Contra Costa : Tobacco takes root with astonishing readiness and 

 grows surprisingly without any irrigation. 



EICE. 



North Carolina. — Brunswick : The great crop was formerly rice, but since'the war 

 the production has fallen oif from 200,000 baskets to less than 20,000, and no crop has 

 taken the place upon the large and valuable rice-plantations, which have consequently 

 almost gone to ruin. 



South Carolina. — Beaufort : On upland, cut off almost one-half by drought; on the 

 tide-v/aters will prove a large yield. Colleton : The crop very fine. 



Georgia. — Camden : The crop on the Satilla River, now being taken to market, will 

 amount to over 140,000 bushels of rough rice ; about 20,000 bushels^more than last year. 

 Mcintosh: Above an average crop, of poor quality. 



Florida. — Santa Eosa : The amount planted is much larger than usual, and it is a 

 very remunerative crop. La Fayette : Acreage 500 per cent, and a fair crop. 



Louisiana. — La Fourche : The crop very fine in yield aud quality. I have a few 

 arpents of land iu rice, which have produced 25 barrels per arpent, worth $14 to $15 

 per barrel. 



SUGAR-CANE. 



Georgia. — Jefferson : Almost ruined by drought. Be)-rien : Cut short by drought 

 Upson : Cut short by severe heat iu July and August. 



Florida. — Jackson : Not more than 30 per cent, of a crop planted for want of seed ; 

 will make an average yield. Madison :'A little better than last month. Gadsden : 

 Brought up to full average by the August and September rains. 



Alabama. — Crenshaw : Improving. Mobile : Largely increased acreage, in average 

 condition. Conecuh: Greatly damaged by drought. Bullock: Seriously injured by the 

 drought in July, but much improved since. 



Mississippi. — Franklin: Our leading planters are manufacturing their sugar and 

 molasses at home from Louisiana and African cane. Winslow : Much cane will not be 

 ground up for want of mills, and will be lost. 



Louisiana. — La Fourche: Has not justified the promise by its fine appearance in the 

 spring. 



