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pccted. Lancafitcr : Au immonse crop; nearly all busked. Lawrence: An immense 

 quantity of soft corn ; killed by frost before ri}ie. Erie: A good crop, but owing to 

 wet and cold weather in October not seasoned well for husking and tb(>, crib. Lycoming : 

 A little thin on the ground, but well eai'ed. Montour : Being secured in good condi- 

 tion ; not as much soft as was anticipated. Potkr : What escaped spring frost was 

 injured by the cold before ripening; some estimate their yield as low as 10 per cent. 

 Tiof/a : Of inferior quality. 



Maryland. — Carroll: Will average 50 bushels per acre. Dorchester: An immense 

 yield of extra fine quality. Harford : The best crop for years. Howard : A large crop, 

 but a little more soft corn thau usual. Caroline: Not turning out as well as antici- 

 pated before harvesting. Prince George: Larger crop than last year, but more rotten 

 corn than usual. Baltimore: The finest crop for many years; the fodder carefully 

 saved. Calvert : Above average in quantity, but inferior in quality. Cecil : Never 

 better. 



ViiJGiNiA. — Carroll : A greater quantity of soft corn tban I ever saw in any year 

 before, owing to early freezes ; but the yield of good corn is far beyond any previous 

 year. Fluvanna: lietter thau au average crop by one-fourth. Powhatan: Now 

 being gathered, and fully up to the standard of 150 iu the October report. Spottsyl- 

 vania : Now being harvested ; sound and fully 25 per cent, above last year. Craig : 

 The largest crop for years, but one-third injureil by frost. Floyd: The quality 

 injured 10 per cent, by frost. King George : A fine crop of excellent quality. 

 Matthews : Farmers much disappointed in the yield ; a larger bulk thau usual, but 

 poorly tilled and a large quantity unsound. Page : Most of the crops are splendid, but 

 the frost nipped some of the late corn, reducing the quality about 5 per cent. Prince 

 William : The replanted corn generally did not mature. Elizabeth City : Much the 

 largest and best crop since 1860; at least 25 per cent, increase iu acreage, more thau 

 double the average yield, and superior excellence in quality, fully warrant the estimate 

 of 250. Orange : The area exceeds that of last year 25 per cent., and the quality was 

 never better. Amelia : The excellent season of August and September has given a 

 large crop. Henrico :' Unusually good. King and Queen : A decided improvement ou 

 any crop for six years. Middlesex : Turning out well. Wythe : The quality very fine. 

 Chesterfield: The largest yield since 1860 and the quality very good. Halifax: Yield 

 and quality excellent. Highland : Much of it soft when frost came. Lancaster : By 

 far the best crop since the war. Washington : Not cured so as to crib. Westmoreland : 

 Better than usual. 



North Carolina. — Forsythe : A very large crop, but late and not well filled. Iredell : 

 Better than was expected. Nash : Better than for years. Hertford : The best in ten 

 years. Beaufort: Unusual crop; of good quality. Wilson: Inferior to last year's 

 crop, much being rotten. Person: Very fine ou uj)laud; damaged by rain ou flat-laud, 

 yet largely above average. 



South Carolina. — Fairfield : Saved in good order and turns out well. Marlborough : 

 Large crop, but much complaint of rotten ears. Orangeburgh : As much made as last 

 year, beause more plauted, but the yield is only 80. 



GicoRGiA. — Berrien : Yielded better thau was expected. Harris : The drought did 

 not injure corn as much as cotton. Gwinnett : The crop very spotted, varying from full 

 average to less than half. Worth: Light; not enough to bread the people. Clayton: 

 Better than since the war. Floyd: An unusual amount of rotten corn ; not less thau 

 12 to 15 per cent. Upton : Turning out better thau other crops. Dooly : Yields better 

 than expected. Mcintosh: Cut off one-half by the late drought. Wilkinson: Very 

 large crop planted ; enough made to do the county. Wilcox: Chaffy and considerably 

 rotten. Hancock : Very good. Towns : The best crop for several years. 



Florida. — Putnam : The acreage somewhat larger, but the crop short from drought. 



Alabama. — Clarke: Cut short by drought. Greene: Has exceeded expectations iu 

 quantity and quality; is plenty and cheap — 40 to 50 cents per bushel. Montgomery : 

 Better than for several years. Lauderdale : Never better. The yield of one acre, 

 attested by good authority, measured 220 bushels, and received a premium at the State 

 Grange fair; the largest yield known in our State. Morgan : Will crib double the corn 

 ■we did iu 1874, aud of much better quality. Covington : A bountiful crop, owing to a 

 large increase in acreage. Colbert : The largest crop we ever had, and of the finest 

 quality. Conecuh: Turning out better than expected iu quantity and quality. 



Mississippi. — Grenada: The increased acreage makes the amount fully equal to last 

 year's. Pike : Turns out fine, and quality good. Newton : More I'otten thau last year, 

 but that not rotten of better quality. Wayne: A very satisfactory crop nearly gath- 

 ered. Lowndes : An abundant supply housed, and a surplus in many places. Jefferson : 

 A good crop, all housed ; enough, I think, for home consumption. 



Louisiana. — Saint Mary : The crop so abundant that no one will have to buy from the 

 West. Iberia : The crop largely better than anj^ since the war. Morehouse : The 

 reduced quality due to storms which blew down the stalk and left the ear to rot on 

 wet ground. Franklin: Large percentage of rotten corn, caused by wintls and rains. 

 Saint Landrfs: A good yield ; all housed. 



