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gathering season and a larger area than nsnal combine to give us a large crop. Charles : 

 The crop one-third better in quantity and quality than last year, and the yield of last 

 j-ear was underestimated. Calvert : The season for curing line. 



Virginia. — Caroline : Harvested in good condition ; the weather favorable for curing. 

 Carroll: Beyond any previous year in quantity and quality. All I have seen is of the 

 first grade, and will be used exclusively for wrappers. Fluvanna : The largest crop for 

 10 years. Powhatan: The figures (200 for quantity and 150 for quality) I think are 

 below the reality, but prefer to fall below the mark rather than overestimate. Spott- 

 sylvania: Tobacco (marked 150) ought to be put 300 for quantity. Pittsylvania: The 

 quality injured by too much rain. Dinwiddie: The area twice tliat of last year. The 

 crop was cultivated and secured with more care than any previous one; no grass to 

 bother, but few worms, and just rain enough to make it grow. Orange: The season 

 has been unusually favorable for curing, and the quality will be above average. Ame- 

 lia: The excellent season of August and September has given a large crop. The yield 

 is large in pounds, but the leaf is disfigured by worms. They were more numerous 

 than ever before. Henrico : We have but little, but the yield is double the average. 

 Chesterfield: Large area, yield very heavy, cut and cured in good condition; quality 

 averaure. Grayson : Much larger and better product than last year. Halifax : Quality 

 injured by excessive rains. MecMenbiiryh : The season very propitious for cutting and 

 cnring ; none injured by frost> 



North Carolina. — Forsyth: Avery large crop ; I think over 1,000,000 pounds in 

 this county. Ireddl : All housed and safe ; at least double the quantity of last year 

 and folly equal in quality. Have seen the finest samples of bright wrappers that I 

 hare ever seen in the county. Haywood : The wet which destroyed the cereals has 

 been an advantage to the tobacco. Caswell: The staple iu this county, poor in quality, 

 iai weight will fall 2r. to 30 per cent, below the average. Davie : Double last year's 

 amount, and of better quality. Person : Seriously damaged by wet weather while 

 ripening, yet almost a double crop. 



Florida. — La Fayette: Badly injured by drought. 



Alabama. — Covinyion : Increased acreage and the quality improved as the farmers 

 learn better how to handle it. 



Texas. — Bowie : Will be an extensive product in the future. Better this year than 

 ever known before, and in many instances has made two crops. Titus : A large crop 

 planted, but much died out from drought. 



Arkansas. — Arkansas : A good crop, but not well cured in some places. Fulton : A 

 choice crop in yield and quality. 



Tennessee. — Maury : Not over fifty acres last year; this year the acreage ten times 

 greater. G-ihson : The area larger than since 1H65. Putnam: Acreage 50 per cent, above 

 average and the quality very good, Cheatham: Have j)ut the crop at five times as 

 Much as last year, and think this is short of the reality. The quality is much better. 

 Trousdale: The fall very favorable for tobacco. The crop will be larger in pounds 

 than iu 1873, but not so good in quality. Wilson : A large crop has been made and all 

 out before frost. Dickson: Housed in good condition. Boberfson : Will about equal 

 the crop of 1873 in product, and the quality 25 per cent, better than last year. Lewis : 

 Five times the amount that was raised last year. 



West Virginia. — Putnam : Too much rain and too little sunshine for the crop. Sum- 

 mers : Above the average in every respect 50 per cent. 



Kentucky. — Adair : The latter part of the season very favorable and the crop im- 

 proved very much. Lewis : The product very satisfactory. Inexperience in tending 

 and securing the crop affected the grade and quality. Cumberland : The greater por- 

 tion Avill be of inferior quality. Nichols: Some injured by the early frosts. Ohio: The 

 last six weeks quite favorable, and the yield will be larger and the quality better than 

 anticipated. Todd : About 90 per cent, of an average crop, but the product compared 

 with last year is 150. Warren : All housed and of fine quality. Breckinridge : A full 

 average crop for any year. The quality reduced by its being of a smaller staple. 

 Qravis: The largest crop we have ever housed, but somewhat impaired in quality. 

 ButUr : A large crop and but little frosted. 



Indiana. — Vanderburgh : Not quite a full crop, but the quantity at least double that 

 of last year. Warwick : A poor crop in yield and quality. 



Illinois. — Johnson : Most of the crop was cut too green through fear of frost, hence 

 the inferior quality. 



Wisconsin. — Eock : Acres in 1874, 518 ; in 1875, 2,210. A good growth, but the Au- 

 gust frosts did much damage, especially on low ground. 



Missouri. — Chariton : The crop estimated at 10,000,000 to 12,000,000 pounds in the 

 county. Many think this estimate too low. The quality is fine. Not damaged by 

 worms or storms, and but a small portion by frost, and that slightly. Camden : A heavy 

 crop, but somewhat damaged by frost. Perry : Average with last year, but only half 

 a crop and poor quality. Hoivard : The yield will probably reach 10,000,000 pounds. 



California. — Contra Costa : About 30 acres were raised for the first time. It did re- 

 markably well on dry soil, without irrigation. The promise is that we can raise the 

 finer varieties of smoking-tobacco to perfection. 

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