290 



Tbe percentages of condition above average are as follows : South 

 Carolina, 101 ; Massachusetts, Florida, Michigan, Kansas, 102; Mary- 

 land, Jowa, 104; Illinois, 105; Texas, lOG ; Indiana, Nebraska, 109. 

 The States averaging 100 are Pennsylvania, Georgia, Wisconsin, Mis- 

 souri. 



On the northern Atlantic coast the late planting and cold storms are 

 the causes of somewhat inferior condition, though the color is generally 

 good and present growth promising. The inundations, soaking rains, 

 and consequent replantiugs in the Southern States make the appear- 

 ance of corn quite variable, and account for condition below average 

 in certain States, while in others such disadvantages, existing to a less 

 degree, have been overcome by good culture and good weather. There 

 is complaint of local drought, but it is not of long continuance or in- 

 volving wide areas. It has been most serious in Arkansas, some coun- 

 ties having had little or no rain in two months. In the Ohio Valley 

 there is some complaint of drought ; in West Virginia, Ohio, and Ken- 

 tucky, and in some part's of Illinois, and to some extent in States west 

 of tlie Mississippi. So far the injury from this cause throughout the 

 country is less than usual, but should tbe droughts existing July first be 

 continued and intensified through the month, great injury may result. 

 Cut- worms have been generally injurious, and chinch-bugs in the West, 

 after devastating wheat-fields, have attacked corn vigorously in many 

 localities. 



The following condensed exhibit of remarks accompanying returns 

 will illustrate further peculiarities of condition : 



Maine. — York: Too wet and cool. Cumberland: Not mucL plantecl ; season too late 

 and cool. 



Ntw Hampshire. — Hillshorovgh : Backward; injured by worms. Rockiv gham : Back- 

 ward. Belknap : Backward. 



Vekmont. — Lamoille: Kept back by cold and wet; poor condition. Windsor: Back- 

 ward on account of late spring. Rutland: Late. FranWiw : Kept back by late spring, but of 

 good color. Chittenden : Small and backward. Caledonia : Smallest for thirty years. 

 Massachusetts. — Berkshire: Corn has made a good growth considering the late spring. 

 Connecticut. — Aejo London : Very promising. 



New Yokk ; Columbia : Planting delayed by rain and cold ; crop backward. Livingston : 

 Growing finally. Rockland : Late planted, and backward, but of good color; weather now 

 propitious. Montgomery: Corn-fields grown over with weeds; a succession of thunder- 

 storms prevented working them, especially in low lands. Wyoming : Stands well and looks 

 ■well. Oisego : Backward ; needs warm, dry weather. 



New Jersey. — Hudson: Late planted and backward. May and June being unusually 

 cool. Burlington : Fields very clean, and weather good for cultivation. Warren : Looks 

 ■well except some late plantings. 



Pennsylvania. — Northampioji : Doing well ; no replanting. Clearfield : About ten 

 days late, but doing well. Ifashington: Very uneven; dry weather has given start to 

 ■worms. Westmoreland : Suffering for rain, Huntingdon : Shortened by drought, but looks 

 healthy. Lycoming : Promising. Lehigh : A little backward through late planting. In- 

 diana : Doing well. Lancaster : Average increased to take the place of tobacco. Beaver : 

 Very short and not growing. Pike : Looks well. 



Delaware. — Sussex: Eetarded byheavy rains early in June and by subsequent drought. 

 Maryland. — Baltimore: Crop in fine condition, but somewhat backward. Washington: 

 Looks well. Calvert : Crops very favorable. Saint Mary's : Small, and injured by cut- 

 ■yvorms. Queen Anne's : Promising, with seasonable showers. 



Virginia. — Powhatan : Being late planted, the crop shows poorly. Rappahannock : Wet 

 "weather has restricted cultivation. Fluvanna : Stand backward, but good and clean. War- 

 uick: Sutfering from drought. Pittsylvania: Prospect good. Dimciddie: Looks poor ; late 

 planted and badly cultivated. Nelson : Looks well, but is threatened by chinch-bugs from 

 the exhausted wheat-fields. James City : Small, but well worked. Mecklenburgh : Small 

 for the season. Prince George's: Growth stunted, but healthy. Prince Edward's : Acreage 

 increased by failure of tobacco-plants. Buckingham: Threatened by chinch-bugs, Clarke: 

 Suffering for rain. Albemarle : Chinches. Chesterfield : Late, but clean and promising. 

 Campbell : Looks well, but chinches are after it in places. Henry : Generally well tilled. 

 King and Queen : Backward, but looks well. Lunenburgh : Late, and difficult to cultivate. 

 Madison : Well worked and looks well. Westmoreland : Backward ; late planted ; season 



