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Arkansas. — Carroll: Hay-crop all dried up. 



Tennessee. — Bledsoe: Hay very short. Lawrence: Germau millet stood the drought 

 well ; hay-crop good. Loudon : Pastures burued up or eateu by grasshoppers. Cheat- 

 ham : Grass-crops badly iujured by army-worms. Dyer: Largo quantities of rye and 

 wheat are beiug sown ibr winter pasture, and large crops of turnip-seed sown ; with all 

 possible economy many will suffer for food. Lincoln : Grass-crops failed, but as the 

 rain is falling freely we hope for good tall pastures. Macon : Pastures very good. 

 Obion : Pastures burned up ; no rain to wet the ground three inches siuce April. Grain- 

 ger : Timothy injured after cutting; clover saved in good condition. Williamson: 

 Timothy a complete failure ; millet will help out very much ; pastures short. Dickson : 

 German millet good, but injured by grass army-worms. Monroe: Hay harvested in* 

 line order, but light. 



West Virginia. — Braxton : Hay falls much below average, but late rains have 

 greatly improved pastures. Mercer : Hay-crop cut down one-third by drought. Mon- 

 roe : Hay a third of a crop, but of good quality. Morgan : Pastures growing finely. 

 Pj-esf on .-" Hay short, but good. Bitchie : Pastures unusually good. Grant: Timothy 

 injured by chinches. Boone : Pastures good. Harrison : Fall pastures good. 



Kentucky. — Daviess : Three-fourths of the land intended for tobacco was sown in 

 Hungarian grass or millet. Hardin : Pastures coming up through late rains, and stock 

 looks well. Jefferson : Drought still continues ; pastures drying up ; water for stock 

 becoming scarce. Laurel: Fall pastures promise to be very good. Jessamine: Prospect 

 of fine fall and winter pasture. Nicholas: Exceedingly light crops. Oldham: Hay- 

 crop failed. Mercer : Fall grass coming up. Spencer : Shortened by drought, lasting 

 from May 1 to August 29. Taylor : Fall pastures benefited by late rains. Grayson : 

 Pastures fine from late rains. Logan : Kains have started fall pastures. Metcalfe ; 

 Never better pasturage. 



Ohio. — Harrison : Injured by late rains. Logan : Injured by winter-freezing and 

 summer-drought ; hay well saved. Trumhull : Pastures failing fast ; dairymen feeding 

 largely with bran and shorts. Hocking : Fine pastures ; good rains. Athens : Fall 

 pastures more abundant than for years. Medina : Pastures and meadows suffering for 

 rain. Meigs : Pastures fine ; cows cheap and hay dear. Ferry : Drought killed most 

 of the young timothy and clover. Columbiana: Pasture dying. Geauga: Fall-feed 

 shortened by drought. 



MiciiiGAX. — Lenawee: Hay shortened by winter-killing and drought. Menomonee : 

 Good hay-crop, well secured. Montcalm: Very dry ; some farmers feeding cows. Cal- 

 houn: Grass seriously injured by drought. Shiaivassee : Hay well secured and fine. 



Indiana. — Cass ; Clovei'-seed yield light. Dearborn : Hay ruined by drought. Mar- 

 tin : Recent rains fine for pastures. Warren : Pastures suffering for rain. Orange : 

 Blue-grass growing fast. Steuben: Clover light; timothy good; late pasture dried 

 up. Fountain : Pastures burned out and cattle suffering for grass and water. Crawford : 

 Greatly shortened by drought. Franklin: Shortened by drought, ^^^encer : Pastures 

 very good. 



Illinois. — Logan : Pastures improved by late rains. Winnebago : Pastures dried up 

 by scorching south winds. Alexander : Too dry. Coofc: Parched. PKf/iam ; Late rains 

 started the grasses, but many are feeding stock. Tazewell : Fine growing rains. JFayne : 

 Fall pastures growing under fine rains. Macoupin : Fall pastures extra fine ; in thirty- 

 six years' residence I have never known such heavy rains as within the last two weeks. 

 Marshall: Pastures improved by late rains. De Kalb : Improved by late rains. 

 Iroquois: Pastures improved by recent rains. Whiteside: Pastures short. Madison: 

 Grasses thin. Carroll : No second crop of hay. Shelby : Fine rains, bringing out pas- 

 ture. Vermillion: Pastures burned up, but revived by late rains. McHenry : Pastures 

 short ; severe drought. Piatt : Pastures improving. 



Wisconsin. — Fond du Lac : Pastures short from drought. Columbia : Pastures dried 

 up; wells and springs failing. Green: Half eaten by chinches. Pierce: Hay mate- 

 rially shortened. Clark : Early mowings above average. Jefferson : Meadows suf- 

 fered from drought. Bichland : Fall feed badly dried up. 



Minnesota. — Steele: Soaking rains bringing out grass. Green: Pastures dried up. 



Iowa. — Floyd : More wells dry than ever before known ; pastures bare. Henry : 

 Fall pasture abundant ; late copious rains. Lee : Timothy abundant. Louisa : Abun- 

 dant fall pasture ; excellent rains. Appanoose : Fall pasture better than for years ; 

 fine r.ains. Fremont: Pastures killed by drought. Van Buren : Fine growing rains for 

 pasture. Bremer : Pasture benefitted by heavy rains. Howard : Timothy and clover 

 bay good ; prairie shortened by drought. Buchanan : Hay light. 



Missouri. — Platte: Injured by grasshoppers. Clinton: Hot southwest winds blasted 

 grass in spots. Newton : Hay light. Schuyler : Fall pastures extra fine. Knox : Hay 

 short. Clay : Pastures dry as cured grass ; stock water scarce. 



Kansas. — Cherokee: Much hay beiug cured; quality good. Nemaha: Farmers are 

 putting up plenty of hay to supply the losses infiicted by grasshoppers. Mitchell : Hay- 

 crop shortened by drought. Neosho : Much hay secured ; stock will winter well. 

 Osage: Hay shortened by drought. Bepublic : Prairie hay short. More put up than in 

 any previous year. Burton : The buft'alo-grass of the plains is giving way to the larger 



