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causes of injury, were terribly afflicted with the scoarf^^e of grass- 

 hoppers. 



The quality of corn is at least an average in all of the Eastern States 

 except Maine and Massachusetts; in all the Middle States except Dela- 

 ware ; in the Carolinas, Georgia, and Texas; and in all the Western 

 States except in Kentucky, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, and Nebraska. 



The yield is less than last year on the Atlantic coast as far south as 

 Virginia, except in portions of ISlew England ; larger from North Caro- 

 lina to Florida, and in Mississippi and Texas, and in Ohio and Iowa; 

 the reduction in other AYestern States ranges from 4 to 57 per cent. 

 The apparent reduction (which may be slightly modihed in the final 

 estimate) is about 120,000,000 bushels; the aggregate of local estimates 

 exceeding but slightly 800,000,000 bushels. As the crop of last year 

 ■was not an average one, the present product is not more than four-fifths 

 of the yield of a good corn-year. 



The following extracts from remarks of correspondents in returns of 

 estimates are presented : 



Maixe.— ro?7t : Eeduced by cold, wet, aud frost. Waldo : Below average ; season 

 unfavorable. Fiscataqnis : Poor start aud did not ripen well. Oxford: Planted late; 

 season cold. Citmherland : Wet spring and cool .June nights kept it back. 



'NEwKxsir^uuiK.—SuUiran: Well ripened by the v/arni September. Cheshire: In- 

 jured by long drought. llUhhorough : Sound aud good. Carroll : Injured by the wet 

 spring. 



Vekmont. — Orleans : Ripened well. Addison : Season cold and wet. 



Massachusetts. — Burl-shire: Fine ripeuiug season. 



EiiODE Island. — Jrashiiujton : Fall line for ripening corn. 



Connecticut.— Xe!(/ London : Better filled ears than last year. Litchfield : Fine 

 ripening season. 



New York. — Allegany: Never bettor; uo soft corn; no serious frost till October 

 15. Elclimond : Shortened by drought. Montgomery: Fine ripening and harvesting 

 season. Cohnnhia : Ripened well. Seneca : Growth retarded by late spring ; but the 

 fall has been remarkably favorable. Fulton: Fair on uplands; lowlauds too wet iu 

 the spring. Broome: Fine harvest-weather. Wayne: Generally poor. Warren: Fine 

 ripening season. Sullivan : Large aud fine crop. Genesee : Fine ripening weather. 

 Wyoming : Remarkably fine ripening weather ; frosts kept oft' late. 



New Jersey. — Camden: No killing frost before October 15. Morris: Good ripening 

 weather. IFarren : Large yield and good quality. 



Pennsylv^vxia. — Lancaster : Heavy growth till eariug-time, when it was shortened 

 by drought. Butler: Fine harvest-weather. Westmoreland: Well matured. Mont- 

 gomery: Well matured; ears large and good. Fayette: Good. Bedford: Excellent aud 

 well matured. Franklin: Aftected by drought in some places. Cambria: Well ma- 

 tured; first frost October 13. Buds: Variable, but generally better than last year. 

 iMwrenoe: Good. Dauphin: Short, but good. Beaver: Not well filled; much soft 

 corn. Armstrong: Fine ripening season ; no frost till October 14. Lycoming: Bottom 

 crops large; uplands shortened by drought. Clinton: Tlie fiue closing season made a 

 tolerable crop, which was well secured. Clearfield : Fiue ripening season. Washing- 

 ion : Shortened by drought, but of fine qualitj^ Susquehanna : First frost October 3. 

 Ferry : Cribbed too green. 



Dela'ware. — Kent : The earliest and the latest crops the best. 



Maryland. — Frince George : Short and inferior. Wicomico: Average on lowlands; 

 excellent on uplands. Washington : No frost till October 15. Queen Anne's : Small crop 

 but well matured. Howard : Shortened by drought, especially on dry uplands. Bal- 

 timore : Too well cultivated to be' severely injured by drought. Caroline: Good in 

 spite of the long summer-drought. Montgomery : Drought. 



ViRGixiA. — Princess Anne : Lighter yield than was promised in September; fodder 

 abundant. Fulaslci : Matured well; no frost till October 13. Mecklenhurgh : Shorter 

 than last year, but of better quality. King George : Excellent quality. Greenville : 

 Good harvest-season. Highland : Best crop for several years, though late iu maturing. 

 Augusta : Much soft corn. Kelson : First frost October 15. Fage : Good ou bottoms. 

 Henrico : Fine ; late plantings were injured by early drought, but brought out 

 by later rains. Southampton : Short, but of good quality. lioanole : Shortened by 

 drought. Gloucester: Injurious insects. Clarke: Some good crops in the northwest, 

 but a failure iu the southwest. Bedford : Bottom-crops injured by floods. Eichmond : 

 Matured very slowly. Westmoreland: Injured by bud-worms from May till August. 

 Frince Edward : Good on flat laud aud fair ou upland ; ready for gathering. Matthews : 



