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COXDITION OF WINTER- WHEAT. 



The following notes froin our December returns show some of the lo- 

 cal aspects of the growing crops : 



Vermont. — Grand Isle : In good condition. Addison : Not over 52 per cent, of last 

 year's acreage sown. llutJand : Has not come forward. 



New York. — Steulen : Remarkably promising. Yates : As fine a growth as ever 

 known here. 



New Jersey.— Burlington : Winter- wheat under average, but improved by late rains. 

 Morris : Wheat remarkably good. 



Pennsylvania. — Clinton : Wheat looks well ; the Hessian fly has done some damage, 

 but the plant is strong enough to resist the severity of winter as well as the ravages of 

 the insect. York : Wheat looks sickly in places, but late rains will bring it out. Cam- 

 Iria : Weather favorable for putting in fall crops. Lancaster: Looks poorly ; will be 

 very short without abundance of snow. Perry : Acreage of winter-wheat increased 

 by the failure of young clover. Indiana : Wheat and rye look remarkably well ; the 

 fall has been all that could be desired. Tioga : Specimens of rye from the Depart- 

 ment have succeeded so well that the farmers are encouraged to revive this branch of 

 culture, which had nearly ceased. Beaver: Drought. ^uUivan : Best prospect for 

 years. Green : Growing wheat good ; abundant rains. 



Maryland. — Caroline : Injured by drought ; no rain from September 16 to November 

 23. Dorchester : Looks well in spite of drought. Harford : Injured by extreme 

 drought ; it is feared that the grain is too poorly rooted to stand the winter. Wicomico : 

 Eecent rains have improved its hitherto unpromising appearance. Washington : Wheat 

 improved by late rains. Baltimore : Wheat sown late to avoid the fly ; drought has 

 injured its growth. More attention is given to rye ; it brings nearly as high prices as 

 wheat, requires less manure, and produces a more valuable straw. Calvert: Injured 

 by drought. Howard: Small growth ; drought. Saint Mary^s : Injured by drought ; 

 fly destructive. 



Virginia. — Cumberland: Extreme drought has prevented the wheat from coming up 

 freely. Warivick: Not moisture enough to enable the grain to germinate. Stafford: 

 Injured by drought. King George: Drought. Campbell: Late sown, and hence back- 

 ward. Prince William: Wheat and rye seeded late and in a slovenly way through lack 

 of moisture. Late-seeded grain has come up thin; drilled grain the best. Bmsell : 

 Wheat looks 15 per cent, worse than last year. Warren : Dry season. Amelia : Severe 

 drought; wheat seems very thin, especially where shallow implements are used, such 

 as "cultivators." Gloucester: Wheat looks poorly, on account of drought and drying 

 winds. Elizabeth City: Extremely dry. Caroline: Unusually dry. Westmoreland: 

 Drought. Page : Better cultivation makes the growing crops look better ; an unusual 

 application of fertilizers has been made. Xelson : Thin ; ground too dry. Mecklen- 

 burg : Wheat looks badly ; drought. Madison : Drought ; broadcast-wheat thiu ; drilled 

 looks better; drills coming into general use. Dinwiddle: Drought. Fluvanna: Wheat 

 backward. Highland: Wheat looks well. Boanoake: Wheat looks remarkably well. 

 Loudon : Wheat looks well. 



North Carolina. — Wilkes : Most favorable sowing-season ever known here. 



Georgia. — Lum2)kin : Wheat prospect flattering. Appling : Wheat backward ; 

 drought. 



Texas. — Marion : Prospects gloomy for winter-grain. McLennan : Largely increased 

 wheat-acreage. 



Arkansas. — Van Bur en : Wheat sown too early. Franklin: Very promising. Inde- 

 pendence: About 10,000 acres of wheat sown ; many crops injured by the fly. 



Tennessee. — Lawrence: More gi-ain sown than ever, and more pains in its prepara- 

 tion. Warren : Fall fine for winter-grain. Bradley : Fly in early-sown wheat. Carter : 

 Early-sown wheat looks fine. Cannon : Soil put in better condition than last year. 

 Greene : Looks well, what has come up. 



West Virginia. — Wheat thin through drought. Putnam : Drought. Raleigh : 

 Wheat looks well. Ca/ii/L- Wheat very poor. J/eree;- : Injured by drought. Nicholas: 

 Wheat looks well. 



Kentucky. — Hardin: Looks finer than ever. Jessamine: Acres in wheat, 14,250 

 Mason : Wheat small but healthy. Henry : All sorts exceedingly fine. Ohio : Very 

 favorable season. Owsley : Wheat looks poor ; late sown on account of drought. Gal- 

 latin : Improved by late rains. 



Ohio. — Monroe: Largest wheat-acreage sown in fifteen years. Ross : Looks well in. 

 spite of drought. Lucas: Looks very badly; drought; drilled wheat better. Ham- 

 ilton : Late drought prevented plowing for fall-grain and decreased the acreage. 

 Fairfield : Wheat not tillering as much as usual ; drought. Coshocton : Nearly 30,000 

 acres in wheat ; great increase in consequence of loss of clover-crops. Van Wert : 

 Wheat sown after the middle of September was greatly retarded by drought. Tusca- 

 rawas : Wheat looks remarkably well. Union : Some damage from the fly. 



