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mamire (owing to inability to purchase out of the proceeds of cotton crop) 

 it is feared will seriously aifect the crop of 1871. 



Union Covnty^ S. C. — Farmers late sowing wheat, not more than half 

 up. Ground not well prepared. 



Johnson County, Ga. — Wheat sown late, not yet up. 



Jackson County, Fhi. — Barley is now being tried here, and the plant 

 is looking well. The acreage in oats is annually increasing. 



Burnet County, Texas. — For want of seed only a small area of wheat 

 has been sown this fall. Send us men from the ^N^orth and we will raise 

 more grain and less cotton. 



Red River County, Texas. — Wheat fully up to average, with acreage 

 largely increased. 



Columbia County, Arl: — Area in wheat slightly increased, sown late. 

 Tolerabl}^ good staud. 



Taney County, Mo. — One-third more wheat sown this year than last. 



FranJdin County, Mo. — Wheat sown in September much more promis- 

 ing than that sown later. 



Pettis County, 3fo.—i£he fly has done some damage to early sown 

 wheat. 



Moniteau County, Mo. — AVheat much injured by the Hessian fly. 



Cooper County, Mo. — Wheat injured by the fly. 



Benton County, 2Io. — Wheat never presented a more promising appear- 

 ance. 



Shelby County, Ky. — Decrease of 30 per cent, in wheat acreage, owing 

 to uncertainty of yield and low price for several years past. Eye is grow- 

 ing in favor, as it furnishes good winter and spring pasturage without 

 materially injuring the yield of grain, most of which is fed to hogs. As 

 a fertilizer rye is considered equal to two crops of red clover, especially 

 if followed by corn. Increased acreage over thirty per cent. 



Henry County, Ky. — Prospects *for winter grain exceedingly flattering. 



Ohio County, Ky. — The dry freeze has greatly injured at least the ap- 

 I)earance of wheat. 



Smith County, Tenn. — Owing to the low pxice of wheat the acreagie 

 has been reduced fully 20 per cent. 



Wealdcy County, Tenn. — Much damage is apprehended to the wheat 

 crop from the severe cold. 



Braxton County, W. Va. — Condition of wheat and rye very promising. 



J^icholas County, W. Va. — Wheat not so extensively sown as last year. 



Putnam County, W. Va. — A hard winter thns far for wheat and bar- 

 lej' ; weather dry and cold, with no snow. 



Schuyler County, 111. — Wheat was put in with greater care than usual, 

 and has made a greater groAvth tban common. The fly has done con- 

 siderable damage, especially in the earlier sown. 



Montyomery County, III. — Wheat looks better than for many years. 



Franklin County, III. — Prospect for wheat never better, if we except 

 a few fields afflicted by the fly. 



Effinyhani County, III. — Hessian fly has done some injury. 



Putnam County, III. — Winter wheat is looking unusually well, within- 

 creased area. 



Edwards County, III. — Owing to the dry weather and the fly, late-sown 

 wheat looks better than early sown. 



Johnson County, Ind. — Early-sown wheat infested with the fly. 



^yarren County, Ind. — Wheat in uncertain condition. It is feared that 

 the fly will take the crop. 



Boone County, Ind. — Wheat is better grown than usual j crop covered 

 finely with snow. 



