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Lee County, Va. — Eust bas greatly damaged the ^vheat. 



Clarle County, Va. — A heavy growth of straw in the northeastern part of the county ; 

 in others the report is less favorable. The crop of the county will probably be 5 per 

 cent, above an average. 



Aityusta County, Va. — The wheat is thin ; some fields were seeded to oats. The fly 

 has done considerable iujiuy. The wheat heads are long, however, and will probably 

 yield a good croj). 



Spottsylvania County, Va. — Wheat ripe sixteen days earlier than for many years. Very 

 little injury from disease or rust. 



King George County, Va. — Wheat retains its promising appearance, but it can hardly 

 mature well while the ground is so saturated. Bust on several plantations. The re- 

 cent storms have thrown down the rank wheat. Crops are not uniform ; some are 

 light and damaged by fly, and some by rust. Results uncertain; prospects by no 

 means favorable. 



Kanscmond County, Va. — Although we have had a very dry spring and considerable 

 rust, winter wheat is heavier, vrith larger heads, and altogether better than last year. 

 Birds are so destructive to smooth wheat that we caimot raise it ; they injure the 

 bearded scarcely any. 



Middlesex County, Va. — The rust struck wheat as early as the 20th of April, and 

 before the 5th of May the lower blades were entirely dead, and now the fields through- 

 out the county are red, and farmers are offering their crops for half they cost them. 



The prospect is less flattering iu tlie Caroliuas tliau in Virginia. Rust 

 lias appeared in many sections, including the counties of Orange, Macon, 

 Stanley, Yadkin, Stokes, Mecklenburg, Gaston, Eockingham; Ilarnett, 

 Alamance, Beaufort, Union, Green, Davie, Anson, Montgomery, Cam- 

 den, Franklin, Perquimans, Bladen, Cowan, and Gates, in North Caro- 

 lina ; and in Newberry, Union, Lexington, York, Spartanburg, and Eich- 

 land, in South Carolina. The fly has totally destroyed many fields in 

 Montgomery, produced some injury in Davie, and destroyed some early 

 fields in Orange, North Carolina ; and injury from the same cause is 

 reported in Greenville and York, in South Carolina. 



Pasquotank County, jN'. C. — We have a more perfect failure of the wheat crop than I 

 have ever known. 



Mecklenhurg County, N. C. — Wheat looked well up to the 20th of April, when a long 

 cold rain occurred. Rust prevalent. One farmer who sowed for 450 bushels, and who 

 expected 400 bushels one month ago, now thinks he will not have over 50. 



Spartanburg County, S. C. — It was thought that wheat would be ailmost a failure 

 from rust, but it is filling remarkably well, and should the weather continue favor- 

 able, there will be a fair crop. 



Union County, S. C— Rust on the wheat and an insect in the roots. 



Wheat is not a prominent crop in the South. The acreage of the 

 Gulf States appears to be but slightly increased. The reports of con- 

 dition are comi^aratively low, rust and the fly having wrought much 

 damage. The following items are from ouv correspondence : 



Gordon County, Ga. — Wheat set back by cold rains aud rust. 



Dan-son County, Ga. — Too much rain for wheat. Serious damage by rust. 



Talbot County, Ga. — Wheat crop reduced by immense numbers of rice birds feeding 

 upon it. 



Murray County, Ga. — Wheat crop nearly ruined. On the bottom lands it has been 

 attacked by the fly. rust, and spot. Other crops promising. 



De Kalb County, Ala. — Wheat almost ruined by excessive rains. Some fields will not 

 be cut at all. Not over half a crop. 



Bandolph County, Ala. — Increased acreage in wheat. That sown in December look- 

 ing well ; that "sown in January is a little backward, though promising. 



Washington County, Ark. — Prospect for winter wheat very good in eai'ly spring ; early 

 sown wheat killed by frost the 25th of April ; later sown more or less injured. 



Madison County, Ark. — Early wheat killed by tiost the 22d of April; farmers planting 

 their wheat fields with corn. 



Cherokee County, Texas. — Wheat harvest commenced May 29 ; considerably damaged 

 by rust. 



Dallas County, Texas. — Wheat poor, owing to the great quantity of rain. 



Medina County, Texas. — A dry winter and severe spring frosts damaged the growth of 

 ■winter and spring wheat considerably ; the rains at the end of March came too late to 

 repair the injury. 



