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Learenworih Countij, Eans. — Corn Tcry fine. 



Xeohho Coiiniy, Kaiis. — Corn ue-ver better in Sontliern Kansas. 



Nernaha County, Kans.-^Chiuch-hi\g iujnriiig the corn, 



Morris County, Kans. — Corn never looked better. 



Howard County, Eans. — Corn splendid; never looked better. 



Settgu^ick County, Eans. — Corn planting commenced the last of March, and continued 

 to the middle of June. Season good. 



Coffey County, Eans. — Corn is doing finely. A few pieces would have been injured by 

 the chinch-bug but for the heavy rains. 



Bates County, Mo. — Corn could not be better; this season has been reinarkably faror- 

 able ; crops four weeks in advance. 



Clay County, Mo. — Bad weather has interfered with corn culture, but vegetation being 

 vigorous, the crops will l)e large. 



Clinton Connti/, Mo. — Chinch-bugs are injuring the corn. 



Bolt County, Mo. — Chinch-bugs at work at the corn, which otherwise would surj)ass 

 any j)revious crop. 



Jackson County, Mo. — Corn iiromises a heavy yield in spifce of injury fit'om storms dur- 

 ing the last few days. 



Lincoln County, Mo. — Two good rains at the proper time would make beautiful crops 

 of corn. 



Moniteau Covnty, Mo. — Corn looking unusually well, but the chinch-bug is working on 

 old lands. 



Montgomery County, Mo. — No such iirosiiect for corn in ten years past. 



WHEAT AND RYE. 



The crop ot winter wlieat lias been harvested, the work commencing 

 the first week in Jnue, and much of it ending in June, that of the more 

 northern sections terminatiug the first or second week in July. Tlio 

 ripening was fully a week earlier than usual. The condition of the plant 

 in early spring wasremarkably promising, and while rust on the blades was 

 quite general in its prevalence, and insects were abundant, particularly 

 the chinch-bug, the returns for the 1st of July indicate a condition some- 

 what above an average. The States showing a comparatively low con- 

 dition are as follows: New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Con- 

 necticut, Virginia, and all other Southern States except Texas. All the 

 Western States present comparatively high averages, except Kentui^ky, 

 (35 per cent, below,) and Indiana, (7 per cent.) The California average 

 is 17 per cent, below. Among the States presenting higher average are 

 Ohio, 4 per cent, above; Michigan, 8; Illinois, 7; Missouri, 3; Kansas, 

 7 ; USTebraska, 10 ; Oregon, 1 per cent. The winter wheat of Iowa ami 

 Wisconsin is in equally high condition, but in area it bears an insignifi- 

 cant proportion to the spring variety. 



The returns concerning spring wheat are more unfavorable than for 

 many previous years. Only Maine, New Hampshire, Connecticut, and 

 Oregon exceed an average, while the i)ercentages below an average are 

 as follows: Missouri, 36; Illinois, 30; Indiana, 2; Ohio, 7; Michigan, 4; 

 Wisconsin, 20; Minnesota, 30; Iowa, 18; Kansas, 15; Nebraska, 11 ; 

 California, 5. The chinch-bug has been more destructive to the spring- 

 wheat than in any season since the inauguration of these reports. The 

 extent of the mischief from insects, rust and drought, cannot be deter- 

 mined until the spring wheat has matured, and the yield and quality of 

 the berry are indicated by the thresher. 



The following items are presented from a mass of similar information 

 in the July correspondence : 



Carroll County, iV. ff. — Grasslioppers numerous, and damaging beans, potatoes, and 

 grain. If diy weatlier continues, they will seriously damage grain. 



Bockingham County, N. H. — All kinds of grain crops look well and better than last 

 year. 



Caledonia County, Vt. — Weather dry; crops suffering. 



Addison County, Vt. — Drought has seriously aifected many crops. 



Windsor County, Ft. — The di-y season continues. 



