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Essex County, Vt. — Vegetation generally looking well. Warm days and cool nights 

 jn June. 



New London County, 'Conn. — Weather dry in May and early party of June ; heavy 

 rains after June 1.5. 



Harlford County, Conn. — Copious rains in June told favorably on all crops. 



Genesee County, iSf. Y. — Wheat harvest will begin about 15th July. Straw short, but 

 more than an average crop is promised. 



Westchester County, X. Y. — The weather for the last two weeks has been cool, with 

 showers which have helped winter grain and grass very much. 



Seneca County, N. Y. — Early wheat cut July 1. The crop will be the best raised in 

 the county for ten years. The last three weeks have been cool and very favorable for 

 the filling of the berry. Only late-sowed whuat will be rusted. 



Ontario County, N. Y. — k heavy frost June 17. 



Onondaga County, N. Y. — Winter wheat has succeeded admirably; is a superior crop. 

 Si>ring crops injured by drought. 



Lewis County, X. Y. — July 4th the first rain for seven weeks feU in this county. 



Alleyany County, N. Y. — June unnsiially cold and dry. 



Delaware County, iV. Y. — Rye slightly damaged by a frost June 17, which killed beans. 



Warren County, N. Y. — Frosts June 17 and oOdid no damage except to corn. 



Livingston County, N. Y. — The crop of winter wheat and barley is unusually promisiug. 

 Recent raius will injure filling. Slight frost Juue 17. Weather cool and favorable. 



Niagara County, N. Y. — We have had the least rain for the last three months that has 

 been known for thirty years. A frost Juue 30 did slight injury. Winter wheat looks 

 better than it has for many years. 



Putnam County, N. Y. — Crops generally are looking much better since recent rains, 

 previous to which they h;id almost ceased to grow. 



Cattaraugus County, N. F.— Slight frosts June 16 and 17. Weather cool and dry. 



Steul>en County, N. Y. — Spring wheat, oats, and barley much improved by rains 18th, 

 24th, and 27th June. 



Yates County, N. Y. — Cold and dry weather last three weeks of June. White frost 

 June 18 and '.iO. 



Warren County, N..J. — The wheat and ry-e crop never looked better. It is considered 

 at least -iO per cent, above average. 



Sussex County, N. J. — Wheat and rye looking finely. 



Ocean County, N. J. — Wncatand rye have revived very much in consequence of June 

 rains, and now [sroitiisc more than a full crop. 



JUerccr County, N. J. — Wheat is fine, and if harvested iu good condition will be an extra 

 cro]i. 



Morris County, X. J. — Heavy rains have improved the crops. Grain is better than 

 was expected. 



Salem County, N. J. — Wheat good, and well harvested. 



Lycoming County, Pa, — Wheat is generally short, but stands well on the ground; is 

 well headed and well filled with a fine, plump berry. 



Huntingdon County, Pa. — Harvest is much earlier this season than it has been for 

 many years. Winter grain will all be cut by July 4. 



Butler County, Pa. — Wheat mostly cut, and better than an average yield. Harvest 

 earlier than for many years. Siiglit froste Juue 29 and 30. 



Lebanon County. Pa. — The wheat and rye harvest is half finished. Old farmers con- 

 sider the wheat crop the best for forty-six years, and the rye crop the best ever grown. 

 Heads with ninety to ninety-five grains can readily be found. The average length of 

 rye-stalks in some lots is about eight feet. Some measure over nine fus^. 



Indiana County, Pa. — The wheat crop is good, and one-half has been cut and shocked. 

 Harvest at least two weeks earlier than usual. 



Pucks County, Pa. — The average of the rye crop -is this year high, both on account ot 

 the low average of the crop for the past few years aud the very heavy crop this year, 

 exceeding the yield for many years, both iu straw and grain. 



Mifflin County, Pa. — We are just in the midst of wheat harvest, and it is much the 

 best we have had for many years. A new variety of wheat, called Fulty wheat, ori- 

 ginated in this county some five years ago, is about the oaly kind tliat will be sown. 

 I think it a very fine variety of smooth wheat. 



Luzerne County, Pa.~A warm, dry spring, with very cold nights occasionally. 



Armstrong County, Pa. — Season generally cool and dry. Wheat short, but well- 

 headed, aud grain plump. Sliglit frost June 30. 



Westmoreland County, Pa. — Harvest well advanced. Winter wheat promises to be a 

 . most prolific crop. A sharp frost Juue 30, injuring grapes. 



Franklin County, Pa. — Grain nearly all cut, and of sup'.'ririr quality. 



Lycoming County, Pa. — A long continued drought retarded aU crops, but late rains 

 have greatly improved them. 



Bucks County, Pa. — Copious rains since the loth of June have given an impetus to 

 all growing crops. 



