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York County, Pa. — The wheat and rye crops are generally housed, the harvest being 

 about two weeks in advance of other years, and the yield promisiag to be full measure, 

 even rnuuing over. 



Sni/der Comity, Pa. — The wheat crop is the best harvested for many years. 



Pike County, Pa. — The prospect of wheat and rye has not been fully realized ; the fly 

 did more injury than was anticipated. Some kinds of wheat and rye did not fill well. 

 There will, however, be more than an average crop. Harvest commenced June 26, the 

 earliest harvest in forty years. 



Union County, Pa. — Wheat now harvesting is a good yield, and well filled in the grain, 

 but the straw is short. 



Delaware County, Pa. — iluch of the wheat has been housed in good condition; re- 

 mainder ready; weather uncertain. 



L'l II rente County, Pa. — The season has been very dry. Fall wheat is above an average. 



Clearjietd County, Pa. — Wheat is sho t owing to the drought, but is well-headed and 

 filled. Some has been cut — at least two weeks earlier than usual. 



Greene County, Pa. — Wheat is all cut, and is a good crop. The Tappahannock stUl 

 maintains a good reputation. 



Baltimore County, Md. — Wheat magnificent in quantity and quality. Eye never 

 better. 



Cecil County, Md. — Wheat much better than was anticipated. The early rust affected 

 only the leaves and not the stems. Heads well tilled. Harvest unusually early. 



Frederick County, Aid. — Wheat, in quantity and quality, exceeds any crop of the past 

 sixteen years. 



2Iontyomery County, Md. — Wheat promises better than for several years past. 



Queen Anne County, Md. — White wheat so far as threshed yields poorly, but red 

 wheat is tuinirig out well, though the grain seems jjinched bj' too hasty ripening. 

 Wheat, as a whole, below average. 



Washington County, Md. — Wheat will average 20 bushels per acre. Some fields reach- 

 ing SO bushels. Barley about 30 bushels. 



JuyuMa County, Va. — Wheat thin on the ground, but large and well filled. Harvest 

 ten (lays earlier than usual. 



Poietourt County, Va. — Wheat looked promising within a few days of harvest, and 

 then liegan to dry up. Many fields died out in a few days. 



Puckingham County, Va. — Wheat-yield about the same as last year, with 25 per cent, 

 more of acreage. Probably one-fourth of the crop has been lost by smut. It will be 

 very difficult to obtain good wheat in many localities. 



lauquier County, Va. — The wheat crop not of uniform excellence, but of better average 

 character than for years, and haivesttd in better condition. 



Henrico County, T'a. — Wheat did not come up to general expectation at harvesting. 

 Considerable drought. 



King Georf;e County. Va. — Wheat harvest earlier than in forty years previous, and 

 better than for several years past. The threshing is expected -to be fair in quantity, 

 and of t-upeiior quality — at least two-tenths better than last year. 



2^ehon Couvty, Va. — Wheat crop of fair quality, and above the average of the past 

 five years. Ij^iuit ai)peared, however, a few days before harvest, and the rapid drying 

 of the straw forced an earlier cutting — at least a week before it would otherwise have 

 be< ij (loiic. The grain will probably show considerable shriveling. 



^j^ot'f.ijrania County, la. — Fair weather favored the maturing of the wheat, which 

 was harvested ten days earlier than usual. A large proportion has beenalieady threshed, 

 ai;d the yield is superior in quality, and abundant in quantity. Not half ths phosphates 

 used as in foimer years, and but little appreciable benefit where used. 



Montgomery County, Va. — Wheat and rye harvested, and found to be below average 

 in (jraiitily, but sui:erb in quality. Dry weather up to 20th June. 



JSitholatf County, Va. — Wheat a failure in many localities; highlands tolerable. 

 Injured by rust, midge, joint-woim and weevil. 



J ayelte County, ?'«.— Wheat looked well, but much of it having fallen had to be cut 

 befcie lijieuing. 



Alumauce County, N. C. — Wheat crop the worst fitilure ever known — not more than 

 40 ] ei- cent, of an average crop — good laud not ])roducing more than three or four 

 bi.sliels and much poor land not over one, two, or three bushels to one sown. 



AUcUeiiburg County, N. C— Wheat half acrox); thiu on the ground and injured by 

 rust. Many fields not worth cutting. 



Ii'ovun ( ouniy, 2\'. C— Wheat, grain well developed ; but only half the average amount 

 of straw on the ground. 



Cahluell County, A. C. — Wheat damaged with rust — not redeeming the fair promise of 

 a niojitli ago. 



Martin County, X. C. — Wheat much injured by rust. 



(heme County, X. C— Wheat and rye almost a failure through a cold spell in May. 

 Many farmers will not get back their seed. 



i^l'urtunhirgh County, i^. C— Wheat short of expectations; much not worth cutting^ 



