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Clinton. Count i/, Mo. — Chintz-bugs numerous and destructive, destroying nearly all 

 the spring wheat and barley. 



Holt County, Mo. — Eye has become quite a crop in this county, and has obtained 

 a good reputation. The season has been exceptional and capricious. Chinch-bugs 

 entirely destroyed spring wheat. 



Marion Countji, J7o.— Wheat, after promising the largest crop ever given in the 

 county, turns oiit, after cleaning up, to be greatly diminished in quantity but of good 

 quality. Straw very heavy. 



Montf/omery County, Mo.— Yery dry till the 20th of June. Wheat, though pluiup and 

 good, does not turu out well to the head, yet more is raised in the county than ever 

 before. 



Fike County, Mo. — Wheat harvest earlier than ever known, commencing in May and 

 closing June 24. Straw heavj-^, but heads not well filled. 



Platte County, Mo. — W^heat acreage smaller than last year, but the quality is superior. 



Putnam County, Mo. — Three-fourths of the spring wheat so badly injured by chinch- 

 bug as not to be worth cutting. 



J'enion County, Mo. — Drought till June 24, when the ground was thoroughly wet 

 Cliiuch badly damaged the wheat. 



Wayne County, Mo. — Acreage in wheat 25 per cent, greater than last year, but frost 

 and liy greatly reduced the yield. 



Caldwell County, Mo. — Tappahauuock wheat has done well but is not our best wheat 

 — heads too small. 



Clay County, Mo. — Wheat has done very well and will be mostly saved. 



Clarke County, Mo. — Wheat prospects the best for five years. 



Mercer County, Mo. — Winter wheat of excellent quality and harvested two weeks 

 earlier than usual. Spring wheat almost a failure tlirougli drought aud cliiuch-bngs. 



FranlUn County, Mo. — Wheat wintered well, and in spite of rust, drought, chinch, 

 and joint worm, has produced a better crop than last year, aud three weeks earlier. 



Phelps County, Mo. — Wheat cut two weeks earlier than usual — Tappahaaook by 

 June 10. 



Muscatine Cownty, Iowa. — The wheat crop, as usual of late years, la one of loss to the 

 producer. Very early in the season it was attacked by red rust, and since then the 

 chinch-bug has appeared. 



Harrison County, Iowa. — Wheat is generally short, and has the appearance of being 

 light, but there is time yet for improvement. 



Tama County, Iowa. — Weather highly favorable to growing crops. The blades of 

 wheat are somewhat rusted ; no injur y yet to the berry. 



Bremer County, Iowa. — Wheat thin in many cases aud lower leaves rusty. Many 

 farmers sow too thin. Some complaint of chinch-bug. 



Mahaska County, Iowa. — Some rust on the wheat, and chinch-bugs in a few localities. 

 Harvesting spring wheat has commenced, which is ten days earlier than usual. 



Scott County, Iowa. — Until a short time ago barley looked above average coudition, 

 but heavy rains have colored the berry. The harvest will be large iu bushels. Wheat 

 is injured by rust, aud will not yield over 75 to 80 per cent, of an average ciop. 



Wayne County, Iowa. — Since the 1st of June the chinch-bug and rust have taken 

 three-fourths of the entire cro^i of spring wheat. They have not done much harm to 

 "VN'iuter wheat. 



Washington County, Iowa. — It has been very dry until the middle of June, but "abun- 

 dant showers have lately fallen — too late, however, to help the wheat. 



Calhoun County, Iowa. — Wheat injured by drought; stalks short and heads small. 



Lee County, Iowa. — Spring wheat almost entirely destroyed by chinch-bug. Spring 

 barley also damaged some by the bug. 



Potfawalfamie County, Iowa. — Prospect for spring wheat unftivorable ; rust and chinch- 

 bugs plenty; will not be over half a crop; weather favorable, neither too wet nor dry. 



Audubon County, Iowa. — Great falling off in wheat; it will be fiir below average ill 

 consequence of drought in June. 



Des Moines County, Iowa. — Fall' wheat ripe middle of June, and is a heavy crop. 

 Spring wheat is being cut, and will be about half a crop, owing to the destructiveuess 

 of the chinch-bug. 



Marion County, Iowa. — Spring wheat injured by the drought and chinch-bug. Win- 

 ter wheat is a good crop, above average, aud is harvested. Kyeis a fair, average crop, 

 and was harvested in good order. 



Plymouth County, Iowa. — Recent rains have helped the wheat. Barley is being har- 

 vested, and the yield is encouraging. 



Palo Alto County, Iowa. — Best prospect for crops in this county for five years. 



Story County, Iowa. — So far no bug, insect, or worm preys upon any kind of grain. 



Allamakee County, Iowa. — Wheat leaves badly rusted; heads short; straw healthy; 

 the crop may l)e nearly an average in quantity, but cannot be of first-rate quality. 



Lee County, Iowa. — Harvesting winter grain commenced Juae 12, twenty days earlier 

 than usual. Grain saved iu good coudition. 



