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Boone County, lU. — Wheat averages 11 bushels; crops cut down by chinch-bjigs, iu 

 the nartheiii ]>art of the couuty, to 5 bushels. i 



. HchuijU'r Countij, 111. — Spriug- wheat destroyed by chinch; winter-wheat averages 19 

 bushels; some crops average 41 bushels. 



Tazewell County, //?.t— Wiuter-wheat averages 20 bushels per acre. 



SanfiMuon County, 111. — Spring-wheat a failure; winter-wheat, 23 bushels per acre. 



Marshall County, III. — Spring-wheat almost a failure ; but one-third of the area planted 

 was harvested ; winter-wheat averages 22 bushels. 



PuUiski County, 111. — Though some fields reach an average of 20 and 30 bushels, the 

 imperfect modes of culture bring down the general average to 10. 



Fulton County, III. — Winter-wheat, the first I have seen iu thirty-six years' farming in 

 Illinois, averaged 30 bushels, ranging from 25 to 40. Spring-wheat will not return the 

 seed. Winter will hereafter be sown more extensively. 



Pike County, III. — Wheat averages 14 bushels, with very heavy straw; best varieties 

 Walker, Genesee, Gold Drop, and Mediterranean. The Wliite and Red May, Blue Stem, 

 and Tappahaunock did not do so well, ilore smut tlian I ever saw before. 



Peoria Couuty, III. — Spring-wheat eaten by chinch. Winter- wheat but little -sown, 

 but of excellent yield ; averages of 22 bushels reported. 



Hancock County, III. — Wheat averages 22 bushels, single fields being reported as 

 high as 38, and very few below 20 bushels. Sxiring-wheat eaten by chinch. Rye aver- 

 ages considerably less than winter-wheat. 



Steuben County, Ind. — Yield in timber-land, 30 bushels per acre ; partial prairie, 20 ' 

 bushels per acre ; harvested iu fine condition, and more has been raised in the county 

 than ever before, the acreage having been largely increased. 



Madison County, Ind. — Wheat averages 9 bushels ; injured by rust and fly. 



Eipley County, Ind. — Wheat turning out badly ; injured Ijy rust. 



Cass County, Ind. — I have just thrashed out of Tappahannock, 21 bushels per acre, 

 weighing 61 pounds per bushel. ' 



Carroll County, Ind. — Rust, fly, and bad weather have cut down the wheat average to 

 10 bushels. 



Harrison County, Ind. — Wheat averages not over 5 bushels ; quality inferior. 



Morrow County, Ohio. — Wheat averages 12 bushels; 50 per cent, below anticipations ; 

 some fields injured by frost ; -quality inferior. 



Vinton County Ohio. — Wheat averages this year 7 bushels ; general average, 10 ; in- 

 jured by rust and fly. 



Hardin County, Ohio. — Wheat averages 12 bushels ; grain shrunk and lighter than last 

 year. 



Ashland County, Ohio. — Wlieat crop averages 18 bushels; very good quality. 



Calhoun County, llich. — Wheat yield per acre varies. One field of Tappahannock 

 yielded 40 l)usheis per acre, and a neighboring field of Diehl, 34. General average 

 about 20 bushels, as sound as was ever made into flour. Chief varieties, Diehl, Traad- 

 well, and Tappahannock. 



Shiawassee County. Mich. — Yield of wheat greater than usual, averaging 25 bushels ; 

 some fields 40 bushels. 



Xewayyo County, Mich. — Wheat, iu spite of frost, more thaiyin average crop ; averag- 

 ing 17 bushels per acre ; quality unusually good ; weighs G4^ pouu<ls per bushel. 



Mecosta County, Mich. — Winter-wheat better than usual; some fields not att'ected by 

 frost ; average 40 bushels. 



Washington County, ll'is. — Club-wheat a failure, ranging from 7 to 12 bushels per 

 acre. It is the main crop of the county. Rio Grande and Mammoth are plump and of 

 good color, ranging from 14 to 21 bushels per acre ; winter-wheat yields from 18 to 30 

 bushels, but there is but little sown. 



Jackson County, Wis. — Spring-wheat will average 8 bushels; winter, 15; average 

 reduced by extreme drought in May and .June. 



Sherburne County, Minn. — Wheat crop suflered from drought, but late rains have 

 benefited it ; quality good ; housed in good condition. 



Washington County, Iowa. — Wheat averages 20 bushels; quality fine; housed in good 

 order with favorable weather. 



Tama County, Iowa. — Vv'heat averages 11 bushels; quality good ; price at the station, 

 85 to 90 cents. 



Dubufiue County, Iowa. — Wheat averages 15 bushels; my crop of whito Michigan, 25 

 bushels. 



Allamakee County, Toxva. — Spring-wheat averages 13 bushels ; winter- wheat 17 ; quality 

 better than for many years, weighing GO pounds per bushel. 



Appanoose County, Iowa. — Wheat crop a failure ; 95 per cent, of it spring-wheat, of 

 which I cannot hear of a single bushel saved from the chinch-bugs. 



Shelby County, Iowa. — About a <iuarter of the wheat crcq) has been thrashed, showing 

 an average of IH bushels. 



Hancock County, Iowa. — Wheat never better in quality, but bcdow average in quan- 



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