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suffered from drought, as Clarke, where "many fields will not make a 

 bushel i)er acre," while in Albemarle one farmer will harvest fifty bush- 

 els per acre on 300 acres. The crop has been reduced in quantity and 

 quality in the Carolinas by drought, mainly ui)ou uplands of a light 

 character. The bottom-lands in Georgia have been flooded to an un- 

 usual extent at various times, and especially during the great storms of 

 August, and drought has parched thin soils ; otherwise the croj) would 

 have been superior. Similar causes have reduced the yield in Alabama, 

 and drought has wrought much damage in Mississipi)i and the more 

 western Gulf States. Arkansas is the only Southern State that claims 

 average condition for this important crop. The increase in area was so 

 large that a greater in-oduct than that of last year may be expected in 

 the cotton belt. 



In the West, Kentucky, Illinois, and Michigan, report reduced con- 

 dition in consequence of drought ; and while local damages from this 

 cause appear in other Western States, their average condition is high, 

 and a large crop is certain. Some fields were injured by frost iu Northern 

 Ohio and in Michigan on the 21st ultimo. The yield in Wisconsin and 

 Minnesota will be heavy,- without inj ury from frost ; and in Iowa, Nebraska, 

 Kansas, and Missouri, another overflowing harvest of sound corn "is 

 assured. 



The present condition, expressed as a percentage, 100 representing a 

 good crop, is as follows: Above an average. New Hampshire, 111; 

 Massachusetts, 103 ; Ehode Island, 101; Connecticut, 105 ; New Jersey, 

 102; Delaware, 108; Maryland, 103; Arkansas, 102; Missouri, 112; 

 Ohio, 101; Wisconsin, 108 ; Minnesota, 110; Iowa, 114 ; Kansas, 119; 

 Nebraska, 112. 



Androscoggin County, Maine. — Extra crop. 



Oxford County, Maine. — Many fields are worthless except for fodder, owiug to the 

 grasshoppers. 



Hillsborough County, N. H. — Crop 15 per cent, less than last year. 



/Stafford County, N. H. — Being harvested in splendtd condition. 



Windsor County, Vt. — Fully three weeks later than last year. 



Grand Isle County, Vt. — Eipened slowly, and many fields were seriously injured by 

 frost. 



Orleans County, Vt. — Frost killed the corn when it needed two weeks to m?ture. 



Norfolk County, Mass. — Greatly injured by frost. 



New London County, Conn. — Better than last year. 



Ulster County, N. Y.— Frost, 2l8t September, killed corn. 



Putnam County, N. Y. — Mnch better than anticipated. 



Wyoming County, N. Y. — Late crop injured hy frost. 



Franklin County, N. Y. — Heavy frost, 16tli September, killed corn before it was ripe. 



Ontario County, N. Y. — Injured in some localities by the frost of 91st September. 



Erie County, N. Y. — Injured by drought and frost. Little over half a cvo]). 



Alleghany County, N. Y. — About an average crop, but not so good as last year. 



(Uoueester County, N. J. — Very heavy, but lato. All cut. 



Bergen County, N. J. — Seriously injured l>y the frost of September 21. 



Burlington County, N. J. — The past mouth has been very favorable for ripening late 

 corn, of which we have rather more than usual. 



Indiana County, Pa. — Cut short bydrouglit. 



Westmoreland County, Pa. — Much of the crop will be soft, it is feared. 



Wayne County, Pa. — Damaged by frost. 



G-reene County, Pa. — Killing frosts injured fodder where the corn was not cut up. 

 Corn t(X) far advanced to be damaged. 



Nortliumherland County, Pa. — Crop unusually large and good. 



Tv>ga County, Pa. — liipened early and harvested in better condition than usual. 



Baliimorv County, Md. — Fair average yield of good quality. 



Charles County, Md. — Crop exceeds the average for ten years past. 



Albemarle County, Va. — A grand crop in some sections. One farmer, it is estimated, 

 will harvest 50 bushels per acre ou 3U0 acres. In other sections the crop is short. 



Cnlpepcr County, Va. — Early planted, a good average cro^) ; late planted, about half a 

 crop. 



York County, Va. — Best season for corn since 1865. 



