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Madison County, Fa. — Short generally, but mucli improved by September rains. 



King George County, Va. — Best crop for many years. 



Alexandria County, Va. — All crops injured by drought. 



Clarke County, Va. — Drought disastrous. Many fields will not make a bushel to the 

 acre. On the river bottoms and along other streams there are some good fields of corn. 



Fauquier County, Fa.— Materially reduced by drought. 



Sifrry County, Va. — Very good. More corn than in any year for six years past. 



Gloucester County, Va. — Large crops wherever the cultivation has been good. 



Wautauga County, N. C. — Crop injured about 10 per cent, by a severe storm of rain and 

 wind on the 1st of September. 



Caldwell County, N. C. — Early summer very wet, followed by drought in July and 

 August, reduced the crop very much. 



Bladen County, JSf. C. — Crop reduced at least one-third by drought on all uplands. 

 Bottom lands rather better. 



Franklin County, N. C— We have had one of the most disastrous droughts ever known 

 in this county. Crops of all kinds have sutfered. The corn acreage was largely 

 increased, and a supply of corn will probably be made. 



Mecklenburgh County, N. C. — Early crop much the best. The crop is light, and mostly 

 nubbins, except in the bojjtoms. Crop in the county will not average over live bushels 

 to the acre. 



Gaston County, N. C. — Very short on high lands and very good on low lands. Drought 

 reduced the upland crop tworthirds. 



Beaufort County, N. C. — Late crop injured by drought, but as a whole the yield will be 

 about an average. 



Craven County, N. C. — Heavy, sound, and good. 



Person County, X. C. — Injured by drought.. 



Tork County, S. C. — Tluee-fourths of a crop. It has turned out better than reported 

 last month. 



Clarendon County, S. C. — Yield pcj" acre not so good as h>st year. Acreage increased 

 20 per cent. 



Lexington County, S. C. — Fully up to an aver;ige ; which, with the very promising pea 

 crop, will supply abundant food for man and beast. 



I\'ewberry County, S. C. — The crop gathers light ; much less than anticipated. 



Putnam County, Ga. — Most unfavorable season withiu my recollection for both corn 

 and cotton. 



Sohley County, Ga. — Sufficient for home consumption. 



Lumpkin County, Ga. — Injured bj' storm in August by being blown down. 



Clayton County, Ga. — Injured by wet weather in spring and summer, and severe storm 

 in August. 



Butts County, Ga. — Injured by drought and by storms. 



Crawford County, Ga. — Nearly all the corn ou the river and large creek bottoms 

 destroyed by floods. 



Spalding County, Ga. — Over an average. Where it was well cultivated it is superior. 



Habersham County, Ga. — Bottom corn flooded while in the milk. 



Suwanee County, Fla. — Some fields ungathered at the overflow of the river were 

 destroyed. 



Levy County, Fla. — Badly damaged by the storms of August. When reody for gather- 

 ing it was broken down and covered with water, and a great deal of it rotted. 



Greene County, Ala. — Late coi-n destroyed by drought. 



Wilcox Courvty, Ala. — Very light and inferior. 



Dallas County, Ala. — Not over three-fifths of a crop, and' quality inferior. 



Macon County, Ala. — Almost an entire failure. 



Chambers County, Ala. — Early corn good ; late cut off by drought in August. 



Sumter County, Ala. — Scarcely auy corn. Quality poor. 



Clarke County, Ala. — Early planted corn ou the uplands, over an average crop. The 

 river and creek lauds, owing to overflow, were planted late, and are an entire failure. 



Hancock County, Miss. — Crop reduced by drought at one time and excessive rains at 

 another. 



Jefferson County, Miss. — Almost a total failure. 



Wilkinson County, Miss. — Heavily damaged by drought. 



Marshall County, il/iss'.— Injured by drought when in tlie milk state. ^\^ien the rains 

 came it was heavy, with a brisk wind, which blew the stalks down, and much of the 

 corn was destroyed. 



Rapides Parish, irt.— Not over five per cent, of a crop. 



Franklin Parish, Luf — But little more than half a crop. 



Milam County, Texas. — Much better than anticipated two months ago. 



Hardin County, Texas. — Crop gathered — abundant and of good quality. 



Smith &oun1y, Texas. — Tke increased acreage brings the aggregate production up to 

 that of last j'ear. 



Bed Biver County, Texas. — Below an average ; but sufficient for home use and to spare 



