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Upslntr County, Texas. — Tlie dronglit, followed by tlie extreme wet weather, cut the 

 crop short. 



McLellan Coimiy, Texas. — Half a crop ; now worth $1 25 per l>n»hel. 



De Witt Coimtij, Texas. — Cut short by drought, though uiauy farmers have harvested 

 better crops than usual. 



WUUammn County, Texas. — Shortened by a four months' drought. Selling at $1 per 

 bushel. Last year, same date, .50 cents. 



JVasMngton County, Ark. — Probably an average crop; but the yield will be less thau 

 anticipated. Wet weather in the spring, poor cultivation while j'ouug, drought after 

 middle of July, so that the crop did not mature well. 



Columbia County, Ark. — Crop greater than last year. 



Drew County, Ark. — Notv.ithstanding the large area jDlauted, the crop will not more 

 than suffice for home consumption. 



Johnson County, Ark. — Yield reduced by drought. Ears small, but sound. Housed in 

 good condition. 



Fayette County, Tenn. — Larger acreage and better yield per acre than last year. 



Doddridge County, TV. Va. — The dry weather of the last month has been very favora- 

 ble to the corn crop. 



Taylor County, W. Va. — Late corn croi^ considerably injured by the heavy frosts in 

 September. 



Brooke County, W. Va. — Slightly damaged by the extreme drought. 



Lincoln County, Ey. — Corn does not exceed half a crop, owing to drought from July 1 

 to September 13 ; late planted of no account. 



Oraces County, Ey. — Late corn was considerably injured by the heavy frost Septem- 

 ber 28. 



Breckinridge County, Ey. — Injured 20 per cent, by dry weather in August. 



Henderson County, Ey. — Corn much improved by rains the last of August. 



Gentry County, Mo. — Crop well matured; sufficiently dry to harvest. 



Carroll County, Mo. — Corn crop has been considerably injured by the chinch-bug 

 and drought during August and September. 



Audrain County, Mo. — Corn injured by chinch-bug more than for many years. 



Perry County, Mq. — Drouglit for six weeks and the chifich-bug haA'e nearly destroyed 

 the corn crop on old lands ; chinch-bugs never so numerous. 



Callaway County, Mo. — Pretty good yield, but some of it light and chaffy. 



Moniteau County, Mo. — Early corn crop large ; late corn almost a failure. 



Clay County, Mo. — Corn crop splendid; price advancing. 



Pemiscot County, Mo. — Crop considerably diminished by drought in August and Sep- 

 tember. 



Lee County, III. — Badly damaged by drought on sandy soil ; on moist land above an 

 average crop. 



DeJi'itt County, 111. — Corn crop about an average; greatly reduced by dry weather. 



Perry County, III. — Corn crop very much injured by drought. 



Lawrence County, III. — Coilu on the prairies almost entirely destroyed by the chinch- 

 bug. 



Wabash County, 111.— Com averages about three-fourths of a crop ; quality good. 



Pike Cotmfy, ill.— Corn on moist lands never better; on dry not more than half a 

 crop, owing to drought. 



Jersey County, 111. — Injured by dry weather and chinch-bug. 



Ogle County, ill. — Crop ready for harvesting several weeks earlier thaki usual. 



De Ealb County, 111. — Dry weather has injured the corn considerably; the quality is 

 excellent. 



Boone County, 111. — Corn crop diminished by severe drought in August and Septem- 

 ber; quality good. 



Livingston County, III. — ^There will be a large crop of corn notwithstanding injury by 

 drought. 



Carroll County, ill. — Eipened unusually early, and is in good condition to harvest. 



Macoupin County, III. — Owing to light rains in early summer corn has done well ; 

 late crops injured by drought. 



Hancock County, 111. — Considerably injured by dry weather and chinch-bug. 



Fayette County, 111. — Crop considerably less than last year, owing to injury by chinch- 

 bug and drought. 



St. Clair County, 111. — Corn in northern part of oonnty good ; southern and eastern 

 Tery poor. 



Pulaski County, Ind. — Com crop has beeii diminished 15 to 25 per cent, by drought. 



Madison County, Ind. — Crop light, but safe from injury by frost. 



Noble County, Ind. — Dry weather has considerably injured the corn crop. 



Decatur County, Ind.— Corn is good, and out of danger from frost. 



Ohio County, ind. — Corn is fully an average crop; all rijie. 



Clark County, Ind.— -Corn is not maturing well. 



Dubois County, Ind. — Much above an average, and Avell matured. 



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