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Floyd Coiintij, Jxf?.— Perfectly matured, and mncli of it harvested. 



Union Couniy, Ind.— Best crop of corn for four years. 



St. Josc])h County, Ind. — Not more than tliree-foui'tlis of a crop, owing to excessive dry 

 weather. 



FranMhi County, Ind.—Corn ripening in excellent condition ; not so heavy in kernel 

 as last year. ,wi.»* 



Fayette County, Ind. — Com is ripening very fast ; will soon be ready to harvest. 



Loraine County, Ohio. — Late-planted corn injured by severe frost September 20. 



Lawrence County, Ohio. — Crop the best known for many years. 



Geauga County, Ohio. — No better crop of corn ever seen in the county. 



Athens County, Ohio. — The quantity of corn is much reduced by long-continued 

 drought. 



Crawford County, Ohio. — The crop of corn is unusually large and fine. 



Hamilton County, Ohio. — Owing to dry weather in the spring, corn on bottom and 

 sandy soils is not so good as in other localities. 



Boss Counrty, Ohio. — In fine condition for harvesting. 



Defiance County, Ohio. — Late corn, was entirely killed by the heavy frosts the 21st and 

 22d of September. 



Union County, Ohio. — Com all ripe and in good condition. 



Adams County, Ohio. — Drought has injured the corn crop considerably. 



Mason County, Midi. — Late corn injured by early frost. 



Muskegon County, Mich. — Continued drought has diminished the corn crop materially. 



Emmet County, Mich. — Half a crop, with quality so inferior as to make it equal to aboat 

 one-fourth of that of last year. 



La Fayette County, Wis. — Heaviest crop of corn ever raised in the county. 



Fillmore County, Minn. — Com is being harvested in good order. 



Steele County, Minn. — Best crop we have ever had, both in product and quality. 



Cass County, Iowa. — Corn crop probably the best ever raised in the county. 



Marshall County, Iowa. — Corn well ripened and in good condition. 



Clinton County, Iowa. — Corn crop best for five years; perfectly ripe. 



Tama Couivty, Iowa. — Late com injured by dry weather during the last two months. 



Mahaska County, Iowa. — Corn all vipe and in good condition to harvest; a month 

 earlier than usual. 



Washington County, lo-wa. — Corn crop the best known for twenty years. 



Muscatine County, Iowa. — A very great yield of corn ; all wanting more crib-room. 



Webster County, Iowa. — Best crop of corn ever raised in this county ; average yield, 

 about fifty bushels per acre. 



Keokuk County, Iowa. — Corn crop truly wonderful ; nothing before to be compared 

 with it. 



Dallas County, Iowa. — Corn has ripened finely without injury from frost. 



Monona County, Iowa. — Corn crop exceeds any before raised in this county. 



Harrison County, Iowa. — Corn fully matured; crop heavy. 



Jackson County, Fans. — Corn very good ; selling at 25 cents per bushel. 



Filey County, Fans. — The crop of corn is large; rain destroyed the chinch-bugs. 



Douglas County, Fans. — Corn good ; suttered some injury from chinch-bug. 



Jefferson County, Fans. — Com nearly fit to harvest; crop bountiful. 



Norris County, Fans. — Corn crop is unsurpassed. 



Crawford County, FanS;. — Most corn in vicinity of wheat injured by chinch-bug. 



Wyandotte County, Fans. — Yield of corn large ; crop is being harvested. 



Doniphan County, Fans. — Corn crop the largest ever raised in the county. 



Osage County, Fans. — Many fields badlj" damaged by chinch-bug. 



Merrick County, Xebr. — Chinch-bug injured corn crop considerably. 



Cass County, Xebr. — Corn is drying up early ; injured by chinch-bug. 



Douglas County, Xebr. — Best com crop ever raised in this section of the country. 



Fearney County, Xebr. — Corn is much better than last year, both in quantity and 

 quality. * 



Saunders County, Xebr. — Acreage increased 150 per cent. ; condition 50 per cent, above 

 average. 



Curry County, Oreg. — Corn has grown well notwithstanding the severe drought. 



WHEAT. 



The product of wheat, as calculated from county estimates of our cor- 

 respoudeuts, appears to be about 7 per cent, less than last year. The per- 

 centag-es of last yeai^' crop iu the several States are as follows : Maine, 87 ; 

 New Hampshire, 106 ; Vermont, 94; Massachusetts, 104; Connecticut, 

 100; New, York, 101; New Jersey, 125; Pennsylvania, 123 ; Delaware, 

 100; Maryland, 120 ; Yirginia, 85 ; North Carolina^ 65 ; South Carolina, 



