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Neiv London County, Conn. — Owing to the sliort crop of hay, farmers are reduciug 

 their slock by fattening it for beef. 



Hartford County^ Conn. — Looking exceedingly well, but will be sent to the shambles 

 early on account of short crop of hay. 



Franklin County, N. T. — No rain; no after-feed; cattle thin. 



Ontario County, X. Y. — Stock plenty and cheap. 



Erie County, X. Y. — The unniber will be small. 



Albany County, X. Y. — In number about the same as last year. Condition good. 

 Hogs plenty, prices low. Sheep scarce and prices good. 



Warren County, X. J. — Very plenty and in good condition. 



Butler County, Fa. — Young cattle are selling at 25 per cent, less than the same could 

 have been sold for last spring. Scarcity of water is felt by cattle ; in some parts of the 

 county the springs are drying up. 



Indiana County, Pa. — Cattle have ruled low this season, and farmers are not fattening 

 so much stock as usual. 



Beaver County, Fa. — Cattle and sheep in good stock order; cattle fever going down ; 

 eheep fever arising. 



Wan-en County, Fa. — Not as fat as usual, owing to the flry season; mostly unsold; 

 prices very low. 



• Culpeper County, Ta. — Near the mountains cattle are very plentiful and in good con- 

 dition; prices quite low. 



Orange County, Va. — Stock generally in good condition. 



Surry County, Va. — Good condition; more being slaughtered than last year. 



Franklin County, X. C. — Above an average. There will be a considerable increase in 

 j)ork. 



Callaway County, Mo. — Cattle shrinking, owing to the drought. Grass all dried up 

 and water scarce. Many farmers are hauling water two to seven miles, aud drive stock 

 to water. 



Liberty County, Fla. — Above average. 



Williamson County, Texas. — Witlj an early and sevei'e winter the loss of stock will be 

 large, as grass is poorer than known in 20 years on the 1st of October. 



Austin County, Texas. — Water scant, pasture poor, and it is feared that a large per- 

 centage of the cattle will be lost in conse(iuence. 



Hunq)lireys County, Tenn. — Beef cattly not in as good condition as usual. Pasture 

 short. Drought. 



Meiys County, Ohio. — But few cattle, compared with last year, have been shipped, owing 

 to the low prices. 



ElFaso County, Colo. — Cattle in a remarkably fine condition notwithstanding the 

 drought ; wild grasses are very nutritious. 



Mendocino County, Cal. — Cattle are decreasing in numbers ; sheei') are taking their 

 places gradually. 



lu portions of tlie South mast is abundant. The following extracts 

 illustrate the importance attached to this spontaneous product: 



Jackson County, X. C. — An extraordinary crop of acorns. Hogs all fat without corn. 

 Alamance County, X. C. — A fine mast, wliich will nearly winter the hogs. 

 Smith County, Texas. — Fine prospect for a heavy mast. 



De Witt County, Texas. — Fine mast; but for a scarcity of hogs pork would be cheap. 

 There will probably be enough for home consumption. 



HAY AND PASTURES. 



Lincoln, County, Ey. — Grass is noAV growing well since the rain, September 13. 



Boyle County, Ky. — Severe drought has dried up the grass very badly, and farmers 

 are obliged to sell stock early and at low prices. 



Mercer County, Ey. — Eecent rains about the 10th of September have revived the 

 parched pastures ; they will afford good fall feed. 



Fike County, Mo. — Pastures completely parched by severe drought ; water scarcer 

 than ever before. 



Greene County, Mo. — Fall feed destroyed by drought ; hay crop 50 per cent, better 

 than last year ; rains abundant in the early part of tiie season. 



Manitcau County, Mo. — Pasturage so dried that it would burn; no rain for three 

 months. 



Clay County, Mo. — Pastures and meadows dry enough to burn if fired ; stock water 

 scarce. 



Lee County, III. — Pastures slK>rt and dry; water scarce. 



Clinton County, III. — Pastures dried \i\) ; farmers feeding all their stock. 



Perry Couuty, III. — Meadows and XJiistures are entirely dried up ; no heavy rain since 

 March. 



