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sod was turned under lor corn, ilie crop has suffered but little compared witl* that on 

 light and thin land. 



Goochland County, Va. — Best crop for many years. Some of the upland corn, which 

 was jilauted late, was injured by the dry weather of July and August. 



Washington Count;/, Va. — Crop, light; quality, indifferent; cause, the drought. 



Surnj Counii/, Va. — Best crop in ten years. Farmers are beginning to cultivate fewer 

 jicres and to use more manure than formerly. Now that they have to work for them- 

 selves they find it profitable to use more brains and to save muscle. 



HighJand County, Va. — Injured by drought and worms. Short crop but well ma- 

 tured. 



Powhatan County, Va. — Crop 20 percent, greater than last year, and of good quality. 



King William County, Va. — Crop unusually heavy. 



King George County, Va. — Yielding well ; best crop since the war. 



Culpcper County, Va. — Average. Very little unsound corn. 



Prince George County, Va. — One-third better than last year. 



Fairfax County, Va. — The supply of fodder will be less than usual, in consequence of 

 the drying up of the early corn crop, and the injury to the late crop by frost. 



Scott County, Fa.— Short crop. Drought. 



Henrico County, Va. — Unusually large crop. Quality injured by wet weather. 



Gloucester County, Va. — Season favorable and the crop Avould have been larger if the 

 cultivation had b.een even tolerable. 



Eockljridge County, Va. — Corn has not dried well. It is too soft to crib, and it is 

 feared much will be lost. 



Matthews County, Va. — Best crop since the war. 



Haywood County, 2i. C. — Crop decreased by drought, and quality injured by 8torm.s. 



Caidwcll County, N. C. — Reduced 10 i>er cent, by drought. 



Granville Couuty, N. C. — Fully 10 per cent, better than in 1870. Turning out much 

 better than anticipated two months ago. 



Transylvania, County, N. C. — Lighter than usual ; but about the same number of 

 bushels as last year on an acreage 15 per cent, greater. 



Perquimans County, N. C. — Not equal to anticipations, but larger crop than last year, 

 on an increased acreage. 



Htrtford County, N. C. — Unusually fine crop, quantity and quality. 



Lincoln County, N. C. — Far better than expected two mouths ago, owing to fine. 

 weather. 



BocJcingham County X. C. — Crop much better than supposed a month or two ago. 



Henderson County, X. C. — With the 10 per cent, increase of acreage tlie ])roduct will 

 be equal to last year's crop, but quality inferior, damaged by being Idown down and 

 by continued rains. 



Greene County, N. C. — Splendid crop in quantity and quality. 



Sampson County, X. C. — Almost a failure on poor uplands; very good on lowlands. 



Franklin County, X. C. — Increased product on increased acreage. 



Duplin County, X. C. — Unusually fine on swamp lands; on uplands not more than 

 half a crop. 



Gaston County, X. C. — The corn crop of this year admonishes us in forcible terms of the 

 necessity of deep plowing, thorough preparation, and early planting. The few farmers 

 in this county who have observed these rules have made fair croi)S, notwithstanding 

 the long drought. 



Stanly County, X. C. — Crop has turned out better in quantity and quality than an- 

 ticipated. Fewer rotteu ears than usual. 



JVilliamshurgh County, S. C. — A failure in the northwestern corner of the county; 

 other parts excellent crop. 



Anderson County, S. C. — Drought reduced upland crop fully oO per cent. ; a full aver- 

 age on bottom-lands. 



Cherokee County, Ga. — Fine crop on uplands ; too wet for lowlands. 



Milton County, Ga. — Crop has gathered much better than was anticipated; quality 

 very good. 



Greene County, (?«.— Ruined by high water on the lowlands after nuiturity. 



Fayette Couniij, Ga. — Tolerably good on well cultivated uplands. 



Columhia County, Ga. — Proves less crop than anticipated. 



Early County, Ga. — Reduced one-tliird by excessive rains. 



Jackson County, Ga. — Turning out a little better than anticipated, though tlie croji is 

 poor. 



Worth County, Ga. — Rotted considerably in the field. 



Clayton County, Ga. — The wet seasou reduced the crop on bottom-lands at least 50 

 per cent., 1)ut the loss vmh made up on the uplands. 



Douglas County, Ga. — Yield not so good as last year, but more planted. 



Oglethorpe County, Ga. — Late corn entirely destroyed ; crop mostly early. 



Columhia County, Fla. — About three-fourths of a crop compared with that of last 

 year. 10 per cent, of which is rotten, caused by the incessant rains. During the last; 



