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was prepared for seeding. A large proportion of the failures in this 

 section is owing to the slovenly mode of preparing the soil and the in- 

 different after-culture. Some farmers have bought grain drills, and are 

 much pleased with them. Labor-saving machinery is in demand. 



Monroe County, Tenn. — Though the fall was unfavorable for seeding 

 a good breadth of wheat was put in, and thus far it is looking well. 



Greene County, Tenn. — The early closing of fall weather x^revented the 

 sowing of as much wheat as was intended to be put in. 



Rohertson County, Tenn. — Wheat was well put in, but the early cold 

 retarded growth, and prevented tillering of any consequence. 



Putnam County, W. Va. — Season unfavorable for wheat, but it looks 

 tolerably well. 



Morgan County, W. Va. — Wheat was put in later than usual, yet it 

 looks well, owing to favorable weather in December. 



Braxton County, W. Va. — More than usual attention has been given 

 to the cultivation of small grain. Wheat looks tolerably well ; rye still 

 better. 



Nicholas County, W. Va. — At least twenty per cent, more wheat sown 

 this season than usual; but the crop is not very promising, owing to dry 

 fall and early freezing. 



Jefferson County, W. Va. — Winter grain was put in with more than 

 usual care, but generally late, and is not quite i\p to an average in ap- 

 pearance. A large area was seeded to rye. 



Upshur County, TF. Va. — On account of the drought wheat was sowi] 

 late, and some of it got but little start before the winter set in. 



Owen County, Ky. — N'o weather thus far to injure small grain. 



Carroll County, Ky. — Wheat was sown late, and did not get a good 

 start ; but the winter has been favorable. 



Mead County, Ky. — The usual quantity of wheat sown ; but it had not 

 more than peeped through the ground when the cold weather set in; 

 hence it is very backward. 



McCraclcen County, Ky. — About half the winter wheat in this county 

 is well put in ; the other half was put in on corn land not in good tilth. 



Gallatin County, Ky. — Winter wheat in good condition. 



Pettis County, Ky. — Wheat acreage decreased four-tenths, in conse- 

 quence of large crop and low price of last year. 



Vernon County, Mo. — Only a small increase in acreage of winter wheat, 

 for the reason that vegetation was too heavy for plows to turn after the 

 middle of Sefttember. 



Moniteau County, Mo. — Wheat doing well thus far. 



Holt County, Mo. — At least four times more Avinter wheat sown last 

 fall than in 18GS. 



Franklin County, Mo. — Winter grain sown in September looks well ; 

 that sown late is very uni:)romising, especially wheat. 



St. Francois County, Mo. — Wheat had hardly come up when cold 

 weather set in ; consequently it has not tillered much. The wheat put 

 in with the drill looks better. 



Pike County, Mo. — Winter grain in promising condition. 



Mississippi County, Mo. — Wheat looks well. 



Cass County, ilfo.^The wheat acreage is double that of any previous 

 year. A good ]>ortion of it on new sod, but it does uot generally look 

 well. 



Stone County, Mo. — Winter grain in good condition. 



Howard County, Mo. — Winter grain is looking bad. Barley has re- 

 ceived little attention until this season. 



Henry County, Mo. — Wheat backward, having been put in late. 



