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Daviess County, Mo. — The winter lias been favorable for wheat and rye. 



Grundy County, Mo. — Wheat not promising ; too much Avet, and alter- 

 nate freezing and thawing. 



Stephenson County, III. — Owing to tlie unfavorable fall, much of the 

 rye is scarcely out of the ground. 



Union County, 111. — The dry autumn prevented the wheat from spring- 

 ing uj) as quickly as usual. 



Hancocl: County, III. — Wheat and rye in excellent condition, 



Fayette County, 111. — Less wheat sown last fall than for many years, 

 on account of the low price of the grain. The winter thus far unfavor- 

 able. 



Madison County, III. — The condition of winter wheat is fair, though it 

 is backward and small. 



Schuyler Coimty, 111. — Season unusually favorable for winter wheat. 

 The crop was put in with care, much of the seed drilled in, and the 

 ground well prepared. 



Clay County, III. — Winter wheat not as promising as usual. 



Winnebago County, III. — Winter grain was generally sown too late. 



Ilenard. County, 111. — Wheat very promising. 



FranMin County, 111. — Owing to the dry fall, winter grain is not in as 

 good condition as usual. 



Brown County, Ind. — Wheat backward, owing to dry fall. About 

 twenty per cent, increase in acreage. 



Crawford County, Ind. — Owing to the dry weather, wheat has tillered 

 but little. Eye looks better than wheat, having been sown earlier. 



Madison County, Ind. — The season has been hard on winter wheat. 



Fosey County, Ind — The dry fall was unfavorable to small grain ; some 

 failed to come ui>. 



Warren Countij, Ind. — Wheat is somewhat backward. 



Tippecanoe County, Ind. — Wheat unpromising all over the county, 

 owing to the condition of the ground when sown. 



Noble County, Ind. — Wheat unpromising. 



Boone County, Ind. — The wheat sown broadcast is, much of it, uprooted 

 by the frost ; that drilled in is in better condition. 



St. Joseph County, Ind. — Wheat is thin on the ground, owing to defect- 

 ive seed and the Hessian fly. The winter has been favorable thus far. 



Martin County, Ind. — Wheat and rye sown late, but both are looking 

 reasonably well. 



Washington County, Ind. — Forty per cent, decreased acreage in wheat, 

 and the condition is proportionally worse than last year at same date. 



Lorain County, Ohio. — Wheat in average condition. 



Lawrence County, Ohio. — Season too wet for wheat. 



Wayne County, Ohio. — Some of tlie wheat was injured by the fly in 

 October and November. 



Logan County, Ohio. — ^Wheat severely injured by heavy frost succeed- 

 ing the frequent rains in early part of December. 



Henry County, Ohio. — Poor i^rospect for the coming wheat crop. 



Coshocton County, Ohio. — Season favorable for wheat. 



Lucas County, Ohio. — AVheat has a very small top growth, but is 

 healthy. 



Washington County, Ohio. — Wheat and rye very backward. 



Wood County, Ohio. — The drought caused many farmers to omit the 

 .sowing of ground intended for wheat. Had the land been in condition, 

 the area sown would have been fifty per cent, in excess of last year. 

 The crop does not look as well as usual. 



Brown County, Ohio. — Wheat that was sown early looks well. 



