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Champaign County, Ohio. — Wheat acreage decreased because of the 

 lijgh price of labor and the low price of wheat. 



Mercer County, Ohio. — Winter grain suffering on account of alternate 

 freezing and thawing. 



Livinf/ston Comity, Mich. — Wheat sown late, and in consequence of the 

 wet cool-weather, has made but little growth. 



Lenaicee County, Mich. — The fall and winter have been favorable for 

 winter wheat. 



Ottawa County, Midi. — Winter wheat is very even on the ground, but 

 short in growth. The low price of this grain is drawing the attention 

 of farmers to the necessity of raising more stock and less wheat. 



Cass County, Mich. — The winter wheat is generally slender, but the 

 winter has been favorable. 



Musliegon Cotinty, Mich. — Not more than half the usual amount of 

 winter wheat sown last fall, and that is not in promising condition. 



Calhoun County, Midi. — Wheat has a broad strong leaf, gi\ing evi- 

 dence of a vigorous root and good i^reparation. Farmers sow less fallow 

 land and more after barley and corn than formerly. 



Bowjlass County, Wis. — The best wheat lands could not be sown last 

 fall on account of constant wet weather 5 consequently very little winter 

 wheat was sown, and that on light soils. 



Boch County, Wis. — Winter rye very unpromising, owing probably 

 to the immature seed sown. 



Appanoose County, Iowa. — Wheat has been covered with snow ever 

 since winter set in, and is thus far in good condition. 



Johnson County, Iowa. — The wet season prevented as large a breadth 

 of winter grain being sown as would otherwise have been put in. 



Boone County, Iowa. — Winter wheat, rye, and barley have heretofore 

 been almost total failures, and iiirmers have ceased to experiment in 

 this direction. 



Linn County, Kan. — Wheat sown in great breadth and looks well ; 

 soil generally in good condition. 



Leavenworth County, Kan. — Wheat promising; was put in in fine con- 

 dition. 



Nemaha County, Kan. — Increased breadth of wheat sown; nearly all 

 drilled or jilowed in, and mostly j)ut in earlier than usual ; the ground 

 was in excellent condition, and the crop is promising. 



Atchinson County, Kan. — Prospect of winter grain decidedly good ; 

 drilling is considered the best mode of putting in the seed. 



Clay County, Kan. — Wheat put in with the drill is superior in almost 

 almost every instance. 



Wyandott County, Kan. — The appearance and prospects of winter grain 

 are unusually good. 



Franldin County, Kan. — Winter wheat in favorable condition ; it was 

 sown earlier than usual, and generally put in with the drill. 



Shawnee County, Kans. — All drilled wheat looks better than common. 

 Drilled wheat yields about five bushels to the acre more than that sown 

 broadcast. 



San Fete County, Utah. — There is a decreased acreage of winter wheat, 

 and the condition is not so promising as last year. 



Ada County, Idaho. — Considerable winter wheat sown, and the crop 

 is i^romising. 



