198 



and pasture. Rye was winter-killed on wet land ; some of it was plowed 

 lip and sown to oats. 



Urie County^ N. Y. — Wheat looks poor and small. Winter wlieat 

 taller than last season at this date, but not so heavy oh the ground. 

 All crops sufi'ering for rain. 



Genesee County JSf. Y. — Winter wheat was sown late in the mud, and 

 looks small, and is in want of rain. Spring grains have not suffered 

 much. 



Nuigara County, N. Y. — About twenty per cent, decrease of acreage 

 of %vinter wheat, and it wintered badly, so that some fields have been 

 X)lowed up ; spring grains were all sown in good time and are promis- 

 ing, but will need rain soon. 



Saratoga County, K. Y. — Winter wheat is not as promising as usual, 

 on account of the warm, dry weather. 



Washington County, A. Y. — Winter grain has seldom looked worse at 

 this season of the year. Have had little rain this spring. 



^Yarren County, A. Y. — Winter wheat and rye injured hy the ice. The 

 ground is very dry, hence oats and pasture are poor. 



Steuben County, A. Y. — Winter wheat does not look well ; many bare 

 spots and the growth is thin. Spring crops unusually forward. 



Monroe County, N.-Y. — Very dry; wdth rain soon grain and grass 

 may be brought up to nearly an average, but at present the prospect is 

 not encouraging. 



Onondaga County, A. Y. — Winter wheat injured by winter-killing and 

 suffering from drought. Vegetation earlier than usual; wheat heads in 

 May ; unless rain comes soon crops will fall short. 



Mercer County, A. Y. — Winter wheat, as a general thing, is not promis- 

 ing. It did not come up well on account of dry weather at seeding time. 



Burlington County, A. J. — The season has been unusually favorable for 

 grass and for winter grain and oats, save on low ground. Two violent 

 hail storms have passed through the county during the past month, de- 

 stroying a great deal of fruit and grain, and some farmers have i^lowed 

 up their wheat fields and planted corn. 



Cumberland County, A. J. — Wheat has made an extraordinary growth. 



Ocean County, A. J. — Great improvement in the rye and wheat since 

 warm weather set in. Some fields look remarkably well ; others are 

 jagged and irregular, especially the rye. 



Hunterdon County, A. J. — Wheat and rye have much improved since 

 March. 



Adams County, Fa. — Owing to the favorable season thus far, the con- 

 dition of winter wheat and rye has very much improved since the last 

 report. 



DaiipMn County, Pa. — Owing to the wet weather, some of the best 

 fields of wheat are going down, and are not likely to rise' sufficiently to 

 avoid injury. 



Cambria County, Pa. — Winter grain poor; much thrown out by the 

 frost. Rye very good in some sections. 



Bradford County, Pa. — Good prospect for winter wheat. 



Armstrong County, Pa. — Wheat did not promise well in fall and win- 

 ter, but the favorable spring has much improved the crop. Rye not 

 l^romising. 



Northumberland County, Pa. — In March and early April winter wheat 

 and clover and grass were rather thin and unpromising, but the favor- 

 able spring 1ms produced a favorable change, and an excellent harvest 

 of grain and hay is promised. 



Columbia County, Pa. — A severe hail storm on May 21 did much. 



