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Jefferson County^ W. Va. — Thus far the season has been a remarkably 

 favorable one for all crops. Wheat, though in average condition, is not 

 quite up to last season, when the crop was an exceptional one. Our 

 Tappahannock wheat is about two weeks earlier than common bearded 

 varieties. 



Monroe Coimty, W. Va. — Wheat looks very fine, and is very far ad- 

 vanced for the season. 



, Morgan County., W. Va. — The winter was uncommonly mild, and the 

 spring has been the most favorable, to all sorts of crops, of anj- within 

 my recollection. 



Nicholas County, IF. Va. — More wheat was sown than in any year 

 since the war. 



Preston County, W. Va. — ^^Vheat, oats, corn, grass, and garden vege- 

 tables look well. 



Butler County, Ohio. — Wheat has suffered great damage from drought. 



Crawford County, Ohio. — J^ot more than a half a crop of wheat is ex- 

 pected. 



Champaign County, Ohio. — Much of the wheat is heading out not over 

 one foot high, and many acres will not be worth cutting. 



Ashland County, Ohio. — There will be about an average crop of wheat. 



Mercer County, Ohio. — Wheat was winter-killed to an alarming extent, 

 and the present drought added makes the prospect very nnfavorable. 



St. Joseph County, Mich. — W^heat will suffer more than it has for years 

 I)ast, on account of the fly and the drought. 



Montcalm County, Mich. — About one-third of the winter wheat is 

 killed. 



Washtenaw County, Midi. — The yield of wheat will not come up to that 

 of the last two years, 



Van Buren County, Mich. — Wlieat is heading out in little short heads, 

 ten to fifteen inches from the ground. Even good rains will not save it 

 now or produce a good crop. 



Antrim Coimty, Mich. — Fall wheat is badly winter-killed, but is im- 

 proving. Spring wheat looks well. 



Macomb County, Mich. — Wheat was not sown in good season last fall, 

 and the winter \^as unfavorable. 



Broicn County, Ind. — Wheat has headed out lower than usual ; looked 

 quite promising on the first of April ; but on poor land it has not done 

 well during the dry weather. On good land it looks well. 



Floyd County, Ind. — Hail has done much damage to the wheat, and in 

 some cases has totallj" destroyed the crop. 



Hancoclc County, Ind. — x\s the season advances, the prospect for a good 

 wheat crop imi^roves. 



Elkhart County, Ind. — Wheat promises well. 



Randolph County, Ind. — The wheat crop will not average four-tenths. 



Madison Coiinty, Ind. — W^heat will not average more than one-half a 

 crop. 



Johnson County, Ind. — Wheat is quite unpromising ; thin on the ground 

 and heading out very low. The ground on which it grows is as dry and 

 hard as the highway. 



Union County, Ind. — Farmers do not expect more than half a crop of 

 wheat on account of iujury by drought and grub-worms. 



Noble County, Ind. — Wheat looks well. 



Farlce County, Ind. — Tlie wheat crop will prove almost a total failure. 



Martin County, Ind. — The drought has materially affected the prospect 

 of a good wheat crop. 



