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Greene County, Ind.— The corn plautecl lias not come up, and must be 

 planted over. The driest May ever known. 



Cass County, Ind. — Corn is suffering for want of rain. 



Steuben County, Ind. — A larger breadth of corn ijlanted than in former 

 years. 



St. Joseph County, Lid. — Late planted corn will'be a failure unless there 

 is rain soon. 



Clay County, Kansas. — Corn i)lanted with hand machines has generally 

 come up. That planted with the hoe fails badly. 



Coffey County, Kansas. — Corn came up very unevenly, but looks fine 

 and clean. 



Doniphan County, Kansas. — The prospect of a good corn crop is even 

 better than last year. 



Leavemcorth County, Kansas. — Corn looks remarkably well. 



Cuming County, Neb. — Corn rotted badly. Spring cold and backward. 



Dahota County, Neb. — In many instances fiirmers have been compelled 

 to replant corn on account of ravages of the cut- worm. 



Merriclc County, Neb. — The season is rather late, but corn-planting is 

 not over. A great deal is being planted. 



Fillmore County, Minn. — Corn is in fair condition, and double the usual 

 amount of land is planted. 



Lee County, Iowa. — There is a largely-increased acreage of corn, in the 

 best condition. 



Pocahontas County, Iowa. — Crops generally are in good condition, and 

 about the average amount of corn is planted. 



Story County, Iowa. — Prospect of a large crop of corn never better. 

 The finest season in Central Iowa since 18G1. 



Washington County, lou-a. — A large breadth of corn planted, and the 

 season a month in advance of the last. 



Leicis County Mo. — Nearly double the usual amount of corn has been 

 planted, but its condition is not very good. 



Green County, Wis. — Corn that was planted early in May looks finely. 



Crawford County, Wis. — Corn looks well, but stands thin owing to 

 poor seed. 



EXTEACTS FEOM COERESPONDENCE. 



WHEAT IN OHIO. 



The president of the Ohio Board of Agriculture, James W. Eoss, 

 writes from Perrysburg as follows : 



Wood County, Ohio. — I returned home last evening from a trip through 

 the southern, southwestern, and western counties of this State, and find 

 all portions suffering severely from excessive drought. The months of 

 April and May have been, with us, the dry est, or with less rain, than 

 any corresponding months for 20 years. All of our crops are suffering 

 for want of rain, the late sown oats, in particular, are almost past recla- 

 mation, and will be very light. I find that the general condition of the 

 wheat crop in all the portions of the State visited by me is about the 

 same. That which was sown on heavy clay soil is badly winter-killed ; 

 that sown on sandy and gravel sub-soil land is looking tolerably well, 

 but will not be an average crop. The westerly half of the State will not, 

 taking it all together, average over one-third per acre the amount 

 produced last season. Meadows are short and light ; pastures are burn- 



