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bushels per acre, or one-third of an average. Thousands of acres will 

 not average more than nine bushels per acre. 



Leavemvorth County, Kans. — The crop is excellent. 



Osage County, Kans. — In consequence of late rains the prospect now 

 is that the crop will be good. 



Douglas County, Xebr. — Corn planted early and well worked has eared 

 well and will give a good crop. 



Otoe County, Nehr. — Corn will be about an average crop. 



Jefferson County, Kehr. — There will be about seven-tenths of an average 

 crop. 



Lancaster County, Nebr. — The crop will be an average one. 



Hall County, Nev. — The crop will fall short, on account of drought. 



Douglas County, Oreg. — The crop has been injured by drought. In 

 vsome localities whole fields are not worth gathering. 



COTTON. 



Nansemond County, Va. — There is promise of a fine crop. 



Sampson County, N. C. — Xever so large before, but the fruitage is 

 not expected to be equal to the growth of the plant. 



Anson County, N. C. — A good yield, unless damaged by rust. 



Columbus County, N. C. — A material increase of acreage. 



Franhlin County, N. C. — The forms have fallen off badly on account 

 of the wet weather.1 



MecMenburg County, N'. C. — A better crop than last year. 



Greene County, N. C. — Scarcely two-thirds of an average crop. 



Edgecombe County, N'. C. — Twenty-five per cent, less than an average. 



Duplin County, K. C. — Largely injured by rust. 



Gaston County, X. C. — A good crop. 



Williamsburg County, S. C. — Eust is i)revailing to some extent. 



Fair field County, S. C. — Prospect greatly diminished by the intensely 

 hot and dry weather. 



Eichland County, iS. C. — A good average crop. 



Marion County, ^'. C. — Ilust more general than since 1848. 



Union County, 6'. C. — August has been very unfavorable to the crop. 



Abbeville County, iS. C. — Prospect of a good average crop and more. 



Decatur County, Ga. — Suffering from rust. 



Columbia County, Ga. — Eust and the army worm have materially in- 

 jured the crop, say three-tenths. 



Warren County, Ga. — Crop will fall considerably below that of last 

 year. 



Macon County, Ga. — Eust and dry weather have done considerable 

 damage on the gray lands that have been fertilized with guano. In 

 other localities the condition of the crop is above an average. 



Butts County, Ga. — Long spells of wet and dry weather have some- 

 what injured the crop. 



Brooks County, Ga. — Much injured by rust. A larger acreage than 

 last year. 



Glynn County, Ga. — Acreage much reduced from last year. 



Milton County, Ga. — Much above the average. 



Taylor County, Ga. — Every crop more or less damaged \*y rust. 



Heard County, Ga. — Over an average crop. 



Liberty County, Ga. — A fair crop. 



Colquitt County, Ga. — Above an average crop, on account of the in- 

 creased quantity of guano used this year. 



Talbot County, Ga. — Failing on account of drought and extreme heat. 



