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has this year redeemed itself, being universally well filled with fine 

 healthy grapes. 



Ripley County, Ind. — The grape crop is a fair one, although there is 

 some rot. Apple trees are affected by blight. In the south part of the 

 State the ends of the limbs for five or six inches look as though they 

 had been burned. Pear trees are suffering from fire blight to an alarm- 

 ing extent, there having been some signs of it last year. The A^arieties 

 most affected are the IJrbanist, (very badly,) Stevens's Genesee, Flem- 

 ish Beauty, Vicar of Winkfield, Onondaga, Dearborn's Seedling, Beurre 

 Diel, and Osband's Summer. Some trees will probably be lost, while 

 the rest may be saved by cuttiug back to the sound wood. Bartletts 

 are but little affected. 



Rutherford County, Tenn. — Further observation with the progress of 

 the season show that the Concord grape, though a profuse bearer, will 

 not do to rely upon. Upon very thin soil the fruit ripened up well and 

 gave some fine bunches; on a fair soil the berries were larger, but the 

 clusters were ragged and the fruit inferior. Hartford Prolific satisfac- 

 tory. Catawba showed about ten per cent, rot ; fruit excellent, and a 

 good crop. Ives's Seedling, Norton's Virginia, and Maxatawney showed 

 no sign of disease; crop good. Diana, lona, and Creveling total 

 failures. 



GEASSHOPPEKS IN MARYLAND. 



Cecil County, Md. — The grasshoppers have been unusuall}" destructive 

 this summer, owing to the very dry weather in the early i^art of the sea- 

 son, which favored their rapid production and growth. They do not 

 confine their depredations to grass, low bushes, &c., but attack large 

 trees, stripiiiug them of their foliage in an incredibly short sjiace of 

 time. Some of the finest pear trees in my orchard have been entirely 

 defoliated by these pests, with the exception of a stray leaf here and 

 there. My young cherry orchard has also suffered to a very appreciable 

 extent, but I hope the injury to the trees this year will not materially 

 injure their prospects for 1S71. 



LARGE YIELD OF SPRING WHEAT. 



Marshall County, Kans. — A field of 7J acres of spring wheat yielded 

 234^ bushels of good wheat, being very nearly 31j^ bushels per acre. 

 The field received no rain from the time the wheat was sown until it . 

 was thrashed. 



FERTILIZERS IN THE SOUTH. 



Weemshoro, Ga. — Thirty-three millions of pounds of guano liave been 

 transported over the Georgia railroads during the past season and for 

 the present crops, and the low, price of cottomhas caused many long- 

 faces among our planters. 



THE ALL-COTTON IMANIA. 



Union County, S. C. — Tliere has not been enough corn planted in this 

 county. When our farmers bring corn up to $3 per bushel and cotton 

 down to 8 cents per pound they will try to raise corn enough for home 

 consumption. 



Butler County, Ga. — I am pleased to report the corn crop 10 j)er cent, 

 above that of last year, and I think there is a healtliful imblic sentiment 

 prevailing now to raise a full supply of the cereals for home consump- 

 tion at least. The all-cotton mania is subsiding in this county. 



