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Grayson County^ Tex. — Crop late, and will be short unless the fall 

 should be late. 



Bed River County, Tex. — Owinnf to the rains of August and the boll 

 worms, there will be only about half a crop. 



Galveston County, Tex. — The caterpillar appeared September 1 in de- 

 structive numbers. About half a crop of cotton will be made. 



Fannin County, Tex. — Pickers are gathering 100 to 200 pounds per 

 day for good hands. 



Anderson County, Tex. — Although the crop is above that of last year 

 there is a material diminution in the quantity of cotton picked up to 

 date ; perhaps 25 per cent. 



Ullis County, Tex. — Crop fully up to expectations. 



Jackson County, Fla. — The acreage in cotton is greater than last 

 year, and fertilizers have been more liberally used. The use of guano 

 has not answered expectations. It hastens the maturity of the plant, 

 however, and to some extent relieves it from the depredations of the 

 caterpillar. Four-tenths of the crop have been picked. 



Liberty County, Fla. — Rust injured cotton 3 per cent. 



Leon County, Fla. — Dry September favorable for cotton. 



Putnam County., Fla. — A good average arop. No worms. 



Levy County, Fla. — Better than usual. The army-worm not so trouble- 

 some as in former years. 



SfMstian County, Ark. — Cotton was never better in this county. The 

 yield will be large. The bottom crop is well opened, and wet weather 

 does not often injure the middle or top crop. 



Crawford County, Ark. — Rather too much rain for cotton on the heavy, 

 rich river bottoms, the young bolls rotting to considerable extent, though, 

 the general crop is above an average. 



Fulaskl County, Ark. — Condition 10 per cent, below an average. 



Union County, Ark. — The wet weather in August has caused the small 

 bolls to fall off, thus materially reducing former estimates for this 

 county. 



Independence County, Ark. — The crop, in quantity and quality, not 

 surpassed within fifteen years. 



Giles County, Tenw.^Cottou is too rank. The crop depends on the' 

 length of the season. 



McNairy County, Tenn. — The fall has been favorable to cotton thus 

 far. 



Byer County, Tenn. — Crop promising a good yield. 



McCracken County, Ky. — The small acreage looks particularly fine. 



Kane County, Utah. — Crop injured by grasshoppers. 



KYE, OATS, AND BARLEY. 



Oxford County, Me. — Oats in many places have felt the effects of the 

 drought, being pinched and of poor quality. 



Franklin County, Me. — Rye and oats below an average, owing to the 

 drought. 



Waldo County, Me. — Grain crops suffered severely for want of rain. 



Norfolk County, Mass. — Rye, oats, and barley uj) to a good average in 

 quantity and quality. 



Clearfield County, Fa. — Fair crops of oats and grass. 



Clarke County, Va. — Oats not up to the promise. Grasshoppers cut 

 off' the heads both before and after maturity. 



Frince William County, Va. — Crops of all kinds, except oats, fall much 

 short of previous estimates, especially late crops, owing to the drought. 



