415 



Monroe County^ Ohio. — Cured in better condition than usual. 



NoMe Cotinty, Ohio. — Being housed in fine condition ; and quality better 

 than last year. 



Robertson County, Term. — Crop in the barn in fine condition; large leaf 

 and good color. 



Monroe County., W. Va. — Finest crop ever grown in 'the county. TTie 

 ripening season being warm and dry, with heavy fogs, caused the leaves 

 to thicken up and accumulate a large amount of gum. Product all 

 housed and 25 per cent, in excess of any crop since the war. 



RICE. 



Glynn County., Ga. — The rice crop is good, average crop. The harvest, 

 which is now nearly finished, has been favorable, and a prime article 

 will be sent to market. The acreage is less than last year, but the crop 

 has been better attended. Negro labor is becoming more settled and 

 planters can form a very justoi)iuion as to the amount of work they can 

 get done during the season. 



Plaquemines County, La. — The dry weather of September has been 

 most propitious for the rice harvest, which is progressing rapidly to a 

 close. The yield is not a full one, but the crop is being saved in prime 

 condition. 



PASTURES, ETC. 



Cumberland County, Me. — Hay and i^astures are short, and the number 

 of horses, cattle, and sheep will have to be reduced, to conform to the 

 supply of feed. 



Oxford County, Me. — Fields entirely destitute of grass ; farmers feed- 

 ing from the winter store, which is one-third short. 



iSagadahocJc County, Me. — Feeding stock generally; drought con- 

 tinues, 



Waldo County, Me. — Pastures have suffered severely from drought. 



Stafford Coiinty, N. H. — The drought has dried up the fields and pas- 

 tures ; iu some localities cattle are fed from the barn. 



Hillsborough County, N. H. — Cattle being fed from the barn. Hay 

 higher than ever before at this season. 



Washington County, Vt. — Feed very short, owing to the continued 

 drought. 



Orange County, Vt. — Fall feed unusually short, and much hay will be 

 fed before the usual time. 



Plymouth County, Mass. — Pastures so dried up that cattle have to be 

 fed at the barn. 



Worcester County, Mass. — Very dry ; feed scarce in pastures; feeding 

 from barns conwuenced. 



Westchester Cotmty, H. Y. — Dry weather has dried up the pastures. 



Ulster County, N. Y. — Pastures and streams dried up. 



Columbia County, ¥. Y. — Pastures short. 



Warren County, if. Y. — Pasture meadows very brown. Many cattle 

 Tvill be sold for want of food. 



Alleghany County, N. Y.-^eed in the fields very good ; ground has 

 not been very dry this year. 



Hudson County, N. J. — Pastures injured by drought. ' 



Essex County, K J. — Pastures pretty much dried up. 



Mercer County, iV. J. — Pastures much injured by drought. 



Huntingdon County, Pa. — Fall pastures very poor on account of the 

 drought. 



