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Dubois County, Ind. — Ripe, cut, and boused before frost. 



Jefferson County, Neb. — A few trials of tobacco bave been made in 

 gardens witb entire success. 



Austin County, Texas. — Tbe second cut of tobacco, wbicb frequently 

 exceeds tbe first in quantity and quality, is almost wortbless, owing to 

 tbe drougbt. 



Dyer County, Tenn. — Largest crop for some years; quality unusually 

 fine. 



Robertson County, Tenn. — Crop boused in fine condition, but tbe loss 

 of tobacco from tbe burning of barns is uni)recedented, caused, it is 

 tbougbt, by dry weatber in September firing tbe lower leaves, making 

 tbem ligbt, cbaffy, and combustible. 



GROWINa GRAIN. 



Beaver County, Pa. — Greater bread tb of wbeat sown tbis fall tban for 

 several years ; sown two weeks earlier tban usual. Considerable com- 

 plaint of tbe fly. 



Butler County, Pa. — Wbeat and rye never more promising. 



Queen Anne County, Md. — Acreage in wbeat mucb larger tban usual, 

 but commercial fertilizers bave been used sparingly. 



Henrico County, Va. — Owing to tbe drougbt seeding bas been slow 

 and badly done, and tbe wbeat is coming up badly. 



Cumberland County, Va. — Wbeat acreage mucb larger tban last year. 

 Weatber fine. 



Smyth County, Va. — Very large area of wbeat sown, and it is looking 

 well. 



Kno.r County, Tenn. — In several localities tbe fly is destroying tbe 

 young wbeat as fast as it conies up. 



King George County, Va. — Tbougbt to be 40 per cent, decrease in 

 acreage. * 



Hardin County, Ky. — Wbeat looking better tban for some years at 

 same date. 



Scott County, Ky. — Winter wbeat weak, but improving. 



Shelby County, Ky. — Wbeat and rye growing finely. Acreage in wbeat 

 decreased one-balf, owing to low price of tbe grain and tbe uncertainty 

 of tbe crop. Rye acreage increased one-tbird. 



Christian County, Mo. — Small grains backward, but improving. 



Franldin County, Mo. — Wbeat sown in September is looking well. 



Scott County, III. — Large breadtb of wbeat sown. Never looked better. 



Pilce County, III. — Winter wbeat never looked better. 



Tazewell County, III. — Fall grain in splendid condition. 



Lawrence County, 111. — ^V'beat looking unusually well. Decreased area 

 sown. 



Parl-e County, Ind. — Early sown wbeat damaged by tbe fly. Twenty 

 per cent, increase in tbe acreage. 



Ohio County, Ind. — Decreased area sown to winter grain, owing to tbe 

 dry weatber. 



Van Wert County, Ohio. — Fall wbeat never more promising, with a 

 large increase in acreage. 



Oaldand County, Mich. — Wbeat bas a fine growtb, tbe best for a num- 

 ber of years. 



Adams County, Iowa. — Wbeat, sown August 17, has made an over 

 growtb, and it is feared that a cold winter will kill it. 



Woodson County, Kansas. — Fall-sown wbeat never more i^romising; 

 nearly double the usual acreage sown in this county. The writer has 



