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Connecticut shores of Long Island sound. The covering of snow in Hartford 
county, of that State, is reported at 15 to 20 inches, completely protecting the 
winter grain, which is looking better than usual. 
The season was equally favorable in the middle States, which report few dis- 
couraging facts affecting winter crops. In Livingston county, New York, the 
sowing was later than usual on account of drought, causing a comparatively 
puny appearance at the opening of spring; in Erie, the fields had a yellow and 
unpromising look, without material lossfrom winter-killing ; and in Chautauque 
there is some complaint of freezing-out and sickly appearance. 
Throughout New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware, there is a general 
expression of satisfaction with the condition of wheat, and a confident expecta- 
tion of a fruitful harvest if no casualty intervenes. 
In the Ohio valley, and in the northwest, wheat generally looks well. A 
few exceptions are noted, as in Miami, Ohio, “it is not looking very well ;” in 
Hardin it was somewhat frozen ; while the reports from most Ohio counties are 
quite favorable, as in Ottawa there “ never was a favorable winter,” in Erie it 
is “ small but promising,” and in Van Wert, “ March passed without a day det- 
rimental ” to the growing crop. 
In West Virginia, Putnam and Wood counties report inferior condition from 
winter-killing ; others claim a better stand than for many years. 
From Indiana the accounts of the crop are uniformly favorable, “far better 
than usual,” “ better than last year ;”’ in some cases better than for many years ; 
while in Miami late sown wheat is thin; the early looks well. 
In Kentucky there is much diversity in the appearance, and not a little com- 
plaint of winter-killing, as in Anderson, Butler, Henry, Laurel, Scott, and other 
counties. It is noticed in Livingston that fields with a northern and eastern 
aspect look better than those lying to the south and west. Many fields in Henry 
have been ploughed and sown in oats. 
In Illinois, and especially in the northwest, the crop is mainly spring wheat, 
but the fall-sown generally looks well in all that region. 
Very little loss from freezing is reported from Missouri; it shared with other 
States in that latitude the drawback of drought in preventing early sowing; yet 
in many counties the returns are “ never better,” “‘ very promising,” or equiva- 
lent terms. 
From Virginia, North Carolina, and Tennessee the condition reported is more 
variable. More or less winter-killing resulted in the belt between the 36th 
and 39th degrees of latitude from alternate freezing and thawing, the covering 
of snow being more general than usual, but not of sufficient depth for protection. 
A few counties only make the loss severe, and many represent the prospect for 
harvest unusually good. With every day of fine weather the frozen fields 
improve in appearance, materially affecting the expectations of their owners. 
Further south accounts favor an abundant harvest in proportion to acreage 
sown. 
It is worthy of mention and of careful notice, that in every locality that has 
suffered from freezing, those fields that were planted with the drill are com- 
paratively unscathed, while the broadcast sowing is in miserable condition; and 
it is also found that thorough tillage enables the thrifty and well-rooted plant 
to endure the action of frost, while the carelessly seeded wheat is ruined. 
WE HAVE NO RINDERPEST. 
Reports are published of rinderpest in Virginia, in Maryland, in Pennsyl- 
vania; persons mentioned in connection with the prefix “ Dr.,” or the affix 
«“V,§.,” have assumed that the term “rinderpest”’ is synonymous with “ pleuro- 
