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sissippi 25, Nebraska 25, Missouri 22, Texas 18, Minnesota 17, Towa 15, Illinois 
and Ohio 8, Indiana 4. 
The drought in the south has retarded somewhat the growth of corn, but its 
condition in that section is generally good. In the west the average is high, 
with the exception of Ohio and Indiana, where the weather has been somewhat 
unpropitious, and storms destructive. In the east, on the last of June, the 
growth was small, but the hot weather of July has brought a large portion of 
the crop into splendid condition. 
Wueat.—The condition of wheat, as shown in the July returns, is above the 
average for last year in all the States except Vermont, Connecticut, the Caro- 
linas, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Texas, and Nebraska. The season 
has been peculiarly favorable to the growth and ripening of this great bread crop 
in all except the southern States. 
The favorable reports are so numerous, in the western States especially, that 
it is unnecessary to give them in detail. The general tenor of reports is that 
“winter wheat bids fair to be the largest crop we have had for many years;” 
“the yield will be immense;” “the prospect was never better for a large crop;” 
“the weather has been remarkably seasonable ;”’ “the universal opinion is that 
the crop will be the largest ever grown in the country ;” “crops all over the 
country were never in a more flourishing condition.” Our Lafayette, Wisconsin, 
correspondent says he has never seen, in a residence of 40 years, a finer prospect 
for wheat, as well as all other crops, and that the same might be said of several 
adjoining counties. In Highland county, Ohio, the acreage of winter wheat is 
estimated at three times that of last year, and in Monroe county, Missouri, the 
acreage of wheat is thought to be three-fold that of 1867. In Kalamazoo county, 
Michigan, an unusual yield is reported, the best fields being estimated at 40 
bushels per acre; and in Bourbon county, Kansas, it is claimed that many 
farmers will show a similar yield. 
The following exceptions to this favorable showing are reported : 
Queen Anne county, Md—Our farmers are now in the midst of harvest. The 
crop of straw is heavy, but much fear is felt in regard to the grain. The heavy 
rains caused a large portion of the tallest wheat to fall about two weeks ago. 
It did not rise again, and experience has shown that in such cases the yield of 
grain is small. In addition, the present hot weather commenced last Saturday, 
just as wheat was beginning to ripen fairly, and the ripening was hurried up too 
rapidly. In this respect it greatly resembles the harvest of 1858, when the 
crop consisted principally of straw and chaff. 
Grand Isle county, Vt—The very cold winter and dry April killed winter 
wheat and clover badly. 
Lebanon county, Pa.—Wheat is good in straw, but late; injured by midge 
at least one-third. About one-half an average crop. 
Washington county, Ohio.—W inter wheat withstood the winter and looks very 
well, but much was killed. We shall have about two-thirds of a crop. 
Henry county, Ky—The wheat prospects have been materially injured, very 
recently, by the rust which has attacked it, and which, it is feared, will greatly 
injure its quality as well as yield.. It proves to be almost universal throughout 
the*county. 
Clinton county, Ind.—The midge has injured some wheat in this county, but 
independent of this we have a heavy crop, at least three times as large as last 
ear. 
‘ Lapeer county, Mich—The growth of wheat is very great, but some is very 
badly lodged, and it is feared will not fill. We have had some heavy winds... 
Kent county, Del—Wheat is injured by scab, though more than the usual 
quantity of straw. It is now being harvested. 
