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New York, 10.3; Pennsylvania, 10.4; Maryland, 10.1; West Virginia, 10.1; 
Missouri, 10.6; Indiana, 10.6; Ohio, 10; Michigan, 10.5; Minnesota, 11.4; 
Kansas, 10.8. 
A study of the accompanying tables, in connection with the extracts from 
notes of statistical observers, which follow, will reveal in a large measure the 
peculiarity of the present wheat crop of the United States. 
Lehigh county, Pennsylvania.—The yield of wheat is considerably below 
what was anticipated. ‘The fields had a fine appearance all summer, but when 
ripening a large number of the heads remained erect; many were half filled, 
some less, and others more. In some cases the straw was clean and bright 
yellow ; in others it appeared as if attacked by mildew; but this was not the 
case, for of the late heads which came up along the fences, the straw remained 
bright, the heads large and well-filled with plump kernels; nor could it have 
been occasioned by the weevil, for not enough could be found in the heads to do 
all the injury. The heads shrivelled and dried up before the stalks were’ ripe. 
Newcastle county, Delaware-——There is much disappointment in the wheat 
crop. arly in the season a large product was expected. It came out of the 
winter well, and the plant produced a superabundance of straw. The spring 
was cold and wet, and long-continued, and when the weather cleared it became 
very warm, with hot sun, giving but a short period for the maturing of the ear, 
which is short, but the grain is better than last year, suffering little from insects 
or rust. Upon the whole, quantity and quality considered, the crop may be 
set down at twenty per cent. better than last year. 
King George county, Virginia—The yield of wheat has disappointed farm- 
ers, ‘Lhreshing shows the product to be one-fourth less than that of last year. 
The greatest failure is in the white, smooth-head varieties. ‘The red bearded 
has been the most productive, but the heads were far from full. This result 
disheartens the farmers; the more because they cannot discover the cause of 
failure. Fallows have failed ‘as well as the corn-land wheat; fertilizers have 
not enlarged the crop to a great extent, and in some instances have produced 
no decided effect. 
Nelson county, Virginta—The wheat crop of Nelson was unusually promis- 
ing until a short time before harvesting, when, from excessive wet, it showed 
sigus of rust. This is proving to be much more damaging since threshing has 
commenced than had been anticipated. 
Sussex county, Virginia.—Most of the wheat crop bas been threshed, and 
the yield is not more than two-thirds the anticipated crop; quality average, 
and yield of straw enormous. 
Chowan county, North Carolina—The wheat crop of 1867 was a failure, 
and the present year there is not half the quantity raised. In many instances 
the farmers failed to get back the amount sown upon the land. 
Macon county, North Carolina.—Wheat yields less per acre than last year, 
but the deficiency is probably made up by the increased acreage. 
Prairie county, Arkansas—Have the best crops here we have had since 
1862, which was the best crop year ever known in the county. 
Fayette county, Tennessee—Never was there such a disappointment in the 
yield of wheat. All previous estimates have failed since the grain has been 
threshed out. It is small and shrivelled, due to rust and smut; in some crops 
so poor as not to justify getting out. The average per acre will be very small, 
but the immense increase of acreage over last year accounts for the increase of 
sixty per cent. in the aggregate yield. 
Jefferson county, Missouri—The extremely hot weather, lasting from July 
1st to 20th, lessened the crop about twenty per cent. in this county, still leaving 
us, we think, the largest crop since 1860. 
Vernon county, Missouri.—W heat much better than common, the dry weather 
seeming to increase the crop. 
