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Shawnee county, Kansas.—I have travelled over the southern portion of 
Kansas, and find good crops of small grains, some fields of wheat of 30 acres 
yielding 33 bushels per acre. Wheat has been mostly threshed. The yield 
will average about 18 bushels to the acre. 
Dizon county, Nebraska—The damage done by the grasshoppers and dry 
weather, just before the wheat headed, turns out to be more extensive than at 
first supposed. 
Cedar county, Nebraska.—The wheat will not turn out as good as was 
expected the Ist of July. 
Clarke county, Iowa.—W heat, corn, and oats are better this year than ever 
known before. 
Boone county, Iowa.—In consequence of the favorable weather, and the sud- 
den disappearance of the grasshoppers about the 1st of July, the yield of wheat 
has far exceeded our expectations. 
Ford county, Illinois —Our wheat crop has come far short of our expecta- 
tions, both in quality and quantity. There was a larger breadth of land sown 
to spring wheat than usual; but the dry, hot weather and chin+h bug damaged 
it materially. From what I can learn, it will not yield over 12 bushels per 
acre, 52 pounds to the bushel. 
Warren county, Indiana—Our winter wheat is good, and the quantity 
exceeds that of last year two to one. Our spring wheat looked well and prom~ 
ised a good yield up to the time of cutting, but upon close examination it was 
found that the chinch bug had destroyed or damaged it very much, so as to 
reduce the quantity per acre to less than one-half that of last year; yet the 
quantity sown foots up, in the aggregate, three times the amount of last year. 
Fayette county, Indiana—The wheat threshed in this vicinity is falling at 
least 25 per cent. below the estimate of most farmers, ranging from 5 to 13 
bushels per acre; averaging about eight bushels per acre. 
Wells county, Indiana—Our wheat yields well—best crop since 1864; is 
generally saved in good order without rain. 
Kosciusko county, Indiana.—W heat is not threshing as well as was expected, 
but, I think, will make a full average crop. 
Washington county, Ohio—We have just threshed in our neighborhood; the 
best crops of wheat yielded about 12 bushels per acre. Mr. J. S. Slow, one of 
our largest farmers, sowed about 100 bushels last fall, and had 300, mostly on 
good land. 
Green county, Wisconsin —W heat will not yield more than from 10 to 14 
bushels per acre. The yield of straw was immense, but the grain was not there. 
I often hear such remarks as, “I had straw enough for 500 bushels of wheat, 
but I got only 250.” 
Washington county, Wisconsin—The winter wheat had a heavy growth of 
straw, but shrunk so badly that it is hardly marketable. Spring wheat ripened 
too quick, and is not as plump as in former years. The yield is from 11 to 27 
bushels per acre, the average 15 bushels. 
Rock county, Wisconsin—Wheat, as far as threshed, indicates a yield of 
about 10 bushels per acre. 
Racine county, Wisconsin—Wheat lodged badly, and is much shrunk by 
long continued hot weather, reducing the yield fully one-half. 
Washtenaw county, Michigan—Wheat heavier than ever known before; 
that is, a greater growth of straw, which is “struck” with rust, and the berry 
a little shrunk; still the crop is immense for this section. 
Lapeer county, Michigan—Wheat is generally a very good yield, better 
than was expected before harvest. ~ 
Box Elder county, Utah.—The grasshopper visitation has caused a deficiency 
of wheat, as compared with an average crop. Much good fall wheat has been 
raised without irrigation this season. Generally, fall wheat was but little 
