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drought until August, when frequent rains stimulated the weeds too highly ; on 
light lands the prospect is good. : , 
Onslow county, North Carolina—Cotton and corn are 20 per cent. better 
than last year; though not an average yield in corn, it is about an average in 
cotton. 
Spartansburg district, South Carolina.—The cotton weed is large; but bolls 
few and small, and many of the blooms and squares dropping. 
Wilcox county, Alabama~—-The cotton worm (caterpillar) noticed July 20; 
three weeks of rain every day has caused them to spread faster than ever before. 
Nothing but hot, dry weather will save us any length of time. 
Leon county, Florida.—The caterpillar has just about finished the cotton of 
this county. 
Pike county, Mississippt.—The weather that sueceeded the rainy spell, by 
checking the rapid growth of the plants, caused the forms on the middle branches 
to fall off to some extent, and to this must be added the depredations of the boll 
worm; these two causes have affected the middle cotton, and hence I have 
materially reduced my estimate from last month. Notwithstanding this draw- 
back the crop is more than an average ; the weed is larger than it has been for 
years, and as the weather is now propitious the prospects of the crop are flat- 
tering; but the maturity of the top cotton and the consequent yield of the crop 
will depend on the lateness of the frost. Some fears of the army worm are 
expressed, but: the season is too far advanced for any serious injury to result 
from this cause. The planters are now generally picking, and the quality of the 
crop promises to be good. 
Tensas county, Louisiana.—The rainy weather has forced the cotton stalk 
along almost too much for some of the old planters, but with good weather in 
August there will be a large crop, if there are no caterpillars. There is some 
talk of worms about the parish, but I have not been able to see a genuine cot- 
ton worm yet. 
Hay.—Hay shows an increased product in all the northern States, except 
Illinois, which reports a decline of 2 per cent.; Wisconsin, 10 per cent.; and 
Kansas, 31 per cent.; and in each of the southern States, save South Carolina, 
where the decline is 12 per cent.; Florida, 10 per cent.; and Alabama, 1 per 
cent. In some of the States the increase is quite large—Louisiana reporting an 
advance of 35 per cent.; Delaware, 20 per cent.; Rhode Island and Minnesota, 
13 per cent.; New York, 11.1 per cent.; Maine and New Hampshire, 9 per 
cent.; Vermont, New Jersey, and Michigan, 8 per cent.; Arkansas, Kentucky, 
Missouri, and Nebraska, 7 per cent. While the quantity is greatly increased 
the value is also largely enhanced by the superior quality of the crop, being har- 
vested in excellent condition. 
Oats.—The crop has not fully redeemed the promise before harvest, and in 
several States is reported considerably below an average yield. New York, 
Massachusetts, and Georgia show 9.2 tenths of a crop; Pennsylvania, 8.3; 
Virginia, 8.6; South Carolina, 8; Maryland, 6.2; New Jersey, 7.6; Rhode 
Isiand, 7, and Delaware only 3; but Missouri, Minnesota, and Vermont report 
11.2; Kentucky, 11.8; Indiana and Tennessee, 10.9; Arkansas, 10.7; other 
States ranging from 9 to 10, which, with the increased acreage, will probably 
bring the crop up to a full yield. as compared with an average crop. 
Rye AND BarLey.—Rye and barley show no material changes from previous 
reports, the crops having been well harvested, with few complaints of bad con- 
dition. 
Buck wuerat.—A slight increase in acreage, with promise of fair product. 
Porarors.—Potatoes are not so promising as appeared at the date of our 
previous report, considerable damage having been done the crops by depreda- 
tions of the potato bug, which has appeared in various parts of the west in 
immense numbers, reference to which will be found under head of ‘ Extracts 
