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Burlington county, N. J—I have never seen a better corn crop in our county 
and it ripened nicely before frost. 
Indiana county, Pa.—The corn crop will be a short one; that is, for sound, 
merchantable corn. The frost of September did this damage. I think not more 
than a half crop will be saleable. The frost and the drouth have made a pretty 
short crop. 
Baltimore county, Md—The favorable weather, and the continued rain in due 
season, created a heavy crop of corn. Our crop is estimated at 1,400,000 bushels, 
the best yield since 1860. 
Kanawha county, W. Va.—The corn crop, as to quantity, has exceeded 
expectation; but it is discovered that there will be considerable rotten corn 
amongst it, no doubt caused by the severe wet weather in September. 
Bedford county, W. Va —Corn greatly injured by drought, but the acreage 
being greater than last year, I estimate the crop at the same. 
King George county, Va——The corn has been mostly gathered in fine con- 
dition ; the crop on good land, well cultivated, being the best for many years. 
The large quantity cultivated slovenly by the freedmen reduces considerably. 
the average crop. 
Middlesex county, Va.—The warm wet weather has considerably damaged 
the corn crop. ; 
Duplin county, N. C—Corn we have in plenty, for our own support, and a 
little to spare; the present year we have had to buy largely. ‘The increased 
production is to be ascribed first to the season; secondly, better cultivation, and 
the large amount of cotton-seed used as manure, 
Osage county, Kan.—The corn crop is only half that of 1867; it will in all 
probability not reach that amount. Many fields in this county will not yield five 
bushels per acre; and much of what is raised is eaten by worms. Up to July 
1, the prospect was very flattering, but the extreme heat of that month injured 
it severely. 
Stark county, Ohio—Corn is good in quality and product where the first 
planting remained; where fields were injured by worms there is a large proportion 
of soft corn. 4 
Madison county, Ark.—The continued rains during the past months of Sep- 
tember and first of October, with heavy winds which have blown down the 
corn, have caused the larger portion of the crop to rot. : 
Grecne county, Ga—My corn crop exceeds anything of the kind that my 
eyes have ever beheld. I havea piece of river bottom that will yield 50 bushels 
to the acre, and I hope to sell 2,000 bushels this year. 
Russell county, Ky.—The yield of corn has been better than for years past, 
but will not produce near as much money as last year. Corn sold last fall at 60 
cents per bushel; corn can be bought now at from 25 to 30 cents. 
McDonough county, Ul—We had some severe frosts last month, which caused 
a good deal of injury to the late corn, which happened to be unseasonably green 
in consequence of September rains. Perhaps I overstate the injury, but farm- 
ers complain a good deal. 
Warren county, [ll—Our corn crop promised to be much larger than stated 
in my report, but was damaged and-made lighter by the frosts, about the middle 
of September—except the earliest fields. 
White county, Ind—Corn crop seriously damaged by frost in September. 
Marion county, Iowa.—Of corn there is a heavy yield, but it is somewhat 
injured by frost, being 10 days earlier than usual. 
Fannin county, Texas—Corn is not yielding as well as anticipated, having 
been injured by drought. 
Walker county, Texas.—The corn crop of this county is equal to that of 
1865, when little else was planted. 
