Indiana, have materially lessened this crop in those States, and the frost of 

 August will destroy much of the late ^planted. Our table shows the crop as 

 injured by drought chiefly, and in these States it is two-tenths, or twenty per 

 cent, below an average. The injury from potato bugs has not been so great as 

 usual. In Maryland, Minnesota, and Rhode Island, their condition is the same, 

 and in Ohio it is down as low as 7, or three-tenths below an average. The rest ot 

 the States exhibit an average of nearly 11, or nearly one-tenth above an average. 



Gardens. — The appearance of the gardens is not much different from that of 

 the potato crop. They have suflFered from drought in the large western States, 

 of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Iowa, as also in Minnesota and Nebraska Ter- 

 ritory. But they are increasing in number and extent. 



Pastures. — In the great grazing States of the west the condition of fall pas- 

 tures is not favorable, but in the other States it is unusually good, owing to 

 he rains of August. 



Butter. — The amount made is nearly an average, being Qj^j-. The droughts 

 in the Avestern States have caused a diminished amount. The demand for it, 

 however, has been above an average, being 11, or one-tenth more. The high 

 prices of meats have led to this, and there is but little doubt of the fact, that so 

 long as present prices rule for meats, butter Avill be much more largely consumed 

 tlian usual. 



Cheese. — Without entering into detail, it may be said that this product, as to 

 supply and demand, is in the same condition as butter. 



Weather. — Therejs no part of our table more instructive than this. Here- 

 tofore the reports have presented the condition of the Aveather for the country 

 during the month, but in order to present it more accurately, returns of each 

 week are given. We see at a glance the general condition of a State as to rain. 

 Thus, Indiana has but 60 Avet and favorable Aveeks against 135 dry and A^ery 

 dry. It is from this State that most complaints of drought have come. Ohio 

 has 70 weeks Avet and ffivorable against 134 dry and very dry. Pennsylvania 

 i.s nearly equally divided betAA'cen them, but it had a more faA'orable condition 

 of the Aveather during the month of July than either of the States of Indiana 

 and Ohio. " The general result is favorable, there being 550 weeks faA'orable, 

 336 AA^et, 448 dry, and 253 very dry, and 110 very wet. 



For the amount of rain, the reader is referred to the meteorological tables. 



