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))bosi)li;ile, looks remarkably well, and Lids fair to yield a first-rate crop. 

 This ir, perhaps partly owing to the seed, it being of the Tappahannock 

 variety, and raised in Missouri, which will be likely to result in its ma- 

 turing from ten to fourteen days earlier than from seed raised in this 

 locality. The Fnltz wheat sent me by the Department is also looking 

 remarkably well, and will apparently sustain thr?- reputation it has 

 acquired in the North. I have some small patches of rye, which look 

 well, though used for pasturage all vv inter, and will doubtless yield well.'' 

 Georgia. — Hall : Good stand, but very backward. Snow six inclies 

 deep March 22. Never known before. While: Little wheat sown ; much 

 more rye 5 looks well. Y\''alJ:er : Wheat smaller than ever before at 

 same date, but stands good. Eye, average. NeictGn : Backward ; v/inter 

 oats somewhat winter-killed. Marion : Wheat not looking well, on ac- 

 count of the extremely co]d,wet weather ; rye looks well ; the Fultz wheat 

 from the Department looks well, but tlie Scotch rye seems to be a failure. 

 Gilmer: Looks well: severe winter, but protected by much snow. 

 Wilhesi : Wheat in good condition ; the Fultz wheat looks best. Heard : 

 Wheat backward, but fair. Cherol-ec : Very backward; in some places, 

 frozen out until too thin. Fannin : Wheat looks GO per cent, below an 

 a,verage; rye also 20 per cent, below; the Fultz v^-heat looks better 

 than any other kind ; Scotch rye did not germinate. Daicson : Generallj' 

 bad; but where early sown looks well; little rye sown. 



In Georgia eight counties report superior condition, twenty-eiglit a 

 good prospect, two an average, and fifteen an unpromising appearance, 

 Floeida, — WalaiUa: The correspondent says: "The past winter will 

 be remembered in Florida. I have felt colder weather here, but through 

 January and February it was almost uninterruptedly cold, which is unu- 

 sual here. The planters commenced planting corn the last of February, 

 but, by reason of the superabundance of wet and cold, the stands are 

 not good and the crops are looking badly. 



ALABA3IA.- — Lauderdale. Very promising. Great pains taken in seed- 

 ing. Livingston. Not very promising ; much frozen out and sustained 

 only by the fibrous roots still retaining their hold. Blount. Much snow, 

 and it looks fine. 31acon. Large crops of wheat, rye, and oats sown, 

 and look well. 



Mississippi. — Amite. V\^heat a failure as usual, and red oats a perfect 

 success — entirely rust-proof. Wayne. No wheat grown. Eye and oats 

 fine. Attention turned to winter-oats, which do uT-H. Eed rust-prooi" 

 oats a favorite. 



Indications of increased attention to cereals appear in Texas, pointing 

 to an enlarged area to be harvested this season. The fields are gen- 

 erally promising. A good account is given of the appearance of the 

 Tappahannock and Fultz varieties. In Cherokee County the condition 

 of the latter, as well as Scotch rye, is 50 per cent, better than other 

 kinds. Abundant rains, causing vigorous growth, arc reported from 

 Kendall. Wheat promises to be ripe in Ellis by May 10. A backward 

 condition is reported from Independence, Columbia, and Bianco. lu- 

 crease of acreage is especially marked in Grayson, Kendall, Lampasas, 

 and Johnson. 



The appearance of wheat is generally unpromising in Arkansas, It 

 is not a prominent interest and few counties are reported. % 



In Tennessee the earlj^-sovrn wheat is generally in vigorous grovrth. 

 while much that was sown in October and November Vvas killed or in- 

 jured by ireezing. Careless preparation of the soil is given as anothei' 

 • cause for unpromising condition in many places. That whie'.i appeared 

 to be frozen out is generally improving rapidly. • In Bradley County 



