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wheat counties, report low condition ; only Crawford, Jefferson, and 

 Washington come up to an average in winter-wheat. 



The prospect in Nebraska is quite promising. Though w'inter-wheat 

 is in very poor condition, it is grown upon a small area, and spring- 

 wheat is reported at 14 per cent above an average, with an increase of 

 13 per cent, in acreage. Cass, Burt, and Lancaster, together producing 

 half a million bushels, average 112 in condition. There is no report of 

 low condition, except in winter- wheat. 



Our returns from California are not full, though representing about 

 half of the wheat area of the State. A large increase of area is shown, 

 and the promise of a large yield is general. The returns of correspond- 

 ents, together with information from outside sources, lead to the 

 belief that an increase of at least ten to twelve million bushels will be 

 made. 



An increased area is also apparent in Oregon, and the prospect is 

 good for a nearly average croj). 



The following very brief extracts from remarks accompanying the 

 statistical returns will serve, not to give a complete idea of the wheat 

 prospect, which is more accurately presented in the tables and the sum- 

 mary preceding, but to illastrate the local peculiarities of the crop : 



Maine. — YorTc : Wheat looks finely where it was not covered with snow and ice. 

 Cumberland : Spring-wheat loojts well. 



Vermont. — Orange: Winter crop fine. Grand Isle: Winterkilled. Orleans: Small 

 bnt looks well. 



New^ York.— T("o(/rt : Materially injured by drought. Jefferson: Half winter-killed. 

 Livlngsione : Injured by April drought. Yaics : Poorest prospect known. Genesee: 

 Injured by extreme cold of winter ; good rain may improve it, but it will be below 

 average. Chatauqna : Poorest ever known ; growth small ; no heads yet in sight. 

 Kings: What is left of the crop looks well; shortened by extreme winter cold. 

 Wgomhig : Shortened by drought. Otsego: Badly winter- killed. Ontario : Foot. Erie: 

 Stands well, but is small. Seneca : Almost a failure through drought. 



New Jersey.— TTfln-ev? ; Will not yield over a half crop. Sussex: Looks badly. 

 Mercer : But little more than a ha*lf crop, on account of the cold dry winter and spring : 

 fly in some fields. 



Pennsylvania. — Armstrong : Spring drought gave but little chance to recover from 

 the winter freeze. Bei-lcs : Winter and spring nnpropitious. A few fields have been 

 jilowed up for corn. Greene: Looks badly. Lycoming: Badly-winter killed, and still 

 further injured by late spring. Susquehanna: Badly winter-killed. Lancaster: Not 

 over 8 bushels average per acre ; the fly threatens what the hard winter has left. 

 Montgomery: Badly winter-killed ; many fields plowed for corn. Yorl: : Crop shorter 

 than for thirty-seven years. Fulton : Fultz wheat better than any other variety. 

 Centre: Drought has niade many fields bare. Huntingdon : Injured by hard winter 

 and dry spring. Chester: Injured by cold winter and spring, and also by the fly. 

 Beetve)- : Shortened by drought. Indiana : Northwest winds blow the dry earth from 

 the roots of the wheat. Mifflin : The crop a failure ; largely winter-killed. Tioga : 

 Injured severely by fall drought and winter freeze. Xorthumhcrland : Prospects poor : 

 Fultz wheat better than the common. Union : Crops tolerable : greatly improved by 

 late rains. iaicceHce : Half crop. Fayette: Badly injured by March winds. 



Delaware. — Xew Castle: Severely affected by drought. 



Maryland. - Carco?? : Severe winter and spring with the fly, have reduced the crop 

 one fourth. Howard: Acreage decreasing; farmers say the crop does not pay. Balti- 

 ■ more: Fly and other insects troublesome. Queen Anne: Not over a half crop possible; 

 stands thinly on the ground; straw short; without speedy rain the beads will not be 

 filled out. Montgomery : Fly at work: joint worm expected to follow. Cecil: A few 

 fields tolerable, but the general condition never was worse ; some fields plowed up. 

 Kent: Dried up. Washington : Most general failure since 1836: many iields will not be 

 cut. Charles: Recent rains have raised the wheat crop to a fair promise. 



ViuGiNLA,— C«?/>fj)e>- .- Early drilled winter wheat 90 per cent ; early broadcast 50 ; 

 later wheat suttercd severelv fronj freezing, broadcast more than drilled. Fultz 

 wheat from the Department 105 ; Touzelle, ll.'S ; Ushak, U'i. Spottsylrania : Heads 

 low but well filled. Henrico: Crop still fine in spite of serious injuries. Botetourt: 

 Injured by drought, flv, and joint worm. Stafford: Winter crop badly injured by 

 cold and drought. Middlesex : Heads low, but "prospects fair for a good crop ; Fultz 

 wheat making a splendid crop ; better than any other. Charlotte: Short, but excellent : 

 no rust. Craig: Below average. Lancaster: Cold and drought will prevent rust. 

 Giles: Above average promise. Surrey: Acreage decreased; crop thin and small. 



