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Union: In better condition than at the same time any yecar since 1865. East Felid- 

 ana: Qnito up to average; blossoms reported near the Mississippi as early as May 28. 

 Morehouse : Several weeks later than usual, but looks well, though it has been injured 

 by heavy raius for several days past. West Fdkiana: Early cotton generally looking 

 well, though somewhat iujured by lice, and the stand not good. Tliat planted lato 

 coming up badly. Cotton-caterpillar reported in small numbers on several planta- 

 tions. Richland: Stand good, but condition rather below average. Ouachita: In fmo 

 condition, good stands, well worked. Madison : Good stand, and nearly worked over 

 first time. Fast Baton. Bouge: Three Avoeks later than usual, but in good condition. 

 Carroll: Fine condition ; better than last year. 



Xeaiiy all the Texas returns indicate enlarged area, and the average 

 increase is placed at 18 per cent. The season has generally been favor- 

 able for planting and for the growth of the plant. The prospect for an 

 average crop is good. 



Henderson: Cotton looks well in spite of the late season, showing considerable im- 

 provement in culture. McLennan : Cotton very good. Milan : Best cotton prospect 

 for many years. Ui)shur : Increased cotton acreage ; condition inferior, on account of 

 cool weather. Titus: Cotton mania raging. Matagorda: Cotton-worms reported. 

 Lavaca: Cotton stands excellent, especially where early planted. 



The returns from Arkansas indicate very nearly an average condition 

 of cotton. 



Marion : Ten times the area of last year. Jaclcson : Generally in grass, and being 

 hoed and plowed so wet as to cause injury, it is feared. Hoe hands ask $2 per day. 

 Increase of 25 per cent, in acreage. Independence : Increase of 20 per cent, in area, but 

 heavy rains have interfered with cultivation. Crittenden ; Looks indifferent. The 

 seed lay in the ground five weeks, owing to drought. Columbia : Generally came up 

 well, but the s<tand was slightly injured by the recent heavy rains ; 20 per cent, increase 

 in acreage. Pnlaski : Damaged very much by continuous rains ; poor stand. Woodruff: 

 Came up late and irregularly ; cut- worms bad ; labor scarce, owing to the building of 

 railroads in the vicinity. Some land lying idle. 



The Tennessee returns indicate excellent condition and increase of 

 area. 



Giles : People cotton-crazy ; j>lanting an unusual quantity — a suicidal policy for Mid- 

 dle Tennessee — and neglecting grains and grasses. Fayette : Crop backward ; retarded 

 by backward spring. No planter has yet secured a stand. Seed not injured in the 

 ground, and rain will bring it out. Wayne: Good condition, and larger area than usual. 

 Wilson : Large increase in acreage ; condition good. Lauderdale : Stand poor and 

 small from drought. 



CORK 



The area of corn is not included in the June circular, the planting in 

 many States not being finished. The returns made are therefore vol- 

 untary. The information received shows that planting has been late 

 and cut- worms unusually prevalent. A full report of area and condition 

 will be given in the Jul;^'%umber. 



New York. — Livingston : Corn planted in good order and season. Fulton : Very 

 l»ackward, Ontario: Coming up yellow. 



New J EUSiEY. ^Hudson : Promises well. 



Pennsylvania. — Greene: Coming up badly. SusqueJianna: Yellow and backward. 

 Tork: Late rains have made corn promising. Centre: Not growing fast. Beaver: Cold 

 May made corn yellow and backward. Indiana : Coming up very irregularly ; cut- 

 worms taking it rapidly. Lebanon; Coming up well. Lawrence: Not doing well. 



Maryland. — Baltimore : Cut-worms and ants injuring the corn. Cecil : Generally 

 late planted, and did not come up well. Kent : Has not suffered much from the drought. 

 Washington : Doing well, owing to recent rains. CJuirles : Bad stand now, but not too 

 late for remedy from replanting. 



ViEGLNiA. — Spoitsylvania : Late planted. Henrico: Area increased one-third ; coming 

 up badly. Surrey : Has come up badly, and is troubled with biid-worms. Richmond : 

 Drought has badly iujured corn. Kiiig and Queen : Did not come up, owing to drought. 

 Highland : Comes up poorly, and is devoured largely by cut-worms. Rappahannock : 

 Stands very badly ; many replanting ; cut-worm at work ; drought keeps the corn 

 from recovering from its ravages. Bath : Cut-worms cut down the corn as fast as it 

 comes up. Mecklenhurgh : Heavy rains at corn-planting, followed by baking sunshine 



