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tion of the crop the following States are average or above, viz : Ala- 

 bama, 113 ; Georgia, 109 ; California and Texas, 108 ; Tennessee and 

 Kentucky, 105 ; Arkansas, 102 ; Vermont, ISTorth Carolina, and Minne- 

 sota, 100. The remaining States are below average, ranging trom 55 in 

 Delaware to 99 in Wisconsin. 



Vermont. — Orange : Winter-rye looks well. 



Massachusetts. — Suffolk: Sutfored severely. Xor/olk : Somewhat winter-killed but 

 looks well. 



CONXEC'TICVT. — New London : Injured by severe winter. 



New Yoi;k. — Albany : AVinter-killed and spotted ; not over 60 per cent, of a crop. 

 Jefferson : Acreage small ; looks well. 



New Jersey. — Mercer : Hardly more than half a crop. 



Pe^tnsylvaxia. — Lancaster : As good as ever ; straw long and prospects of a largo 

 crop flattering. MonUiomcry: Badly winter-killed. Lndiana : Poor prospect. North- 

 umierland : Winter-killed. 



Virginia. — Culpeper : Scottish seed from the Department, 10 per cent, above average. 

 Senrico : Injured by drought. Craig : Below average. Surrey : Acreage increased 10 

 per cent. ; prospect poor. Kinfj and Queen : Bad condition. Jbath : Looks badly. 



North Carolina. — Jackson : Scotch rye promises more grain and less straw than 

 common rye. Moore: Rye looks well. Henderson: Acreage reduced. 



Georgia. — Marion : Good Scotch rye improved; 3 feet high ; lower than native rye. 



Texas. — Upshur : Acreage increased; condition improved. McLennan ; Will average 

 25 or 30 bushels per acre. 



Arkansas. — Scotch rye did not germinate. 



Tennessee. — Rhea : JPromising a good crop. Boane : Seed from Department very 

 promising. 



Kentucky. — Grant: Largely winter-killed. Laurel: More promising than for many 

 years. 



West Virginia. — Hardy ; Not over half a crop. 



Ohio. — Scioto: Acreage reduced 20 iier cent. ; condition improved 1.5 per cent., owing 

 to good weather. Crawford : Early drilled looks well, 



Illinois. — Cass; Looks well. Boone; Acreage reduced on account of fall drought. 

 Lee: Looks well. Oyle: Looked poorly in early spring, but has improved. 



Iowa. — Muscatine : Injured by win<^er drought. 



Minnesota. — Dakota: Complete failure. Sheriurne; Badly winter-killed. 



BAELEY. 



In New England no w-iuter barley is reported. In New York the 

 acreage is 90, and the condition 80. Pennsylvania is 2 per cent, above 

 average in area, and 25 per cent, below in condition. Maryland, with an 

 acreage indicated by 103, reports a condition of only 55. North Caro- 

 lina is 5 per cent, above average in area and 1 per cent, below in condi- 

 tion. South Carolina is average in both, and Georgia nearly so — 99. 

 Alabama, with a reduction of 3 per cent., acreage reports an improved 

 condition of 113. Texas has cut down her area 17 per cent., but the con- 

 dition is 25 per cent, above average. The figures of Tennessee are 93 

 and 107 respectivel^^ Kentucky is full average in condition, but lOper 

 cent, below in area. Of the States north of the Ohio all are below average 

 in condition, ranging from 69 in Ohio to 99 in Wisconsin. Michigan, 

 Illinois, and Wisconsin are average or above in area. West of the 

 Mississippi, Iowa and Kansas i)reseut an increased acreage, Iowa 2 

 per cent, above, Missouri being 80 and Kansas 96. On the Pacific 

 coast, Calitornia has increased her area 22 per cent., the condition of the 

 crop being 2 per cent, below average. Oregon is 17 per cent, below 

 average in condition, and 16 per cent, below in area. 



Spring barley, in condition, is full average or above in all of the New 

 England States except Massachusetts, where it is 2 per cent, below, 

 the acreage being about average on the whole. In New York and Penn- 

 sylvania the acreage is 5 per cent, and the condition from 9 to 12 per 

 cent, below average. In the Northwestern and Pacific States the condi- 

 tion is mostly average or above, ranging from 95 in Ohio to 113 in Cali- 

 fornia. The acreage ranges from 92 in Ohio to 124 in Oregon. 



