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3 reports of 45 give figures higher than 100, The States making 

 returns higher than 100 are : Vermont, 101 ; Xorth Carolinia, 101 ; 

 ALabama, 110; Mississippi, 110; Louisiana, 119; Texas, 110; Ken- 

 tucky, 103 ; California, 101. The following return condition below av- 

 erage : Maine, 96 ; New Hampshire, 98 ; Massachusetts, 98 ; Rhode Isl- 

 and, 92 ; Connecticut, 98 ; ]S"ew York, 95 ; New Jersey, 9G ; Pennsylva- 

 nia, 98 ; Delaware, 92 ; Maryland, 92 ; Virginia, 91 ; South Carolina, 9G ; 

 Georgia, 91 ; Florida, 78 ; Arkansas, 95 ; West Virginia, 95 ; Ohio, 90 ; 

 Michigan, 90; Indiana, 95 ; Illinois, 99; Wisconsin, 80 ; Minnesota, 80 ; 

 Iowa, 88; Missouri, 97 ; Kansas, 98; Nebraska, 97; Oregon, 97. Ten- 

 nessee is placed at 100. The following classified statement presents the 

 number of counties reported in each State : 



States. 



Maine 



New Hampshire . 



Vermont 



Massachusetts . . . 



Rhode Island 



Connecticut 



New Tork 



New Jersey 



Pennsylvania 



Delaware 



Maryland 



Virginia 



North Carolina . . 

 South Carolina. .. 



Georgia 



Florida 



Alabama 



Mississippi 



Louisiana 



States. 



Texas 



Arkansas 



Tennessee 



W^est Virginia 



Kentucky . 



Ohio....'. 



Michigan 



Indiana 



niinois , 



Wisconsin 



Minnesota 



Iowa 



Missouri 



Kansas 



Nebraska 



California 



Oregon 



Total . 



e 



7 



9 



17 



15 



29 



12 



28 



23 



19 



19 



43 



2.5 



8 



4 



1 



413 



Total number of counties, 989. 



The following extracts from correspondence are ajipended : 



Maine. — FranlUn: Injured by exces.s of rain. Piscataquis: Protracted wet season 

 narrowed the area of corn. York : Ground rather Avet for corn. 



New Hampshire. — Rodcingham : Delayed ten days by the wet and backward season. 

 Hillsiorough : Coming forward rapidly ; prospect good for a fair crop. 



Termont. — FravlVtn: About average. Orleans: Very backward up to Jane 15 ; late 

 warm showery weather has greatly improved the crop. 



Massachusetts. — Hampshire : Crops suffered from cut-worms. 



Khode ISL.\ND. — Washington: Injuries by white worms, especially on old meadow- 

 land, but confined to land broken this season; crop probably 20 per cent, below 

 average. 



New York. — Yaies : Looks well, and if frost does not come too soon will be a heavy 

 crop. Jefferson : Injured by cut-worms. Sullivan : Doing well ; weather warmer. 

 Wymning : Small, but stands well. Genesee: Late, but stands good and growing finely. 

 Cattaraugus : Growing fast. Otsego : Backward. Erie : Late and small, but of good 

 color. Ontario: Growing rapidly. 



New Jersey. — Mercer : Retarded by late sirring. Morris : Backward but growing 

 fast. 



Pennsylvania. — Westmoreland: Improved by recent rains. Cumlerland : Early 

 corn shortened by drought and cut-worms. Lancaster : A little backward. Berks : 

 Average. Bradford : A little late, but looks well. Fayette : Short, but growing finely. 

 McEean : Injured by wire and cut-worms. Indiana : Promises an average crop. 

 Centre: Promises an abundant yield. Northumberland : Promising. Lehigh: Back- 

 ward. Armstrong : Large crop planted in good condition ; suffered from cut-worm, yet 

 growing finely. Lycoming : First planting damaged by worms, but has been generally 



