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OATS. 



The condition of the oats crop is from 1 to 6 per cent, above average 

 n all tlie New England and Middle States, except New Jersey and Del- 

 aware; tlie former being 14 j^er cent, and the latter 20 per cent, below 

 average. This shows a general improvement during the month of June 

 in all the States except New Jersey, where the condition is 4 per cent, 

 below that of the' last report. In North Carolina the crop is 3 per cent, 

 above average, showing an improvement of 13 per cent, during June. 

 The other Atlantic States, and all the Gulf States, except Texas, are 

 below average, though showing a general improvement since the last 

 report. Texas is 10 per cent, Tennessee 3 per cent., and Kentucky 4 

 per cent, above average. West Virginia is 5 per cent, below, an im- 

 provement of 9 per cent, during June. Ohio and Indiana are below 

 average, and have declined during the past month. The other States 

 north of the Ohio Eiver and west of the Mississippi are all above aver- 

 age. On the Pacific coast California is 13 per cent, above average, an 

 improvement of 15 per cent, during the previous month. Oregon is 10 

 per cent, below average, a decline of 7 per cent, during June. 



New York. — Sullivan: Never better. Chenango: Growing very rapidly. JVyo- 

 ming : Fair for aa average crop. Steuben : Very promisiug. Livingston : Very fine. 

 Erie: Growiug rank, and tending to fall before fiUing. Onondaga: Kauk and 

 thrifty. 



New Jersey. — Sussex : Injured by drought, but improving since late rains. Mercer : 

 Very short. 



Pennsylvania. — Franklin : Crop benefited by rain. Lancaster : Short for the 

 season, but with favorable conditions may yield a full crop ; Birlie oats j)oor ; White 

 Schonen look well. Berks : Average. Chester : Shortened by drought. Indiana : 

 Fine ; promise over an average crop. Elk : Splendid. Centre : Promise an abuuclaut 

 yield. Northumberland: Promising. Armstrong: Eather rank; tend to lie dowrt 

 on rich, low land. Hork : Short; heads large and well tilled; Birlie oats promise to be 

 a success ; over 3 feet high, large heads, and well filled. 



Maryland. — Montgomery : Eecent rains will make a good crop. 



ViKGiNiA. — Albemarle : Nearly nothing. Clarke : Improved by late rains ; will prob- 

 able make 40 per cent, of an average. Washington : Crop small. Prince William : 

 Nearly nothing. Henrico: Spring oats not worth cutting; winter oats better, but not 

 good. Prince Edward : Seriously injured by dry and cool May and June. Prince 

 George : Spring oats almost a foilure ; winter oats well headed but short-strawed. 

 Surrey : Injured by drought. Highland : Backward, but improving with late rains. 

 Rockingham : Retarded by hot, dry weather ; light, and heading low ; Schonen better 

 than any others. Fairfax : Not half the oats sown will be harvested. Amelia ; Short- 

 ened by drought. Orange : A faihu'e, but good rains would improve the crop. Flu- 

 vana : Shortened by drought. King George : Very low, but improved by late rains. 

 Ctilpeper : Late rains have brought the crop to a half average ; acreage decreased. 

 Charlotte ; Suffered much, and are very low ; benefited by late rains. Spottsylvania : 

 Oats redeemed from failure by soaking rains in the last ten days. iVeii' Kent : Suffered 

 for rain. Middlesex : Spring oats not worth cutting; winter oats very fine. Madison : 

 Almost an entire failure. Augusta: Failure. Fauquier: Failure. 



North Carolina. — Forsyth : Good crops. Bertie : Promise a fine yield. Alexander : 

 Excelsior oats very fine looking. Henderson : Much improved, but wUl not make 

 over three-fourths of a crop ; Excelsior oats also deficient. Mecklenburg : Very good ; 

 winter oats the best. Bladen: Yield good. McDowell: Quite short, but well headed. 

 Ashe: Excelsior looks well. Hereford: Crop will be heavy. Davie: Never better. 

 Alamance : Thin in spots, but tall and well headed. Bockingham : Crop five times 

 last year's. Moore: Very good. Craven: Best crop for many years. 



South Carolina.— ForA;: Poor, especially late sown. Anderson: Average, except 

 upland spring oaW, which drought renders not worth cutting. Chesterfield : FaU oats 

 good ; spring crop a failure. 



Gkokgia..— Muscogee : Crop injured by rust aud dry weather. Chattooga: Seasonable 

 rains have improved the crop. Catoosa : Schonen oats doing admirably. Sumptei- : 

 More attention now paid to oats. Gordon: Grain extra fine ; crop thin. Wilkes: Early 

 fall sowings hue : spring sowings very poor. Murray : Drought severe on oats. Walton : 

 Promising. Gicinnctt : Average. Oghthorpe : Fall sown oats good ; spring sown a 

 failure. Fannin: Excelsior aud Schonen oats doing well. Cobb: Better than last 

 year. 



