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Iowa. — CMelasaw : Never better. Bmhman : Heavy growth, aud some fields badly 

 lodged. Muscatine : Fully 10 per cent, above average. Scott : Couditioa above aver- 

 age? Howard: Doing well. Marion: Attacked by the obi nch-bug. Iowa: Conditioa 

 good. Jasper : Never better. Hancock : Never looked better. 



Missouri.— (Sa in « Louis : Never better, but badly lodged by a severe rain and hail- 

 storm which passed over two-thirds of the county on the 25th of June. Lincoln : Never 

 promised better. Some farmers count on 60 to 75 bushels per acre. Platte : Already 

 injured by drought, which, if it continues much longer, will prevent a large proportion 

 of it from growing tall enough to be saved. Carter : The Schonen oats is looking very 

 fine in spite of the drought. Caldwell: Splendid crop. Carro^J : Never before so good. 

 McDonald : The oats sent from the Department promise well. Lewis : Better than 

 ever before, although some fields where corn was grown last year have been taken by 

 the chinch-bug. The greatest danger is from lodging. Marion : Double the usual 

 acreage, and promise well. Montgomery: Injured in some localities by the chinch- 

 bug. Livingston : Splendid condition. Reynolds : Look finely. Cass : Condition only 

 moderate. Jasper : Crop heavy. DeKalb : The yield will be good if it rains soon. 

 Sullivan : Will be much damaged by the chinch if the drought continues. 



K/lSSAS.— Brown : Atireage greater thau usual, owing to winter-wheat land having 

 been replowed and sown in oats, which promise a heavy crop. Rice : Look well, 

 though slightly injured in places by the grasshopper. Cowley ; Good. Osage : Gener- 

 ally very fine. Coffey : An unusually fine crop promised. 



.'Nebraska.— Cuming : Heavy. Dakota : Fine prospect, but danger of lodging from 

 wet weather. 



Oregon. — Marion : Look well,, but must have rain soon. 



The Territories.— Sa«/a Fe','Xew Mexico : Very promising. Leicis and Clarke, Mon- 

 tana : Very fine. 



. RYE. 



In all tbe New England and Middle States rye is above average in 

 condition, bnt with a redaction of 1 to 15 per cent, in acreage, New 

 Hampshire and Vermont being the only States in which the area of last 

 year was sown. In North Carolina the acreage is increased 4 per cent., 

 and the condition of the crop improved 8 ])er cent. In all the other 

 Atlantic coast States the acreage shows a decline. The Gulf States report 

 an increased acreage, with an improved condition in Texas, and » decline 

 of 5 per cent, in Louisiana. In Arkansas, Tennessee, and Kentucky the 

 acreage is increased from 4 to 12 per cent. Ohio reports 11 per cent, 

 decrease in area and 7 per cent, in condition ; Michigan 3 per cent, in 

 each. Indiana reduces her area 3 per cent., but her crop is over aver- 

 age in condition. The other Northwestern States are average or above in 

 condition, and also in acreage, except Missouri and Kansas, which are 

 12 per cent, short. Five counties in Oregon show a general increase of 

 2 per cent, in acreage. 



Rhode Island. — Kent : Rye greatly improved by the late warm wet weather; straw 

 light, but the grain nearly average ; spring rye very promising. 



New York. — Jefferson : Winter rye fair. Dutchess : Poorly filled, but well strawed. 

 Queens : Fair. 



New Jersey. — Morris : Improved by late heavy rains. 



Pennsylvania. — Luzerne : Rye that escaped winter-killing is now 10 per cent, aver- 

 age. Indiana: Improved by late rains; from fair to good. Northumberland: Rye 

 double what was expected early in the spring; about half average. Butler: Half 

 average. Montgomery : Half a crop ; shortened by drought. 



Virginia. — Highland: Very poor; acreage small ; poor for several years. 



North Caholika.— Henderson : Reduced acreage, but enhanced yield. Bladen : 

 Good yield. 



Georgia. — Gordon: Grain extra; crop thin. Marion: Acclimated rye very good. 



Florida. — Bradford : Shortened 25 per cent, by drought. 



TE-S.AS.— Williamson : Crop splendid. Medina: Drought has reduced the crop below 

 average. 



Tennessee. — Dyer : Scotland very fine. Roane : Scotch rye very excellent. 



Kentucky. — Lincoln: Very good. Mercer: Promises very well; heads long and 

 well filled. Spencer : Yield 10 per cent, greater, and quality eqnal to last year. Ander- 

 son : Good. Hcnrij : Crop above average. 



