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Ohio.— Scotio : Remarkably jvood. 



Illinois. — Bureau : Was thought to be winter-kLUed, but has come out well. Ogle : 

 More than average. 



Minnesota. — Sibley : Looks well. 



lovvA. — Calhoun : Three or four acres sown ; the first crop of the county ; looks well. 

 Jasper : Never better. 



Missouia. — St. Louis : Yield short, but quality better than usual. Carter : The 

 Scotch rye from the Department is a failure — will not make the seed. Macon : Fall 

 rye winter-killed. Reynolds : The Scotch rye from the Department badly damaged by 

 the Hessian fly. Cole : Average. 



Nebraska. — Rail : Spring rye from Germany, introduced this season, promises well. 



California. — Contra CostOr: Only raised by a few for German bakers ; it grows 

 luxuriantly. Lake : Nearly a failure. 



BAELEY. 



This crop is a full av^erage, or above, in condition, in all the New 

 England States, with a slightly diminished acreage. In New York 

 and Pennsj'lvauia it is about average, with a very considerable 

 reduction of area. In several counties of New York the j)rospects of 

 the crop are spoken of in enthusiastic terms. From some counties of 

 Pennsylvania reports of injuries by drought have been received. In 

 Maryland the acreage was reduced 35 per cent. New Jersey, Delaware, 

 Virginia, South Carolina, and Florida make no returns of this croj), 

 while in Georgia and the Gulf States it is mentioned only in one or 

 two counties. Texas reports an increase of 14 per cent, in acreage. In 

 Ked Eiver and Williamson Counties the condition of the .crop is very 

 superior. In Arkansas, Tennessee, and West Virginia it is cultivated 

 to but a limited extent. In Kentucky it is more general. North of 

 the Ohio Kiver it is quite a common crop, but exhibits this season a 

 considerable reduction of area in all the States except Wisconsin, where 

 there is an increase of 4 per cent. In Ohio and Indiana the condition 

 of the crop is below average ; but in all the other States it is above. 

 West of the Mississippi the condition varies from average to 18 per 

 cent, above, with a considerable reduction of area in Missouri. On the 

 Pacific coast the condition is from 5 to 12 i^er cent, below average. 



New York. — Wyoming: Barley never looked better for a full crop. Stenben : Very 

 promising. Livingston: Looking very fine. 



Pennsylvania. — Lancaster : Short, but looks well. Chester : Shortened by drought. 



Tex^vs. — Red River : Fine. Williamson : Splendid. 



Ohio. — Miami : Turning out better than was expected. Scioto : Unusually good. 



Indlvna. — Posey : Injured by the army worm. 



Illinois. — Ogle: Promises a fine crop. Lee : The only fear is from lodging. Monroe : 

 Winter-killed. 



Wisconsin. — G-reene : Spring barley looking finely, but much complaint of chinch- 

 bugs. Lafayette : Good. Calumet : Has not sulfered from drought like wheat and 

 oats. Dane : Good season. 



Minnesota. — Freeborn : Much corn-land seeded to oats and barley, owing to wet 

 weather in corn-planting season. Murray : Never looked more promising. Steele : 

 Splendid. Meeker : Somewhat lodged, but looks finely. Houston : Never better. 



Iowa. — Muscatine : Fully 10 per cent, above average condition. Scott : Looks fine. 

 Howard : Good condition ; lodging in places. Marion : Attacked by the chinch. 

 Marshall : Ten per cent, of my barley is blighted, but no complaint heard from others. 

 Plymouth : A failure ; frozen out. Jasper : Never better. Mitchell : Seldom has 

 promised better. 



Missouri. — Saint Louis : Winter barley 30 per cent, short of last year in amount, 

 but of bettey quality than usual. Nodaway : Will be harvested the second week iu 

 July. 



Kansas. — Broivn : Increased acreage and splendid promise. 



Nebraska. — Dakota : Good prospect. Nemaha : Spring barley looks well. 



Californla.. — Placer: Both yield and quality below kverBge. Lake: Nearly a 

 failure. Amador : Crop average. 



