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MASSACiiuSETTfi. — Bcvkulurc : Acreago small, but tlio yiolil would liavo been excel- 

 lent but foi- the storms of August. 



Rhode Island. — Kent: Spriug-\yheat from the Department yields a superior crop. 



Pkxnsylvania. — Wasluiif/to)) : Winter-wheat all got in early, aud is needing raiu 

 -very ranch; the old crop sells at i{i;l.(50 to •ijil.T.'i per bushel. Moiitfiomert/ : Wheat in the 

 ground is very promising. Juniata : Fultz wheat yielded from 15 to ;50 busliels per aci"0 

 ■of good quality. It ripens early, and the earlier yielded best. It stood the winter 

 better than it did the late rains. Its culture is increasing. Lancaster: Wheat as good 

 as formerly, both in straw and grain. Mr. Jacob L. Minuisli, near Ephrata, raised 28 

 bushels of Fultz wheat to the acre. Lebanon : Fultz wheat satisfactory ; fall-grain 

 increased 25 per cent, in acreage. Bucks : Yields finely as to straw, aud is of superior 

 ■quality. Beaver: Yield better than was anticipated. Z>')t</e)': Fultz wheat j*npplies a 

 great desideratum ; iis advantages embrace late sowing, early ripening, fair-sized grain, 

 and largo yield. Arimitronf/ : Quality good in spite of injuries in the shock reducing the 

 •condition 5 per cent. Laivreuce: Showery weather deUxj-ed seeding in the lirst part 

 of September. 



Mauyland. — Mont(]ornerij : Better yield than was estimated, same farmers getting 

 ifrom 20 to 25 bushels per acre. Carroll: Early-sown wheat a failure ; late-sown turn- 

 ing out very well. Howard: Straw small, but grain-yield surprisingly heavy. 

 Caroline : Old wheat held iTp for high jirices ; generallj^ sown broadcast, and on coru- 

 ■land. 



ViiiGiNiA. — Pulasli: Injured in the shock by continual rains; ranch of the crop 

 threshed in a damp state. Fluvanna : Average. Henrico: Twenty-five per cent, better 

 than last year. Prince Georffe : Third of a crop. liappahannoclc : Quality never better. 

 New Kent: Nearly all the wheat of the county grown on two or three large farms. 

 Eshcx : Wheat would have beeii 25 per cent, above average in spite of drought but for 

 a destructive hail-storm in June; high prices are stimulating this crop. Highland: 

 Very fine in some localities; a failure in others. Clarice: Not over a half crop ; would 

 have been much lower but for extrayields in the Shenandoah Valley ; one river-bottom of 

 24 acres averaged 39.4 bushels per acre of Lancaster wheat, which was not expected to do 

 much ; Fultz tlid well. Montgomery : Sowing delayed, and average reduced by drought. 

 Prince Edward : Superior in quality to last year's crop aud two-tenths larger. Madison : 

 Crop better than for many years; quality superior, especially Fultz wheat. 



NoKTii Carolina. — Forsijth: Very fine; price $1.25 to $1.35 per bushel. Harnett: 

 Injured 10 per cent, by smut. Alamance: Above average. JVarren : Relatively large 

 increase due to the fact that last year's crop was measurably a foilure. Stanly : Yield 

 abwndaut; qualitj"^ tine; Tappahanuock and Early Red especially good, better than for 

 several years. ' 



Gkouglv. — Guinnett: Crop 50 per cent, better in quantity and quality than last year. 



Texas. — J5/?is; An increased area sown; old crop selling at $1 per bushel. Bexar: 

 Average yield 22i bushels per acre. UiJshur: Crop improved. Lamar: Crop 150 per 

 cent, larger than last year ; no old wheat on hand. 



Tennessee. — Giles: Greatly injured in the shock. Loudon: Seeding delayed by 

 drought. Madison : Poorly harvested and secured. Monroe : Drought has retarded 

 seeding. Lincoln : Double the crop of 1871 and the heaviest ever made in the county ; 

 quality excellent. Greene : An unusual amount of wheat going to market ; price 

 ranging from i$1.15 to $1.30 for white, mostly Tappahanuock variety. Fentress: Above 

 average in quantity aud quality. Humphreys : Damaged by rain in the shock full 

 30 per cent; yield 50 per cent, greater than last year; very little old wheat. Enox: 

 Farmers behind-hand in seeding; more pains taken in preparing the ground aud in se- 

 lecting seed. Hancock : Very good. Wilson : Crop exceeds last year's 20 ]}ev cent, in 

 quantity and 25 per cent, in quality. 



West Virginia.— J«^c;c,s-OH ; No old wheat left; new crop in the ground. Mineral: 

 Extra quality. Kanaioha: Extra good; grain, plump, large, and unusually heavy. 

 Lewis: An extra crop put in; weather favorable for seeding. MonongaUa : Yield one- 

 fourth short, and crop injured in the shock by wet. Wheat brings $1.80 per bushel. 

 Monroe: Largest crop in ten yeurs; quality excellent. 



Kentucky.— .S7u'?%; Average yield, 16 bushels against 5^ last year; quality improved 

 20 per cent. Nicholas : Fultz wheat did very well. Mercer : Acreage increased 25 per 

 cent. Clinton : Larger and better than usual. Lincoln : Best croj) ever raised ; a por- 

 tion injured by wc(. Livingston. : Very little wheat sown. 



Ohio.— Logan : Wheat thin on the ground, but tlie quality excellent. Defiance: New 

 crop growing finely. Nohle: Almost a failure. Medina: Beyond expectation; a full 

 average. Crawford : Wheat but half a crop, but 20 per cent, better than last year. 

 Hancock: The highest yield is 46 bushels per acre. Portage: Crop short, but fine, 

 Vinton : Too dry for seeding. Lucas : Increased acreage sown ; coming up finely. 



Michigan. — Cass: Acreage of Aviutor-wheat largely increased, aud new crop sown in 

 remarkably good condition. Van Biiren: No killing frost; plenty of rain for the past 

 week. Calhoun: Averagii. Kent: Ciop short, but of excellcn.t quality. Montcalm: 



