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Tndcptr.dcuci' : Inipaiieil by drought ; lato corn a failure. If'oinJntff : Early corn fair ; 

 later crops a failure. 



TiiNNii.s.SEE. — Dick-son : Prospect less hopeful than in Septtnnber, on account of 

 drought. Bradh'ij : Excellent, but slightly injured by drought. Smith: Average in 

 spite of drought. Monroe: Late corn injured by drought. Tniendale : Lato com 

 injured by drought. Foiircn.i : One-fourth above average ; uew corn sells at 25 cents 

 per bushel. Jrluniphrcj/i^ : Late corn damaged by drought, (iibnoii : Late corn short- 

 ened by drought, 'hffcraon : Much better than last year. JIaiicock : Very good. 

 IVilsoH : Ten per cent, above average. Grainger : Nearly ruined by drought. Morgan : 

 Yield less than was expected. Hardin : Late crop injured by drought. 



West Viuginia. — Braxton : Crop good. Jtjfcrnon : Orop well matured. Mineral : 

 Abundant yield ; saved before frost. Wayne : Crop beyond expectation. Jackson : 

 Never better. 



Kentucky. — SheJhi/ : Early corn matured before the drought set in; lato plantings 

 greatly shortened. DaviesH : Crop will reach 1,250,000 to 1,5UU,000 bushels. Clinton: 

 Excellent. Adair : Well matured. Carroll : Drought in August and September re- 

 duced a very large crop to average. 



Ohio. — Logan : The best crop for many years. Defiance : Crop made. Hardin : 

 Brought out linely by late rains. Franklin : Never so good or so lai'ge in acreage. 

 Vran\ford : Excellent. 'Delaware: Crop 25 per cent, more than any former yield. 

 Madison : Never better; hot summer has linely brought out corn ; crop large and well 

 matured. 



MiciiiCt.\x. — Cass : Cut-worms, grub-worms and drought have injured some fine 

 yields of corn. Jackson : Yield very large in fields uot affected by the worm in the 

 spring. Emmett : Harvested in good condition. 



Indiana. — Owen: Never before ripened so well ; crop fuller and better ripened than 

 for forty years. Crawford: Drought will bri'ng a superior corn-crop down to an aver- 

 age. iVkitley : Well ripened. Jennings: Shortened by chinch-bugs. Laportc : In- 

 jured by drought on sandy land; late rains saved prairie-crops; whitc-grnb injured 

 some fields. Nohle : Good, except the replanted, which is injured by the grub. 

 Martin : Materially shortened by drought in July and August. Lawrence : Two 

 months' drought have reduced the yield, yet it will be average. Hamilton : Fine crop, 

 well matured. Franklin : Nearly safe froni frost. Gibson : Early-planted very good ; 

 never better; late jdantings injured by dronr^ht. 



Illinois. — DeKalh: Injured by rain and winds, but the dry fall enables it to recover 

 and, perhaps, to makeanaverage crop in both([uautity and quality. Marion : Shortened 

 by drought. Alexander: Most of the crop was early planted and is good; one-tenth 

 late planted and short. Carroll : Market-price, 23 cents per bushel. Franklin: Shortened 

 by drought. Macoupin : Verj' abundant. Bureau : Exceedingly large, excellent and 

 out of danger. Morgan: Season very fine for corn. Lee: Out of the way of frost. 

 Putnam : Croji heavy and well matured, but very much thrown down by winds and 

 rains. Winnebago: Well matured before frost came. Massac: Late corn injured by 

 drought. Ogle: Very good. Tazewell: Largest crop ever raised. Marshall: Crop 

 enormous; could not be better. Douglass: Will i-carce pay for harvesting on account 

 of low prices. Mason: Good in spite of chinch-bngs. Ste2}henson : Abundant and fine ; 

 out of theAvay of frost. Boone : Very good. 



Wisconsin. — Clark : Gathered in good order. Pierce : Splendid condition. Shel>oij- 

 gan : Good, but less yield than was expected. Green Lake: Good. La Fai/etfe : Fine; 

 season propitions. iaint Croix : The hot weather of August and September brought 

 forward the crop, making it the earliest and best yet raised in the county. 



MiNNESOT^v. — Blue Earth : Crop out of the way of frost. Goodhue : Crop better than 

 was expected. Houston: Out of the way of frost. Sheriurne: Very fine and out of 

 the way of frost. 



Iowa. — Cedar: Y'ield excellent, inducing farmers to feed an extra number of stock. 

 Story: Large crop in spite of storms, with uot enough hogs to eat it. Clinton: 

 Out of the waj^ of frost. Montgomery: Fully matured ; averages 50 bushels per acre, 

 and brings from 12i to 20 cents jier bushel. Des Moines : Late, and damaged by frost. 

 Johnson: Average. Linn: Injured b,y the late severe storm; damaged 10 per cent. 

 Black Hawk : Best crop ever known. Muscati,nc : Nearly all safe ; crop average, though 

 injured by grub-worm. Mahaska : Grub-worm cut down the crop 10 per cent. Cass : 

 Crop enoimous ; never better; out of the way of frost; will average CO bushels per 

 acre. Floyd ; Crop excellent. Marshall ; Eipo and heavily-eared. Howard : Crop pro- 

 mising, under the fair growing conditions of July and August, and the delay of frost in 

 September. Cherokee ; Much better than usual ; will average 50 bushels per acre. 

 Henry : Nearly all safe from frost. Polk : Well matured ; nearly ready to crib. Mitchell : 

 Never finer. 



Missovp.i.—Atidrlan: Planted late, but will reach full average if the frost delays a 

 little longer. Cass : Fine where the ground was not too wet in plowing-time. Jasper: 

 Late corn badly injured by chinch-bugs. Ozark: Promising. Shelby: Better than 

 usual, though injured by rains. Platte: Largest yield for many years, but injured by 



