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'(luality by rain. Davies-t : Best crop iu twenty years. Kom-iuHlo : Cut down by dronglit 

 to a half crop. 



MiNNK.soTA. — (loodhite: Marked increase in yield. 



Illinois. — Carroll: Injured somewhat by tlm arniy-wonii ; inaH<et-4)rice 17 cents per 

 bushel. Crawford: Damaged in the shock by wet. Bureau: Heavy crop. Feoria : 

 Heavy yield but damaged by rain at harvest. Fittnam : Crop large but damaged by 

 rain at harvest. Douglafis : 0id not pay for harvesting. OiiJe : Injured by the army- 

 worm, {Leiicanin uniijuncta ) Boone : Increased acreage but inferior in finality. 



Iowa. — Storii : Injured by storms. Alonigomcri/ : Bring only 8 to 17 cents per bushel ; 

 demand only local. ITarrifioii : Crop heavy but considerably fallen. Mui-;catinc : Crop 

 enormous; grain good. Howard: Growth abnormally stimulated by alternate damp 

 and heat, hence the grain is badly shrnnkini. MitcJull : Fair crop harvested, but 

 ^iiot so large as was anticit)ated. 



Mis.souRL — Cass: Mostly spoiltnl in the shock by heavy rains, Ralh : Quite favor- 

 able. Fiifnam: Oats 1.5 cents per busln^l. A'cwlon : Incr(?a.sed acreage; larger yield and 

 better quality than last year. 



Kansa.s. — Douglass : Good ; selling :it 15 to 20 cents per biishel. Lincoln : Nearly as 

 good as last year. JUley: Large acreage; yield light bnt of good quality. 



Nkbkaska. — Nemaha: Large acreage and an extraordinary crop. Washivijion : Very 

 good; largest crop for niany years. Boone: Surpasses expectation. 



OuEtJON. — Curry : Crop remarkably heavy. 



BAKLEY. 



The uiirley i)roduct is slightly above that of last year iu all the 

 Westevu States exce[)t Missouri, Ohio, aud Indiana, and i.s also in- 

 creased in Tennessee and Texas. A decrease is apparent in all the 

 Atlantic States. The indications scarcely favor as large a total aggre- 

 gitte as last year. The principal producers are California, Xew York, 

 Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, and Ohio. The quality is also below average 

 iu most of the States. The States reporting less tluiu 100 are : New 

 Hampshire, 90; Vermont, 93; Massachusetts, 99; lihode Island, 95 ; 

 New Y"ork, 94; Pennsylvania; 9u; Marylaiul, SO; Georgia, 91; Ohio, 

 90; Indiana, 92; Missouri, 93. Those returning 100 are: Connecticut, 

 Kentucky, and Michigan. States above 100: Maine, 120; Texas, 122; 

 Tennessee. 105 ; Illinois, 101 ; Wisconsin, 101; Minnesota, 102; Iowa, 

 101; Kansas, 110; Nebraska, 123; California, 121 ; Oregon, 118. 



RYE. 



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The rye crop appears to be smaller by 2 per cent, than that of last 

 year. The quality is generally good, though slightly below average in 

 New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, 

 Maryland, South Carolina, Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota, Iowa, and 

 Missouri. The comi)arative ])roductiou is thus stated: Maine, 102; 

 New Hampshire, 99 ; Vermont, 92 ; Massachusetts, 97 ; lihode Island, 

 94 ; Connecticut, 105 ; New York, 93 ; New Jersev, 88 ; Pennsylvania, 

 92; Delaware, 100; Maryland, 100; Virginia, 95; "North Carolina, 107; 

 South Carolina, 109; Georgia, 135 ; Florida, 80; Alabama, 95; Missis- 

 sippi, 90; Louisiana, 100; Texas, 113; Arkansas, 100; Tennessee, 107; 

 West Virginia, 104; Kentucky, 150 ; Ohio, 94; Michigan, 95; Indiana, 

 97; Illinois, 101; Wisconsin, 90; Minnesota, 111 ; Iowa, 100; Missouri, 

 80; Kansas, 95; Nebraska, 95; California, 109; and Oregon, 98. 



POTATOES. 



The potato crop will be comparatively short. The only States indi- 

 cating average condition are North Carolina, Texas, Arkansas, Ken- 

 tucky, Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. Rot has appeared 

 .again in many portions of the New England States; the Colorado beetle, 



