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has greatly improved fiill pastures. Morgan: Fall pastures fine; cattle consequently 

 greatly improved. Monroe : Cattle fat. 



Kentucky. — Nicholas : Pastures burned up ; grass scarce. Daviess : Fall pastures 

 short, but reviving under late rains. Clinton: Plenty of fixll feed. Lincoln: Short 

 jiastnres. 



Ohio. — Defiance : Fall pastures doing finely. Hardin : Late rains have finely brought 

 out fall pastures ; hay crop light ; second crop of clover good — heavier than the first. 

 Crawford : Pastures good, and cattle fat. Madison : Pasture never better. IFarren : 

 Pastures excellent. Fayette : Fall pasture drying up. 



Michigan.— Shiawassee : Hay crop better than was anticipated ; supply ample. 



Indiana. — Perry: Literally burned up. Miami: Hay our only crop below average. 

 Hamilton : Fall pastures line. FranUin : Pasture abundant. 



Illinois. — De Ealh : Pastui-age very fine ; hay crop largo and of superior quality 

 Alexander: Hay thin and light ; pastures enlivened by late rain. Lee: pasture splendid. 

 Boone : Pastures excellent. 



Wisconsin. — La Fayette : Fall pastures fine ; cattle fat. 



Minnesota. — Le Sueur: Hay very much damaged. Ramsay: Hay injured by wet 

 in the stack. Winona : Wet season made the grass coarse and succulent. 



Iowa. — Montgomery : Sufficient hay for winter-feeding secured before frost. Clinton: 

 The largest crop of fall grass known. 



Missouri. — Harrison : Pasturage good. Ealls : Cattle in fine condition for fattening. 

 Lincoln : Cattle in fine condition. 



Kansas. — Douglass: Hay-crop very heavy. Coffee: A large amount of prairie-hay 

 gathered. 



California. — Del Xorte : Pastures very short. San Joaquin : Pastures good ; cattle 

 in better condition than last'year on hay and grain. 



Oregon. — Grant: Fall pastures greatly improved by early rains in September; to 

 this is attributed a great improvement in beef-cattle. Columbia : Pastures not near so 

 good as usual ; cattle beginning to fall off. Douglass: Pastures short ; stock not doing 

 well in consequence. Tillamook: Pastures overstocked and cattle depreciatiug. Curry: 

 Pastures very short. 



Utah. — Eich: Native grasses very abundant; large quantities of hay stored for 

 winter. 



Arizona. — Yuma: Pastures fine ; better than for years. 



Washington. — Walla- Jf'alla : Grass starting finely from recent rains. 



