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age. Ballinger: Drought. Daviess: Unpromising. Lincoln: Some damage from the 
fly. Shelby: Acreage reduced one-half by drought. Pemiscot: But little sown on 
account of floods. Reynolds: Little sown. Cole: Outlook bad. 
Kansas.—Pawnee: Drought. Saline: Unfavorable. Franklin: Very low. Doniphan: 
Splendid condition. Douglas: Too dry. Labette: Very promising. Lincoln : Never so 
poor. Reno: Dry. Leavenworth: Too dry. Miami: Small acreage. Montgomery : 
Looks well; 34,000 acres. 
NEBRASKA.—Cass : Drought. 
CaLIFoRNIA.—San Joaquin: Looks well. ern: Season very favorable. Sonoma: 
Oar summer fallow wheat is 3 or 4 inches high; ground saturated and weather warm. 
Tuolumne: More rain than ever before known in November. Contra Costa: Copious 
rains will render every spot available for seeding grain. San Luis Obispo: Warm and 
very wet. Amador: Early-sown grain already up and looking finely. Lake: Grain 
but little sown as yet. Placer: Rains have put the ground in fine condition for grain. 
Plumas: Unusually dry. Tulare: Best prospect for six years. 
OrEGON.—Linn: Unprecedented rain-fall; little seeding done. Benton: Rain-fall 
copious. Clackamas: Fine growing season for winter-wheat. Clatsop: Favorable to 
winter-grain. 
