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Lexington retained 33 per cent.and Spartanburgh 3 per cent. ; in Georgia, 
Union, Hart, and Fayette had 50 per cent. over, Taylor 25 per cent., and 
six other counties from 3 to 10 per cent.; in Alabama, six counties had 
a surplus of 10 to 25 per cent.; in Mississippi, Tishemingo had 50 per 
sent., and Winston, Choctaw, and Chickasaw 25 per cent.; in Louisiana, 
East Feliciana still holds a third of her clip; Titus, Texas, has still half 
her fall clip, and DeWitt 5 per cent.; in Arkansas, Cross had not dis- 
posed of any part of her clip;. Perry held half of hers, and five other 
counties from 5 to 20 per cent.; in Bedford and Dickson, Tennessee, half 
still remained, and eleven other counties held from 2 to 25 per cent. ; in 
West Virginia, eleven counties held from 1 per cent. to 124 per cent. ; in 
Kentucky, 8 counties retained from'5 to 25 per cent.; in Ohio, twenty- 
one counties still held from 2 to 25 per cent.; in Michigan, ten counties 
from 5 to 20 per cent.; in Indiana, sixteen counties from 5 to 20 per cent. ; 
in Illinois, seven counties from 5 to 30 per cent.; ineleven counties from 
2 to 10 per cent.; in Minnesota, Renville still held half her clip, and five 
other counties from 5 to 18 per cent.; in Lowa, Jones had still half on hand, 
and five other counties from 5 to 25 per cent.; in Missouri, fifteen counties 
from 5 to 33 per cent.; in Kansas, four counties from 10 to 33 per cent. ; in 
_Nebraska, Dawson still held a third; in California, Yuba and San Luis 
Obispo still held a third, and four other counties from 3 to 10 per cent. 
These are all the counties reported as retaining balances in the hands 
of the farmer, showing a very close marketing of the clip of 1875. 
THE TOBACCO-CROP. 
Our annual census of tobacco, in counties producing not less than 
100,000 pounds, makes a large increase of production over .the crop of 
1874, which was a comparative failure, and in some sections a heavy in- 
crease of area in cultivation. The returns have not all been received, 
and the aggregate produced last year is, therefore, delayed until the pub- 
lication of the annual. 
An inspection of the tables will afford an indication of the ratio of 
increase. The increase is large in Pennsylvania and Maryland. In 
Virginia, Pittsylvania County returns 6,000,000 pounds against 4,200,- 
000 last year, and Mecklenburgh 4,000,000 instead of 2,000,000. Several 
of the best tobacco counties in North Carolina report a large increase. 
Tennessee came nearer a total failure in 1874 than any other State, 
making the figures for 1875 appear very conspicuous. In Kentucky and 
Missouri there is also a large increase. 
OUR CENSUS OF THE GREAT TOBACCO COUNTIES. 
The Connecticut River crop in New Hampshire matured well, under 
the influence of a warm autumn, except from frosts. The Hampden 
County (Massaehusetts) yield might be considered average in quality, 
with perhaps a smaller percentage than usual of prime wrapper-leaf, the 
result of the ravages of the cut-worm at the time of setting. Hartford, 
the center of the Connecticut supply, reports only medium quality, re- 
sulting from unfavorable weather for growing and curing. The crop of 
the Litchfield region was of low quality, from late setting and subse- 
quent drought. The New York crop is not very heavy. Onondaga 
County reports 600,000 pounds, grown on 750 acres, of the best quality 
obtained in the past three years. 
