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In York, Pennsylvania, the leaf is large in size and of fine texture, 
though much of it is subject to a blemish caused by intervals of hot sun- 
shine in cloudy weather, causing the leaf to “fox.” The crop is larger 
and finer than that of 1874. Except the “foxy” portion, it is equal to 
the stock of 1873, the finest ever produced in that region. Some of it 
was injured by being stripped in too damp a condition, making it too 
tender for wrappers. The price varies from 4 to 20 ceuts, the average 
being placed at 8 cents. The estimate for Lancaster County, 13,884,000 
pounds, grown on 9,286 acres, shows that the interest is not declining 
in the heart of Pennsylvania. The crop is worth about $2,500,000. 
The quality of the tobacco of Calvert, Maryland, is decidedly better 
than that of the previous crop. Seasonable rains caused luxuriant 
growth and a fine texture of leaf. Good weather throughout the curing 
process produced a larger proportion of yellow and red qualities. The 
same causes, however, gave an unusual proportion of ‘‘ground-leaf,” so 
that fully one sixth of the crop went to market in this form, and sold at 
very low prices. In Charles the quality is generally good, the leaf fine 
and silky, generally bright but very light from excess of rain in August, 
being forced up too rapidly to acquire body and weight. In Howard 
the season for planting and growth was propitious ; in the later season 
growth was too rapid, producing a weaker leaf than usual. The Mont- 
gomery yield was of average quality. Our Prince George’s correspond- 
ent writes of the vital importance of a revision of the inspection-laws, to 
give better satisfaction in sampling both to buyers and producers. The — 
quality in this county is above average, the principal defect being the 
“firing” of the ground-leaves from excessive rains. In some eases the 
ground-leaves were a third of the crop, selling in the fall at 5 to 9 cents 
per pound. In Saint Mary’s a good quality was obtained, a little light in 
proportion to bulk. The Frederick crop was an average in quality. 
A large increase of area was made in Albemarle, Virginia, in conse- 
quence of the small crop and high prices of 1874, which was reduced 
somewhat by frost in April. The season was subsequently tavorable 
to leaf-growth, and a large crop was obtained of light and thin tebaceo, 
deficient in the essentials of a “‘good, heavy, rich article.” A large 
proportion of the crop of Botetourt is characterized by our corre- 
spondent as nondescript, due to several causes: Ist, early summer 
drought; 2d, the ripening and housing season too wet; 35d, the colored 
people entered more largely into tobacco growing last year than 
ever before in this county, many of them not having suitable 
land, others without proper facilities to cultivate a crop, and 
others too indolent to give it that prompt and careful attention 
which is necessary to secure a good article. Our Brunswick corre- 
spondent is enthusiastic over the tobacco-lands of his vicinity, claim- 
ing the best shipping-tobacco in the United States —light-clay 
surface on red-clay subsoil. In Buckingham a wet summer reduced 
the average of quality. In Campbell injury was caused by early frost. 
In Caroline a fair quality was obtained, yet a large portion of the crop 
went to market in toodampa condition. The prevalent cause of injury, 
too much rain in the growing-season, rendered the Charlotte crop 
rather light. A medium grade was reached in Chesterfield; the best 
on good lands, well manured and thoroughly cultivated; the poorest 
injured by wet weather and green cutting. Early frosts in Floyd did 
not reduce the average of quality below medium. The heavier soils of 
Fluvanna, the river-bottoms, and heavy clays yielded a coarse article ; 
the light soils produced a better grade. A large increase of product 
was realized. The quality of the product of Franklin was reduced in 
