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ton: Promisessabove average.’ Gilmer: Some injured by frost, Apri 30th: Upshur: 
Loéking ‘fine’ Cabell 2Very much injured by freeze, May Ist, ‘and since by drought. 
Summers s Very promising. high 
Kentucky.— Bath: Badly injured by the freezes in March and April.’ Warren? An 
early harvest andafine crop.) Andersons! Materially injured by drought. Pendleton : 
Suffering from drought.’ Shelby: ‘The fields exceedingly spotted; cannot be over 75 
per cent. ofa crop. | Calloway: A good yield’ is expected.’ “Hardin: Thin, with short 
heads. 0 Gwsley > Injured by the freeze in March. Simpson : Not more than’ half it 
promisedosix weeks ago! Bracken: The Clawson wheat is’a perfect success.’ Russell: 
The area increased 20: per centi; and 20 per cent. better stand; rust'is making its ap- 
pearance. Speneer> Very short straw and putting out small heads; drought. Ballard: 
Badly winter-kiiled, and damaged by rust, smut,-and ‘seab. Galletin: Injured by 
drought. | Jessamine: One-third of the crop badly winter-killed.. Nicholas: ‘Thin, low, 
and short heads, owing to drought. “Todd: Rust on'the blade. | Carroll: Reduced by 
drought. ' Livingston > Louks' well. 
» On10.— Miami: About'25 per cent. was frozen ont; that standing was never better. 
Frambull: The prospect very poor. Willians : Badly frozen out; that left looks very 
well. Adams: Scmefields look well, but’ many have been going back, owing to the 
fly-and bug. « Luscarawes » Coming out much better than the spring indicated. Vin- 
ion: Never locked better the ‘first of Maech, but, owing to cold and wet, many fields 
will not pay fer cutting. Crawford: Almost a failure; frozen out. Delatare ; Cannot 
be more thanchalfia crop.) Pickawey: Almost a failure ; thotisands of acres are being 
plowed wp for corn. Russ! Fair prospect, though the freeze in March killed a great 
deal. Huron: Notoover 25 per cent. of a crop. Wood: Badly frezen out. Geauga: 
fany pieces entirely winter-killed.. Licas: Badly killed on clay and undrained soils ; 
upon lonmy toils and "tiles drained! lard, premises well.’ Sandusky: Winter-killed. 
Seneca: The pocrest'for ten years. 
Micuicsn.—Muskegon :' Badly winter-kitled on heavy lands; on hght, above average. 
Oaktond: The best for five years. Kalamazoo: Looks exceedingly well. Calhoun: 
Stands well. Lake: The Clawson wheat a decided success; the yield large, and the 
straw Jong and stout.) Ottawa: Badly frozen, but doing first-rate now. Shiawassee : 
Coming forward very rapidly. ‘Van Buren: Somewhat spotted from winter-killing. 
Wexford») Nearly ruined by winter-killing, and much of it plowed up. Iason > Looks 
very fine. Saint Josephs Shorter at heading than common. 
INDIANMHYMosciusko? On prairie’ and hilly land, never looked better; on low clay 
land, very poor) Nobles Injured in the winter ; some fields not worth cutting. Put- 
nam : Albut ruinedin the wifttter; many fields plowed up. Washington: On ground 
well prepared and dressed, fine; on poor ground, very light, not more than 50 per cent. 
of the usual acreage sown. | Franklin : Badly frozen out. Howard: Depreciated 50 per 
cent. in the winter. ) Dearborn: Almost entirely winter-killed. Hamilion: A very 
short crop sown) and much of that not worth eutting ; winter-killed. Huntington: 
A poor yield; winter-killed; much ‘plowed up. Johnson: Nearly half sown in the 
fall plowed up; that leftowill net average over 7 bushels per acre. Wabash: Suftered 
im the winter; much plowed up. Warrick: Suffered from the extremely dry spring. 
Carroll > A portion of the land soon plowed up. Dubois : Injured by drought in May ; 
heads very short. © Gibson’: Heading very low, and thin on the ground. «Switzerland : 
Winter-killed; 35 per'cent. below average. Madison; Half crop. 
Inrinors.—Bureaw: Considerable destroyed by freezes. Gallatin : Looks well. Clin- 
tow: Badly winter-killed.. Effingham: Not more than 25 per cent. of a crop, owing to 
the March freeze. Fayette’: Not more than half a crop. Jersey : Appearances indicate 
a large crop. Madison: Good heads, but thin and mixed with chess. Mason: Looks 
well. Jefferson: Full heads, but rather thin. Montgomery : Much better than expected 
in many localities ;-in others, plowed up. Perry: Badly winter-killed, JWtlliamson : 
Injured by the hard freeze in Mareh. McLean : Never better. ‘ 
Wisconsin.— Barron > Looks well. Pierce: Nearly all killed. WPaupaca: Badly win- 
ter-killed. Walworth : Seriously injured by freezing. Towa: Has improved the last 
three weeks very much. 
MinnEsora.—ZIsanti: The Arnautka wheat from the Department is well suited to 
this climate, It is spread all over the county, and is eagerly sought for. Sherburne: 
A total failure. 
MissourI.— Douglas: Owing to the dry weather last fall, less than half the usual 
quantity was sown. ‘That came up indifferently, and the Hessian fly has destroyed 
full half of it. Jaspers Never more promising. Laclede: Small acreage, but promises 
well. Montgomery: Suffering for rain. Platte: Never better prospect for an abun- 
dant crop. Stone: Materially damaged by the fly, and the rust has appeared. McDon- 
ald: Injured by rust. Vernon: Prospect of a heavy crop. Christian: Very indifferent. 
Lincoln: Ripening early. Perry: Scarcely half of last year’s crop. Pettis: Splendid. 
Saint Francis: Only half thé amount intended put in in tbe fall, owing to continued 
dry weather. Those’who did sow have a finé prospect. Scme who sowed in January 
have as fine prospect/as thake who sowed in ‘the fall. Shelby: The little sown looks 
