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localities.’ Hardin: Late sown, but, favorable weather is bringing it, forwardyrapidly- 
Cherokee: Looking well. Howard; Early sown, very promising. Madison : Not doing 
“well, owing to extreme dry weather following wet. Zama; Very thin, fan 
” Kansas.—Doniphan ; Sown too late, and injured by heavy rains, , 
~~ OREGON.—Clackamas: Much, more sown than usual, but, owing to, continual, Jate 
rains, does not look well. * 
Uran.—Kane > Injured by cold winds and a heavy frost. San Pete: Much injured 
by late frosts. : 
DakoTa.— Davison: Looking well. 
WASHINGTON.— Thurston; Coming on very finely. . Whitman: A large increase in 
acreage. 
COTTON. 
The June returns indicate a slight reduction of area in cotton, com- 
paratively late planting, good stands except in cases of too early plant- 
ing or inundation, growth not up to the average for the season, healthy 
and improving condition, and clean culture, with the exceptions caused 
by heavy rains that stimulate growth and prevent working. ‘The 
largest local reduction in area has been in Louisiana, caused by the 
everflow and wet weather in the planting season. The next largest 
is in Tennessee, where the season has been cold and wet. In certain 
districts in Texas there has been an effort to substitute corn for cotton, 
but in one-fourth of the counties there has been a positive increase, 
and in nearly half the remainder no decrease, while the enlargement of 
the total area of arable crovs is rapidly increasing. The figures for 
acreage are as follows: North Carolina, 98; South Carolina, 99; Geor- 
gia, 94; Florida, 89; Alabama, 100; Mississippi, 98; Louisiana, 89 ; 
Texas, 100; Arkansas, 100; Tennessee, 95. The reduction in the entire 
area is about three per cent. In Virginia and North Carolina there 
is some complaint of bad stands and small growth from cold nights, 
though the plants are healthy, and the culture generally clean. The 
late planting promises well in South Carolina. Harly seeding has been 
productive of poor stands. The condition averages very high in Geor- 
gia, owing to seasonable rains, fine weather for work; and abundant 
labor. Drought at the time of planting has affected the crop unfayora- 
bly in Florida. Stands are generally goodin Mississippi and Alabama, 
-and the plants healthy though small... In Louisiana overflows have 
seriously injured the crop in exposed locations. Droughts in some parts 
of Texas have been injurious. The plant is looking well in Arkansas 
and ‘Tennessee, except in places where it was injured by incessant rains 
or inundations. 
The condition of the several States is as follows: North Carolina, 
101; South Carolina, 98; Georgia, 103; Florida, 82; Alabama, 94; 
Mississippi, 92; Louisiana, 89; Texas, 90; Arkansas, 95, and Tennes- 
see, 93. 
The average condition of the cotton-erop on the first day of June of 
the present year, and six years next preceding, is shown in the follow- 
ing table: 
States, 1876. | 1875, | 1874,\|1873. | 1872: | 1871) | 1870 
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Orbe Cero ee ee ne ie on aeeecuctsem :| 101 92 89 |. 85 96 901, 94 
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Georriaggcnatle...2eiginord. Leth omesine.22.2. 22g 103 91 80 94 94 82 101 
TE Vas get ieee 2 Ea oa iets) 94 90 | 98 95./ |. 103 98 
Alabang on. ease acne te: i Oa! 01 82 93 | 105) 83 102 
Mississippi u 98""100 | ?s }.. 92 | 100.) 84 95 
Louisiana . JD LLB EBO RO) II Ags 70°\' 94 | 104 90 101 
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