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Iuaurinois.— Bureaus Injured by the freezes. Ogle: Promising. 1 \| - 10. 92 91997 
WIsconsin.—Baron': Looks, well. FKaupara: Badly winter-kilieds, Walworth: Set 
viously injured by freezing, bas .stozenni M 
lowa.—Cherokee: Killed in the winter so as to make it thin. 
Mrssournt.—Platte: Looking well.’ Vernon : ‘Some early-sown winter-rye has been 
found covered with chinch-bugs, and plowed under-; but there is less complaint from 
this. cause than for many years. Chariton: Prospect of a good yield. 1k 9BROTE 
KANnsas,—Jackson; Prospect of the largest crop ever grown. . Labette:.Looks, fine, 
with plenty of straw. | Shawnee: Looks splendid. 
CALIrorNisA.—San Joaquin: For the first ‘time in many years considerable attention 
has peen paid to raising rye, and the prospect is good) 
BARLEY. 
Acreage—The. entire acreage of spring-barley bas ‘been increased 
nearly 3 per cent. over that of last year. The States reporting a de: 
crease are, Tennessee, 2 per cent.; Kentucky, 3;, Ohio, Indiana, and 
-lowa, 5; Illinois, 3.. The States returning the largest absolute increase 
are New York, 4 per cent. ; Michigan, 6; Wisconsin, 9 ; Minnesota and 
Kansas, 17; Missouri, 6;, California, 7. Texas, which in 1875 increased 
its acreage 5 per cent. over the previous year, has advanced that 13 per 
cent. An increase of 7 per cent. is ‘reported in Vermont and of 12 in 
Massachusetts. 
Condition.—The general condition of spring-barley in New England 
is good. Itis average in Michigan, 1 per cent. above in Minnesota, and 
7 per cent. above in California. In the other States in which barley is 
an important etop it falls below: New York and Towa, 4 per cent. + 
Pennsylvania, 2; Kentucky, owing to drought and late’ freezes, 19; 
Indiana, 12; Illinois, 3; Wisconsin, 1. 
Winter-barley xcept in Missouri, 92, the condition of winter-barley 
is above average in all the States producing it west of the Mississippi: 
Arkansas, 11 ‘per “cent. ;'° Kansas, 3; Nebraska, 25; California, 4. 
Georgia reports 11 per cent. above, Texas 1 per cent. below. 
New York.—Albany : Very backward. Genesee: Came up well and is doing finely 
TExas.— Colin: Harvested ; some crops thrashed over 100 bushels per acre. Cooke: 
Winter-barley very fine. 
‘TENNESSEE.— thea ; Better than for fifteen years. 
KENTUCKY.—Jasamine: A third of the crop badly winter-killed. 
Oun10.—Preble : Has made a very rapid growth. : 
InpiAns.— Franklin : Badly frozen out. Switzerland: Almost a failure ; winter-killed. 
Dearborn: A severe drought through May seriously damaged the crop. 
ILLiIno1s.— Ogle: Fair prospect. 
WISCONSIN.—Sheboygan: Backward. 
MInneEsota,—Fillmore; The dry and hot weather for the last ten days has given the 
crop a bad look. 
Iowa.—Marion: Late grown but coming forward finely. Howard ; Mostly sown late, 
which was a great mistake, as the drought and heat have thinned the crop. 
Missourt.—Chariton : Very fine. 
Kansas.—Labette : Growing off rapidly. 
CALIFORNIA.—Contra Costa: Early sown, excellent; late, suffering from dry weather. 
Santa Clara: Early-sown looks well; late will not yield more than half a crop. San 
Joaquin ;* The prospect very flattering, except on the heavy black land near Stockton. 
Stanislaus: Has filled better than wheat, Sutter: Never looked better. Butte: All 
that could be desired. Placer: Better than for years, 
NEw Mexico.—Mora: Doing well. 
CLOVER. 
Acrea ge—In the Eastern and Middle States, taken as a whole, the area 
of clover remains about stationary ; New York and Pennsylvania indi- 
cate no change, and the slight variations of decrease and increase in 
the other States about counterbalance one another. In Maryland, a 
