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been wet to the depth of 4 inches. within seventeen months. n P88 ein 
tion is, consequently, suffering seriously from. drought, ain Tae 
Alabama, Perry; The season is prowising, the crop prospects are. Yery. 
good, and the farmers unusually, hopeful. Randolph :, King. cotton” 
has, been king of ruin to farmers... We have no money, but aim to. ave 
bread and meat, with which we, can. live without. money. Russell : 
hear but little complaint of laborers so far... Less stock has been killed 
and stolen than in any year since the war; owing principally, to having 
better, laws, and better men to execute them. The low price of cotton 
will eventually prove, a blessing... lt bas caused many to. plant more. 
corn, potatoes, pease, &c. .LHscambia.:, All the crops are. in very good 
condition. 
Mississippi, Greene: The, weather is now warm and vegetation is 
growing well... The stands are good, there is. no;complaint ‘of insects, 
and the crops are looking finely. Tishomingo: Laborers, are working. 
well, the weather is seasonable, and. the crop prospects are above aver- 
age. De Soto: There is, considerable attention to stock-raising and. 
grass-growing, and I believe our agriculture will soon change for the 
better. 
Texas, Washington: Many farmers. ave baying corn at, 50, cents, per 
bushel with money obtained from the. sales of cotton. at 8. cents per 
pound. No wonder. that our southern people are, becoming poorer 
yearly. 
Texas, Austin: All grain-crops are light, in consequence of a drought 
of six weeks; no rain from the first week in April until the 21st of May. 
Pastures have been considerably injured, but stock of all kinds is in excel- 
lent'condition... The young apple-orchards planted of late years are begin- 
ning to bear, but the mild winter kept the trees too long in a growing 
condition. This has eaused all fruit-trees to be very Jate in. bloom- 
ing, and considerabiy diminished the amount of bloom. Fort, Bend: 
Continued dry weather for ten weeks has blighted agricultural pros, 
pects very much in this portion of the State., Jlatagorda : Crops gen- 
erally are very unpromising. Tremendous floods of rain in Febraary 
and March—a most unusual occurrence—caused the plowed land to run 
together again; and then on the cessation of rain, immediately high, dry- 
ing winds baked them so hard that there was an impossibility to. obtain 
stands. Nota drop of rain has fallen for seven weeks. Medina: There 
was not a drop of rain from the middle of March to the middle of May, 
which faet reduced the condition of all crops. Marion: Not. a day’s 
suffering for rain this season, and crops are better than for three years 
past. 
Arkansas, Sebastian : Crop prospects were never better at this season. 
We are gradually decreasing our cotton-crops and increasing our cereals. 
Stock is in fine condition, and sheep are healthier here than, in any other 
place I have Jived in. Scott: The prospects for good crops of corn, 
cotton, and oats throughout the county are very flattering. 
Tennessee, . Williamson: Stock of all kinds is looking well, The 
passage of a dog-law has given a greatimpetus to sheep-raising. Farmers 
are getting a better class of sheep and taking better care of them. The 
seed of German millet, which makes excellent, hay, has been, quite a 
profitable crop.in this county. Last year it bronght as high as $5 per 
bushel; but this year only 50 to 75 cents. Rhea: The prospects for 
rain, clover, grass, &e., are better than in any season for fifteen years. 
Stock is in fine order, dnd in fact everything looks prosperous for the 
farmer. Sullivan: Taking all things together, the outlook, for the 
farmers is very encouraging. Grainger : All things considered, we haye 
