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ordinary thrift and promise. In the northern section of the Eastern, Mid- 
dle, and Northwestern States, it is more backward than usual, owing to 
delay in planting, occasioned by protracted cold and wet weather; but 
it is generally in a thrifty growing state. In the States on the Atlantic 
coast the condition ranges from 100 to 108, as far as, and including, Vir- 
ginia; south of Virginia an extraordinary rain-fall, of six to seven days’ 
duration, about the third week in June, resulted in extensive overflows, 
occasioned extensive injuries to the crop. In many loealities along the 
water-courses, where it was extensively washed out or otherwise ruined 
by floods, it has been replanted, and the second growth is pushing for- 
ward vigorously. With the exception of that protracted rain-storm along 
the coast, the weather throughout the Southern States has been gener- 
ally favorable to clean cultivation and a healthy growth. In Texas an 
extraordinary crop is nearly matured. The returns show a condition 
of 121, with an increase in acreage of 15 per cent. Throughout the 
Ohio and Northern Mississippi Valleys, and in Michigan, June was a 
very wet month; the rain-fall was so excessive as to seriously interfere 
with timely cultivation and to foster an extraordinary growth of weeds. 
Owing to this cause principally, the condition in that section ranges 
from 100 in Indiana down to 88 in Iowa, Illinois being 89 and Missouri 
97. Like causes have reduced the condition in Kansas to 96. On the 
Pacific coast the crop is unusually promising, the figures being for Cali- 
fornia 105, and for Oregon 101. 
Insect-injuries have been limited to depredations by worms, and those 
not extensive or serious. : 
No droughts over extended areas are reported, and local droughts, 
for the most part, have not been protracted or severe. 
Taking 100 as indicating a condition of unimpaired stands and ordi- 
nary thrift, the entire crop averages 97. 
Details of local exigencies affecting the crop will be found in the notes 
below. 
Matne.— Waldo: Never better. York: The best grown for twenty years. Cumber- 
land: Promising. 
New HaMpsHire.—HAHillsborough: Backward, but doing well. 
VERMONT.— Grand Isle: Did not come up well, owing to wet and cold May. Rut- 
land: Much had to be replanted, owing to poor seed and dry weather. Caledonia: Late, 
but good stand. 
ConneEcticut.—New London: Somewhat eaten by gray worms, but growing well. 
NEw York.—Albany: Looks very well. Seneca: Good color and growing rapidly. 
Otsego: Somewhat backward, but growing well. Genesee: Doing finely. Saratoga: 
Much injured by worms. Washington: Late, but growing finely. Orange: The pros- 
pect of a large yield seldom better. Allegany : Have never seen corn so large. 
New Jersey.—Atlantic: Early corn will be ruined unless we have rain soon. War- 
ren: Fine, but now suffering a little from dry weather. 
PENNSYLVANIA.—Cameron: Planted late, bus coming forward finely. Perry: Back- 
ward, but well set. Clearfield: Large acreage; backward. Indiana: Could not wish 
a better prospect. Armstrong: Late, but even stand and growing finely. Beaver: Has 
suffered from drought. Butler: Much late, but all looks well. Delaware: Much injured 
by worms where the hills were not strewn with salt; now quite vigorous. Clinton: 
Late planted. That planted in time very fine. Lycoming: Very fine, except a few 
complaints of the white worm injuring the roots. Llk: Very fine. ' 
MARYLAND.—Caroline: Looks well. Howard: Promising. Worcester: Late, but 
promising. Baltimore: A good stand. Washington: Good. 
VirGiIniA.—Caroline: Favorable season. Madison: Looking well. Russell: Injured 
by the cut-worm. Tazewell: Injured in some neighborhoods by the wire-worm. Ches- 
terfield: Large acreage; good stand ; well worked, and very promising. Matthews: Being 
seriously injured by worms. Powhatan: Backward. King George: Promises finely. 
Middlesex : Thrifty. Orange: Hassnuftered from drought. Spotisylvania: A very large 
acreage; well grown. Campbell: Promises well. Dinwiddie: Increased acreage; in 
fine condition. James City: The dry June has put our corn in beautiful order ; ready 
for rain. King and Queen: Backward. Prince Edward: Checked by dry weather. 
Sussex : The crops splendid, but now suffering somewhat on stiff bottoms from drought. 
