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ceases. Jasper: Mostly harvested; extra large fields and extra quality. Jefferson: 
Badly rusted. Johnson: The fields wet and miry. McDonald: Thin stand, but good 
grain. Pettis: In the shock, and endangered by rains. Platte: The yield above 20 
bushels per acre, and the grain fulland plump. Malls: Never better. Ripley : Endan- 
gered in the shock. Saint Charles: Damaged by rust on bottom-lands. Stone: Badly 
damaged by rust, spot, and blight. Clay: Fine, but endangered by rains. Dent: 
Materially damaged by the heavy rains; much washed away. Grundy: Looks well. 
Perry: Thin stand, but good, plump berry; in the shock and sprouting badly. 
Kansas.—Saline: Damaged by a green worm when heading in June. Sedgwick: 
Drilled yields double that sown broadcast. Bourbon: In the shock in good order ; the 
Jennings and Minorca wheat from the Department promise well; less affected by rust 
than other kinds. Chase: A worm has been eating the heads to some extent ; grain 
light, and of inferior quality. Elk: Greatly injured by much rain and high water. 
Franklin: Inthe shock. Jackson: Never better; will be more in the county than ever 
before, if pot injured in theshock. Labeite: Badly affected with rust and scab; threat- 
ened with sprouting in the shock. Lyon: Rusted to some extent. Miami: Cut; very 
fine. Montgomery : Not so well filled as expected, owing to wet weather ; some crops ten 
feet under water at the time of heading. Cherokee: Injured by rust and the Hessian fly. 
Ellis: That sown in August or early in September has made a good crop ; but most of 
it was sown later, owing to the difficulty of procuring seed, and did not sprout till 
spring. Neosho: Injured by rust and fly, and being damaged in the shock. Reno: All 
cut; not as heavy as expected. Wabaunsee: The best crop ever harvested, in yield 
and quality. 
CALIFORNIA.—Contra Costa: Will be the largest crop harvested in this State. Yuba: 
Good, with increase over last year. Santa Clara: Promising a fair harvest. 
OrEGON.—Linn : Injured by wet weather. ‘ 
Daxora.— Davison: Suffered from drought; with deep plowing, and drilled five or | 
six inches deep, does well. Buffalo: Suffering from severe drought. 
MontTana.—Jefferson : Will be greatly reduced by grasshoppers. 
New Mexico.—Taos: Half destroyed already by grasshoppers. 
SPRING-WHEAT. 
This crop, according to our July returns, shows about 85 per cent. of 
an average condition. It has improved or held its own since June 
1 in all the New England States except Connecticut. In New York it 
improved to full average, while in Pennsylvania it fell below. The cul- 
ture of spring-wheat is reported at several points in the South, but it is 
of too inconsiderable importance to attract statistical Inquiry. In the 
States north of the Ohio River it has fallen off, as also in the States 
west of the Mississippi, except Kansas, in which it has considerably 
advanced. Highland, Ohio, reports the Odessa as the most promising 
spring-wheat ever sown in that county. Several counties complain of 
chinch-bugs, others of excessive rains, and still others of drought. The 
grasshopper and Hessian fly also did some local injury. On the Pacific 
coast late rains have improved the crop, which is above average in 
California, and nearly average in Oregon. Reports from the Territories 
show the ravages of grasshoppers in several sections. 
Matne.— Oxford: Looking well. Cumberland: Promising. 
VeERMONT.— Caledonia: Looking well. 
Trexas.—Gillespie: Injured by late frost and drought; not more than 3 or 4 bushels 
per acre. 
TENNESSEE.— Monroe: Almost ruined by rust. 
Out1o.— Delaware: Never better. Highland: The Odessa wheat promises better than 
any other variety ever introduced here. 
MicniGcan.—Emmet: Looks very fine. Tosco: Greatly increased acreage. Leelenaw: 
Never more promising. Mason: Looks very well. 
ILLriNoIs.— Ogle: Injured by chinches. Putman: Almost ruined by rust. Schuyler: 
Good growth, but badly rusted. Winnebago: Very poor. Mason: Poor. Carroll: 
Thin stands and sickly appearance. Lee: Thin and light stands. 
WISCONSIN.—Dunn: Spring sowing delayed by excessive rains. Dodge: Crops look 
well. Douglas: Seeding delayed by cold spring. Grant; Threatened by chinches. 
Outagamie: Looks well; abundant rains; bottom crops inundated, but high-land 
crops greatly benefited by the abundant rains. Walworth; Injured by chinches. Mon- 
roe: Smal! grain, fine.. Washington: Injured by chinches. Green: Chinches bad. 
