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der showers, and promise a good crop. Owsley: Rusted badly. Russell: Destroyed by 
rust. Shelby: Show good heads, but many fields too short to cut, owing to drought. 
Lewis: Short in stem but plump. Hardin: Some rust. 
Oxn10.—ddams: Very short; many fields will not make half acrop. Lorain: A large 
growth, and early. Perry: Quite short; early spring, very dry. Lucas: Being injured 
by wet weather. Hancock: Overgrown. ; 
MicHIGAN.— Wexford: Early-sown never so good. Calhoun: Very luxuriant. Em- 
mett: Look very fine. Josco: Greatly increased acreage. Burry: Rusting. Tuscola: 
Looking splendid. Mecosta: Retarded by excessive raius. 
InpiAna.—Brown: Rusting badly. Decatur: Tall and heavy. Fayette: Slightly 
affected with rust. Hamilton: A large crop, looking finely. Martin: Rusted badly, 
and threatened with ruin by rain in harvest. Noble: Gvod. Clark: Short stalk, but— 
well headed. 
Intiwors.— Crawford: Rusting. Effingham: Damaged by too nuch rain. Saint Clair: 
Good. Mason: Look well. Madison: Rather short, and affected by rust. 
MinNesora.—Sibley : Finest crop yet raised. Wright: Short, and rusting. 
Missourt.—Chariton: Suffered from early drought. Curter: In many places will be 
worthless fromrust. Douglas: Badly damaged by rust. Jasper: Badly killed with rust. 
McDonald: Injured by rust. Mississippi: Very much damaged by the continued rains. 
Pettis: Not nearly so heavy as last year. alls: Short. Saint Charles : Very short, 
owing to drought in May. Stone: Nearly destroyed by rust. Clay: Fine, but en- 
dangered by rains. Maries: Thin, and symptoms of rust. Perry: Look well, but 
threatened with rust. 
Kansas.—Bourbon: Look well, except that they are badly rusted. Chase: Extra. 
Labette: Thin and short; too much rain. Lyon:. Rusted to some extent. Wabaunsee: 
Never any crop like it seen in this section; many fields are estimated to yield 75 bush- 
els per acre. 
NEBRASKA.— Antelope : Good, but too dry weather. 
OrREGON.—Clackamas : Considering the lateness of sowing, look well. 
Daxora.—Davison: Suffered from drought. Buffalo: Suffering from severe drought. 
Harrison : Suftered from drought, 
Montana.—Jefferson: Are taking the place of wheat. 
New Mexico.—Taos : The crop has escaped the grasshopper to some extent ; but it 
is doubtful if it will, after they bave finished the wheat. 
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BARLEY. 
Winter-barley is grown only in the central latitudes to any extent; 
but small portions are grown in the South; while in the more northern 
States the spring-growing alone is reported. In New England, New 
York, Michigan, and Oregon, spring-barley is above average, and in 
other States within the same parallels it is below. In the belt next 
southward, Ohio and California are above average, and other States 
from 1 to 17 per cent. below. Of winter-barley, Texas, Kentucky, Wis- 
cousin, Kansas, Nebraska, and California are above average, and all 
other States below. Chinches have injured it in some parts of Kansas. 
In Dakota it appears to stand drought better than either wheat or 
oats. 
New Yoru.—Albany: Very good. Oisego: Look finely. Genesee: Somewhat injured 
by drought. rie: Needs rain badly. 
PENNSYLVANIA.— York: A large crop. 
Texas.—Caldwell: Acreage, 200; yield, 150. Dallas: Harvested ; 40 bushels per acre. 
Fannin: About 50 bushels per acre. 
Kenrucky.—Mason: Very fine, and all harvested in good order. 
Oxnto.— Miami: Mostly harvested ia splendid condition. 
MicuiGcan.—Calhoun: Very luxuriant. : 
IntrNors.— Ogle: Injured by chinches. Winnebago: Very poor. Carroll: Thin stand, 
and sickly appearance. 
MINNESOTA.—Sibley: Finest crop yet raised. 
Kansas.—Lincoln: Drying up, and plenty of chinches working on it. 
CALIFORNIA.—Contra Costa: The crop will be the largest harvested in this State. 
Yuba: Has turned out well. Santa Clara: A small crop. 
Daxora.—Hanson: Stood the dry weather better than wheat and oats. 
