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cent., Kentucky 16 per cent., Ohio 3 per cent., Indiana 5 per cent., and 
Illinois 9 per cent. On the other hand Pennsylvania has increased her 
acreage 22 per cent., Texas and Arkansas each 32 per cent., Missouri 
17 per cent., and Kansas 15 per cent. 
The condition of the crop in all the States reporting is about 3 per 
cent. below average. The highest condition, 105, is found in Connecti- 
cut and Texas; and the lowest, 81, in North Carolina and Wisconsin. 
The New England and Middle States are full average or above. Vir- 
ginia accounts for her diminished area and low condition, 82, by the 
searcity of plants, which were, in numerous localities, destroyed by 
drought, frost, flies, and grasshoppers. The same difficulty embarrassed 
the planting in North Carolina, Tennessee, and Kentucky; though in 
some counties of the last named excessive rain was as injurious as the 
drought. North of the Ohio River heavy rains injured lowland 
crops. Missouri and Kansas succeed in getting in large crops, which 
are in fine condition. A more extended inquiry will be instituted here- 
after, and the results will be given more in detail. 
MaRrYLAND.—Howard : Good planting-season and the plants, just set out, looking 
well, 
Vircrnia.— Caroline: The crop will be later than usual, owing to a scarcity of early 
plants. Pittsylvania: Early plants killed by frost, and late by the tobacco-fly. Chester- 
field: Less planted than last year. Looking well. Powhatan: Plants nearly all de- 
stroyed by fly. A third of the usual crop may be planted, but that late. Fluvanna: 
Very short and late. Zunenburgh: Acreage less than last year, owing to a scarcity of 
plants, caused by the fly. Orange: Has suffered from drought. Amelia: The small 
acreage of tobacco owing to dry weather and scarcity of plants, they having been de- 
stroyed by the fly worse than ever before. At present not one-seventh of a crop stands 
on the land intended for tobacco. Campbell: Poor prospect. Dinwiddie: Diminished 
acreage, owing to scarcity of plants, caused by dry weather; that planted growing 
well. Franklin: The grasshoppers are injuring the tobacco more than ever known. 
They and the dry weather for the last twenty days have greatly blasted the prospect. 
Prince Edward: Planting reduced by scarcity of plants and dry weather. Halifax: 
The scarcity of plants, owing to frost, insect injuries, and unpropitious seasons for 
planting, make the prospect the gloomiest ever known. Mecklenburgh : Doing badly, 
owing to the long-continued drought. 
NortH Carotwwa.—WVarren: The first crop of plants killed by cold and the black 
fly, the second crop being small and tender; may die after being set out at this late 
season. Alamance: Scarcity of plants ; some without any ; not over 60 percent planted ; 
poor prospect. Davidson: Growing. Rockingham: Acreage and condition worse than 
was ever known. Yadkin: Very little over half a crop planted. The plants were 
killed by cold in March. Caswell: Shorter crop than for thirty years. Person: Fail- 
ure of plants. Not more than 19 per cent. of a crop planted, and that has been nearly 
eaten up by the fly and grasshopper. Orange: The plants destroyed to such extent 
that only about 33 per cent. could be set out. Davie: Plants destroyed in the beds by 
bugs; not more than half a crop planted, and much of that very late. 
Sourn CaroLina.—Edgefield: Tobacco patches dot almost every plantation. 
FLoripsa.—Gadsden: Stands somewhat defective, but well cultivated and free from 
grass. 
ALABAMA.— Crenshaw: The best we ever had. 
TExas.— dustin: Fine. 
_ARKaNSAS.—Boone: Early plants killed by frost; crop consequently late, and now 
suffering from lack of cultivation, owing to excessive rain. 
TENNESSEE.— Trousdale: Short crop for the want of plants. The early plants were 
devoured by insects. Gibson: Decreased acreage, owing to scarcety of plants; fine 
season for setting out the plants. Smith: The plants have failed, so that no one esti- 
mates the crop above 75, Giles: Acreage reduced by a failure of plants. fobertson: 
Plants were very scarce, and the grasshoppers have been very destructive to them. 
Dickson: Bugs destroyed most of the plants in early spring. Macon: The crop 33 per 
cent. shorter than anticipated three weeks ago; the plants have not grown well. Mont- 
gomery : Being seriously injured by grasshoppers. 
West VirGINIA.—Doddridge: Not more than half a crop. 
KEeNnTUCKY.—Daviess : Badly damaged by excessive rains. Logan: Not more than 33 
per cent, of last year’s acreage for want of plants. Ohio: Drowned out in a portion of 
the county. Gallatin: Very late and small. Mason: All set and growing. Warren: 
Acreage short, owing toa failure of plants. Hardin: Looks well. Calloway: Damaged 
by heavy rains, causing the stock to rot off; grasshoppers and bugs very destructive to 
