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the crop. Monroe: Oaly half a crop, set out late, and the grasshoppers have destroyec. 
at least one-sixth of that. Todd: About 75 per cent. of a crop planted, but not grow- 
ing. 
INDIANA.—Spencer: June very wet, and the crop a failure on low land. 
Missourt.—Chariton: Grows finely. Stone: Late, but looks well. Vernon: Only a 
small per cent. planted, owing to a very wet spring. 
Kansas.—Linn: A large crop in place of none last year, owing to the grasshoppers. 
FRUIT. 
The condition of the fruit crop was less favorable on the 1st of July 
than on the 1st of June. Most of the States report lower condition 
of the apple and peach crops, as a whole, though in different parts of 
the country localities boast of an unusual supply, and a good prospect of 
fruits not yet ripened. The following notes from our correspondence 
illustrate the local aspects of the fruit-supply for the coming year: 
VeRMoNT.—Grand Isle: Light, owing to ravages of forest-worm in 1875. Essex: 
Very little of any kind, owing to the hard winter. 
PENNSYLVANIA.— Bedford: All kinds will be plenty. York: Promise of an abundant, 
crop. 
VIRGINIA.—No fruit except apples and wild berries, of which the crop is larger than 
usual. Campbell: Scarce, except in a few localities, 
Nort Caroiina.—Alamance: Light crop. Perquimans: Except peaches, an abun- 
dant crop. 
MIssissipp1.—Lowndes : A good crop of grapes and figs, which rarely fail; and small 
fruits are abundant. 
TEXxAS.—Panola: The pear trees are nearly all dead from blight. 
TENNESSEE.—Sullivan: A light crop, but doing well. Bedford: Small fruits very 
good. Bradley: Pears and plums plenty. 
Ou10.—Ashtabula : Cherries and strawberries better than usual. Clermont: Straw- 
berries, raspberries, and other small fruits have done well. Geauga: All small fruits 
prosperous. Hardin: Raspberries and blackberries promise well. 
Micuigan.— Wayne: All kinds never better. Lenawee: Cherries seem to be blasted, 
dropping off all the time. Allegan: All small fruits never better. Mason: Never a 
better prospect Newaygo: Fruit-trees of all kinds blossomed unusually full, but the 
fruit falling off to such an extent as to indicate a very short crop. 
INDIANA.— Decatur: Promise of the largest crop ever grown. Hamilton: A fine crop 
of all kinds, including berries. 
WISCONSIN.—Green Lake: All kinds doing well. 
Iowa.—Tama: Never better. 
Missouri.—Cass: The different fruits have been reduced one-half by four or five hail- 
storms. falls; All kinds good. Grundy: Has done well generally, and cherries a 
perfect success. Buchanan: But halfacrop. Harrison: Fruit-trees were very full of 
bloom, but the fruit has fallen off badly. 
Kansas.—Douglas ; Light, except a fair crop of grapes and cherries. 
OREGON.—Mulinomah: The fruit-crop bids fair to be bountitul. Linn: All kinds 
nearly a failure. Clackamas: After along season of cool, cloudy, and rainy weather, 
about the 11th of June the sun shone out with scorching heat, and for eight days the 
thermometer, in the shade, ranged from 90° to 106°; grape and blackberry leaves were: 
scorched to a crisp, and gooseberries and currants were cooked on tbe bushes, 
Urau.—Iron; All killed by late frosts, except about 25 per cent. of a crop of berries. 
Kane: Fruit promises extra well, what is left. 
APPLES.—Vermont and Connecticut report an improvement upon 
their high June averages, but the other States of New England have 
declined. The general condition is still above average. Franklin, 
Maine, complains of caterpillars, but the ravages of fruit-insects seem 
to be comparatively trifling this year. The Middle States are all above 
average, though all have declined from the high condition reported 
for June. Erie, New York, reports the deadening of the ends of small 
limbs to the length of six to twelve inches through some agency not 
Stated. Of the South Atlantic States, Maryland has fallen to an 
average; but all the other States of this section, though still below 
average, have partially recovered from the low condition reported in June. 
The Gulf States, except Texas, have still further declined, Louisiana 
and Mississippi expecting but little over half a crop. Of the inland 
Southern States, Tennessee and Kentucky have improved, the latter ris- 
