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ise an abundant yield. Richland: Most of the bloom destroyed in April by a frost, but 
vines bloomed again, and will make 67 per cent. of a crop. 
GEORGIA. —Lumpkin : A good crop of wild grapes. Troup: Fine. 
FiLoripsa.—Santa Rosa: In some localities the Scuppernong have done worse than 
ever before, in others they are very fine. All other grapes are very fine. Jackson: 
Good yield expected. 
ALABAMA.— Baldwin: Not injured; Scuppernongs the standard., Greene: Fully up- 
to average in quantity and quality. 
Mississippi1.—Lowndes: A good crop. 
Trxas.—Bowie: Thousands of bushels of wild grapes of different varieties, some of 
them very large and rich in flavor, could be gathered in the county. Coryell: Very 
fine. Nueces; The grape interest is growing in importance. Several vineyards re- 
cently started with 1,000 to 3,000 vines, and some of them now bearing very fine fruit. 
Dallas : Rotting. 
ARKANSAS.—Cross: Light crop. Fulton: Rotting. 
TENNESSEE.— Greene: Promise well. 
WEST VIRGINIA.—Monroe : Abundant crop. 
Out10.—Vinion: Best prospectsever known. Wood: Very fine. Hancock: All right. 
Mercer : Never better. 
MIcHIGAN.— Vayne : Never more promising. 
InDIANA.— Kosciusko : Mildewing badly, owing to incessant rains. 
ILLINOIs.— Madison : Beginning to rot. 
Wisconsin.— Walworth : Better than last year. 
MISSOURI.— Phelps : Quite promising, but some are rotting. Barton: Total failure of 
all fruits except grapes. Ripley: Rotting considerably. Vernon: Abundant and fine. 
Montgomery : Rotting badly. Perry: Nearly all rotting. 
Kansas.—Franklin: The rot is threatening fearful destruction. Montgomery: Badly 
damaged by rose-bugs. 
CALIFORNIA.— Yuba: Large yield. Sonoma: Promise of an exceedingly large crop. 
FLAX. 
NortH Carotina.—Camden: A good crop housed. 
WISCONSIN.—Stearns : This crop laid aside; the mustard-seed sown with it is over- 
whelming the land. 
MIssoURI. —Henry: The acreage of corn reduced by the very large acreage of flax 
sown for the seed. Bates: The area increased 20 per cent. and is looking ‘splendid, 
promising 14 to 18 bushels of seed per acre. Lawrence: Considerable flax is being 
raised this year, and it grows very fine. Vernon: Late, but a good prospect for 8, 000 
bushels of seed. 
_Kansas.—Johnson: Splendid. Franklin: About average. 
