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freshets ; if that replanted matures, there will be two-thirds of a crop. Caldwell: In- 
jured by Jun freshets. Hertford: Greatly injured by extensive rains in July ana 
August. Madison: Improved beyond expectation by the rains of August. 
SouTH Caroiina.— Newberry : Over average and well matured. Clarendon: Several 
heavy showers came just in time to make the crop. Spartanburgh: Variable; lowlands 
submerged and their crops short and late. Chesterfield: Late plantings need rain 
badly. Lexington: Crop average ; late plantings suffering from drought. Union: Up- 
land crops above average, while on bottoms they are below average ; freshets. 
GEORGIA.— Twiggs : Good., Jefferson: Unusually good. Dade: Abundant home-sup- 
ply and some old corn left over. Upson: As good as the land will bring. Whitfield : 
Injured by drought. Lumpkin: Late rains have about made the crop. Jackson: Splen- 
did crop made. Floyd: Injured by drought and grasshoppers, especially late plantings. © 
Clayton: Best crop since the war, though some bottom-lands do not bring half a crop. 
Baldwin: Crop made, and avery fine one. Walton: The favorable report of July 
repeated ; seasonable weather throughout August. Richmond: Crop first-rate on the 
whole. Oglethorpe: Late corn the best for ten years; much planted late on account of 
overflows in the spring. McDuffie: Best crop in ten years. Fulton: Early plantings 
very fine; late, injured 25 per cent. by drought. Dooly: Finest crop in ten years. 
Marion: Best crop in ten years. Baker: Crop made; ample for home consumption ; 
over half the plantings will make a good crop. Thomas: Best crop ever made here. 
Fannin: Crop made, and excellent. Troup: Ears large but light. Towns: Too much 
rain in the early part of the season. Pulaski: Badly injured by drought in at least a 
third of the county. Hlbert: Fine season. Barton: Injured by drought and grass- 
hoppers. Lincoln: Good on uplands, but injured by freshets on bottoms. Taylor: 
Crop made; the best ever raised here; a surplus to spare. Wilcox: Very fine. Polk =: 
Best crop since the war. 
FiLoripa.—Suwanee: Did not fill well. Jackson: Increased aggregate yield. Hills- 
borough: Housed in good order. Columbia: Injured by drought. Gadsden: Fodder 
saved in good condition. 
ALABAMA.—Ltowah: Ample for home consumption. Limestone: Rain at planting: 
caused a bad stand in corn. De Kalb: Late planting damaged by drought, but the 
crop will be ample for home consmmption ; generally fine on upland soils. Crenshaw =: 
Above average. Clarke: Good. Calhoun: Fully matured, and about as good as the 
land can bring without fertilizers. Conecuh: Good crop. Franklin: Two months’ rain 
benefited the crop. © Coffee: Best crop since the war. Clay: Has done well; too little 
of it grown to meet the home demand. Russell: Abundant for home consumption. 
Monroe: Rotted unusually from excessive rains. Bullock: Fine crop. Saint Clair: 
Abundant; old corn sells at 50 cents per bushel. Greene: Very short. Chambers: Fine 
growing season. Blount: Better than last year, but much of it is late and not yet 
matured. Lauderdale: Damaged by excessive rains. Colbert: Crop large. 
Mississipp1.—Rankin: Well matured; good in some parts, but a failure in others. 
Lee: Injured by excessive rains; blown down and rotting in some places. Kemper: 
Not near so good as last year; probably enough for home consumption. Tishemingo : 
Crop abundant; more than sufficient for home demand. Perry: Early planting stunted 
by spring droughts, yet the general yield will be 25 per cent. above average. De Soto: 
A beautiful crop made. Choctaw: Injured by excessive rains, especially late plan tings 
on bottom-lands. Covington: Iujured by drought; rains too late to repair the damage. 
Winston: The late rains have been excellent for the crop, except on low bottoms. Jas- 
per: Injured by drought; plenty of old corn for 50 cents per bushel; a fact unpre- 
cedented at this time of year. Yalabusha: Injured by excessive rains. Wayne: Good. 
crop, and safe. ‘Grenada: Injured by storms and wet weather. Greene : Good. Amite: 
Acreage increased. Lauderdale: Above average, and equal to the best crop for the last 
ten years. Jefferson: Poor; late plantings best. 
Lovuisiana.—Franklin: Rains too late; crops three-fourths average, scant. More- 
house: Two-thirds of a crop; drought. Washington: Lack of rain in places shortened 
the crop. Iberia: Unusually fine. Previous to last year the home product com- 
manded $1 to $2 per barrel; it then fell to 50 and: 60 cents; the new crop is now 
offered for 40 cents. Richland: Early corn on high lands suffered from drought ; on 
bottoms from overflow in the spring, and, after replanting, from insects. Hast Feliciana : 
Sh: rtened by drought in June and July; subsequently by the army worm. Hast Baton 
Rouge: Recent rains beneficial, especially to late plantings. Jackson : Best crop in 
ten years, but much fodder lost by late 1ains. 
TExaAs.—Smith: Unusually heavy and well filled out. Marion : Crop excellent. Dal- 
las: Best crop in ten years. Cooke: Very fine. Burnet: Late corn badly worm-eaten. 
Williamson: Largest crop ever raised. Waller; A vast difference; early plantings 
heavy and full; late plantings the reverse. Collin: Very heavy. Washington: Sell- 
ing at 30 and 40 cen‘s per bushel. Red River: Fully made, fine and abundant. Kauf- 
man: Excellent; offered at 25 cents per bushel in the field. Austin: Damaged to some 
extent by spring drought. Upshur: Sound and well matured. Panola: Well ma- 
tured ; finest crop weever raised. Kendall: Yield double that of any year of the last 
