310 7 8 
The great barley-producing States return the condition as follows: Cal- 
ifornia, 98; New York, 89; Illinois, 57; Iowa, 79; Ohio, 88; Wiscon- 
sin, 88; Minnesota, 71. In these States, which raise five-sixths of the 
crop, the average condition of the whole is but 87. The crop of the 
whole country is at least 10 per cent. below 100. In Wayne, New 
York, the straw failed to yield grain; a result attributed to intense 
heat. In the East it was injured by drought and in the West by rain. 
In several counties of Illinois the crop was too poor to pay for harvest- 
ing. In the extreme Northwest it was exposed for a while to the rav- 
ages of grasshoppers. In Marquette, Michigan, the Golden Melon turned 
out finely, while in Doniphan, Kansas, the Probestier proved quite an 
acquisition. Wayne, Nebraska, complains that her crop is too high-col- 
ored for brewing. 
VERMONT.— Orleans : Good ; more raised than formerly. 
NEw YoRK.—Genesee: Good. Wyoming; Very fine. Niagara: Destructive drought 
and heat. Livingston: Less plump than usual. Yates: Thrashes out light. 
Texas.—-Dallas : Harvested 50 bushels per acre. Red River: Tolerable yield. Titus: 
Light crop ; rusted. 
Ont10.—ftoss : Damaged by rain. 
Micuican.—Marquetlie : Golden Melon barley turus out very fair; shall give it amore 
extended trial next season. Delta: Good. 
Inprana.—franklin : Injured by heavy rains in harvest; generally musty. 
ILLINOIS.— Winnebago : Will not pay the cost of harvesting and thrashing. Ogle: 
Very poor. Stephenson: Light crop in quantity and indifferent in quality. 
Wisconsin.— brown: Light crop. Walworth : Moderate. 
Mrynesora.— Yellow Medicine: Taken by grasshoppers. Steele: Generally good. 
Rock: Nearly escaped the grasshoppers. 
Iowa.—Poweshiek : Light. Howard: Good yield. 
Missourt.—Nodaway: Cut short by wet weather in early spring. 
Kansas.—Jackson: About average. Doniphan: Injured by wet weather. DSarion: 
Probestier barley quite an acquisition. 
NEBRASKA.—Otoe: Light. Wayne: Escaped grasshoppers, but is too high-colored 
for the brewers. Antelope: Good. 
CaLIFORNIA.—San Joaquin : Three-quarters of a crop. 
CoLoRaDoO.— Weld : Badly injured by grasshoppers. 
Uran.—Summit : Slightly injured by frost. 
BUCKWHEAT. 
The acreage in buckwheat was increased in the more northern sections 
of the Union, especially in the New England and Pacific States, all of 
which report a larger breadth than last year. The midsummer drought 
prevailing in portions of the Middle States reduced the area devoted to 
this crop, especially in New Jersey, which reports an acreage less than 
three-fourths of that of 1875. The South Atlantic States about equal 
their previous acreage. None of the Gulf States report any culture of 
this cereal except Texas, which returns a decrease of 27 per cent. The 
States of the Mississippi Valley, ou the whole, about equaled their acre- 
age of 1875, Nebraska increasing about a third, and Kansas and Mis- 
souri decreasing about one-ninth. The Pacific States increase about 3 
per cent. 
The condition of the crop in New England was good on the whole 
at the close of July, but from drought and other causes it was re- 
duced from 8 to 20 per cent. during August. The Middle States had 
their visitation of drought at a critical time for this crop, and conse- 
quently, with an unpromising start in July, many counties report it still 
poorer in August, while in one or two localities early frosts complicated 
the difficulties of the situation. In the South Atlantic States the small 
crop improved somewhat during August. In Highland, Virginia, Silver 
hull from the Department was the favorite seed. A farmer here, by 
