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Pacific coast, California birely equaled her reduced crop of 1875, while 
that of Oregon experienced a still further reduction of 12 per cent. 
RYE. 
The rye crop of 1876 is reported 4 per cent. less than that of 1875, but 
in quality it averages somewhat above its predecessor. The larger de- 
ficiencies are mostly in States that produce small crops, though Lllinois 
and Wisconsin, with their large crops, produce 8 per cent. and New 
York 7 per cent. less than last year. The larger producing States gen- 
erally report yields not greatly varying from those of 1875, while Kan- 
sas, in which rye culture has grown rapidly within the last few years, is 
13 per cent. in advance of her previous figures. Of the great regions 
of the country, New England has made a slight increase; the Middle 
States, which produce about one-third of the crop of the country, fell 
off about 5 per cent.; the South Atlantic States about equaled their 
previous crop; the small crop of the Gulf States fell off about 10 per 
cent. ; the Southern Inland States about held their own; the States 
north of the Ohio River, producing about 28 per cent. of the whole, fell 
off 7 per cent.; the States west of the Mississippi report a large increase, 
especially Nebraska, 42 per cent., and Kansas, 13 per cent., counterbal- 
ancing the deficiencies in Minnesota and lowa, and bringing the yield 
of the whole section up to 9 per cent. above the previous year. On the 
Pacific coast, California advanced 3 per cent., while Oregon fell off 7 
per cent.; but the crop of the two States is about 2 per cent. greater 
than last year. 
OATS. 
On the basis of the October returns, the oats crop of 1876 shows a 
falling-off of 23 per cent., compared with its predecessor. Every sec- 
tion of the Union is deficient, viz: New England, 7 per cent.; the Mid- 
dle States, 74 per cent.; South Atlantic States, 1 per cent.; the Gulf 
States, 5 per cent.; Southern Inland States, 2 per cent.; the States north 
of the Ohio River, 25 per cent.; the States west of the Mississippi, 49 
per cent.; the Pacific States, 4 per cent. The States reporting a yield 
equal to that of last year are: Pennsylvania, 102; Delaware, 109; South 
Carolina, 126; Georgia, 115; Florida, 107; Alabama, 100; Louisiana, 104; 
West Virginia, 115; Kentucky, 103; Ohio, 102; California, 100. The great- 
est deficiencies were found in Kansas, losing 51 percent.; Arkansas, 45 
per cent.; Illinois, 59 per cent.; Missouri, 36 percent. Ohiois the only 
Northwestern State that did not fall short. In the New England and 
Middle States, the crop was largely reduced by droughts prevailing at a 
critical period in the development of the grain. Several counties in the 
South bear their usual testimony in favor of winter-oats, but spring sow- 
ings were liable to rust. In Ohio, where the aggregate product was 
enlarged, there are complaints in several counties of light weight. The 
crop was affected by rust in many counties north of the Ohio River, and 
several report great injury in the shock from rain. In some cases, the 
grain was so light and shrunken as to be blown out of the windmill with 
the chaff. The same causes operated west of the Mississippi, where the 
ravages of grasshoppers added a fresh element of disaster. In very 
many localities, fields were not harvested, and where the grain was reaped 
it was frequently fed without thrashing. The grasshopper visitation was 
especially severe at several points in the Territories. California on the 
whole had a good crop, but Oregon was deficient. In Washington Ter- 
