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in Tennessee and California. There is scarcely an exception to favor- 
able returns respecting quality, so far as if is referred to. 
SORGHUM. 
Nearly all the States which grow sorghum to any considerable extent, 
report a condition averaging ubove 100; South Carolina, 101; North 
Carolina and West Virginia, 103; Alabama, Mississippi, and Nebraska, 
104; Texas and Ohio, 105; Georgia, 107; Tennessee and Kentucky, 
109. Madison, Virginia, reports the largest crop ever raised. In Geor- 
gia, the return from Gwinnett states that the crop has become an im-’ 
portant one in the county, and that growers, with “the improved evap- 
orator,” are making sirup equal to the best New Orleans; Stewart, 
that a good crop, matured before the drought came on, has been about 
all ground up; Jackson, that since the introduction of evaporators, 
sirup superior to any other is made, and that the crop will make thou- 
sands of gallons; Hart, that the crop is sufficient to make 10,000 gal- 
lons of sirup. 
In Alabama, Conecuh reports that the er op, well matured, this sea- 
son, is more or less grown upon every farm, and is conferring great 
benefit on the poorer classes. In De Kalb the quantity is above aver- 
age, and the quality far superior to that of any previous crop ; in Clay, 
the crop is very good, and is becoming oue of the important industries; 
in Covington, is grown in large quantities, and found to be very profit- 
able, promising to supersede sugar-cane. 
In Texas the condition improved in September ; Coryell returns 130; 
in Rusk, about 30,000 gallons of sorghum sirup have been made. The 
sirup sells for 50 cents per gallon. ‘ Sorghum will henceforth be a staple 
product of the county.” In Arkansas, Fulton reports that the black- 
top variety was injured by rust, while other kinds escaped. In Tennes- 
see, Monroe reports that ‘*sorghum mills and evaporators are the or- 
der of the day ;” also that sirup from the red-top variety is ‘‘ very supe- 
rior.” In Blount the abundant crop was never excelled. In Allen, Ky., 
an unprecedented quantity of sorghum molasses will be manufactured. 
In Henry County, Ohio, more has been grown than for the last three 
years. In Jefferson, Illinois, the crop exceeds all previous ones, and 
the cane is very rich in juice. 
TOBACCO. 
Cheshire and Sullivan in New Hampshire, Berkshire and Hampshire 
in Massachusetts, and Hartford and Litchfield in Connecticut, all being 
principal tobacco counties, return each a condition of 100. In New 
York the largest tobacco county, Onondaga, returns 70; other counties 
range from 75 to 100. In Pennsylvania, Lancaster reports that a larger 
crop than ever before has all been housed in good condition. In York, 
the next in importance, the condition is 110. Cumberland, 90, (produc- 
ing but little) is the only county below 100. 
In Maryland the condition averages about 82. Prince George, the 
heaviest county, is reported at 90. Returns from Calvert and Mont- 
gomery state that the quality will be inferior. The crop was considera- 
bly damaged by the equinoctial storm. 
In Virginia, thé average condition returned September 1 was 65. Dur- 
ing the month the progress in some localities was counterbalanced by 
damages from storms and depredations by worms in others, so that the 
general condition October 1 averaged about the same. Pittsylvania, 
