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_ is that there is no profit in raising wheat under $1.50 per bushel; Fultz 
wheat is still the favorite, though more Lancaster will be sown than last 
year. Richmond: Wheat-seeding has been delayed by constant rains; 
little or no grain sown yet. 
North Carolina.—Alleghany : The farmers are about done seeding; the 
weather has been very favorable, and.the small-grain crop is looking 
fine. 
Georgia.— Carroll: Large ¢rops of small grain will be sown this fall, 
and that is the only way to save this county from utter ruin. Dooly: 
Little sown yet, but that looks fine. Harris: People talk of planting 
wheat and oats more extensively than ever before. 
Florida.—Jefferson : The prospect is that a large area will be sown in 
oats this fall to make up for the deficiency in the corn crop. 
Texas.—Bowie: Small grain has not been put in yet, the weather be- 
ing too warm and dry. Wélliamson: The farmers are very busy in sow- 
ing wheat, oats, rye, and barley. 
Arkansas.—Baxter: Have just commenced sowing wheat, but the 
weather is so dry that slow progress is made, and seed is very scarce; 
the crop must fall short again next year. Prairie: During the latter 
part of August and all of September no rain fell; this has interfered 
with the preparation of the land, and has prevented the sowing of 
wheat. Sebastian: More wheat is being sown than usual. Washington: 
Very little wheat is yet sown, as the ground is too dry. Jzard: Very 
little wheat or rye yet sown, owing to the drought. 
Tennessee.— Giles: Cannot prepare stubble-land for wheat until we have 
rain. A larger acreage will be sown this fall than ever before. 
West Virginia.—The very wet weather has delayed the farmers in sow- 
ing their wheat; that sown has come up well. Randolph: September 
was too wet to seed. 
Kentucky.— Crittenden: The present indications are that more wheat 
than usual will be sown this fall, and that greater pains will be taken in 
the preparation of the soil. Drills are being introduced. 
Ohio.—Tuscarawas : The farmers are favored with a fine fall for put- 
ting in their seed. Henry: The acreage of the growing wheat crop is 
larger than last year. It is mostly drilled, and looks unusually well. 
Montgomery: Seed-wheat was put in the ground in excellent condition— 
better than for many years—and the weather is fine for the growing 
wheat. Preble: The wheat sown this autumn is in very high condition. 
Medina: It has rained nearly every day the past month; much of the 
wheat is not yet sown, and many farmers will not sow at all. Fairfield: 
The acreage of wheat sown is increased 25 percent. Belmont: A large 
portion of the wheat has not yet been sown, owing to the wetness of 
the ground. | 
Michigan.— Tuscola: A large amount of wheat has been sown, and 
nearly all was putin before the 10th of September. The new crop looks 
very fine. Barry: Wheat looks well, but the fly is eating the early 
sown quite badly. Wayne: The new crop of wheat never looked better. 
Indiana.— Dearborn: The prospect for the wheat sown this fall is poor. 
The ground is dry, the month of September has been cold, and the grass- 
hoppers have eaten a great deal as fast as it came up. Decatur: An 
increased acreage of wheat has been sown. Marion: The newly-sown 
wheat is getting a very fine start. De Kalb: The growing wheat never 
looked better. Warren: Wheat never looked better. Ripley: Septem- 
ber has been a favorable month for sowing wheat, and the farmers have’ 
improved the opportunity to get it in early. That which has come up 
‘looks well. 
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