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age, but in several counties the moisture has not been sufficient to bring 
out the crop. Oregon reports a very promising crop. From Dakota come 
reports of grasshopper damages. In the Choctaw Nation, Indian Terri- 
tory, the crop is reported as very satisfactory. 
WINTER-RYE. 
ACREAGE.—The acreage in winter-rye in 1876 does not materially 
differ from that of 1875. A small increase is shown in New England 
and in the States north of the Ohio River, which about counterbalances 
the decline in the other sections; the Pacific States reporting no appre- 
ciable change. 
CoNnDITION.—The condition of the crop, on the whole, is about aver- 
age. A superior condition appears in the Middle States, South Atlantic 
States, in the States north of the Ohio River, and on the Pacific slope, 
while in the other sections there is a deficiency. In some portions of 
the country, the crop was seeded late on account of unfavorable weather; 
but generally it was placed in the ground in good order, and gained a 
good growth before winter setin. In the regions visited by the grasshop- 
pers, the sowing of this crop, as in the case of wheat, was delayed, and 
early-sown crops more or less damaged by these insects, some being 
entirely destroyed. Reports of such injuries come mostly from the 
trans-Mississippi region. 
