May Crop Reports

For lilis report returns have been received fioni i)C5 correspondent representiuji 710 townsiiips; (i-10 of theui hutu ilS townships ii the snmlicrn tour lier of cniiiitii-H and 103 froni 144 townships In the central coiintics. Correspondan ta this inontli almoU wllliout ttgceptluj) note the severity of the drougnt. Tn rainfall in April at Laiisinir tmounted to onJy .98 of hm iucli us coiiijiire! uilli 1.51 nclies n l8ti. Iu Marcli hik! Airil llif ruin and melU'tJ gnow UHOUQted t.i only ' 88 inclies as comparad witli 3 34 inc-iies In 1ÖÖ5. Iu 1883 the rain and melted inow in Minuh anil April whs .üö of an inch lM than this year, but In tliat jear before the 9th of May, hoavy rains had fallea amoiintiiijr at Lansinj; to ni'arly SJ inehes, whilu this year the rainfull previous to .May 10, amuunts lo lcss tliau oneei-ihth of' au inch. Whuat on sundy soil made very good growth diuitix April, but uu clay soil the irowth whs vury Dusatlsfactory. The average cnndiiion in Uie Southern counlv. u s per cent., comparUt) being witli the vilalily and growth of KTng years. The ooudltion In Hiis ooont} howi ouly 81 per cent. ot au averajfe erop while tullv iour per cent, of the wheat sowu is winter-killed and will be plowed up. In fruiu, the per eentage of r.n average erop is Ü per ceui. of apples aiul 81 per t.ent. of peaclies. Heports trom uiue niilln and etevators in the county show that 41,887 bushels of wheat ere marketed durlog April.