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Show Crop Steporl. Washington. SO. The December crop report of tho department of egricu'turt states that preliminary investigations point to an increase of 7 por cent, in area in Texas andTennosso , 10 in Kentucky, Indiana 14, Missouri 1G, Kansas nnti Oregon 20, Illinois 22. There aro quite general complaints of ravages oftho Hessian Hes-sian lly in early sown crops, and o drought hindering germination in lalei sown, yet the cop starts out oa the wholt under prospect; considerably above tin averago, especially in large winter wheal sta'es. |