THe CROPS, Reporls come from various parts of the province that the crop prospects were exceedingly good before the heavy rains came, It is claimed that the country has not looked so well for ten or twelve years. Most of the wheat crop had been garnered when the rains began to fall, but the other crops have suffered to some extent. It is reported that " hailstorm attack and partially destroyed the crops of ten villages along the banks of the Fen river not far from Taiyuanfu. wu raging, and i portion "f the population will be able to eat, drink, and make merry.
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