Daily, nay almost hourly, reports come in from all parts of the zillah: now you hear of 'Lahee, blight on some field; now it is 'Ihirka, scorching, or 'Pilooa, caterpillars. In some places the seed may have been bad or covered with too much earth, and the plant comes up straggling and thin. If there is abundant moisture, this must be re-sown.