804 Eighth Annual Report of the 



rotted and will have to be replanted. Meadows very poor, and 

 much of last year's seeding mostly sorrel. Pastures are pretty 

 fair. 



Otsego County (Coopers.town). — Another dry week. The hay 

 crop must be light; many meadows sowed to corn. All crops 

 doing well except grass. Rain, 0.02. 



Rensselaer County (Eagle Mills). — Rye is heading very short, a 

 large per cent, winter-killed. Oats small, but growing. Grass 

 and pastures very short. Rain, 0.85. 



Saratoga County (Kings Station). — Crops need rain. Rain, 

 1.15. 



Schuyler County (Perry City). — All spring grain looks very 

 well. Meadows improved but still in poor condition. Wheat im- 

 proved but a large per cent, killed in spots by ice smothering. 

 Some blight on apple trees. Rain. 0.27. Wedge.wood — Grass 

 light, shoirt and thin, an occasional piece fairly good. Pastures 

 short. First clover cutting on the 5th, Rain, 0.31. 



Schoharie Connty (Hyndsville). — Very dry. Hops grow fast. 

 Grain very short, especially winter grains. Oats in very poor 

 condition. Some plowing for buckwheat. 



Steuben County (Addison). — Rain too late to overcome effects 

 of drouth on hay. Rain, 0.15. Atlanta — Last year's clover seed- 

 ing very thin and short. Old meadows very short and light. 

 Rain, 0.77. Haskinville — Potato planting well under way. Frost 

 of 3d slightly damaged strawberries. Rain, 0.70. South Canis- 

 teo — Some early oats quite foul. Corn doing finely. It now 

 looks as if not much more than half the meadows would be cut. 

 On uplands meadows seem to be thinning instead of taking on 

 growth. Rain, 0.75. 



St. Lawrence County (DeKalb Junction). — Timothy heading 

 and only about eight inches high. Rain, 0.00. N'orth Hammond — 

 Vegetation has progressed finely, but meadows will be light. 

 Grain looks very promising. Planting all done. No rain, and 

 much needed. 



Suffolk County (Setauket).— Pastures in fair condition, but 

 rain too late to give a good hay crop. Strawberries fine. A few 

 early peas in n^arket. Corn looks good. Rain, 0.34. 



