372 Ninth Annual Repout of thk 



Tompkins County (Ithaca). — Wet and threatening weather has 

 greatly delayed harvests, and considerable damage has resulted 

 to grass and grains remaining out. In this vicinity little damage 

 has been done to grain where it was well shocked. Kain, 1.2G. 



Warren County (Lake George) — Lack of sunshine, combined 

 with the cold and rains, is affecting the growth of all crops. Rain, 

 1.90. 



Washington County (Greenwich). — Only one half day of sun- 

 shine. No haying nor harvesting for tw^o weeks. Grass greatly 

 damaged by the rains; half the rye out in shock, and is sprouting 

 and straw turning. Early potatoes a light crop; late ones very 

 promising. Rain, 2.03. Whitehall. — Very rainy and little hay 

 secured. Many fields are getting over ripe. Corn now promises 

 well. 



Yates County (Penn Yan). — Rye will be better than wheat in 

 this section; rain and hot sun doing damage; too much rain. 

 Corn has greatly improved. Large crop of berries. Rain every 

 day for fourteen days. 



General Remarks. 

 The heavy rains continued generally over the State until Satur- 

 day, .31st, when cooler and dryer weather set in. Haying and har- 

 vesting was consequently greatly delayed over the greater part 

 of the State, rain having fallen almost every day for the past two 

 weeks. A large part of the grain crop and probably a third of the 

 grass it w^as impossible to cut during this time, and much that was 

 cut remained out in the r-ains, resulting in great loss from mould- 

 ing and sprouting. From almost all sections there are reports of 

 wheat and rye sprouting and growing both in the shock and 

 standing, and barley in many cases rendered totally unsalable. 



