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injured the crop. West of the Mississippi the crop is generally better, 

 while on the Pacific coast it attains a full average. In some of the North- 

 ern States, both east and west, the crop suffered fi'om winter-killing. 



Clover seems to have suffered somewhat less from drought and other 

 injuries than timothy. Its highest condition, 1U9, is in Massachusetts; 

 in Maryland and California it stands at 108 ; Oregon, 107 ; Connecticut 

 106 5 Pennsylvania, 105 ; Kew Jersey and Nebraska, 102 ; New Hamp- 

 shire, 101 ; Delaware, 100. It is very near average in Missouri, 99 ; Vir- 

 ginia, Alabama, Illinois, and Iowa, 98. Its minimum is found in 

 Kentucky, 60. The low averages of Tennessee, 73, and West Virginia, 

 75, also show that the most unfavorable conditions of growth were 

 south of the line of the Ohio. In the Northwest the general condition 

 is below average, but improves toward the West. The Pacific coast is 

 above average. 



Pasture shows a higher average than mown grass, indicating, on 

 the whole, a more favorable condition of grass-growth as the season 

 advanced. This crop suff'ered from severe drought in the earlier 

 part of the season in a large number of counties. In the New England 

 and Middle States it stands full average or above, except in Pennsylva- 

 nia, 88. Seasonable showers, especially on the eastern shore, enabled 

 Maryland to maintain her high average, 108. In the South Atlantic 

 States drought reduced the condition below average, except in Georgia, 

 103. Of the Gulf States Alabama and Texas are slightly above average,, 

 the rest being below. To the northward the severe drought cut down the 

 average to 82 in Arkansas ; 76 in Tennessee ; 66 in West Virginia, and 

 59 in Kentucky. North of the Ohio Eiver, Ohio, 80, suffers most 

 severely; Michigan and Wisconsin being less affected by drought, rise 

 above average; Minnesota, on the same parallel, is also above average ; 

 while southward Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, and Missouri sink below; the 

 trans-Missouri and Pacific regions stand above. In some parts of Ore- 

 gon the rains were excessive and injurious. In California the successful 

 growth of alfalfa is noted with an unusually luxuriant pasturage. 



Maine. — Cumhe.rland : Some pieces of hay look finely ; old fields badly winter-killed. 



New Hampshire. — HUlsborougk : Hay-crop very abundant. Sullivan : Good. Roclc- 

 ingham : Hay-crop promises largely ; two weeks later than last j'ear. Belknap : Old gjrass- 

 lands somewhat winter-killed ; hay will be average. 



Vermont. — Lamoille : Hay-crop in fine condition ; stock-raising and dairying the main 

 business of the county. Franklin: Grass late, but doing well ; pastures good. Rutland: 

 Pasture and meadow good. Grand Isle : Grass late; timothy thin, but rank. Chittenden: 

 Grass heavy on dry land. Caledonia : Grass badly winter-killed. 



Massachusetts. — Berkshire: Pastures never jjetter; white clover abundant ; frequent 

 and heavy rains and rapid drying of the surface. Plymouth : Hay-crop large, except on a 

 poor, wet soil. 



Connecticut. — Nctc London: Grass-crop very good. Litchfield: Frequent and heavy 

 showers have lodged the grass and delayed cutting. Hartford: Grass much above av- 

 erage. 



]:iEw York.— Columbia: Pastures better than for years past ; rains copious ; hay-crop 

 promising. Steuben : June dry and cool, retarding grass-crops ; clover-crop now being 

 cut; a light crop; timothy still lighter. Westchester: June very seasonable ; grass look- 

 ing finely. Washington : Grass getting a good growth, but is thin in the meadows ; clover 

 largely winter-killed. Cattaraugus: Best hay-crop for three years. Oneida: Season wet ; 

 grass-crops good. Wyoming : Pastures uncommonly good ; clover somewhat winter-killed, 

 but has latterly done well ; timothy rather short and backward. Wayne : June rains gave 

 a heavy growth to grass. Jefferson: Grass never looked better. Su/ZtraK : Pasture abuntl- 

 ant ; cattle doing finely. Otsego : Great growth of grass. 



New Jersey. — Camden : Hay-crop gathered better than ever before; fine harvest weather; 

 Warren: Pasture good ; clover and timothy fine. Burlington: Severe drought telling on 

 pastuie. Hudson: Newly-sown timothy looks well; old meadows short and inferior. 

 Mercer: Drought damaging timothy and pasture : clover all gathered without a drop of rain 

 or dew ; hay looks as green as when it was cut. Sussex : Never had such pasture for stock. 



Pennsylvania. — Bucks: Clover and mixed grasses doing well ; timothy suffering for 

 rain. Ferry: Grass-crops in jured by drought. York: Fine hay-harvest weather. Phila- 



