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larger kiuds of prairie-grass. lu Crawford, where little hay except from 

 l^rairie-grass is produced, there is a fair crop of that, since chinches do 

 not attack it. In Otoe, Neb., more wild ha}" than usual was put up, 

 owing to the sliortuess of crops. 



Pastures. — Reports from New England concur in representing the 

 condition of pastures and the prospects for fall feed as unusually 

 good. 



From the Pacific slope there is no complaint, and \eij little from 

 Missouri. With rare exceptions, reports are favorable from West Vir- 

 ginia and Kentucky, the South Atlantic and Gulf States, and from the 

 Western Territories. In the remaining parts of the countr}' i)astures have 

 been reduced considerably below average condition by the prevailing 

 summer drought. Yet, very generally, recent rains are rapidly chang- 

 ing the aspect for the better. This is especially true in the Ohio Val- 

 ley. Among counties reporting pastures dried up to such a degree as 

 to necessitate the feeding of stock, are Camden, N. J. ; Luzerne, Pa. ; 

 Trumbull, Ohio; Montcalm, Mich.; and Putnam, 111. 



Maixk. — Aroostook : Hay-crop lij^ht. SogadaJwc : Fall-feed abuudant. riscutaqnis : 

 Deficiency of bay made up by cuttiug swale and other grasses. 



New Hami'Siiire. — HUUhorough : Hay above average. Carroll : Fall-feed abundant. 

 liocliiigliam : Hay-crop large and well secured. 



Vekmoxt. — Caledonia : Hay did well ; second crop unusually large. Butland : Hay- 

 crop excellent in quality and condition. Orltaus ; Large crops of timothy and natural 

 grasses, but little clover. 



Massachusetts. — Berkshire: Increased bulk, but diminished weight ; selling at the 

 low prices of $12 to $12.50 per ton. 



Connecticut. — Hartford : Grass as green and fresh as in June. 



New Yokk. — Steuben: Fall pasture improving. Allegan y : Millet unusually good 

 and sown in larger acreage; best kind of hay in the county. Erie : Drought injuring 

 pastures. Franklin : Largest hay-crop in twenty years. Otsego : Hay-crop unusually 

 heavy ; after-feed shortened by drought. Albany : Hay a splendid crop, and generally 

 well secured. H'ashington : Pasturage abundant. Broome : Extreme drought ; no 

 aftermath; all crops reduced. Eockland : No rain in August; pastures drying up. Sul- 

 liran : A very large crop, gathered in excellent condition. 



New Jersey. — Hudson : Hay-crop large and secured in fine order ; largest yield for 

 two years. Warren : Hay-crop good and well secured. Monmouth : Drought shorten- 

 ing pastures ; if rain does not come soon we will find a home-market for our large hay- 

 croT). Camden: Pastures short ; many farmers feeding stock ; no rain since August 8. 



Pexxsylvaxia. — Butler: Very light. Philadelphia: Late pastures have suiiered 

 severely from drought. Laurence: Pastures burned up; stock suffering for want of 

 feed and water. Pike : Drought. Tioga : Hay never secured in better order. Wash- 

 ington : Fall pastures excellent. Bedford : Hay damaged by drought. Beaver : Greatly 

 shortened by drought. Cambria : Drought destroyed the hay-crop. Pastures burned 

 up for want of rain. 



Maryland. — Queen Anne : Pastures burned up. Saint Mary's : Pastures dried up. 



Virginia. — Pulaski: Very fiuegrass season. Tazeicell : Pastures good. Henrico : Tim- 

 othy light, but clover finer than ever before. Fairfax : Pastures greatly improved by late 

 rains. Mccklenburgh : Trial with timothy encouraging ; increased attention to grasses. 

 Chesterfield: Clover yields 4 tons per acre; hay -crop lai'ge . Craig: Fall pastures 

 above average. Loudoun : Successive years of drought have caused the old turf to be 

 broken up ; chinches injured grass. Louisa: Pastures better than might have been 

 expected from the drought. Madison : Saved in excellent condition. 



North Carolina. — Beaufort : Greatly improved by late rains. Alexander : Season 

 fine for late pastures. Ashe : Grass-crops affdcted severely by drought. 



South Carolina. — Chesterfield : Good season for grass, but hay-crop small. Neivberry r 

 Drought favorable for curing hay. RicKland : Hay-crop shortened by grass army- 

 worms. 



Florida. — Jackson: Pasturage of native grasses in good condition. Orange: Guinea 

 grass very successful. 



Alabama. — Montgomery : Native grasses abundant ; large yield of hay. Calhoun : 

 Early hay-crop good. 



Mississippi. — Holmes : Too dry for even crab grass. Kemper : Hay-crop badly in- 

 jured bj' drought. 



Tkxxh.— Williamson : Hay- crop short. Parker: Prairie-hay dried up, but Hungarian 

 grass turned out w-ell. Austin : Very light. Goliad : Range good. Comanche : Pas- 

 ture failing. Medina : Pasture suffering from drought. 



