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crops of the inland Southern States, has been felt severely by the hay- 

 farmers. Arkansas declines 26 per cent. ; Tennessee, 25 per cent.; West 

 Virginia, 22 per cent., and Kentucky, 38 per cent, from last year's crop, 

 while all show a very serious decline in quality. German millet is a 

 successful crop in Tennessee. All the States north of the Ohio show 

 declining yields, but nearly or quite maintain the quality of the crop. 

 West of the Mississippi, Iowa alone equals her last year's crop. The 

 quality is maintained, except in Kansas and Nebraska. The Pacific 

 coast raised a superior crop, equal to last year's in Oregon and one-third 

 greater in California. In Kern County of the latter State, alfalfa 

 has yielded five cuttings since May, besides leaving a tine pasture. 



Maine. — Cumherland : Winter-killed to some extent. Oxford: More swale hay than 

 nsual ; cured well. Piscataquis : Considerably winter-killed where not protected by 

 snow. 



New Hampshire. — Hillsiorough : Hay abundant and fine. Carroll : Fullj^ up to 

 last year. 



Vermont. — Rutland: Hay-crop excellent. Caledonia: Hay of excellent quality. 

 Chittenden : Fall-feed fine ; no hay used yet. Windham : Best second crop of hay for 

 many years. 



Massachusetts. — Berl-shire : Clean and nice, but appears to be less nutritious than 

 last year. Bristol : Quality reduced by nnfavorable curiug weather. 



Ehode Island. — Washington: Crop heavy. 



Connecticut. — New London: Hay-crop larger and finer than last year. 



New York. — Richmond : Crop large and well secured. Seneca : Hay well secured. 

 Fulton: Large crop of hay. Wayne: Cro^) large and good. Warren: Quality depre- 

 ciated through the unusual growth of weeds. Sullivan : Hay abundant and fine. 

 Wyoming : Feed abundant. 



New Jeusey. — Burlington: No second hay-crop cut. Sussex: Finely cured and har- 

 vested. Warren : Crop tiue, and well secured. 



Pennsylvania. — Lancaster: Season fine for growth and harvesting of hay. Butler: 

 Fall pastures good, putting c.ittle in fine order for winter. Montgomery: Shortened 

 by drought; good quality. Fayette: Light, but good. Cambria: Good and well ma- 

 tured ; sells for $25 per ton. Laicrence : Short, but good. Beaver : Stock cannot be 

 wintered on the hay harvested. Lycoming : Clover short and timothy thin. 

 Washington : Hay scarce, but fine ; pasture gone, and stock must be fed early. 



Delaavare. — Kent: Heavy and clean hay-crop. 



Maryland. — Wicomico: Hay a new crop here ; culture increasing, and more profita- 

 ble. Howard : Fine hay-crop. Baltimore : All kinds well secured. Caroline : Well 

 saved. 



Virginia. — Charles City : Shortened by drought. Highland : Hay-crop light through 

 drought. Henrico : Fine growing aud harvesting weather. Gloucester : Shortened by 

 drought. Bedford : No hay saved in many parts of the county ; fanners dejiend on 

 corn-fodder. Madison : Hay of good quality. Craig : Shortened by summer drought. 



North Carolina. — Ashe : Grass-crops shortened by drought. Mitchell : Hay im- 

 proved in quality. Buncombe: About equal to last year. Chowan: Quality of hay 

 very good. Beaufort : Increased acreage in grass. 



South Carolina. — Marlborough : An unusual quantity of pea-vine hay secured. 

 Chesterfield : Hay-crop shortened by freshets. 



Geougia. — Jefferson : Hay-crop good. Carroll : Shortened by drought. 



Louisiana. — Tensas : Immense yield of grass, which was secured in fine condition. 



Texas. — Anstin : Artificial aud crab grass a failure ; prairie-hay abundant, aud cut 

 in large quantities. San Saba : Good. Fayette : Short. Medina ; Pastures excellent. 

 Uvalde : Pastures fine. De Witt : Hay abundant and fine. Bosque : Alsike and blue 

 grass stood the drought well. 



Arkansas. — Scott: Army-worms destroyed red-top and timothy in many localities. 



Tennessee. — Obion : Hay very good. JJickson : Standard grasses generally a failure, 

 but German millet did well ; army-worms about. Wilson : Shortened by drought. 

 Blount : Shortened by drought. Knox : Great difficulty in getting a stand of clover 

 or timothy. Greene : Shortened by drought. Gi'undy : German millet an extraordi- 

 nary growth. Lawrence: German millet excellent. Lincoln: Drought. 



West Virginia. — Wood: Pastures very short. Meirer : Hay light, but well cured 

 and good. Kanawha: Half crop of hay. Jefferson: Very good crop. Hancock: Short- 

 ened by drought. Harrison: Hay-crop short. Hardy: Drought. Brooke: Timothy 

 poor; clover good, especially the second crop. 



Kentucky. — Lewis: Short crop; brings !^22 per ton. Ohio: Drought and worms. 

 Mercer: Pasture excellent. Lincoln: Hay-crop light. Laurel: Shortened by summer 



