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is somewhat below average, ranging from 88 iu West Virginia to 112 

 in California. 



Timothy.— The general condition of timothy is below average, except 

 in the States immediately west of the Mississippi, which range from 

 average to 7 per cent, above. The greatest decline is in Delaware, 

 which is 47 per cent, below average. 



R^AIXE.— J'rawWiw : Heavy rains benefited the grass. Pemiscot: Grass looks well. 

 York: Heavy in some places; in others lit;ht. Cumberland: Weather fine for grass and 

 pasture; prospect enhanced 30 per cent, since Jnne 1. Somerset: Grass sown last 

 spring has come up well ; hay prospect good. Waldo : Grass, our principal crop, has 

 done well this season ; promises a fair crop. Piscataquis : Pasture looks well ; grass 

 grows finely. 



New Hampshire. — RocJcingham : Grass decidedly better than last year, except where 

 winter-killed. Hillsborough: June very favorable to grass; hay crop would be large but 

 for winter-killing. Belknap: Drought for two years has injured old hay fields ; those 

 just put down in grass look well. /Stafford : Grass of all kinds developed wonderfully 

 in two weeks. 



Vermont. — Fi-anklin : Very fine; heavy crop of hay in most parts of the county. 

 Oranqe: Unusual richness ot pastures; heavy growth of timothy and clover. Grand 

 Isle: Grass crop has become heavy since June 1. Orleans: Grass of rapid growth; 

 with good weather the hay-crop will be larger tlian for ten years. Caledonia : Hay 

 crop very heavy ; heavier than for years. 



Massachusetts. — Franklin : Grass crop has improved remarkably with wet weather ; 

 the injuries of winter are being repaired. Worcester : Hay, not one half a crop. Bristol : 

 Grass crop has suffered from tlie drought. Berkshire: Decline of 50 per cent, of hay- 

 crop ; where meadows were top-dressed with manure last fall, the crop is good ; the 

 roots of the grass should be protected ; even common earth is good ; top-dressing on 

 the increase. Plymouth: Early June showers gave great impulse to the hay while the 

 dry weather succeeding was excellent for harvest. 



Connecticut. — Litchfield: Three fourths of a crop ; about equal to last year; de- 

 preciated by two years' drought; continued rains may secure a fair crop ; never was 

 less grass on the 1st of July. Neiv London: Canker worm iu the meadows. 



New York. — Sullivan : New grass seeding promises well. Chenango : Grass growing 

 very fast. JR/OHflH*/; Grasses of all kinds have greatly improved. Cattaraugus: Hay 

 prospect good. Columbia.: Pastures very light. Otsego : Grass and x>astures very fine. 

 Steuben: Hay very promising. Queens: Hay light but harvested in good order. Dela- 

 ware: Grass greatly forwarded by late favorable weather. Lewis: Pastures, clover and 

 timothy better than last year ; quality of hay not so good. Erie : June favorable to 

 grass, but meadows are very spotted. Onondaga: Clover heavy; new laid timothy 

 meadows very good. 



Connecticut. — Litchfield: Hay-crop equal to last year's, which was not over three- 

 fourths of a crop ; meadows injured by two years' drought; with continued rain, may 

 give a fair crop; never was less on the ground on the 1st of July. New London: Can- 

 ker worm at work in the meadows. 



Maryland. — Baltimore : Hay crop light ; clover barely worth cutting ; timothy im- 

 proving. Frederick: Pastures burnt up. Cecil: Pastures very bare; hay crop short. 

 Queen Anne : Clover improved by late rains, which came too late for timothy. 



Michigan. — Wajine : Clover badly winter-killed. 



New Jersey. — Sussex: Clover injured by drought ; later grasses in bottom meadows 

 are looking better. Mercer : Clover used up by the drought ; timothy short, but im- 

 proved by two days' rain. Morris: All sorts of grass injured by the dry weather; on 

 low-lands grass will be more than average, but in high lands it will be very short. 

 Monmouth: Injured by drought. Gloucester: Grass crops injured by extreme drought. 



Pennsylvania. — Cumberland : Old meadows poor ; new meadows fair. Lancaster : 

 Grass short, but improving with fair weather ; hay crop short, but good. Luzerne : 

 Timothy shortened l)y drought. Berks : Hay crop 25 per cent, below average through 

 drought; young spring clover burned out. Bradford: Crop improving, but old mead- 

 ows will be light. Snyder : Grass greatly improved. Cliester : Suffered from lack of 

 rain. Clearfield: Grew rapidly in June. Indiana: Promising. Elk: Pastures never 

 looked better ; hay shortened by severe winter weather ; some old meadows light from 

 hard frost and long winter. Centre: Grass poor; clover next to nothing; young clover 

 looks well. Northumberland: Better than was expected ; three-fourths of a crop. But- 

 ler : Late rains have raised grass crops to a full average. Beaver : Hay crop short. 

 Wayne: June rains favorable to hay. York: Early hay crop well cured and housed. 

 Montgomery: Hay half crop; clover almost a failure ; pasture very poor. 



Virginia. — Albemarle: Scarcely any hay saved. Clarke; Pasture and clover burnt 

 up. Washington: Pasture a little better than last year; clover will not pay to cut ; 

 timothy very short. Prince William : Grass crop nearly nothing ; jjastures very poor. 



