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PASTURES. 
The superior condition of pastures reported the Ist of June is fully 
maintained. Drought has reduced the average in New Jersey to 85, 
‘dry weather in Minnesota to 99, and Rhode Island returns an average 
of 95; but in all the other States the average ranges from 100 upward— 
reaching in Arkansas 114; Michigan, 112; Illinois, Wisconsin, and 
Oregon, 110; Maine, 109; Vermont, Texas, Kentucky, and Ohio, 108; 
Delaware, North Carolina, and Kansas, 107; West Virginia, Indiana, 
and Missouri, 106; New Hampshire, New York, Alabama, Louisiana, 
and Iowa, 105. 
MaAtne.—Oxford: Good. 
MaAssacuuseEtts.—Bristol: Injured by dry weather, except on low lands. 
ConnecticuT.—New London: Suffering from dry weather. 
New YorxK.—Not as good as last year. Westchester: Suffering from dry weather. 
Otsego: Luxuriant. Suffolk: Shortened by dry weather. 
New Jersey.—Gloucester: Injured by severe drought. Warren: Very short, from 
drought. 
PENNSYLVANIA.—Indiana: Prime. Armstrong: Good. Beaver: Have suffered from 
drought. 
MARYLAND.— Caroline: Never better. Howard: Very good. 
VirGIni.—Chesterfield: Short from dry weather. Orange: Have suffered from 
drought. Dinwiddie: Drying up. Charles City: A severe drought for four weeks has 
burned up the pastures. 
NortH Caroiina.—Haywood: Better than for many years. 
GrorGia.— Walton: Excellent. Carroll: Good. 
ALABAMA.— Lauderdale: Never better. 
Mississipri.—Perry : Better than last year 10 per cent. Jefferson: Poor; too dry. 
LovIs1aNa.—Jackson : Very superior. 
TEXAs.— Williamson: Never better; cattle fat. Red River: Better than for years. 
Bee: A great many pastures being inclosed, and improved stock being imported from 
Kentucky and other places. Dallas: Very good. Titus: Acreage large,and the con- 
dition never better. Washington: Excellent, and stock of all kinds thrifty and fat. 
Travis : Never better ; native grass abundant. 
TENNESSEE.—Gibson : Never better. Monroe: Never better. Sevier: Better than 
ever before. Bradley: Neverbetter. Giles: Neverbetter. Polk: Excellent. Greene: 
Never better. 
West ViIRGINIA.—Pocahontas: Thick set and luxuriant. Braxton: Very good. Pen- 
dleton : Never better. 
KEentTUuCcKY.—Spencer: Heavily covered with white clover. Russell: Splendid. 
Ou10.— Ashtabula: Good ; this is a cheese-making county, on the factory system, and 
a full average will be manufactured. Lorain: Excellent. Portage: The white clover 
whitening thousands of acres. Jackson: Extra good. Hancock: Never better. 
MICHIGAN.—Emmett : Very fine. Mason: Look very well. Mecosta: Abundant. 
Inp1iana.— Decatur : Good. 
ILtirwois.— Hardin: Never better. 
Missouri.—Chariton : Good. Stone: Fine. Clay: Good, but not fully restored from 
the effects of the grasshoppers last year. Harrison: Fine. 
CALIFORNIA.—Sonoma: Better than for twenty-five years. 
CoLorapo.—ZI Paso: The prairies never looked more promising. 
Uran.— Morgan: More pasturage on the hills than for many years. Mane: Feed on 
the ranches drying up for want of rain. 
MonTANA.—Jefferson : Very fine, owing to the wet season. 
THE GRASS-CROP. 
The clover-crop improved during June in nearly all the Atlantic and 
‘Gulf coast States, declined in nearly the whole of the Mississippi Val- 
ley, and improved on the Pacific slope. Maine, Vermont, Massachu- 
setts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Iowa are 
from 1 to 10 per cent. below average, the minimum being in Minnesota. 
The other States are all above average, the maximum, 111, being in 
South Carolina and Tennessee. Timothy makes a still more favorable 
showing. The only States below average are Maine, New Hampshire, 
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