330 
ALL KINDS.— Condition and product: The report by figures for August 
1 was limited to clover and timothy, but our correspondents, in abundant 
notes respecting the entire crop, as made up of cultivated and indige- 
nous grasses and forage products of all kinds, foreshadowed a generous 
hay-crop, above average in intrinsic quality and much the larger portion 
of it secured in superior condition. The principal exception to a gen- 
eral good condition when harvested was in the section north of the Ohio 
and Missouri, where excessive rains, especially in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, 
and Iowa during the proper season for harvesting considerably damaged 
the heavy crops. A few of the local returns for August are worthy of 
special notice. Aroostook, Piscataquis, and York, in Maine, report that 
abundant crops had been secured in the best condition. In Pennsylva- 
nia, Indiana County produced more hay “ than for the last ten years put 
together, housed in fine condition”; Elk the best crop in fifteen, and 
Tioga the best in twenty years, also well secured. The report from 
Dallas, Arkansas, stated that two crops of alfalfa had been secured and 
a third was growing, adding the opinion that that is “the only grass 
for this section.” Arkansas County reported that more than two-thirds 
of the farmers were raising very promising crops of millet, and several 
other returns from Arkansas noticed the success and growing popularity 
of this crop. Several returns from Tennessee also indicated that the 
growing of millet had proved quite successful and that its culture is 
extending. 
From West Virginia and Kentucky, and from Missouri, except Saint 
Charles and Moniteau, reports were uniformly favorable respecting the 
quantity of the crop and the condition in which it was secured. In 
California, Fresno reported a very large crop consisting of alfalfa and 
‘“wheat and barley hay;” Lake, that the crop of “ grain-hay” was 50 
per cent. above average; and Santa Clara, that three times the usual 
amount of hay had been secured. 
The September returns report the product of all kinds of hay com- 
pared with last year. The only States which return less are New Hamp- 
shire, Vermont, Massachusetts, and Kansas, 98; Florida, 94; Louisiana, 
96; Minnesota and Nebraska, 97. In the last two and Kansas, grass- 
hoppers were the chief cause of reduction. In all the remaining States 
the product is greater than last year, the range of excess being from 3 
to 34 per cent. Among the States producing a million tons and upwards 
the figures for comparative product are, in Maine and New York, 105; 
Pennsylvania and Chio, 116; Ilinois, 118; Michigan, 122; Wisconsin, 
131; lowa,112; Indiana, 115. Among other States indicating a large 
comparative increase are, New Jersey, 113; Maryland and Georgia, 
111; Virginia, 114; Alabama and Texas, 107 ; Arkansas, 117; Missouri, 
105; Tennessee, 121; West Virginia, 124; Kentucky, 134; California, 
125; Oregon, 115. 
The extracts below from the September returns give various local de- 
tails respecting quantity, quality, condition when harvested, and the 
causes affecting each. 
MaIne.— Piscataquis: Harvested in the best condition for years. Waldo; Better than 
for many years. 
NEw HaMPsHIRE.—Cheshire: A good crop. 
VERMONT.— Orleans : Well secured. 
New York.—Saratoga ;: Weli secured. Madison: A good crop gathered, in fine con— 
dition. Wyoming: Good in quality. Sullivan: Not an average crop, but much superior 
to last year. : 
New Jersey.—Cumberland : The heaviest erop for several years. Sussex: Though. 
not a full crop, better and more plentiful than last year by 25 percent. Warren: Well 
secured. 
