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Pastures improved very much during the month. Rye a 

 good average crop, and in many sections excellent. Oats 

 considerably above average. Barley a full average crop. 

 Considerable damage done to crops at Warren and Bland- 

 ford by hail on the 13th. 



September 1 grasshoppers were reported as doing consid- 

 erable damage to pastures and mowings, particularly in the 

 western counties. Rowen promised to be a fair average 

 crop. Winter apples generally reported to be a very poor 

 crop. Potatoes promised to be considerably above the aver- 

 age in nearly all localities ; considerable complaint of rot 

 and prices low. Indian corn in good condition, with large 

 stover and well set with ears. Sweet corn an excellent 

 crop. All kinds of soiling crops reported in excellent con- 

 dition. Pastures improved, but hardly recovered from the 

 drought of the early part of the season. Oats better than 

 last year. Tobacco crop of large growth, with a large leaf 

 of fine color, remarkably free from imperfections and se- 

 cured in excellent condition. During August crops ripened 

 well, and the conditions were very favorable for harvesting 

 and summer ploughing. 



October 1 weather for September excellent for harvesting. 

 Hardly enough moisture in the air. Cranberries, tomatoes 

 and apples scalded by hot sun on the 21st-23d. Corn crop 

 unusually large and of generally excellent quality. Pota- 

 toes more than an average crop, of generally good quality. 

 Potato rot prevalent, but not to a dangerous degree. Root 

 crops promised well. Apples very light in all sections and 

 of rather poor quality. Pears and peaches large crop of 

 generally good quality. Grapes a good average crop of 

 good quality. Cranberries a little below an average crop. 



November 1 fully three-fourths of the correspondents 

 spoke of root crops as average and over half the remainder 

 as above average. Turnips were almost the only one spoken 

 of as below average. Farm stock was generally spoken of 

 as being in good condition. Pastures, while not first class, 

 had been generally fair, and where there had been a defi- 

 ciency in pasture feed the condition of the stock had been 

 kept up by feeding at the barn. Fall seeding reported as 



