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bage maggots, cabbage worms, spittle insects, codling moths, 

 flea beetles, cranberry vine worms, white grubs and the 

 curculio. 



Indian Corn. 

 The acreage of field corn will not be increased over other 

 years to the degree indicated by the returns for May, owing 

 to failure to germinate in some cases, but there will never- 

 theless be a greater acreage than for several years. There 

 are practically no reports of decreased acreage, and but few 

 where the acreage is given as the same as last year. The 

 crop is not in the best of condition, starting late because of 

 delayed germination, from dry weather, and being held back 

 by the cool weather that has prevailed throughout June. 

 The stand is rather uneven, owing to failure to germinate 

 and damage from wire worms and from crows. The condi- 

 tion is not such, however, but that it will be readily remedied 

 by a few weeks of warm weather, and with seasonable 

 weather through July the prospect should be excellent for 

 the crop. 



The Hay Crop. 

 Haying had hardly begun in any section at the time of 

 making returns, and promised to be later than for some 

 years. The crop improved rapidly since the rains, and the 

 disposition seemed to be to delay cutting as long as possible, 

 to secure as much increase in weight as might come. On 

 new-seeded, well-manured fields the crop promised to be a 

 good one, though not as large as some years under such con- 

 ditions, but elsewhere it will be light. For all fields the 

 promise is for no more than a three-fourths crop and it may 

 very well fall below this percentage. There are several re- 

 ports that farmers are planning to put in an unusual amount 

 of forage crops in the hope of partially offsetting the shortage 

 in the hay crop. Clover germinated poorly and winterkilled 

 badly, according to a number of correspondents, and the 

 amount of this valuable constituent of the hay crop seems 

 certain to be much less than usual. 



