tinue to extend their territory. Other insects mentioned are 

 tent caterpillars, fall web worms, black and striped squash 

 bugs, spittle insects and elm-leaf beetles. 



Indian Corn. 



The hot weather brought corn forward very rapidly, and 

 in western sections it was well up to the average, as a whole, 

 at time of making returns, though possibly beginning to feel 

 the drought. In central and eastern sections it was reported 

 as having suffered considerably from drought, though not as 

 much as other crops, and to be rolling badly on light land. 

 With the recent rains and with seasonably warm weather for 

 the next few weeks the crop should come forward rapidly, 

 and make a good yield in almost all sections. The amount of 

 the crop used for ensilage varies widely, and the proportion 

 does not seem to be increasing, as the crop has a greater vognie 

 for grain during the last few years than formerly. Most of 

 the increased acreage of last year and .this year was put in 

 for that purpose. 



The Hay Ckop. 



The hay crop was very light for the State as a whole, vary- 

 ing from half a crop in eastern sections to three-fourths of a 

 normal crop in the western counties. A very few correspond- 

 ents report the crop to have been up to the normal, but these 

 reports are exceptions, and due to purely local causes. There 

 would seem to have been very little clover in the crop, a factor 

 which will materially decrease its value for feeding purposes. 

 The quality was generally good, except that in many cases it 

 was allowed to stand too long and suffered from overripeness, 

 with consequently decreased value. The prospect for the 

 second crop was poor at time of making returns, owing to the 

 drought and hot weather. What the effect of the recent rains 

 will be remains to be seen. 



FoEAGE Crops. 

 An attempt was made to increase the acreage of forage 

 crops, to make up for the short hay crop, but it was not very 

 successful, owing to poor germination, from lack of moist- 



