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badly; pears abundant; no other fruit of any account. Pasturage is 

 in very poor condition, owing to hot, dry weather. Oats are looking 

 well; rye and barley but little grown. No apple orchards have been 

 set out. 



Washington (E. H. Eames). — Indian com is two or three weeks 

 late; about half the crop is grown for ensilage. Hay is about half 

 a crop. Forage crops are in good condition, with about the usual 

 amount grown. Potatoes bid fair to give a good crop; market- 

 garden crops are little grown. Apples, pears and plums promise 

 well. Pastures are looking well. Oats are a very good crop. No 

 new apple orchards have been set out. 



Lenox (Horatio H. Sears). — Potato bugs are doing some dam- 

 age. Indian corn is in good condition, with from 20 to 25 per cent 

 of the crop gTown for ensilage. The hay crop is about two-thirds 

 the noiTnal in quantity and of good quality. Market-garden crops 

 in general are good; potatoes harvested a poor crop; prices good. 

 The apple crop will probably be under the average. Pastures are 

 in poor condition. Oats are not harvested, but promise only a light 

 yield. The weather is very dry, probably the driest at this season 

 for years. 



Richmond (Timothy B. Salmon). — Potato bugs and elm-leaf 

 beetles are doing some damage. Corn is very backward; one-fifth 

 of the crop is grown for ensilage. The hay crop is smaller than 

 usual in quantity, but of good quality. No more forage crops than 

 usual are being grown, but they are in good condition. Market- 

 garden crops are in good condition; very few potatoes harvested; 

 prices above the average. The prospect is good for apples, pears 

 and plums; few peaches or quinces; some grapes. Pasturage is 

 short. Eye, oats and barley are about average crops. No new 

 apple orchards have been set out, 



Hinsdale (A. N. Warren). — Potato bugs are doing some damage. 

 Indian corn is of good color, but small growth. The hay crop is 

 three-fourths of a full crop of good quality. Forage crops are late 

 and small owing to drought. Market-garden crops are light of yield; 

 piiees higher than usual. Apples are not over half a crop, also 

 pears; plums are a little better. Pasturage is short and dry and 

 our farmers are feeding grain to keep up the flow of milk. Oats 

 are a fair crop. No dcav apple orchards have been set out. 



Cheshire (L. J. Northup). — -Indian corn bids fair for a normal 

 crop; probably one-fourth of the crop will be used for ensilage. 

 The hay crop is about ninety per cent of a normal crop. Forage 

 crops are in good condition; acreage about the same as usual. The 

 drought hurt gardens to some extent and prices for market-garden 

 crops keep up. Apples are not more than half a crop. Pastures 

 are very dry. There are no new apple orchards set out. 



