11 



sections. Eye was a fair crop and oats a three-fourths crop. 

 Oats did fairly well as forage crops. Barley is not grown 

 except as a late forage crop. Thirty-five of 117 correspon- 

 dents reported some orchard planting, ranging from 2 acres 

 to 2,500 trees. 



Corn came forward very rapidly with the warm weather 

 and light showers of August, and promised a full normal crop. 

 The rowen crop promised to be very light in all sections, 

 with practically none in eastern districts, owing to severe 

 drought and general failure of clover to germinate. Pota- 

 toes showed a luxuriant growth of vines, but were reported 

 as not set well and few in a hill and small. Blight was fre- 

 quently reported, with a few reports of rot. The acreage 

 of tobacco shows a slight decrease, but the crop generally 

 promised well, with good prices. A light crop of apples 

 was indicated in most sections. Fruit was reported as un- 

 usually fair, with much less insect injury than usual, owing 

 to increased spraying. Pears were generally a good crop, 

 peaches much better than usual, grapes abundant and cran- 

 berries below the normal, with small berries. Pastures were 

 generally in good condition in western sections, fair in the 

 central part of the State, and much below the average in 

 eastern sections. Oats were a light crop for grain, but more 

 satisfactory for hay. Barley was backward at time of making 

 returns. Celery was short and backward. Other late market- 

 garden crops generally promised well. Midsummer market- 

 garden crops were light yields, with good prices. 



Heavy frosts on the 13th, 14th and 15th of September 

 severely damaged the corn crop, many strains not having 

 matured the ears and the stover being generally badly 

 damaged. The feeding value of ensilage corn was much 

 impaired. Rowen was a very short crop before the rains, 

 and light at best and suffered much damage from rain while 

 curing. Fall feed came along well, both in pastures and 

 mowings. Considerably less than the usual amoimt of fall 

 seeding was done, owing to dry weather in August and con- 

 tinued rains in September, but it germinated well and was in 

 good condition. Onions were a very light crop in all sections, 

 especially in the Connecticut valley, small in size, and with 



