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10. Have you had damaging frosts since the last report 

 (May 24) ? If so, give date or dates, temperatures, crops 

 damaged and extent of damage. 



Returns were received from 121 correspondents, and from 

 them the following summary was compiled : — 



Insects. 

 The month of June has brought into prominence a greater 

 number of insects, a total of 2,5 different kinds being re- 

 ported. As might be expected, the tent caterpillar, reported 

 so generally last month as doing the most damage, is again 

 named this month by 69 correspondents. The caterpillars 

 had practically ceased operations at time of making returns, 

 but the leafless trees attested only too plainly to the havoc 

 wrought. The worst injury is reported from Berkshire, 

 Hampshire, Franklin and Plymouth counties, in order 

 named. The potato beetle is reported by 55 correspondents, 

 chiefly in the four western counties. Bristol, Norfolk and 

 Barnstable, with their sandy soils, and crops more susceptible 

 to its attacks, are suffering most from the ravages of the cut- 

 worm, this insect being mentioned by 52 correspondents. The 

 brown-tail moth is working principally in Middlesex, Essex, 

 Norfolk, Worcester and Plymouth, with 26 reports ; while 

 the gypsy moth, with 18 reports, is most prevalent in Essex, 

 Middlesex, Norfolk and Worcester counties. The squash bug 

 and striped cucumber beetles are feeding on the gourds of 

 Hampden, Bristol, Middlesex, Essex and Worcester, with 14 

 returns. Cabbage worms in Norfolk and Plymouth, cran- 

 berry fire worms in Barnstable, rose chafers in Essex and 

 Plymouth, green apple aphids in Bristol and Hampden, 

 onion maggots in Hampshire and Essex, forest tent cater- 

 pillars in Barnstable, Hampshire and Hampden, canker 

 worms in Franklin, elm-leaf beetles in Berkshire, Norfolk 

 and Worcester, and others, are mentioned. 



Indian Coen. 

 Corn is late from one to two weeks, owing to cool dry 

 weather, which not only restrained farmers from planting 

 early but retarded germination. At time of making returns 



