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given a 60 to 75 per cent yield, and prices have ruled good. Fiiiit 

 prospect: apples, 50; pears, 75; gi-apes, 80. Pastiu-age condition, 

 60. Forage crop condition: rye, 100; oats, 50; Japanese millet, 

 50; corn, 75. Grain crop condition: lye, 100; oats, 50. Old apple 

 orchards have been filled in to about 20 to 30 per cent. Crops in 

 general are all late, and prospects are that prices of all kinds of 

 produce will be high in the fall. 



Hadley (E. J. Burke). — Thrips on onions and early blight on 

 potatoes are the worst hindrances to plant growth. Indian corn 

 condition, 98; 10 per cent grown for the silo. Hay crop yield, 

 ] 02 ; its quality, 100. Have seen fields averaging three to four tons 

 per acre. Potato crop condition, 90; other market-garden crops, 

 97; those harvested have yielded 100, and brought 102 per cent 

 prices. Fruit prospect : apples and pears, 105 ; peaches, 100 ; 

 plums, 105. Pasturage condition, 95. Forage crop condition : rye, 

 95; oats, 90. Four acres of new apple orchards set. Onions are 

 in very fair condition and will average up well, considering the 

 drought. Early set tobacco is stunted and ready to tojD at less than 

 two feet high. Late set tobacco is better and responded more 

 readily to the light showers of the past two weeks. If rain is 

 plentiful during the nest four weeks, crops will come through in 

 good shape. 



Greemvich (Walter H. Glazier). — Potato bugs are proving most 

 troublesome. Indian corn condition, 80; 10 per cent of the crop is 

 grown for ensilage. Hay crop yield, 70; its quality, 95. Potato 

 crop condition, 60. Pasturage condition, 50. Forage crops gi'own 

 are: millet, oats and a litle Plungarian, which are in only fair con- 

 dition, owing to drought; condition of oats, 80. Mowings and 

 jDastures are turning brown, corn is curling, and all crops are 

 suffering intensely for want of rain. We had quite a severe frost 

 on the morning of July 12. Deer are troubling some. 



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Tolland (Eugene M. Moore). — The most troublesome insect is 

 the potato bug. Corn condition, 80; 50 per cent of the crop is 

 put into the silo. Hay crop yield, 75, and its quality, 100. Con- 

 dition of potatoes, 75. Apple prospect, 40. Condition of pastur- 

 age. 50. Forage crop condition: corn, 80; millet, 75. Rye grown 

 for grain has been harv^ested, with an 80 per cent jdeld. Wells 

 and springs are drying, up. Potato leaves are commencing to turn 

 yellow. 



Eussell (E. D. Parks). — Potato beetles and cabbage worms are 

 the worst pests. Condition of Indian com, 85, and 50 per cent 

 raised for the silo. Hay crop yield, SO; its quality, 95. Condition 

 of potatoes, 90; of other market-garden crojDs, 85; those harvested 



