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6. What is the prospect for apples, pears, peaches, plums, 

 quinces, grapes and cranberries? 



7. What is the condition of pasturage in your locality? 



8. How have rye, oats and barley compared with former 

 years, both as grain and forage crops? 



Returns have been received from 163 correspondents, and 

 from them the following summary has been made up : — 



Insects. 



Potato bugs appear to be rather more numerous than in 

 ordinary years, and in numerous localities are reported as 

 doing considerable damage. Squash bugs also appear to be 

 more than commonly prevalent, and squash vine borers, while 

 not reported by many correspondents, are spoken of as having 

 done much damage where they have appeared. Eleven cor- 

 respondents, from widely separated parts of the State, report 

 the presence of the elm leaf beetle. Other insects mentioned 

 are cut worms, tent caterpillars, currant worms, cattle flies, 

 grasshoppers, tobacco worms, rose bugs, pea-vine lice, horn 

 flies, plant lice, curculios, gypsy moths, cabbage worms and 

 canker worms. 



Indian Corn. 

 The hot weather of the month brought Indian corn forward 

 very rapidly, and at the time of making returns it was gen- 

 erally in good condition and growing fast. Since then the 

 general rains must have still further improved the condition. 

 Silos gain in favor constantly but slowly, and are most used 

 in the dairy counties, particularly Worcester County, and 

 least in the southeastern section of the State. 



The Hay Crop. 

 Haying was later than usual, owing to the press of farm 

 work at the time haying begins on most farms, but at the 

 time of making returns there was little left to be cut. The 

 crop was much larger than for the past two years, but it is 

 doubtful if more than an average crop was secured for the 

 State as a whole. The quality of the crop was generally 

 good, though much of the later cut was injured by showers. 



