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FRANKLIN COUNTY. 



Moyiroe (D.^ H. Sherman). — Potato bugs are more numerous 

 than ever before. But little Indian corn was planted and it is late, 

 but will be all right for the silo, for which most of it was designed. 

 Hay is a fair average crop, but rust has appeared in places so as 

 to affect the quality. Japanese millet, oats, peas, barley and corn 

 are the forage crops raised ; they are late and more are raised 

 than usual. No market-garden crops harvested ; potatoes looking 

 well but late. Few apples ; no peaches or pears ; some plums and 

 grapes; cranberries blossomed full. The hot weather is pinching 

 pastures, as we have had no showers. Rye, oats and barley fair 

 crops ; all raised for forage. 



Leyden (U. T. Darling). — Potato bugs are our most trouble- 

 some insect. Corn is looking well but is a little late ; probably 

 two-thirds of the crop will go into the silo. The hay crop is good, 

 both as regards quantity and quality. Corn and oats are the prin- 

 cipal forage crops raised. Potatoes have suffered badly from potato 

 bugs. Very few apples ; no peaches ; pears, plums and grapes 

 very good. Pasturage is looking fairly well. Rye, oats and barley 

 compare favorably with former years. 



Buckland (C. E. \Yard). — There is very little trouble from 

 insects. Indian corn is late, but is coming forward rapidly ; more 

 than half the crop will go into the silo. Quantity of the hay crop 

 in excess of past two years ; quality fair. Hungarian grass, oats 

 and barley are the principal forage crops grown. No market-garden 

 crops are raised ; potatoes late and none harvested. Fruit of all 

 kinds will be poor. Pastures are in good condition. Rye, oats and 

 barley are not raised for grain, and promise about as usual for 

 forage. 



Deerfield (Charles Jones). — Potato bugs are doing some 

 damage. Indian corn is late but growing fast, and one-tenth of 

 the crop will go into the silo. Hay is about an average crop of fair 

 quality. Forage crops of any kind are not much raised. Market- 

 garden crops are in good condition ; potatoes look well, but none 

 have been harvested as yet. Apples will be a small crop, also 

 pears and grapes. Pasturage is not up to the average in condition. 

 Rye and oats are better than average crops. Tobacco is late, but 

 is looking well and growing fast. 



Sunderland (J. M. J. Legate). — Cutworms have done more 

 than the usual amount of damage to tobacco this year. Corn is 

 rather late but is growing fast and looking nicely ; over half the 

 crop will go into the silo. The hay crop is above the average, but 

 quite a good deal has been damaged by the catching weather we 



