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only a small proportion will go into the silo. The hay crop was 

 two-thirds that of last year and was of average quality. Corn 

 and millet are the principal forage crops, condition good, acreage 

 same as usual. Potatoes are a good crop, but are not harvested 

 as yet. Apples will be a good crop, pears light, plums average, 

 quinces average, grapes medium. Pastures are in average condi- 

 tion. Rye, oats and barley are good average crops. 



Dalton (W. B. Barton). — Potato bugs are doing some damage. 

 Corn is in good condition and half of it will go into the silo. Hay 

 is a two-thirds crop of No. 1 quality. Peas and oats, peas and 

 millet, Japanese millet, barley and cabbages are the principal 

 forage crops grown. Market-garden crops are backward with 

 prices favorable. Apples are a two-thirds crop, pears one-third, 

 peaches a failure and plums a two-thirds crop. Pasturage is short. 

 Rye, oats and barley are not up to the average. 



Cheshire (L. J. Northup). — Indian corn is looking finely; 

 no silos about here. Ha}' is about 80 per cent of a normal crop, 

 of fair quality. Millet is being sown to some extent to help out 

 the hay crop and the pastures. Early potatoes are few in the 

 hill ; peas quite a good crop. Apples begin to show more than at 

 first, other fruits not plenty. Pasturage is very much improved. 

 Grain compares favorably with former years. 



New Ashforcl (Elihu Ingraham). — Potato bugs are doing 

 some damage. Indian corn is in fair condition, but none of it 

 will go into the silo. The hay crop was off in quantity but ex- 

 cellent in quality. Market-garden crops look well. Potatoes are 

 a light crop with prices good. There will be a fair crop of apples, 

 other fruits a failure. Pastures have come on finely since the 

 rains. Oats are a fine crop. 



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Monroe (D. H. Sherman). — The only insects are a very few 

 potato bugs. Very little Indian corn was planted, and it came up 

 uneven and late ; no silos here. The hay crop was from 50 to 

 70 per cent of a full crop, with the quality good. Barley, oats, 

 millet and fodder corn are the principal forage crops. Potatoes 

 look well but are late. There will be few apples, some pears, no 

 peaches, few plums. Pastures are short and dry. Rye, oats and 

 barley are not yet harvested. 



Leyclen (U. T. Darling). — Potato bugs are doing some dam- 

 age. Corn is looking fairly well and about one-tenth of the crop 

 will go into the silo. Hay was about a two-thirds crop, of first- 

 class quality. Corn, oats and barley are the principal forage 



