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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 were received from 176 correspondents, from 

 which the following summary has been made : — 



Insects. 

 The season continues to be remarkably free from the 

 presence of insects in such numbers as to be particularly 

 injurious. The potato beetle is the one most commonly 

 spoken of as doing damage, but even this insect does not 

 appear to be as destructive as usual. There are several 

 re})orts from Hampden County that the elm tree leaf beetle 

 is at work on the elms, and this insect would appear to 

 be thoroughly established in that section. Other insects 

 reported as doing damage are currant worms, tent caterpil- 

 lars, squash bugs, cabbage worms, onion maggots, canker 

 worms, rose bugs, cut worms, horn flies, squash vine borers, 

 asparagus beetles, white grubs, strawberry fleas, grasshop- 

 pers, plant lice and cranberry vine and tire worms. 



Indian Corn. 

 Indian corn has come forward very rapidly during the 

 recent hot Aveather and is now generally in good condition. 

 Some correspondents qualify their statements in regard to 

 the crop by saying that it is late, but with good growing 

 Aveather the prospect is that it will soon regain all lost 

 ground. The proportion that will be put into the silo varies 

 Avidely in diflercnt localities. The proportion is largest in 

 Worcester County and smallest in the south-eastern section 

 of the State, but we believe it to be everywhere steadily, if 

 slowly, increasing. 



The Hay Chop. 

 The hay crop is everywhere reported as very good indeed, 

 larger, if anything, than last year's exceptional yield. At 

 the time of making returns haying was practically completed 

 in all sections. The quality of the crop Avas excellent and 

 the good hay Aveather of the early part of the month enabled 

 the farmers to secure it in prime condition. Certainly as 



