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In the circular to correspondents returnable August 29 the 

 following questions were asked : — 



1. What insects are doing the most damage in your 

 locality ? 



2. What is the condition of pasturage and the prospect 

 for rowen ? 



3. What has been the yield of early fruit crops, and 

 what is the prospect for later ones ? 



4. What is the prospect for potatoes? 



5. What has been the yield of market-garden crops dur- 

 ing the past month, and what is the prospect for those yet 

 to come ? 



6. What is the prospect for the corn crop? 



7. How have barley and oats compared with last year's 

 crop ? 



8. What is the condition of and prospect for the tobacco 

 crop ? 



Returns have been received from one hundred and sixteen 

 correspondents, and from them the summary given below has 

 been made. It should be borne in mind that the majority 

 of these returns came in before the storm of August 29 had 

 developed its strength, and therefore not much mention was 

 made of damage done by that storm. Allowance should be 

 made for this in considering both the notes of correspondents 

 and the summary. 



Insects. 



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The damage to crops from insects during the past month 

 approaches nearly to the minimum in most sections. Those 

 most frequently mentioned as doing the most damage were 

 grasshoppers and the potato beetle. Several correspondents 

 reported that the potato beetle was injuring tomato vines 

 severely. In Barnstable County grubs are attacking grass 

 roots in meadows, and in some towns the rowen crop suifered 

 severely from this cause. Other insects mentioned as doing 

 damage were the horn fly, wire worms, cabbage worms, muck 

 worms, cranberry insects, the fall web worm, the codling 

 moth, white grubs, tomato worms, the squash bugs and the 

 spittle insect. Eight correspondents reported the presence 

 of the horn fly, but it is thought that this insect is not nearly 

 so troublesome as a year ago. 



