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Pasturage and Rowen. 



Pasturage can hardly be said to be in average condition in 

 any portion of the State. While some correspondents in the 

 eastern counties speak of it as either good or fair, others 

 speak of it as short, very short, or poor. In Worcester 

 County and the four western counties the condition is even 

 worse, only one correspondent in the five counties calling the 

 condition good. Most often it is referred to as either short 

 or very poor. The long-continued drought is of course the 

 cause of this condition, but it is hoped that the recent rains, 

 having effectually broken the drought, will improve the con- 

 dition of fall feed. 



The rowen crop is in much the same condition and while 

 it will be good in some eastern localities it will be either 

 light or very light in others. In central and western sections 

 it may be considered as almost a total failure, the recent rains 

 coming too late to help it materially. 



Fruits and Berries. 



Early fruits were a fair crop in most sections, and exclud- 

 ing early apples might even be called an average crop. Late 

 fruits, with the exception of apples, promised well until the 

 storms of the past week. Apples, which previous to these 

 storms were a very short crop, may now be considered almost 

 a total failure, most of those then on the trees having been 

 blown off. Peaches were somewhat affected by the severe 

 drought and will hardly fulfil the promise of a month ago. 

 Grapes generally promise a good crop. Wild berries suf- 

 fered severely from drought. Cranberries promise a good 

 crop, and picking has begun in some sections. 



Potatoes. 



Potatoes suffered severely from drought and will hardly 

 be an average crop. Many correspondents refer to the crop 

 as light or very light. While some particular localities 

 report good crops, for the State in general a fair crop is all 

 that can be expected ; quality is, however, as a rule, excel- 

 lent, and little blight or rot has been reported. 



