



of year, and consequently in a position to be ruined by 

 an early frost. The stover is generally good, though not 

 unusually luxuriant, and the crop well eared, but the most 

 forward ears were in the milk instead of on the point of 

 glazing, as they would be in an ordinary season. The crop 

 is reported as having come forward very rapidly since the 

 rain of the lfith and 17th, and is probably generally past 

 danger from drought, though some fields on light land have 

 been permanently injured from that cause. In southeastern 

 sections the crop does not show as good promise as elsewhere, 

 the drought there having been more severe and prolonged. 

 Ensilage corn was also backward and in many cases had not 

 yet eared to any extent, and for that reason i* likely to be 

 less valuable than usual. Much depends on the weather of 

 early September. 



Rowen. 

 There are very few sections where there will be any rowen 

 this year, except on fertile new-seeded fields. The cutting 

 of the first crop was succeeded by several weeks of fierce 

 drought, putting the possibility of any second crop on 

 ordinary fields out of the question, and perhaps in some 

 instances injuring the grass roots as well. The heavy rains 

 of the third week of the month came too late to make much 

 difference in the prospects for rowen, but must have done 

 grass roots a great deal of good. 



Late Potatoes. 

 Very few late potatoes had been dug at the time of making 

 returns, but the outlook did not appear to be especially good. 

 The drought must have had a considerable effect on the size 

 and number of the tubers, especially in eastern and south- 

 eastern sections. Altogether, the prospect is for considerably 

 less than a normal crop. What the effect of the rains will 

 be remains to be seen, but they came too late in many sec- 

 tions. There is no rot reported, and not much blight ; but, 

 in view of the somewhat backward condition of the crop, it 

 is a question whether the fact that any was reported is not 

 sufficiently alarming, and more or less of an indication that 

 this will be a year of blight. 



