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Tobacco. 

 The acreage of tobacco shows a slight but general decrease, 

 according to correspondents in the tobacco sections. Reports 

 of condition are almost all of them favorable, and some cor- 

 respondents regard the crop as one of the very best ever 

 secured. Cutting had begun in some sections at time of 

 making returns, and the bulk of the crop will be secured by 

 the first of September. 



Pasturage. 

 Pastures suffered severely from the drought, and in many 

 sections there was practically no feed prior to the rains of 

 the 16th and 17th. Some correspondents report that dairy- 

 men have been obliged to feed hay at the barn, and very 

 few report the feed as other than short or dry. The rains 

 will of course make some improvement, but the season of the 

 year is past when we can expect a recovery that will make 

 a great deal of feed for this season, so that those dairymen 

 who have not prepared a supply of green feed are likely to 

 find themselves pushed for hay before the winter is over. 

 The rains should, however, have prevented permanent dam- 

 age to the grass roots. 



Fruits. 

 Apples will be an even lighter crop than was anticipated, 

 the drop having been particularly severe, and in many cases 

 the drought having so affected the trees that the apples will 

 be undersized. Pears seem likely to be a better crop than 

 was previously indicated, but not one of particularly great 

 yield. Peaches are generally a light crop. Quinces are 

 seldom reported on, but seem to be a fair crop. Grapes 

 promise very well indeed if they escape damage from early 

 frosts. Cranberries will be small in some cases, but, gen- 

 eralty speaking, a good crop is now expected in the region 

 of commercial production. 



