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Insects. 

 Little damage from insects is reported. The potato beetle 

 is most frequently complained of, but is nearly through 

 working. Grasshoppers are reported as doing damage to 

 pastures and mowings in some sections. The horn fly is 

 very troublesome in many localities, and other flies seem 

 to trouble domestic animals more than usual. Other insects 

 reported to be doing more or less damage are currant worms, 

 cutworms, the curculio, the onion maggot, white grubs, cab- 

 bage worms, the pear-tree psylla, the striped squash bug, the 

 squash- vine borer, wire worms and the cranberry fire worm. 



Indian Corn. 

 Indian corn is almost universally reported as being in ex- 

 cellent condition. Many correspondents speak of it as never 

 better. The present indications are that one of the best 

 crops for many years will be harvested. About the usual 

 amount will be put into the silo, probably a little more than 

 last year, as the silo appears to be gaining slowly in public 

 favor. The amount varies, some reporting none, while others 

 say that nearly the whole crop will be so used. 



The Hay Crop. 

 The rains materially helped the hay crop, but did not 

 come early enough to bring it up to the average. A con- 

 servative estimate would put it at three-fourths of an average 

 crop. Much of that cut early was damaged by rain. Other- 

 wise the quality seems to have been excellent as a rule. 



Forage Crops. 

 The experience of the past two years has led many farmers 

 to plant some forage crop as a supplement to the hay crop 

 and the pasture. This year the dryness of the early summer 

 was such that undoubtedly more than the usual amount of 

 forage crops has been planted. Among these, fodder corn 

 easily takes first place, and is most universally grown. Then 

 oats, barley, Hungarian grass and millet follow in the order 

 named, being quite extensively grown. Other crops grown, 

 but not extensively, are rye, oats and peas, oats and barley. 



