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backward. The rains of May 26 and 28 were general 

 throughout the State, and should do much to advance the 

 growth of all crops. 



Pastures and Mowings. 

 The drought has shortened feed in pastures, and some cor- 

 respondents report that stock is fed in the barns as much as 

 in winter. Old mowings will be very light, and the crop 

 will probably be shortened on all except very moist fields. 

 The drought has been most severe in the western portion of 

 the State, and the worst reports of condition come from that 

 section, though only isolated instances of good condition are 

 anywhere reported. The recent general rains did much to 

 relieve the drought. Fall seeding cannot be said to have 

 wintered well, there being many complaints of winter-kill- 

 ing. The drought has also injured new-seeded fields and 

 reduced their general averao;e of condition. 



Fruit Bloom. 

 Apples made a very abundant bloom, probably the fullest 

 ever known in this State. The bloom of pears was very 

 light, and there will be but few harvested. Plums and 

 cherries are aUo below the average, though not so light as 

 pears. There will be practically no peaches. The quince 

 bloom, where mentioned, is spoken of as full. Small fruits 

 generally blossomed full. Where the fruit bloom is reported 

 on as a whole, it is generally spoken of as abundant. 



Insects. 

 Insects, aside from the canker worm, do not appear to 

 be doing more than the usual amount of damage. Tent 

 caterpillars are most frequently reported, but are not un- 

 usually abundant. Canker worms are doing consider- 

 able damage in the eastern part of the State, and many 

 orchards will suffer severely. Cut worms and currant worms 

 appear to be fait ly plenty. Other insects mentioned are the 

 elm-tree leaf beetle, the borers, grasshoppers, the potato 

 beetle, the maple louse, the cabbage maggot, the white grub, 

 the asparagus beetle and the cranberry vine worm and fire 

 worm. 



