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In the circular to correspondents returnable July 25 the 

 following questions were asked : — 



1. What insects are proving most troublesome in your 

 locality ? 



2. What is the condition of Indian corn, and what pro- 

 portion of the crop will be put into the silo? 



3. What is the quantity and quality of the hay crop as 

 compared with former years ? 



4. What forage crops are raised to supplement the hay 

 crop and eke out the pastures, and what is their condition ? 



5. What is the condition of market-garden crops, includ- 

 ing potatoes, and how have those already harvested com- 

 pared in yield and price with former years? 



6. What is the prospect for apples, pears, peaches, 

 quinces, grapes and cranberries? 



7. What is the condition of pasturage in your locality? 



8. How have rye, oats and barley compared with former 

 years ? 



Returns were received from one hundred and forty-eight 

 correspondents, from which the following summary has been 

 made : — 



Insects. 

 The potato beetle is the insect most generally reported as 

 doing damage, but it is not unusually prevalent. Next comes 

 the army worm, forty-six correspondents mentioning its 

 presence. No section of the State seems exempt from it. 

 In many localities it is reported as present, but not doing 

 serious damage. In these places it should be carefully 

 watched next year, as it is most likely to appear in destruc- 

 tive numbers where it gained a foothold this year and did not 

 appear in force. All meadows where the worms appeared 

 this year, even in small numbers, should be burned over early 

 next spring. Attention is again called to the article on this 

 pest at the end of this bulletin. Grasshoppers are reported 

 as doing some damage to pastures and mowings in the western 

 counties. Other insects mentioned are the horn fly, currant 

 worms, squash bugs, cabbage worms, white grubs, the elm 

 tree leaf beetle, cut worms, tobacco worms, maggots, wire 

 worms, green lice, the curculio, corn worms and fire worms. 



