Eeturns have been received from 147 correspondents, and 

 from them the following summary has been made up : — 



Indian Corn. 

 Indian corn now promises to be a very large crop, nearly 

 if not quite equal to the phenomenal crop of last year. It is 

 still a little late in some localities, but should mature in good 

 shape unless a killing frost occurs unusually early in the sea- 

 son. The stover is reported as luxuriant and the crop is 

 also well set with ears. Sweet corn is also reported to be a 

 good crop. 



KOWEN. 



Taking the State as a whole, rowen promises better than 

 for several years. In the four western counties the condition 

 is better than in other portions of the State, there being more 

 complaint of injury from drought in the east. The crop 

 appears to be best where the first crop was cut late. On 

 Cape Cod there is much complaint of injury to grass roots 

 by the white grub, and the same complaint comes from other 

 isolated localities. The same insect is also reported as hav- 

 ing done considerable injury to corn, potatoes and strawberry 



plants. 



Late Potatoes. 



Late potatoes will not be an average crop, owing to the 

 combined effects of drought in the early part of the season, 

 blight and the ravages of the white grub. Blight is general, 

 and no section seems to be free from it. Rot has not appeared 

 to as great an extent, but there are still quite a number of 

 complaints of its presence. 



Tobacco. 



Correspondents are practically unanimous in reporting 



tobacco as the best crop for many years. It is a large 



growth, with a large leaf of good color. Cutting is now 



practically completed, and the weather has been excellent for 



curing the crop. That cut early has already cured in good 



shape. 



Fruits. 



Apples still promise an unusually good crop. They have 

 dropped but little, and about the only fault mentioned is a 



