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badly. The recent rains seem to have put all late market- 

 garden crops in good condition, and good yields may be ex- 

 pected for all crops not yet harvested. 



Fruits. 

 Apples have dropped but little considering the number 

 originally on the trees, and a very large crop is promised in 

 most sections. The quality is very good indeed, the fruit 

 being fair, smooth-skinned and free from worm holes. About 

 the only fault complained of is small size, caused by the 

 great number of apples on the trees. There were few pears 

 and practically no peaches. Grapes apparently did not come 

 up to expectations and the crop is hardly up to the average. 

 There is some complaint of dropping. Cranberries, partic- 

 ularly on Cape Cod, also appear to have gone back in con- 

 dition, and at time of picking not more than a fair crop was 

 promised. There are a number of complaints of injury from 

 hail and heavy rains. 



The Army Worm. 

 A third brood of the army worm has appeared on late Hun- 

 garian grass, barley and other late forage crops, and to a less 

 extent on grass lands. They are quite generally distributed 

 over the State but do not appear to have done as much 

 damage as where they appeared earlier in the season. How- 

 ever, there would seem to be good ground for fearing that 

 they will be more likely to appear next spring in localities 

 where this brood was the first one noticed than where they 

 were destructive earlier in the season. All fields where this 

 brood appeared should be carefully watched next spring and 

 strict repressive measures adopted on their first appearance. 

 It would also be well to burn overgrass fields on which they 

 have appeared this year early in the spring, with a view to 

 destroying the pup?e and hibernating caterpillars. Those 

 desirino; fuller information as to the habits of the creature 

 and the remedies which may be applied are referred to our 

 Crop Report for July, Bulletin No. 3, Series of 1896, which 

 contains an interesting article on the army worm by A. H. 

 Kirkland, M.S., assistant entomologist to the committee on 

 gypsy moth, birds and insects. 



