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the crop was small but growing well. The condition is: 

 Nantucket, 100; Barnstable, 95.8; Plymouth, 90.7; Dukes, 

 90; Hampden, 89.7; Bristol, 86.8; Hampshire, 86.5; Essex, 

 86; Franklin, 85.7; Worcester, 83.8; Middlesex, 82.5; Berk- 

 shire, 76.2; N^orfolk, 75; the State, 85.6. The acreage is: 

 Franklin, 101.5; Essex, 101.2; Dukes and E'antucket, 100; 

 Worcester and Hampshire, 99.5 ; Hampden, 99 ; Middlesex, 

 98; Barnstable, 97.5; Berkshire, 96.1; Bristol, 94.5; Nor- 

 folk, 94; Plymouth, 81; the State, 98.6. 



The Hay Ckop. 



Haying has begun in every county, although very little 

 had been done in Berkshire. Of the 121 replies to this ques- 

 tion, 82, or 67.8 per cent, were in the aflSrmative, and 39, or 

 32.2 per cent, in the negative. This is a larger percentage of 

 affiiTnative returns than in any of the past ten years. Of 

 those reporting "yes," 23, or 28 per cent, stated that "very 

 little " or " hardly any " had been done. A rough estimate 

 of the extent to which farmers had begun cutting may be de- 

 rived from the percentage of returns to this effect, by coun- 

 ties, in order, as follows: Norfolk, Dukes and Nantucket, 

 100; Bristol, 91; Plymouth, 88.8; Middlesex, 84.7; Barn- 

 stable, 83.3; Franklin, 77; Hampden, 70; Worcester, 60; 

 Essex, 50 ; Hampshire, 40 ; Berkshire, 10. Grasslands did 

 not get enough rain in June to offset, in spite of the warm 

 sunshine, the effects of the cool cloudy weather of May. Old 

 mowings in particular have not sufficiently recovered from 

 the droughts of the last few years to bring the average con- 

 dition of all grasslands up to anywhere near normal. The 

 hay crop prospect is: Bristol, 88; Middlesex, 85.3; Essex, 

 84.7; Plymouth, 83.1; Worcester, 82.9; Hampshire, 82; 

 Hampden, 80.8; Norfolk, 80; Dukes, 75; Barnstable, 74.1; 

 Franklin, 72.5; Berkshire, 70; Nantucket, 60; the State, 

 79.8. 



Early Potatoes. 



The acreage of early potatoes is: Worcester, 100.6; Mid- 

 dlesex, Plymouth, Dukes and Nantucket, 100; Berkshire, 

 98.6; Hampshire, 95; Barnstable, 94; Essex, 93; Franklin, 

 92.8; Norfolk, 90; Bristol, 89.3; Hampden, 71; the State, 



