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88 per cent of normal for the State, being divided up by 

 counties about as follows (100 representing a normal crop) : 

 Berkshire, YO per cent; Franklin, 82 per cent; Hampshire, 

 75 per cent; Hampden, 80 per cent; Worcester, 82 per cent; 

 Middlesex, 85 per cent; Essex, 90 per cent; E'orfolk, 90 per 

 cent; Bristol, 99 per cent; Barnstable, 100 per cent; Dukes, 

 100 per cent. 



EowEN AND Fall, Feed. 



In the western part of the State, beginning in Worcester 

 County, the rowen crop is very much below the usual average. 

 Some correspondents report that very little, if any, will be 

 cut, and that only upon low, wet lands. The droughts of 

 previous recent years have damaged the turf very badly, in 

 many instances having killed the roots of the grass, and the 

 severe drought of this season on top of this has so affected 

 the. mowings that, although frequent and abundant rains 

 came to relieve the drought, they have not been sufficient to 

 bring grasslands back to normal. The eastern counties ap- 

 pear to be more fortunate, Essex, Plymouth and Bristol 

 appearing slightly below the usual average, while l^orfolk 

 and Barnstable report rowen slightly above the average con- 

 dition. 



The condition of fall feed is nearly the same, although, in 

 general, it is reported in better condition than rowen. Berk- 

 shire County reports it nearly up to average; Franklin, 

 Hampshire, Hampden and Worcester, below; Middlesex, 

 Essex, Plymouth, Bristol and Dukes, about average; and 

 l^orfolk and Barnstable report above average. The generous 

 rains and warm weather have proved a gTeat help to all grass- 

 land, and, but for these factors, mowings and pastures would 

 now be in a hopeless condition. 



Fall Seeding. 

 The lateness of the season has necessitated the postpone- 

 ment of fall seeding to some degree, and at time of reporting 

 it was found that the work had by no means been completed. 

 In general, the returns indicated, however, that the usual 

 amount either had been, or would be, done, although Hampden 



