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amount of damage, and the elm-leaf beetle and plant lice were 

 quite generally reported. Indian corn at this time was about 

 two weeks, or possibly more, behind the average, and fear 

 was felt that it would be necessary to put all in the silo or 

 feed it green. The drouth was disastrous to the hay crop, 

 and although the quality was excellent, the quantity of the 

 crop was much below normal. Forage crops felt the effects 

 of the drought quite severely, but the rains about this time 

 were of much benefit to these crops. Market-garden crops 

 proved rather unsatisfactory, and early potatoes were very 

 nearly a failure. The drought caused disastrous dropping of 

 fruits ; apples promised somewhat more than a half crop ; 

 pears a rather light crop ; peaches, in general, a failure ; 

 plums a fairly good crop; quinces poor; grapes a very good 

 crop, and cranberries about 50 per cent. Pastures at this 

 time were very badly dried up, and farmers found it neces- 

 sary to feed hay and grain. Small grains were seriously 

 affected by the drought, and where not a total failure, yielded 

 poorly. Some new apple orchards were set out, but the 

 acreage was not especially large. The returns from the 

 questions as to silos and silage indicated that less than one- 

 half of the dairy farms of the State made use of the silo, and 

 attention was called to the fact that in some localities the 

 farmers were going out of the dairy business, owing to the 

 high prices of grain and hay and feeds, and to the further 

 fact that a living price could not be secured for dairy 

 products. 



The month of August was somewhat more favorable to 

 vegetation. , Corn, although uneven, and from ten days to 

 two weeks late, promised fairly well at this time. The rowen 

 crop did not promise well, and only early cut low lands 

 promised a full crop. Late potatoes, while checked by the 

 drought so that they were somewhat late, showed a good 

 growth of vine at this time and promised a fair to medium 

 crop, with very little rot, although the blight was in evidence. 

 The tobacco crop was reported fully up to the average in 

 quantity and quality. The prospect for apples was about a 

 00 to 10 per cent crop ; pears, rather a light crop ; peaches, a 



