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averjige condition of apples, 66 ; average condition of 

 peaches, 86; average condition of grapes, 82. 



Corn. 

 Corn generally promises to be a good crop, and many cor- 

 respondents report it as being in excellent condition. This 

 is particularly true of the western counties. In some por- 

 tions of south-eastern Massachusetts the crop has been injured 

 by drought, yet even there the crop promises fairly well on 

 the whole. 



EOWEN. 



In general the crop of rowen promises to be very near if 

 not quite an average. It has grown well since the last 

 report, having been greatly helped by recent rains. In 

 Essex County and in south-eastern Massachusetts generally 

 the crop will be light. Many correspondents report no 

 rowen at all, especially in Plymouth and Barnstable counties. 



Potatoes. 

 Probably the potato crop will not be over three-fourths of 

 an average. Many correspondents refer to it as being light. 

 Complaints of blight and rot come from Berkshire, Hamp- 

 den, Worcester, Middlesex and Bristol counties. The acre- 

 age is somewhat smaller than last year. 



Oats. 

 The oat crop averages well with last year. Complaints 

 of rust have been received from nearly every county. 



Apples. 

 Last month quite general complaint was made of apples 

 dropping from the trees and that the crop promised to be a 

 light one. Correspondents continue to report them dropping 

 and during the recent storm many were blown oiF by the 

 wind. It is thought that the crop in the western counties 

 wilLbe from one-half to three-fourths of an average. It is 

 believed that the quality will be a full average. 



Pasturage. 

 Since the recent rains pastures have quite generally 

 improved and in many sections are excellent for this season 



