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them, and many correspondents reported them as being dried 

 up. Rye, generally, was a very good crop, and harvested 

 in good condition. Small fruits were shortened in yield by 

 drought. Tobacco doing well. Oats rusting some. 



September 1, corn generally promised to be a good crop. 

 Rowen promised to be very near if not quite an average 

 crop, although very light in south-eastern sections. The oat 

 crop averaged well with last year. Potatoes not promising 

 well, and some complaint of blight and rot. Apples reported 

 as still dropping. Pastures very much improved by rains. 

 Onion crop uneven in condition and yield. Celery looking 

 well, but late. Tobacco generally harvested, and a very 

 good crop. Cranberries promised less than an average crop. 

 Some complaint was made of the presence of the horn fly 

 on cattle. 



October 1, a majority of the returns of correspondents 

 indicated Indian corn to be a full average, and that the crop 

 was secured in excellent condition. Crop estimated at not 

 less than 2,250,000 bushels, valued at $1,800,000. Some 

 complaint from Barnstable County of injury to the ears by 

 worms boring into them. Crop below the average in south- 

 eastern sections. Rowen in central and western sections a 

 full average crop, but light in eastern and south-eastern 

 sections. An average amount of fall seeding done, and now 

 looking well. Correspondents were about evenly divided 

 in their opinion as to whether the onion crop was an average 

 or below an average. The chief drawbacks given were 

 blight, the maggot, drought and poor seed. Correspondents 

 were about evenly divided in reporting potatoes as either 

 below an average, three-fourths, two-thirds or one-half a 

 crop. A large number referred to the quality as good or 

 fair. Some complained of rot, especially in western sections. 

 Most correspondents referred to the prospect for root crops 

 as being either average, good or fair. Quite a number 

 referred to the crop of apples as better than was expected 

 earlier in the season. A number spoke of it as very good, 

 others as fair. A majority, however, referred to it as two- 

 thirds or less ; quality a full average. Correspondents in 

 the four western counties where tobacco is grown reported 

 the crop as satisfactory in yield and quality, and that it was 



