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The cool weather and absence of sunshine were unfavorable. 

 July, as a whole, was an unpleasant month for the mid- 

 summer season. 



In the circular to correspondents, returnable July 23, the 

 following questions were asked : — 



1. What insects are proving most troublesome in your 

 locality ? 



2. What is the condition of Indian corn, and what pro- 

 portion of the crop will be put into the silo ? 



3. AYhat is the quantity and quality of the hay crop as 

 compared with former years? 



4. What forage crops are raised to supplement the hay 

 crop, for the silo, and to eke out the pastures, and what is 

 their condition ? 



5. What is the condition of market-garden crops, includ- 

 ing potatoes, and how have those already harvested com- 

 pared in yield and price with former years ? 



6. What is the prospect for apples, pears, peaches, plums, 

 quinces, grapes and cranberries. 



7. What is the condition of pasturage in your locality? 



8. How have rye, oats and barlc}^ compared with former 

 years, both as grain and forage crops? 



Returns were received from 163 correspondents, and from 

 them the following summary has been made : — 



Insects. 

 Potato bugs are reported as being more numerous than 

 usual and harder to keep in subjection. Elm leaf beetles 

 are also more than commonly prevalent, and reports of dam- 

 age from gypsy and brown-tail moth caterpillars continue 

 to come in from a wider area than formerl}'. Aside from 

 the insects mentioned above an unusually light amount of 

 insect damage is reported. Other insects mentioned by cor- 

 respondents are cut worms, squash bugs, both black and 

 striped, cabbage worms, rose bugs, currant worms, tent 

 caterpillars, horn and cattle flies, cranberry vine worms, 

 codling moths, curculios, grasshoppers, plant lice, white 

 grubs, pear tree psyllas, onion maggots and wire worms. 



