in 1907, 82.8 in 1906, and 83.8, the ten-year average on 

 August 1. It is estimated that 5 per cent, or 38,797,000 

 bushels, of last year's crop is still in the hands of the farmers. 



The average condition of barley on August 1 was 83.1 

 per cent of normal, as compared with 86.2 last month, 84.5 

 in 1907, 90.3 in 1906, and 85.7, the ten-year average for 

 August. 



The condition of rye on August 1 or at time of harvest 

 was 88.3 per cent of normal, as compared with 91.2 on 

 July 1, 88.9 in 1907, 90.8 in 1906, and 88.4, the ten-year 

 average at the time of harvest. 



The average condition of white potatoes August 1 was 

 82.9 per cent, as compared with 89.6 a month earlier, 88.5 

 in 1907, 89 in 1906, and a ten-year average of 86.8. 



The average condition of tobacco on August 1 was 85.8, 

 as compared with 86.6 a month earlier, 82.8 in 1907, 87.2 

 in 1906, and 82.3, the ten-year average on August 1. 



Preliminary estimate of the acreage of hay is 1.2 per 

 cent more than last year, indicating a total of 44,538,000 

 acres. The condition of the crop on August 1 was 92.1, 

 as compared with 92.6 a month earlier, 87 in 1907, and 

 a ten-year average of approximately 88. The condition of 

 timothy was 89.8, alfalfa 88.8, millet 86.2, and the produc- 

 tion of clover hay was about 96.6 per cent of a full crop. 



In Massachusetts the average condition of corn was 94 ; 

 the average condition of oats, 95 ; the average condition of 

 rye, 92 ; the average condition of potatoes, 85 ; the average 

 condition of tobacco, 95 ; the average condition of pears, 93 ; 

 the average condition of tomatoes, 90 ; the average condition 

 of cabbages, 91 ; the average condition of onions, 89 ; the 

 average condition of hay, 87, the average condition of 

 timothy, 86 ; the average condition of clover, 85 ; the aver- 

 age condition of pastures, 80 ; the average condition of 

 apples, 65 ; and the average condition of peaches, 70. The 

 per cent of the acreage of the country of the various crops 

 grown in Massachusetts is as follows: rye, .2; potatoes, 1; 

 tobacco, .6; pears, .8; tomatoes, .8; cabbages, 2; onions, 3.5; 

 watermelons, .1 ; cantaloupes, .5 ; hay, 1.7; clover, .1; apples, 

 .9 ; and peaches, .3. 



