ROWEN. 



The rowen crop lias suffered extremely from the dry 

 weather, and there will be a very light crop, except on early 

 cut fields on low land. On such fields a fair yield will be 

 obtained, but they are exceptional. The drought has con- 

 tinued too long for there to be much hope of improvement of 

 the crop by future rains. 



Late Potatoes. 



Some blight has appeared in certain sections, though it is 

 by no means universal. There are no reports of rot from 

 any of the correspondents. The crop is, however, reported 

 as likely to be very light, owing to dry weather. The tubers 

 are said to be small, and not many in a hill, with little pros- 

 pect of improvement. 



Tobacco. 



The acreage of tobacco appears to be about the same as 

 last year, which was the greatest reported up to that time. 

 Early fields are said by some correspondents to be in excel- 

 lent condition, and cutting had begun at time of making 

 returns in some instances. The- crop as a whole, however, 

 is backward and unpromising. With warm weather in early 

 September and good rains much development might be looked 

 for even in late fields. 



Pasturage. 



Pastures are reported as in very poor condition, taking 

 the State as a whole. In eastern sections they are said to 

 be as dry and brown as in winter, and stock must be fed en- 

 tirely at the barns. The condition in western sections is 

 somewhat better, but even there they are suffering severely 

 from the prolonged drought. 



Fruits. 



Seldom have the reports on fruit been as discouraging as 



those just received. Apples are small and backward, have 



dropped badly, and will not fulfill the modest expectations 



even of a month ago. The crop will l)e a light one. The 



