ing to the lateness of the season very little haying has been 

 done, but, with favorable weather, the next ten days will 

 see most of it cared for. As the hay crop is one of the most 

 important and valuable crops grown, farmers can well af- 

 ford to have their other crops a little late if they are thereby 

 enabled to fill their barns with hay. Our pastures are in an 

 unusually good condition. One correspondent says, " Last 

 year and this being wet has settled the question ' How to 

 reclaim our pastures.'" Our returns put the average condi- 

 tion of grass for the State at 110 and of pastures at 110. 



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Corn has been somewhat affected by the peculiarity of the 

 season, and needs some hot weather to bring it up to its nor- 

 mal condition. Nearly all of the correspondents report it as 

 looking well, though a little late. Our returns put the aver- 

 age condition of corn for the State at 93 and the acreage 

 about the same as last year. 



Eve. 



Rye is looking well and is somewhat earlier than usual. 

 The acreage is about the same as last year. Our returns 

 put the average condition of rye for the State at 100. 



Tobacco. 



Our returns from the tobacco-growing portions of the 

 State are so meagre that we cannot give any figures relative 

 to the acreage and condition of the tobacco crop. The cold 

 weather delayed the growth of the plants and thus made the 

 setting somewhat late. The acreage is a little less than hist 

 year. The condition of the crop at date is good. 



Potatoes. 



Potatoes both early and late are looking well, and the out- 

 look for ;i large crop is good. The acreage is about the 

 same as last year and the condition normal. Potato bugs 

 are reported as plenty and aggressive. 



