Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-10-02
MASSACHUSETTS, CROPS.

Il Nr'|SNooEti 10 SNOfo.
The crop balletin ofthe Massaehuse,t,
board of agriculture, issued the first ol
September, gives the following condi
tlon OF the staple crops of the state.
While Indian corn has suffered lea.
from the drought than most other crops,
V stili does not promise more than 4
thr-e-fourths crop for the state as q
whole. IA thu western and southeastern
portions there has been the greatest In
jury from drought. and hardly CORES
pondent from these sections reports the
condition az average. In many localltie.
only hall crop u reported. In the
central, eastern and northeastern Sec
tons the condition reported u better.
perhaps the majority of the correspond
ents Icporting an average crop, and
some few calling II good or above an av-
erage. Various correspondents through
out the state report that while sto,cr L.
good, the crop u not caring out well.
Rowen taksn az whole I. almost a
total failure. Very little will b. cut In
any section and many fslds are dry and
burned. \ few report an average crop,
but the majority state that the crop Il a
total failure aud the greater portion %
the remainder give the proportion a.
lcss than half crop. some correspond
has done permanent injury Ia the now
ing aud materially reduced to the pros
pet Tor the years hay crop.
The edrought has badly injured potAtoc.
and the crop viii he considerably below
average In all sections. several speak %
them a. "small and few In hill A
few speak ~ the prospect ~ good, but
the great majority consider the crop
light or below average. The quality !.
generally spoken of az excellent, there
belng little blight aud less rot.
The apple crop il very uneven, some
reporting good or fibs crops, while from
nearby locAlitics the crop l. reported Ia
hc failure or very light. The drought
has lcd Ia the dropping 81 the fruit In
many places aud seriously Injured the
crop. The prospects appear "a he more
uniformly good In Worcester County
than In any other section 81 the state.
The crop a. whole ~ill probably fall
considerably short 20 an average. Quail
Nv l. generally reported Ia BE- excellent.
Pears are also uneven, though the pros
pct for an average crop u somewhat
btttsf thau Win apnl's. lucN hf also
reported o. be of cxcclleut quality.
Peaches may be considered almost, II
not quite, . total failure. Cranberries
are generally reported az very light and
the prospect !. that not half crop will
b. gathered. Prom IN. southeastern por-
tion of the state there comes but one
rvport of good crop, and that i from a
town ~ small commercial production.
Pastures Ia all sections are very poor,
not single report 10 good condition
having cOme In. 'Dricd up" and "dry
aud brown" are the terms most common
IN use,i o. describe the condition. one
correspondent sAys the pastures have
not been In such poor condition Tor forty
wears, while another places the limit al
INV. Many correspondents report That
stock Il fed AZ the barn In Dsarly the
same manner a. In winter.
Oats and harley suffered considerably
and will fall short ~ aSeragc crops. Ia
eastern sections the general condition
appears o. bc much bcttsr than else
where, many reports ~ average crops
having come In. These crops appear to
have been cut grcsn for fodder more
than commonly, owing % the short hay
crop. Little complaint of smut or rust.
Maine Farmer.