The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-08-04

ble, it is in good condition and growing rapidly. The prospect for cranberries seems fairly encouraging, and the gen. eral opinion faVors an average crop. The season is week to ten days late. Early apples are plentiful in parts of Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Con- necticut, and are now ripe. Winter varieties are an average crop tn some parts of these states and in parts of Maine. But taking the district as a whole, the crop will be light-not sufIi- cient for local consumption.
 Extracts from Reports, by Counties.
 Maine.
 Androscoggin-Fine growing wealth. CT; crops in good condition; grain ready to harvest.
 Aroostook-Crops in good condition; potatoes good crop; apples heavy in some sections.
 Standardization weather; too damp for having.
 Hancock-Potatoes promising; fruit average crop in some sections; moist weather lnjures hay.
 Kennebec-Crops generally good, but getting too dry; some potato rust; light apple crop.
 Knox-Growing weather; some hay damaged
 Lincoln-Rain needed; having two- thirds finished. Oxford-Corn and potatoes fair; rain needed; much hay yet to cut Penobscot-Corn good; potatoes fair; apples uneven, some orchards good, others light crop. SomercaA Good oro,, ,,roenact. +oo wet for hay; grain doing well. Waldo-Growing week; early potatoes light; corn good, but late; having at a standstill. Washington-Good condition of crops, except too dry for late potatoes in some portions; some hay to cut. New Hampshire. Belknap-Crops suffering for rain; I apples scarce. Cheshire-Rain needed; crops look | well; having at a standstill, much to | cut; apples and berries light crop. Grafton-Good having, but too dry | for crops; grain looks well. Hillsboro-Improved crops, but need | more rain; much upland hay to cut; early potatoes light. Rocking ngham-Early potatoes light; l moist weather delays having; rain needed. Sullivan-Rain much needed; corn and potatoes injured; apples and ber- ries light; hay not yet secured. Vermont. Addison-Crops improved, but need rain; oats good, harvest we'll along; | early potatoes light; corn good. | Bennington-Rain needed; oats fair, | harvesting in progress; having well l along. | aledonia-Potatoes and corn fairly promising; streams getting low, rain | needed.
 l Chittendon--Warm weather favora- l ble but rain Is needed; having about completed. 1 Grand Isle-Grain good potatoes rusting; onions fair crop; early apples 1 plenty, late ones scarce. 1 Lamoile-F'air crops, but rain needed; I grain ripening; onions promising; | drought unfavorable to grapes. l Orleans-Crops fair, but need rain; l apples scarce. l Rutland--Rain needed; potatoes promise light crop; oats good, now l harvesting; corn fair i Washington-Cor doing well; grain l fair and ready for harvest; potatoes l light, unless there will be rain soon. 1 Windham-Tobacco good; apples few;
 early potatoes light; rain needed Windsor-Corn promising fair croI l of grain being harvested; potatoes fair l Massa achusetts. l arnstable-Growing weather; pota- toes blasting and rusting in places l cranberries an average crop. Berkshire-Good crops; much hay in. l jured by rain. l Bristol-Crops growing fast; too wet l in places for potatoes; high wind dam- | aged some grain.
 Essex-Damp weather injured hay l but helps crops. Franklin-Prospects good; apples l dropping, small crop; tobacco good berries fair. 1 Hampden-Potatoes and garden truck good; fall apples plentiful; having at 8 standstill.
 ampshire-Growing weather; corn potatoes and tobacco good; general rair l would be beneficial. l Middlesex-Crops promising; corn ir
 market; tomatoes ripening; apples fail l crop.
 Norfolk-Potatoes and corn back. | ward; prospect good for a second hay crop.
 SuffoIk-Good weather for all crops too wet for late having. | Worcester-Crops growing fast; some damage by high wind; potatoes in dan. | ger from blight.
 Rhode Island. Bristol-Sweet corn in the market
 crops promising. Newport-Good growing weather
 crops look well. Providence-Goodw weather, except too
 wet for potatoes, danger of rotting. I Washington-Too wet for potatoes
 probably some damage; other crops
 look we'll.
 | Connecticut
 Fairfield-Rain too late for many po-
 tatoes; corn good; fall friut promising:
 oats now harvesting. | Hartford-Tobacco and corn good
 potatoes show injury by blight hayine
 about completed. l Litchfield-Berries fair; corn good. moved lands and pastures improving.
 New Haven-Crops growing fast;
 corn good; blight threatening potatoes:
 apples small crop.
 New London-Oats light; corn. pota.
 toes and second crop of clover look | we'll