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cases being below average, and good prices were realized. In 

 some sections they suffered severely from the heavy frost of 

 the first week in June. Asparagus suffered from frost and 

 was a light crop in most sections. Later market-garden cro23S 

 are reported as promising good yields. 



Dairy Products and Dairy Cows. 

 The supply of dairy products seems to be fully up to the 

 normal, with a good flow of milk, and the demand to be fully 

 equal to the supply. Prices have been higher than ever before. 

 This is especially noticeable in those sections which do not 

 produce milk for the Boston market. Whether this is a result 

 of the " milk war," or of the conditions leading to it, or both 

 combined, is an interesting question. With improved condi- 

 tions in other sections the increased price promised the pro- 

 ducers for the Boston market for July and August would seem 

 to be fully justified. Dairy cows are reported as very scarce 

 and unusually high in most cases. With the present price of 

 butter and dairy cows, old-fashioned dairying, with butter 

 production and the breeding of cows for sale, would seem to 

 be the most profitable line to follow. 



Pasturage. 

 The frequent rains and numerous cloudy days have kept 

 feed in pastures green and growing, and it is in excellent con- 

 dition at present. There is almost no complaint of short pas- 

 turage. That a drought later in the season would have a 

 more injurious effect than would be expected from the 

 present condition is probable, as pastures can hardly have 

 recovered permanently from the conditions of the past two 

 years. 



Fruits and Berries. 

 The strawberry crop suffered severely from the rains, many 

 berries rotting on the vines, and there was more complaint 

 of frost damage than would have been expected from the re- 

 ports of last month. The crop in general was a light one. 

 Excellent prices were received as a rule. Other berries are 

 reported as having bloomed full and as promising good yields. 



