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as was also the late crop. Later market-garden crops are 

 feeling the drought, but should recover and do well with sea- 

 sonable rains. 



Feuits. 

 Apples have dropped badly and the prospect for the crop 

 is poor at present. The same was true last year in midsum- 

 mer, but our farmers realized more profit as a whole from 

 the apple crop than for many years past. Conditions may 

 improve for this year's crop so that the history of last year 

 will be repeated, but at the present time the indications point 

 to a light crop. Pears and plums are also reported as gen- 

 erally light. Peaches are rather better than usual for the 

 State as a whole, though less attention is paid to this fruit 

 as a commercial proposition than was formerly the case, 

 owing, probably, to loss of crops and trees by severe winters. 

 Quinces so far as reported promise well. Grapes will give 

 an average crop, from present indications, but are mostly 

 grown for home use only. It is a little early to draw definite 

 conclusions in regard to the cranberry crop, but present in- 

 dications are for no better than an average yield. Wild 

 berries generally promise well. 



Pastueage. 



Pastures were in splendid condition until the beginning 

 of the month, feed being green and abundant. They still 

 remain in good condition in many cases, but are beginning 

 to suffer from the drought as a whole, and in some instances 

 upland pastures are reported as " dry," " drying up " or 

 " brown." Rain is imperatively needed or our farmers will 

 soon be oblie;ed to beffin feed ins: at the barn to eke out the 

 pasturage. 



Small Grains. 



Eye and oats were a good crop in most sections, though 

 there are a few complaints of oats rusting. Barley is little 

 grown except for forage. As an early forage crop rye did 

 well. Oats also seem to have been very satisfactory for this 

 purpose. Barley was doing well up to time of making re- 

 turns, but of course needs rain for its future development. 



