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Peas look well; cabbage fair; radish and rhubarb fully up to aver- 

 age, but asparagus held back by cold, dry weather. 



N. A. Howes, Dennis {Barnstable County). — Carrots kept fairly 

 well in storage; none on hand May 1. Parsley lived over in the 

 open, although not protected by covering. The amount of manure 

 on hand April 1 was normal. Per cent of average outside planting 

 already done on the following crops is: beet, 50; carrot, 100; sweet 

 corn, 80; mangel-wurzel, 100; onion, 100; parsley, 100; pepper, 50. 



