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is rather early to make an estimate of the crop. Early market- 

 garden crops are about 100 per cent in yield and in price; the 

 prospect for those not harvested is 100. The supply of dairy cows 

 has decreased 20 per cent over last year. The production of milk 

 has decreased 15 per cent and butter the same amount. The average 

 net wholesale price of milk is 30 cents per can; the retail price per 

 quart is 8 cents. These prices are the same as usual. Condition 

 of pasturage is 60. Strawberry outlook is 75. Do not remember 

 any damaging frosts of late. 



Windsor (Harry A. Ford). — The tent caterpillar is doing the 

 most damage. Indian corn is 80 per cent of normal in condition 

 and the acreage is 100. Haying has not begun; if we do not get 

 rain soon the crop will not be over 75. The acreage of early potatoes 

 is 90 per cent as compared with normal. Very few market-garden 

 crops raised. The number of dairy cows is growing smaller each 

 year, the number this year being about 90 per cent of the number 

 in 1912. The supply of milk has decreased proportionately. Milk 

 retails at from 5 to 8 cents per quart. Condition of pasturage, 

 100. The apple crop will be about 25 per cent of normal, owing to 

 the frosts; blackberries, 100. On June 8 and 9 the temperature 

 dropped to 32° in some places, and potatoes and nearly everything 

 else were cut down. 



Peru (F. G. Creamer). — Haying has not begun yet, and the 

 prospect is for about a 75 per cent crop. The supply of dairy cows 

 has decreased 25 per cent over last year. Condition of pasturage 

 is good. The early frosts injured the hay crop. Apples look well. 



Washington (E. H. Eames). — Very little insect damage as yet. 

 Indian corn, 50 per cent of normal in condition, and the acreage 

 is 75 per cent of normal. It is too early to estimate the potato 

 crop. The supply of dairy cows is about the same as last year, 

 and dairy products are about the same. The net wholesale price of 

 milk is 34 cents per can; retail, 7 cents per quart. These prices 

 are about the same as a year ago. Pasturage is about 50 per cent 

 of normal. Apples promise only a 50 per cent crop. There have 

 been no frosts since the last report. 



Lee (E. J. Norman). — The tent caterpillar, the pine-tree rust, 

 the elm-leaf beetle and the cutworm are doing a good deal of dam- 

 age. Indian corn is very late, condition, 50. The acreage is about 

 115. Haying has not begun; the prospect is for a light crop on 

 account of dry weather; compared with last year, 75. The acreage 

 of early potatoes has been increased 25 per cent. It is too early 

 to estimate the potato crop. Early market-garden crops, 90 per 

 cent of normal in yield, 100 per cent in price. The prospect for 

 those not yet harvested is 75; possibly better if we get rain. The 

 supply of dairy cows is about the same as one year ago. Milk 



