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in furrows to some extent. Water is applied as often as 

 the crops demand it, and in some instances every night. 

 From one-half an inch to two inches is applied at one time. 

 There is a great range in the estimates as to cost per crop 

 per cent, as they rim from $3 to $60. The earliest date of 

 application ranges from April 15 to July 1 ; the latest date 

 from September 1 to October 1, and later for celery. All 

 market-garden crops are subjected to this treatment, and 

 strawberries and other small fruits in many instances. 



NOTES OF MARKET-GARDEN CROP CORRESPONDENTS. 



[Returned to us June 27.] 



Charles E. Booth, Belchertown {Hampshire County). — The 

 asparagiis crop is 70 per cent of noi-mal; 60 per cent of last year; 

 no recent change in acreage. The usual acreage of string and shell 

 beans planted; germination, string beans, 2 per cent; shell beans, 

 75. Acreage of beets is about the same as i;sual; Edmands Early 

 used for both early and late planting; prospect for Ihe beet crop, 

 90. For the early cabbage crop, Copenhagen Early is used; for 

 late crop. Roundhead. Early sown carrots are as forward as usual; 

 the kind most in use is Danvers. Caixlifiower is grown with vary- 

 ing success; Burpee's Dry Weather is the variety most in use. 

 Sweet corn acreage, 90 per cent of normal; condition of crop, 75; 

 Yellow Bantam and Sheffield Cosmopolitan are the varieties used. 

 Aci'eage of onions, 110 per cent as compared with normal ; 90, as 

 com])ared with 1912; Danvers Prize Taker and Red Wethersfield 

 are varieties used. Tomato acreage is about normal: 100 per cent 

 of 1912; Chalk's Early Jewel most in use; present condition of 

 crop, GO. Cutworms are doing a good deal of damage; striped 

 cucumber bugs on squashes, melons and cucumbers is also very de- 

 structive. On June 10 the thermometer dropped to 29°; this dam- 

 aged tomatoes, peppers, potatoes and beans, but did not hurt corn: 

 potatoes and tomatoes starting again. No irrigation in this 

 vicinity. 



H. W. Gurnet, Cummington (Hampshire Connty). — String 

 bean germination good, — 100 per cent. Sweet corn, condition late. 

 Cutworms are doing more damage than usual. Frost of June 9 

 ruined lowland gardens. 



A. J. Randall, Hadley {Hampshire County). — Asparagus 

 promises an average crop, and the crop is good as compared with 

 last year; the acreage of asparagus has increased; we have 18 acres. 

 The usual acreage of string and shell beans planted: germination, 

 80. Acreage of beets, 75; not as large as last year; Blood used for 



