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80; Middlesex, 75.5; Berkshire, 75.5; Hampshire, 7-i.9; 

 Worcester, 72.1; Barnstable, 70; Franklin, 65.5; Hampden, 

 56.6; the State, 73.7. Some loss has been caused by the po- 

 tato beetle, but more will be done by blight unless preventive 

 measures have been taken. The tubers develop most rapidly 

 in the last two or three weeks of the season, and sprayed fields 

 will surely respond to August rains. 



The condition of other market-garden crops is : Plymouth, 

 93.3; Is'orfolk, 90; Essex, 85; Hampden, 83.8; Bristol, 83; 

 Middlesex, 78.4; Hampshire, 78.1; Berkshire, 78.1; Worces- 

 ter and Dukes, 75 ; Barnstable, 70.7 ; Franklin, 66.3 ; the 

 State, 84.6. 



The returns relative to the yield of market-garden crops 

 not han-ested reflect the adverse weather conditions. The 

 estimates are: Norfolk, 91.7; Plymouth, 88.3; Bristol, 86; 

 Essex, 85 ; Middlesex, 82.5 ; Hampshire, 80.1 ; Berkshire and 

 Dukes, 75; Worcester, 73.3; Barnstable, 71.4; Hampden, 

 47.7; Franklin, 33.5; the State, 78.5. Root crops are grow- 

 ing slowly. 



Prices, fortunately, have ruled as high or higher than 

 normal in all but Bristol and Plymouth. As compared with 

 normal, truck garden crops have brought prices as follows: 

 Berkshire, 106.7; Middlesex, 106; Barnstable, 105; Essex, 

 102.5; Worcester, 102.3; Plymouth, 101.6; Hampshire, 

 100.3; Hampden, Norfolk and Dukes, 100; Franklin, 98.3; 

 Bristol, 94; the State, 102.1. 



Fruits axd Berries. 



There is considerable apprehension that the continuance 

 of the drought will seriously affect still further fruits not 

 yet harvested. Apples, with a prospect of 49.8 per cent, will 

 be the poorest fruit crop all over the State. Early varieties 

 of apples will be a better crop than winter varieties. Black- 

 berries continue to offer the prospect of being the best fruit 

 crop this year. 



The fruit-crop prospect table is printed in the special 

 summary of fruit-crop conditions. 



