64.5; Hampden, 57.7; Nantucket, no report; the State, 69. 

 The crop will be largest where the blight is least prevalent, 

 namely, in Norfolk. The percentage affected by blight is: 

 Bristol, 30; Hampden, 29.5; Middlesex, 26.3; Worcester, 

 25.8; Berkshire, 21; Franklin, 19.2; Essex, 13.8; Plymouth, 

 13.1; Barnstable, 12.5; Hampshire, 11.7; Norfolk, 10; Dukes, 

 but little; Nantucket, no report; the State, 20.7. The ex- 

 pression of one correspondent, "can't rot — too dry," charac- 

 terizes the situation so far as rot is concerned. Potatoes v.'ill 

 undoubtedly be a small crop of good quality. 



Fruit. 



The crop prospect estimate for apples, peaches, quinces 

 and grapes continues to decline, while that for pears and 

 plums has increased several points each since July 26. Early 

 varieties of apples are yielding better than will fall and winter 

 varieties. Pears and peaches are comparatively heavy crops 

 in Norfolk. Barnstable and Dukes show the best prospect 

 for plums, although in these counties, as elsewhere, this fruit 

 is not grown commercially to any extent. The cranberry 

 crop estimate is hardly as reliable as that of last month inas- 

 much as fewer returns were had from the Cape Cod district. 



Considering this area alone the crop will be 76.4 per cent of 

 a normal. The following table gives the crop estimates as de- 

 rived from general crop returns alone. The estimates of June 

 27 and July 24 are given for comparison: — 



