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Market-garden Crops. 

 Market-garden crops have, like all other crops, suffered 

 more or less from the severe rains, but aside from this they 

 are in good condition and promise well. Prices have ruled 

 about as usual, but if there has been any change it has been 

 in an upward rather than a downward direction. 



Early Potatoes. 

 It is hard to give any detailed statement in regard to this 

 crop as returns vary widely. Not many had been dug at 

 time of making returns and we must wait for later advices be- 

 fore making any more definite statement. On the whole, a 

 fair crop was promised, good in some sections and poor in 

 others. Considerable complaint was made of blight, due 

 probably to the wet weather. Prices are generally spoken 

 of as good, being much better than for several seasons past. 



Fruits. 

 Apples will not be a full crop, but they promise well for 

 an off year, particularly summer and fall varieties. Pears 

 promise, on the whole, a good average crop. Peaches, as 

 predicted last month, will yield better than for several years 

 past though not a full crop. Quinces generally promise a 

 full crop, as do also grapes. Cranberries have set well 

 generally in the section of commercial production, though 

 the crop is somewhat later than usual. 



Pasturage. 

 Correspondents almost unanimously agree that pastures 

 are in good condition, many stating that they have never 

 been better at this time of year. This would appear to be 

 one direction in which the excessive rains have not been 

 detrimental. 



Small Grains. 

 Eye, oats and barley are all good crops, if anything, a lit- 

 tle above the average. Oats and barley are mostly grown 

 for fodder, rye being the only one of these crops which is 

 grown for grain to any extent. The condition of all three 



