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Fruits. 

 Late apples do not promise very well, there being a fall- 

 ing off in condition since last month. Pears are unusually 

 abundant. Peaches, though not a full crop, are yielding 

 better than usual. There are some complaints of their 

 rotting on the tree, which tends to reduce the yield in some 

 orchards. Grapes are generally good, though there is some 

 complaint of rot. Plums are generally a good crop, but are 

 rotting on the tree somewhat. Cranberries do not promise 

 well, returns from the section of commercial production indi- 

 cating that there will not be more than half a crop. 



Pasturage. 

 Pastures are everywhere in fine condition, the best ever 

 reported for the time of year. The copious rains have kept 

 feed green and growing, though there is a little complaint 

 that its quality is not first class. 



Oats and Barley. 

 These crops are hardly up to the average where they were 

 allowed to mature the grain. There is considerable com- 

 plaint of rust and lodging, also that the grain is not as full 

 and plump as usual. As forage crops, however, they seem 

 to have done very well indeed. 



Poultry Keeping. 

 In the south-eastern portion of the State much attention is 

 paid to poultry, and the income from it is nearly, if not 

 quite, equal to that from the dairy. Elsewhere it seems to 

 be rather a side issue, though its keeping is generally 

 thought to be on the increase. In all sections there are 

 some who make it a specialty. The general opinion seems 

 to be that, with proper care, poultry keeping is more profit- 

 able than dairying, and that, even when allowed to take care 

 of itself, poultry makes a good return on the capital invested. 

 We cannot make an estimate as to the income from poultry 

 compared to that from the dairy for the State as a whole, 

 owing to the meagre and varied answers returned to this 

 portion of the question. . 



