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just about the same as usual, possibly a slight increase. The 

 germination of seed has been poor ; early planted beans rotted 

 in the ground, owing to the cold and wet ; there has also been 

 more or less loss from poor seed this year. 



The acreage of beets is practically the same as last year 

 and is about 93.9 per cent of normal. The varieties most in 

 favor, according to the reports, are, in order, as follows : for 

 early crop, Crosby's EgyiDtian, Edmand's, Early Blood Tur- 

 nip, Eclipse, Earl}^ Model, Early Wonder, Woodruff's Egyp- 

 tian and Detroit ; for late crop, Detroit Dark Red, Edmand's, 

 Crosby's Egyptian and Bastian's. Although a trifle late at 

 the present time, the prospect for the crop is 80.3 per cent 

 of normal. 



The number of early set cabbage this year is not as large 

 as usual, being 83.5 per cent of normal, and somewhat smaller 

 than last year. The prospect for the early crop is 68 per cent 

 as compared with normal, the crop having been quite severely 

 injured by maggots and curtailed by cutworms. The va- 

 rieties most used for the early crop are, in order, as follows : 

 Jersey Wakefield, Charleston Wakefield, Henderson's Early 

 Summer, All Head, Winnigstadt, Glory of Enkliuizen, Bur- 

 pee, Copenhagen Early, Early Express and Early Holland; 

 late crop, Danish Ball-Head, All-Season, Elat Dutch, Stone- 

 Mason, Succession, Sure Head, Glory of Enkhuizen, Win- 

 nigstadt and Hollander. The prospective acreage of the late 

 crop, compared with normal, is 95. 



Early sown carrots are hardly as forward as usual, prob- 

 ably from five to ten days late. Varieties most in use for the 

 early crop are, in order: Danvers Half-Long, Chantenay, 

 Oxheart, Henderson's Coreless, Rubicon, Early Scarlet Horn, 

 Nantes, Short Horn and French Forcing ; for late crop, Dan- 

 vers Half-Long, Danvers Intermediate, Bagley's Improved 

 Danvers, Chantenay and Rubicon. 



The majority of the replies indicated that cauliflower 

 could be raised in the different localities, very successfully in 

 some, but with varying success in others, while a few reported 

 that it could not be 2;rown. Earlv Snowball and Dw^arf 

 Erfurt are by far the most popular kinds, while Danish 

 Giant, Algiers and Burpees' Dry Weather were mentioned. 



