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the time of making returns that they were beginning to feel 

 the continued dry weather of the latter half of the month. 

 Rains were certainly needed to keep them up to the high 

 standard of the spring and early summer. 



Fruits and Berries. 

 Strawberries have given a good crop in some sections and a 

 light one in others, with the result that a fair crop has been 

 secured for the State as a whole. Ripening unusually late 

 they have generally brought good prices. Raspberries and 

 blackberries winterkilled badly in some sections, but else- 

 where promise good yields. At the time of making returns 

 they, in common with other small fruits and berries, were 

 beginning to show the need of rain. Currants generall}' 

 promise well. Plums and cherries set well and promise 

 good crops. Pears will not give as good a yield, the bloom 

 having been light in some sections. Apples appear to have 

 set well and promise a good yield at present, though later 

 reports are needed to allow us to speak with certainty as to 

 the prospect. Peaches will give a good yield in some sec- 

 tions, but will generally be light throughout the State. 

 Wild berries promise well as far as reported on. Cranberries 

 appear to be unusually late in blooming, and in some locali- 

 ties suffered considerable injury from a severe hail storm. 



