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Indian Corn. 



The cool weather of the past month, together with the 

 lateness of planting, has held corn back until it is now from 

 one to two weeks behind the normal in development. It is 

 reported to be otherwise in good condition, the stand and 

 color generally being first class, and with warm weather and 

 a normal amount of rainfall the crop should do well. There 

 appears to be a quite general increase in acreage this season. 



The Hay Crop. 

 Haying was not generally begun at the time of making 

 returns, but at date of issue it should be well under way in 

 all sections. The crop will generally be below the average 

 and in some sections will be very light. The showers of the 

 22d probably did some good, but we fear came too late to 

 materially affect the result in most sections. Of 152 corre- 

 spondents replying to the question in regard to the hay crop, 

 only 35 speak of it as " average," " good" or " above aver- 

 age." The quality of the crop generally promises to be good. 



Early Potatoes. 



The acreage of early potatoes appears to be about the same 

 as usual, with perhaps a slight increase in eastern sections. 

 The vines generally look well, though possibly a little back- 

 ward, taken as a whole, and the prospect is that there will 

 be a good crop. 



Market-garden Crops. 



Early market-garden crops are about average as to yield 

 and price, with the exception of asparagus, though all are 

 somewhat backward. Asparagus was much injured by frost 

 and the crop was light in all sections, with prices good. 

 Later crops look well at present and promise good yields. 



Dairy Products. 

 The supply of dairy products is about normal, and there 

 seems to be a slight but wide-spread increase in prices re- 

 ceived for them. Judging from the returns, the reaction 

 from the falling prices which were reported up to last year 



