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pears to be a fairly good crop, though there are some com- 

 plaints that the stalks are short and small. Other late 

 market-garden crops have suffered much from drought, and 

 will generally be below the normal. 



Apples. 

 Up to the time of the gale of the 12th inst. apples promised 

 to give one of the largest crops ever gathered, but it appears 

 to be a conservative statement to say that the gale shook off 

 from one-third to one-half of them, except in very sheltered 

 locations. These windfalls were not ripe at the time and 

 there has been no sale for them except for cider apples. 

 Many report that there has been nothing done to utilize 

 them, but the general plan seems to be to make them into 

 cider for vinegar making. Those remaining on the trees 

 should bring a better price thau if all that were on the trees 

 prior to the gale had come into the market, and so make up 

 for a portion of the loss. Baldwins appear to have suffered 

 less than other varieties from the gale. The fruit is gen- 

 erally fair and free from blemish, though rather small, owing 

 to the drought and the large amount on the tree. 



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Other Fruits. 

 Pears were a fair crop, but the later varieties suffered 

 much from the gale. Plums were a light crop. Peaches 

 were well up to the average, but suffered in the gale. 

 Grapes are generally a very good crop. Such returns as we 

 have in regard to cranberries, which are few, would indicate 

 that there is not much, if any, over half a crop. 



