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Root Crops, Celery, etc. 



Root crops generally promised well at time of making re- 

 turns, though there Avere a few reports of blight on turnips. 

 Celery also appears to be doing well in most sections, though 

 not especially forward at time of making returns. Cabbages 

 are reported as not being an especially good crop, but other 

 late market-garden crops generall}^ promise well. The ab- 

 sence of frost enabled many of these crops, which had been 

 somewhat backward during the season, to mature in good 

 condition. 



Fruit. 



x\.pples appear to have deteriorated considerably during 

 the month, and a light crop of poor quality is all that is 

 promised in any section, and in numerous localities there 

 will be practically none gathered. Pears are not more than 

 a fair crop, taken as a whole. Peaches yielded well in all 

 sections, but sufiered severely from the continued rains of 

 the first two weeks of the month, rotting on the trees to a 

 considerable extent, and failing to color well and ripen prop- 

 erly where thej^ escaped this. Nevertheless, the crop secured 

 is the largest for a considerable series of years. Prices have 

 ruled low, except for the very earliest harvested. Grapes 

 generally have yielded well where the vines survived the 

 winter, but rot is reported in some sections. Cranberries 

 have been still further reduced by the wet weather, and 

 only a light crop will be secured in the regions of commercial 

 production. Wild cranberries are reported as abundant in 

 some sections, but this cannot materially aflect the market. 



