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large. Ensilage corn has not yet been planted in man}- in- 

 stances, because of unfavorable weather for preparing the soil. 



The Hay Ceop. 

 Haying had not begun at the time of making the returns, 

 the dull, rainy weather preventing. The heavy rains have 

 started grass to growing well and a great improvement 

 in the crop is indicated. No reliable prediction can be made 

 as to the probable amount of the crop at this time, but per- 

 haps a two-thirds crop will be secured. The recent lack of 

 sunshine will tend to injure the quality of the crop. Haying 

 will be much delayed this year, as many meadows will be 

 too wet to cut at once and the tendency will also be to allow 

 the crop to thicken up as much as possible ])efore cutting. 

 The mins have greatly benefited grass roots and with timely 

 rains in future a good second crop may be expected. 



Acreage of Forage Crops. 



The returns indicate that the acreage of forage crops will 



be considerably increased in an effort to supply the deficiency 



in the hay crop, but few have been put in as yet because the 



rains have made it impossible to prepare the land for them. 



Early Potatoes. 

 The acreage of early potatoes is about a normal one, local 

 increases in acreaoe being balanced bv local deficiencies in 

 a great measure. There is much complaint of poor seed, 

 which with the drought prevented the crop coming up well. 

 The vines are not far enough advanced at present to give a 

 reliable indication as to the final outcome, being quite back- 

 ward for the time of the year, but the prospects are not of 

 the best as the crop is uneven, with many missing hills. 



Early Market-garden Crops. 

 Early market-garden crops generally made poor yields 

 except on truck farms where irrigation is possible, but this 

 was in a considerable measure balanced by increased prices. 

 Later crops have improved with the rains and with season- 

 able weather should vield well. 



