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out the pastures by the growing of forage crops. Among 

 the crops grown fodder corn is no doubt the most universal. 

 Hungarian grass, sweet corn, millet, oats, barley, barley 

 and pease, oats and pease, cabbage, rye, and roots are also 

 used, and either fed green, hayed, or put into the silo. 

 These crops are quite generally looking well, though there 

 is complaint of oats rusting. The correspondent in Frank- 

 lin reports millet sprouted and then dried up. The corre- 

 spondent in Fairhaven states that Hungarian grass is the 

 favorite substitute for hay. The correspondent in Black- 

 stone states that Indian corn is the main dependence, after 

 that millet, barley and oats. The correspondent in Worces- 

 ter states that corn, barley and millet are mostly grown for 

 fodder, with barley the favorite. 



Market-garden Crops. 

 These crops have been more or less injured by dry weather 

 and are somewhat less than average in quantity, with prices 

 low. The correspondent in Halifax writes, "yield poor, 

 prices poorer." The correspondent in Arlington writes, 

 " crops look well, prices low." The correspondent in Win- 

 chester writes, "The first good shower came on the 22d 

 followed by rains on the 24th and 25th which thoroughly 

 wet the ground, making a great opportunity for setting 

 cauliflower, cabbage and celery plants. Everything prom- 

 ises well for the fall." 



Early Potatoes. 

 On account of the dry weather the crop of early potatoes 

 is very light, and some fields will not yield enough to pay 

 for the labor of digging. The potatoes are quite small as a 

 rule but are of good quality ; prices low. 



Fruits. 



Apples and pears generally promise well, though the range 

 of returns is from " scarce" to " abundant "and " splendid." 

 Some complaint of apples dropping oS. The prospect for 

 grapes is fair to good. There will be but few peaches. 



The crop of cranberries promises to be much lighter tl^s 

 year than usual. 



