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tions of a month ago. Cranberries are generally reported as 

 very light and the prospect is that not half a crop will be 

 gathered. From the southeastern portion of the State there 

 comes but one report of a good crop and that is from a town 

 of small commercial production. 



Pasturage. 



Pastures in all sections are very poor, not a single report 

 of good condition having come in. " Dried up" and " dry 

 and brown " are the terms most commonly used to describe 

 the condition. One correspondent says the pastures have 

 not been in such poor condition for 40 years while another 

 places the limit at 50. Many correspondents report that 

 stock is fed at the barn in nearly the same manner as in 

 winter. 



Oats and Barley. 



Oats and b:irley suflered considerably and will fall short of 

 average crops. In eastern sections the general condition 

 appears to be much better than elsewhere, many reports of 

 average crops having come in. These crops appear to have 

 been cut green for fodder more than commonly owing to the 

 short hay crop. Little complaint of smut or rust. 



Drainage. 

 Comparatively little attention is paid to drainage as in 

 many localities the conformation of the land is such as to 

 render it unnecessary. Where draining is done tile drains 

 appear to be found the most satisfactory, though probably 

 more is done Avith stone drains and open ditches than with 

 tile. Open ditches are unsatisfactory and do little except 

 carry off surface water, but stone drains have been found in 

 many instances cheap and effective. Other methods reported 

 are pole drains laid in the same manner as stone drains, and 

 board drains triangular in shape and set like inverted eave 

 troughs. These latter are said to be satisfactory and to last 

 in some instances 20 years. However, the general consen- 

 sus of opinion seems to be that tile drains are the most satis- 

 factory and cheapest in the end. It is also thought that 

 more attention has been paid to drainage of late years than 

 formerly. 



