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Market-garden Crops. 



Market-garden crops suffered severely in most sections from 

 the long-continued drought, and those harvested have given 

 yields considerably below the normal. Prices have not been 

 correspondingly high, but as a general thing have ruled below 

 former years, rather than above. With the coming of rain 

 those still to be harvested have shown improvement, and, 

 barring a recurrence of drought, should do well. 



Potatoes. 



Very few potatoes had been dug at the time of making 

 returns, but the crop was expected to be a very light one. 

 Prices were high, so far as reported on. Late potatoes prom- 

 ise a better yield than the early varieties, but it is a question 

 if the late crop has not been seriously shortened by the 

 drought. This crop shows the effects of the lack of rain 

 more plainly than almost any other. 



Fruits. 



Apples will be only a light crop for the State as a whole, 

 winter varieties being much less promising than earlier ones. 

 They have fallen badly, owing to dry weather, and those 

 remaining will in all probability be small. Some early va- 

 rieties are reported as already on the market, an unusually 

 forward condition for the crop. Pears, peaches and plums 

 show even more unfavorable conditions than a month ago, 

 and will generally be very light crops. Quinces are some- 

 what better, so far as reported on, but not an average crop. 

 Grapes set very full and promise an excellent crop at the 

 present time. Cranberries are reported as having suffered 

 from drought, and the result as to the crop is in doubt at 

 present. Wild berries are plentiful and apparently unin- 

 jured by the drought. 



Pasturage. 



Feed in pastures was very short in almost all sections and 

 some report them to be as dry and brown as in ISTovember. 

 Generally, however, they have been kept along by showers. 



