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with prices generally better than in former years. Dairy 

 cows were in fair supply, with good ones bringing higher 

 prices. Pastures were generally in good condition, but 

 needing rain. Strawberries Avere very late, but promised 

 a fair crop ; practically no peaches ; currants promised well ; 

 pears and plums light ; apples set well, but late ; cranberries 

 late in blooming. 



Insects were less troublesome and numerous than usual 

 in July. Indian corn was growing very rapidly, but much 

 later than usual. Haying Avas not entirely completed, and 

 the crop was generally reported to be above the average, 

 and of excellent quality. There was perhaps a slight falling 

 off in the acreage of forage crops. Market-garden crops were 

 late, but yielding well, and bringing average prices. Pota- 

 toes were late and not very promising. Apples promised 

 only a light crop ; pears and plums light ; no peaches ; quinces 

 good; grapes promising; cranberries bloomed very full, but 

 rather backward. Pastures were dry and brown in south- 

 eastern sections, but green and growing elsewhere. Rye, 

 oats and barley were about normal crops. 



Indian corn came forward rapidly during August, but 

 further warm weather was still essential to its maturing. 

 It suffered somewhat from dry weather during the month. 

 Rowen promised only a very light crop, owing to dry 

 weather. Late potatoes promised only a light crop, with 

 some blight and rot. There was about the same acreage 

 of tobacco as in 1906, but the crop was backward and 

 unpromising, though early fields were in good condition. 

 Pastures were in very poor condition, especially in eastern 

 sections. Apples were small and backward, and had dropped 

 badly; there were practically no peaches and very few 

 pears ; grapes a fair crop ; quinces few and unpromising ; 

 cranberries a light crop, owing to drought. Oats were an 

 average crop, but late-sown barley was making little progress. 

 Root crops were reported as gro\ATi in eastern sections for 

 the market, but only to a limited degree for stock feeding in 

 any section. 



The rains and warm weather of September benefited corn 

 materially, and a fair crop was in prospect. Rowen was a 

 light crop in all sections. Feed in pastures improved during 



