Reports on Foreign Crops. 



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vest in that province for the past season. It is stated that? 

 owing to the dry weather experienced during the summer, all 

 field crops, with the exception of the hay crop in Nova Scotia 

 proper, were under average, and the yields less than those 

 obtained in 1900. The drought also affected grazing lands, 

 and consequently there was a decrease in the products of the 

 dairy ; while live stock was not in as good condition as in 

 1900. Prices for potatoes, grains, and dairy produce, how- 

 ever, ruled high, so that farmers were, in a great measure, 

 compensated for the poor harvest. 



The fruit crop was fairly abundant and the quality excel- 

 lent ; and, owing to the failure of the apple crop in the upper 

 Canadian provinces and in parts of the United States, high 

 prices were obtained for the crop. 



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