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Excerpt from Forty-Second Annual Report of the Secretary of the Massachusetts State Board of Agriculture, 1894: Together With the Twelfth Annual Report of the Massachusetts Agricultural Experiment Station July 1 the potato beetle appeared to be the only insect generally prevalent. Indian corn was looking well, though backward, and a Slight increase in acreage was reported. Haying was just commencing. Early potatoes reported as looking well, with promise of a good crop; a considerable increase in acreage was noted. Early market-garden crops were generally a fair yield, with prices somewhat lower than usual. Dairy products were average in quantity, with Slight but general decrease in prices received. Pastures reported as dry, Short or badly in need of rain. The out look for fruits and berries was fair. Strawberries were a fair crop, currants a good crop and cherries abundant; blackberries and raspberries promised well. August 1 the potato beetle and the horn fly were most frequently mentioned as prevalent and troublesome. A good crop of Indian corn promised. Hay crop harvested gener ally ih excellent condition, and quality as a rule very good. Yield estimated as three-fourths of an average crop. Fodder corn reported as the forage cr0p most universally grown. Market-garden crops below average in quantity, with prices low. Early potatoes light yield and quite small, but of good quality; prices low. Apples and pears generally prom ised well; grapes fair to good; few peaches promised; cran berries promised a light crop. Pastures very short, crisp, dry and badly burned. Rye a good aver age crop. Oats injured by dry weather, and considerably rusty. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.