Baskadia

Average yields for celery, cucumbers, escarole, lettuce and green peppers increased during the year but yields declined for snap beans, cabbage, squash, sweet corn, eggplant, potatoes, radishes, tomatoes, water melons and strawberries. Improved varieties, cultural practices and weather conditions can affect crop yields considerably. Season average prices of snap beans, celery, sweet corn, escarole, lettuce, radishes, watermelons and straw berries were higher than a year earlier. Season average prices for cabbage, cucumbers, eggplant, green peppers, potatoes and squash were below a year ago. Land preparation, planting and transplanting were very active in most areas of the state during July. Grow ing