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Kingston (George L. Churchill). — Indian corn is looking well 

 and bids fair for a good crop. Rowen promises about one-fourth 

 of a normal crop. There will not be a heavy crop of potatoes, 

 although there is no blight. Apples, pears, peaches, grapes and 

 quinces are good crops; cranberries short. Pastures are now in 

 very good condition. Oats and barley are not much raised, but 

 are up to the average. Not much celery is grown; other late 

 market-garden crops fair. The recent rains have started crops 

 growing, but a long season is needed and an early frost would do 

 great damage. 



Carver (J. A. Vaughan). — Indian corn is in fair condition, but 

 rain is badly needed to develop the ears. The rowen crop will be 

 less than usual. Late potatoes are a light croiD with no rot as yet. 

 There is a good prospect of a good crop of all kinds of fruit. 

 Pasturage is dry. But little celery is raised here. We have had 

 no rain since the middle of July and all crops are suffering. There 

 are fewer insects attacking fruits than usual. 



Mattapoisett (E. C. Stetson). — Indian corn is in quite good 

 condition. The prospect for rowen is rather poor. Late potatoes 

 are looking rather well, with some blight and rot. The prospect is 

 good for fruit of all kinds. Pastures are in rather poor condi- 

 tion. Oats and barley are very little raised. Celery and other late 

 market-garden crops are in fairly good condition. 



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Falmouth (D. R. Wicks). — Corn is looking well for a normal 

 yield and making a good growth. Rowen is a very poor crop, there 

 being little worth cutting. No blight or rot on potatoes; early 

 crop small and badly grub eaten. Apples are a small crop ; also 

 pears and peaches; grapes and cranberries fair. The rains have 

 started pasture grass into growth so that it begins to show green. 

 Oats and barley are about normal crops. Celery and other late 

 market-garden crops are looking well, but are small in growth. 



Mashpee (W. F. Hammond). — Indian corn is about an average 

 crop. Rowen is below the average. Late potatoes are below the 

 average, but show neither blight nor rot as yet. Apples, pears and 

 peaches are half crops; grapes and cranberries three-fourths crops. 

 Pasturage is below the average. Oats and barley have not been aver- 

 age crops. Late market-garden crops bid fair to be average yields. 



Barnstable (John Bursley). — Indian corn is late and in cer- 

 tain fields has been badly injured by root worms. The rowen crop 

 is practically a total failure. Potato tops are large and green, 

 with no blight or rot. Peaches and grapes are fair crops; apples 

 and pears very light; cranberries below average. Pasturage is 

 very dry and brown. Oats are a very good crop, all cut for grain 



