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very late, and the frost on the 13th nearly spoiled the fodder. Very 

 little rowen will be put in this fall. Not as much fall seeding as 

 usual has been put in and it is looking better than usual. Potatoes 

 are a two-thirds crop, but the quality is not of the best. There will 

 be large yields of all kinds of fruit. There was a very hard frost 

 on September 13. 



Halifax (Carrie A. Hayward). — Indian corn is a fair crop 

 but slow in ripening. Rowen and fall feed are extra good. More 

 fall seeding has been done than usual and it is looking well. Onions 

 are a poor crop. Potatoes are of good quality, but the yield is light. 

 There will be a good crop of all kinds of fruit. Frost has spoiled 

 the corn fodder, but did little other damage. 



Kingston (George L. Churchill). — Corn is rather better than 

 usual. Rowen and fall feed are up to the usual average. Fall seed- 

 ing is in very good condition. Onions are not as good a crop as 

 usual. Potatoes are below the average in yield and of poor quality. 

 The prospect is very fair for root crops, celery and other late 

 market-garden crops. Fruit, except cranberries, is very good. There 

 was frost on the 14th and 15th, but not much damage was done. 



Lakeville (Nathaniel G. Staples). — Indian corn is rather below 

 the average. Rowen and fall feed are up to the usual average. The 

 usual amount of fall seeding has been done and is looking very well. 

 Onions are not up to the normal. The yield of potatoes is not more 

 than 60 per cent of the normal and the quality is very good. The 

 prospect is fair for root crops, celery and other late market-garden 

 crops. Fruits are fairly up to the normal in yield. There was some 

 damage from frost on September 13. 



Rochester (Geo. H. Randall). — Corn is about 80 per cent of a 

 full crop. Rowen and fall feed are below the average, but are grow- 

 ing rapidly now\ No fall seeding has been done. Onions did not 

 come up well. Potatoes are a two-thirds crop of good quality. There 

 is no celery grown ; turnips are a fine crop. Fruits are full average 

 crops. Frost did considerable damage to cranberries on September 

 13, 14 and 15. 



BARNSTABLE COUNTY. 



Falmouth (D. R. Wicks). — Indian corn is about a normal crop 

 on moist land. Rowen and fall feed are fully up to the average. 

 Not much fall seeding has been done, owing to the frequent rains. 

 Potatoes are half a crop of poor quality. The prospect is good for 

 root crops and late market-garden crops. The fruit crop as a whole 

 is not over one-third of the normal. There has been no damage from 

 frost. 



Barnstable (John Bursley). — Corn is 90 per cent of a full 

 crop. Rowen is light and fall feed very good. The usual amount 

 of fall seeding has been done and is in very good condition. Pota- 

 toes are 60 per cent in yield and 90 per cent in quality. Cape tur- 



