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prices higher; cows are scarce and high. Pastures are about in normal 

 condition. The outlook is poor for fruits and berries; currants, black- 

 berries and grapes were damaged by frost and strawberries by the 

 cold, wet weather; bloom of pears, peaches and plums injured by 

 frost. 



Millis (E. F. Richardson). — Potato bugs are doing some damage. 

 Indian corn is very late and backward with about the usual acreage. 

 Haying has not begun, but an excellent crop is promised. The acreage 

 of early potatoes is larger than usual, but the crop is backward. Dairy 

 products and dairy cows are about as usual in supply and price. Pas- 

 turage is in good condition. Berries and apples promise good yields. 



BRISTOL COUNTY. 



Mansfield (E. Jasper Fisher). — Elm leaf beetles, squash bugs 

 and potato bugs are doing damage. Indian corn is not up to the aver- 

 age, and the acreage is 15 per cent greater than that of last year. Hay- 

 ing has begun, and the prospect is that the crop will hardly be an 

 average one. Not many early potatoes are raised here. At the present 

 time no early market-garden crops have been marketed. The quan- 

 tity of dairy i^roducts is less than usual, and the price about the same 

 as last year. Pasturage is in very good condition. Strawberries are 

 the only berries grown, and the prospect is rather poor; apples, 

 pears and plums also show a poor outlook. 



Attleborough (Isaac Alger). — Corn is looking well, with the acreage 

 much larger than usual. No haying has been done, but a large crop 

 is promised. Not many early potatoes were planted, but they look 

 well. The early market-garden crops are about as usual in yield and 

 price. Prices for dairy products are a little stronger than usual. 

 Pasturage is in good condition. Strawberries are light crop, owing to 

 cloudy weather; too early to predict as to other fruits and berries. 



Raynham (J. R. Lawrence). — Cut worms, flea beetles, rose bugs 

 and striped cucumber beetles are doing damage. Corn is looking 

 fairly well, but is late; acreage a third more than last year. Haying 

 has not begun, and the prospects are good for a good crop. The 

 acreage of early potatoes is about the same as usual ; about two weeks 

 late. Prices for early market-garden crops better than usual; rains 

 have helped some crops and have delayed and injured others. Dairy 

 products are in short supply and prices hold up well; cattle in only 

 fair demand. Pastures are good at present writing. Strawberries 

 have been of large size and have yielded well, sold readily at two 

 boxes for 25 cents or better ; few other fruits grown. 



Dighton (Howard C. Briggs). — Cut worms and elm leaf beetles 

 are doing damage. Indian corn is in normal condition, with the 

 acreage slightly increased. But little haying has been done, and a 

 good crop is promised. Early potatoes are average in yield and con- 



