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larger crop than usual, both fresh and salt hay. The acreage of early- 

 potatoes is about as usual, and they are looking well. Gardens are late, 

 and we cannot tell what the results will be. The quantity and price 

 of dairy products are practically the same as in former years; cows 

 possibly a httle higher. Apples will be very scarce; strawberry crop 

 very good. Pastures are in very good condition, as we have had 

 abundant rains. 



DUKES COUNTY. 



West Tisbury (Geo. Hunt Luce). — Potato bugs, cut worms and 

 tent caterpillars are doing some damage. Indian corn is backward, 

 with the acreage normal. Haying has not begun as grass is late; pros- 

 pect fair. Early potatoes are normal in acreage and condition. Early 

 market-garden crops are normal in yield and price. Dairy products 

 and dairy cows are much higher than formerly. Pastures are in very 

 good condition. The outlook for strawberries, cranberries and black- 

 berries is good. 



NANTUCKET COUNTY. 



Nantucket (H. G. Worth). — Cut worms and tent caterpillars are 

 doing some damage. Corn is looking well, with a large increase in 

 acreage. Haying has hardly begun, with good prospect. There is 

 about the usual acreage of early potatoes. Early market-garden crops 

 are looking well and bringing good prices, with the outlook good for 

 later ones. The supply of dairy products is hardly equal to the demand, 

 with prices good; dairy cows are high in price. Pasturage is in fine 

 condition. Strawberries are looking well. 



