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and rot are present. Apples poor; pears good, but rotting; peaches 

 hurt by late frosts, and very few. Pastures are badly in need of rain. 

 Oats and barley are average crops. Celery and other late market- 

 garden crops are in fair condition. Elm trees have suffered severely 

 from the beetle, and locust leaves present the same appearance, while 

 oak leaves are off color. 



Dighton (Howard C. Briggs). — Indian corn is in good condition. 

 There will be more than an average crop of rowen. Late potatoes 

 promise an average crop, but with some blight and rot. There will be 

 about half crops for all kinds of fruit. Pasturage is in good condition. 

 Oats and. barley are average crops. Celery and other late market- 

 garden crops are in better than average condition. Prices for nearly 

 all produce are lower than usual. 



Swansea (F. G. Arnold) . — There is a splendid growth of grain and 

 fodder on corn. Rowen is about a normal crop. Late potatoes look 

 well, with neither blight nor rot. Apples are a light crop; pears fair; 

 peaches good; grapes and quinces very poor. Pasturage was never 

 better at this season of the year. Oats are very hea\^, both for grain 

 and straw. Celery and other late market-garden crops are in good 

 condition. 



TFesijwor/ (Albert S. Sherman). — The corn crop never looked 

 better. The rowen crop is being secured, and is a good yield. Pota- 

 toes promise well; no blight or rot as yet. Apples and peaches are 

 scarce; pears and grapes plenty; no quinces or cranberries. Pastur- 

 age was never in better condition in the month of August. Oats are 

 a good crop; no barley raised. Late garden crops, especially cab- 

 bage and turnips are in fine condition. Plenty of rain has caused all 

 vegetation to flourish, and there is plenty of feed for cows, causing a 

 good flow of milk. 



PLYMOUTH COUNTY. 



Norwell (Henry A. Turner). — Indian corn is in good condition. 

 There is hardly a normal crop of rowen. The prospect is good for late 

 potatoes; no blight or rot as yet. Apples are very uneven; pears 

 scarce; grapes and cranberries good. Pastures are in better condition 

 than is usual at this time of year. Celery is not much raised. Turnips 

 are looking well. 



Brockton (Davis Copeland) . — Indian corn is looking well. There 

 will be from 50 to 75 per cent of a normal crop of rowen. Late pota- 

 toes are looking wefl, with no blight or rot as yet. Apples and pears 

 are good crops; also grapes on some vines. Pasturage is very short. 

 Oats and barley are not grown except for forage. Celery and other 

 late market-garden crops are in fairly good condition. 



P/(/?/i7Jto/i (Winthrop Fillebrown). — Corn is looking very well, 

 though rather uneven. The rowen crop will be small. Blight and rot 

 are not prevalent on potatoes, and there is prospect of a good crop. 



