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there is px'omise for a 75 per cent crop. The prospect for the very- 

 few early potatoes raised is 90. Early market-garden crops have 

 yielded 85 per cent, and the prices are good. Those not yet har- 

 vested promise 90 pev cent crops. Cows are in about the same sup- 

 ply as last year. Milk brings 45 cents per can wholesale, and 8 

 cents per quart retail, which ai-e about the same, practically, as a 

 year ago. Pastures are in 75 per cent condition. The fruit outlook 

 is: apples, 70; pears, 80; plums, a failure: strawben-ies, 75; rasp- 

 berries, 90; blackberries, 100; cranberries, 90. Some frost was re- 

 ported but no damage. 



Attleborough (Isaac Alger). — The most troublesome insects are 

 the potato beetles. The condition of corn is 90; the acreage is 100. 

 Haying has not begun ; prospect is for 95 per cent of a normal crop. 

 The early potato crop prospect is 85. Early market-garden crops 

 have yielded 100, while those not han^ested promise a normal yield. 

 The supply of cows and the production of milk continue normal. 

 The wholesale price per can for milk is 50 cents per 10 quarts; the 

 retail price ranges from 7 to 9 cents. The fruit outlook is: apples, 

 85 ; pears, 100 ; strawberries, 110 ; cranberries, 100. At the farm we 

 get 60 cents per 10-quart can of milk. 



Behohoth (Harold A. Goff). — Cutworms and potato bugs are 

 doing the most insect injury at present. Indian corn condition is 

 100; acreage shows a 5 per cent increase. Haying has begun, with 

 a promise of a 70 per cent crop. The early potato acreage has been 

 increased 10 per cent. The crop offers a 95 per cent promise. Early 

 market-garden crops have yielded 100, and good prices have pre- 

 vailed; those still growing promise 95 per cent yields. The dairy 

 cow supply has decreased 5 per cent, and milk production has fallen 

 off 10 per cent. The wholesale price received for milk per can of 

 8 quarts is 50 cents, while the retail price is 8 and 9 cents. These 

 are about the same prices as ruled a year ago. The condition of 

 pastures is 80. We have had many hard winds which blew a lot 

 of fruit from the trees. 



Swansea (F. G. Arnold). — Tent caterpillars have raised the most 

 havoc. • In both condition and acreage Indian corn is normal. 

 Farmers have commenced haying, with the prospect of taking off 

 a 75 per cent crop. The acreage of early potatoes has decreased 

 25 per cent; the crop prospect is 90. In yield, early market-garden 

 crops have been 100 and in price, 90; those not yet harvested 

 promise 80 per cent crops. The supply of cows has fallen off 10 

 per cent, but milk production continues the same as one year ago. 

 This commodity wholesales for 44 cents per can and retails for 9 

 cents per quart. These prices show advances of 4 cents per can and 

 1 cent per quart over those of one year ago. Pastures are in 

 noi-mal condition. The fruit outlook is: apples, 50; pears, 75; 

 peaches and strawberries, 80. 



