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raised are 100 in condition; of oats, 80. No commercial orchards 

 liave been set, but there has been an increased planting for home use. 



Cohasset (Ellert C. Bates). — Potato bug-s are proving the most 

 troublesome. Condition of Indian corn, 85; practically the whole 

 crop is put into the silo. Hay crop, in quantity, 75 to 100; in 

 quality, 100. Condition of potatoes and other market-garden crops, 

 100; those already harvested, 100 both in yield and price. Condi- 

 tion of i^aslurage, 75. 



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North AttlehorougJi (H. P. Caldwell). — Potato and squash 

 beetles are now proving most troublesome. Indian corn is in normal 

 condition; 20 per cent grown for ensilage. Hay crop, \'ield, 90; its 

 quality, 100. Potato crop condition, 100; other market-garden 

 crops, 90. Very few market-garden crops have been harvested. 

 Fruit prosjDect: apples, 80; pears, 50; peaches, SO; quinces and 

 grapes, 90. Condition of pasturage, 50. Forage crop condition : 

 rye, oats and Japanese millet, 100; barlej'', SO. Ten acres of apple 

 orchards set. 



Norton (Henry G. Danforth). — Indian corn condition, 125, 

 and one-half the crop is put into the silo. Hay croj) yield, 125; 

 quality, 100. Potato crop condition, 100. Fruit prospect: i^ears 

 and plums, 100. Pasturage condition, 100. Forage crop condition: 

 rye and oats, 100; Hungarian and millet are also grown. Four 

 acres of apple orchards set. 



Rehoboth (Adin B. Horton). — The most troublesome insect 

 pests are potato bugs. Cutworms have done the most damage this 

 season, but are through working. Com condition is 90, and 50 

 per cent of the crop is raised for ensilage. Hay crop yield, 70; 

 quality, 75. Condition of potatoes, 70; these were badly damaged 

 by dry weather. Tomato crojD condition, 100; beet, 90; bean, 90; 

 those market-garden crops harvested have yielded about as in former 

 years, except strawberries, which did not give over a 70 per cent 

 crop ; prices have been normal. Fruit prospect : apples, 85 ; pears, 

 75; jDeaches, 100; gi-apes, 75. Pasturage condition, 65. Forage 

 crop condition : rye, 75 ; oats, 65. Not much of an acreage of new 

 apple orchards have been set. Most all garden crops harvested 

 were up to normal until the dry weather of July struck them. Straw- 

 berries suffered, owing to the long drought, as have hay and cabbage. 



Freetown (Gilbert M. Nichols). — The worst insect pests are 

 San Jose scale, potato bugs and elm-leaf beetles. Indian corn con- 

 dition, 100; 20 per cent is grown for the silo. Hay crop, jaekl, 90; 

 qualitj', 100. Potato crop condition, 80. Fiiiit prospect: apples 

 and pears, 100; peaches, 75. Pasturage condition, 100. Forage 

 crop condition: rye, 90; oats, 85. Corn and millet are also raised 

 for forage. Eye as a grain crop offers a 90 per cent prospect. Ten 

 acres apple orchards set. 



