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Acmhnet (Moses S. Douglas). — Cutworms and potato bugs are 

 doing- the most damage. Indian com condition is 60, and 50 per 

 cent is grown for the silo. Hay crop, yield, 60; quality, 80. Potato 

 crop condition, not over 40. Market-garden crops in general have 

 yielded 50, and sold for 75. Fruit prospect: apples, 80; pears, 50; 

 peaches, 100; plums, 75; grapes, 100. It has been the dryest season 

 for forty years. We have had no heavy rain since April, and it 

 has been difficult to get seed to germinate. There will be no money 

 for the farmer this year in this vicinity. 



Ply:\iouth County. 



Norwell (Hexrt A. Turner). — The most injurious insects at 

 work are potato bugs and cutworms. Condition of corn, 100; 25 

 per cent raised for the silo. Hay crop, yield, 90; quality, 100. 

 Potato crop condition, 80; other max-ket-garden crops, 90. Fruit 

 prospect : apples, 60 ; pears and peaches, 50 ; gTajoes, 100. Pastures 

 are in 90 i^er cent condition. Garden crops are ten days late on 

 account of the cold spring. 



Hanover (Harrison L. House). — There are a few places where 

 gypsy moths are doing much damage, and potato bugs are very 

 numerous. Indian corn condition, 100 ; none gi'own for ensilage. 

 Play crop is normal, both in yield and in quality. Condition of po- 

 tatoes, 75 ; other market-garden crops, 100. Potatoes did not sprout 

 well; not more than half came up in some cases. Market-garden 

 crops harvested yielded 100 and brought normal prices. Fruit 

 prospect : apples, 50 ; pears, peaches, grapes and cranberaes, 100. 

 Pasturage condition, 80. Oats grown for forage is in normal con- 

 dition. No apple trees set except a few here and there. 



Duxhury (Henry A. Fish). — Gypsy moths have done some strip- 

 ping of woodlands. Indian com condition, 80; one farmer is rais- 

 ing 25 acres for the silo. Hay crop, yield, 75; quality, normal. 

 Potatoes are in verv' good condition, but late. Fruit prospect : apples, 

 33; pears, 50; peaches, 33; grapes, 80; cranberries, large yield ex- 

 pected. Pastures are poor, on account of drought. Forage crop 

 condition: rye, nonnal; oats, 50. The three weeks' drought has 

 been broken, and in all probability crops will go through all right. 

 Corn was held up some, but not as badly as in 1912. 



Halifax (Mrs. George Hayward). — Caterpillars, elm-leaf 

 beetles and gypsy moths are proving most troublesome. Indian corn 

 is in normal condition; none grown for ensilage. Hay crop yield, 

 75; quality, 100. Rye, oats, corn and Hungarian are raised for 

 forage, and are in normal condition. Potato crop condition, 50. 

 Fiuit prospect: apples, 75; cranberries, 75. Pasturage condition, 

 100. Young apple orchards are in fine condition. 



Lakeville (X. G. Staples). — The worst insect pests are potato 

 beetles. Indian corn condition, 85: 25 per cent of the crop raised 



