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for ensilage. Hay crop yield, 65; quality, 100. Condition of 

 jjotatoes, S5; of other market-garden crops, fair. E^rly potatoes 

 yielded 50 per cent, and brought normal prices. Fruit prospect: 

 apples, 60; pears and peaches, 90; plums and grapes, 80; cran- 

 berries, 100. Pasturage condition, 75. Forage crops raised: fodder 

 corn, millet and oats. Condition of oats, 65. Grain prospect: rye, 

 100; oats, 65. Ten acres of new orchards set. 



Barnstable County. 



Bourne (Robert S. Handy). — The black-headed cranberry worm 

 is proving to be the most troublesome. Indian corn condition, 80. 

 Hay crop yield, 50; quality, 75. Potato crop condition, 50; other 

 market-garden crops, 75; those harvested have yielded 90, and have 

 brought 100 per cent prices. Fruit prospect: apples, 75; pears, 

 100; peaches and plums, 50; quinces, 100; grapes, 50; cranberries, 

 50. Pasturage condition, 50. Forage crop condition: oats, 50; 

 millet, 25. Five acres of apple orchards set. 



Falmouth (D. R. Wicks). — Most insect damage is being done by 

 potato bugs, and on some bogs, fireworms. Condition of corn, 85; 

 75 per cent of the crop grown for the silo. Hay crop yield, 40; 

 quality, 100. Potato crop condition, 25 ; other market-garden crops, 

 75; those harvested have yielded 50, and sold for 100. Fruit pros- 

 pect: apples, 30; pears, 50; peaches, 25; plums, 20; quinces, 25; 

 grapes, 75. Pasturage condition, 35. Corn, oats and millet are 

 raised for forage; condition of oats, 75. 



Harivich (David Elder). — Damage by insects is being done 

 mostly by potato bugs. Cranben-y fireworms have already burned 

 up large areas of bogs. Indian corn crop is in about normal con- 

 dition; no ensilage raised. Hay is about half a ci'op; its quality is 

 50, being dry and ovei-ripe. Condition of potatoes, 60 ; other market- 

 garden crops, 50; those hai-vested yielded 40, and brought 125 per 

 cent prices. Fruit prospect: apples, pears and peaches, 50; plums, 

 quinces, grapes and cranberries, 75. Pastures have gone by. A 

 number of farmers are sowing alfalfa; old stands are in fair con- 

 dition. 



Truro (John B. Dyer). — Potato bugs are the most troublesome; 

 brown-tail moths and tent caterpillars are busy laying eggs for 

 another year. Indian corn is in normal condition; none is raised 

 for the silo. The hay crop is normal in both yield and quality. 

 Potato and other market-garden crojD condition, 100; these crops 

 harvested have yielded 100, and brought 100 per cent prices. Pros- 

 pects for all fruits is normal. Pastures are in noi-mal condition. 

 Only a few acres of api^le orchards set. 



