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Hamilton (G. R. Dodge). — Condition of corn, 75. Rowen pros- 

 pect, 20. Late potatoes olf'er the prospect of a 75 per cent crop. 

 Fruit prospect: apples, 20; pears, 40; peaches, 35; plums, 20; 

 quinces, 25; gi-apes, 50. Condition of pastures, 25. Oats and barley 

 not grown for grain. Condition of cabbage, 50; turnips, 50. 



NORFOLK COUNTY. 



Millis (E. F. Richardson). — Condition of corn, 70. Rowen will 

 be a 70 jDer cent crop. Late potato prospect, 75. Fruit prospect : 

 apples, 10; pears, 70; peaches and plums, 40; quinces, 25; grapes, 

 90; cranberries, 40. Condition of pasturage, 30. Late market-gar- 

 den crop condition, 60. 



Foxhorough (William E. Perkixs). — Condition of Indian corn, 

 90, Rowen offers the prospect for a normal crop. Late potatoes 

 will be a 100 per cent crop ; 50 per cent is affected by blight. Fruit 

 prosjDect : apples, 25 ; pears and peaches, 100 ; plums, 50 ; grapes, 

 75; cranberries, 100. Condition of jDastures, 50. Oat yield, 80. 

 Condition of late market-garden crops, 80. 



Avon (S. Frank Oliver). — Condition of corn, 80 to 90. Rowen 

 is very light and in some cases there is none at all; condition as a 

 Avhole, 60. Late potatoes have stood the dry weather well, and 

 offer the prospect of a 75 to 85 per cent cro^D; very little blight 

 noticed. Fruit prospect : apples, 90 ; pears, 100 ; peaches, plums, 

 grapes and quinces all look well. Dry weather has affected the 

 pastures very badly; condition is not over 60. Oats is raised onlj'^ 

 for green fodder, and is yielding a normal crop. Barley sown for 

 later fodder has not started well owing to dry weather. Late 

 market-garden crop condition : can'ots, 80 ; turnips, 70 ; beets, 75 ; 

 mangel-wurzels, 85; winter squash, 70. 



Randolph (RuFUS A. Thayer). — Lidian corn condition. 80. 

 Rowen prospect, 50. Late potatoes offer the prospect of a 90 per 

 cent crop. Fruit prospect : apples, early, 50 ; winter, 25 ; pears, 

 100; peaches, 50; grapes, 75. Condition of pastures, 50. Oats as 

 forage yielded a 75 per cent crop. Market-garden crop condition: 

 tomatoes, 90; corn, 80; cabbage, 100. We have had very little rain 

 during the past month. Pastures and mowings are very dry except 

 on low land, and there will be very little fall feed. 



Cohasset (Ellert C. Bates). — Indian corn condition, 90. 

 Rowen offers the prospect of a 50 per cent crop. Late potato 

 l»rospect, 100. Fruit prospect : ai:)2:)les, 25 ; pears, 100 ; grapes, 75. 

 Pasturage condition, 50. Condition of late market-garden crops, 75. 



