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BRISTOL COUNTY. 



Easton (William N. Howard). — Condition of corn, 90. Rowen 

 prospect, 50. Late potato croj^ will be 90 per cent of normal; 50 

 per cent of the crop is affected by early blight. Fruit prospect : 

 apples, 75 ; pears, 90 ; peaches and plums, 80 ; grapes and cranberries, 

 75. Pastures are in 75 per cent condition. Oat yield, 90. Late 

 market-garden crop condition, 80. 



Norton (Alden G. Walker). — Condition of Indian corn, 110. 

 Rowen will be a normal crop. The yield of late potatoes will be 75 

 per cent of normal. Fruit prospect: apples, 80; jDears, 100; 

 peaches, 90; plums and grapes, 100; cranberries, 90. Pasturage 

 condition, 90. Oat yield, 70. Condition of late market-garden 

 crops, 85. 



Attlehorough (Isaac Alger). — Corn condition, 75. Prospect for 

 rowen, 80. Late potatoes will yield normally. Fruit prospect: 

 api^les, 50; pears and cranberries, 100. Pastures are in 90 per cent 

 condition. Yield of oats, 85. Condition of late market-garden 

 crops, 100. 



Seekonk (John W. Peck). — Condition of Indian corn raised for 

 grain, 80; corn is raised mostly for the silo. Rowen prospect, 60. 

 Late potatoes are much in need of rain, the prospect being for a 

 60 to 70 per cent crop ; not over 10 per cent of the crop is affected 

 by blight. Fruit prospect: apples, 40 to 50; pears, 100; peaches 

 and plums, 75; quinces, 50,- grapes, 90. Pastures are not over 40 

 per cent in coildition. Oats and barley are raised only for gi-een 

 feed. Celery condition, 80. Condition of other late market-garden 

 crops averages 75. It is hard to give accurate estimates, as a two 

 days' rain might improve conditions materially. While neighboring 

 towns have had heavy showers, we have had only a few very light 

 ones. 



Dighton (Howard C, Briggs). — Indian corn condition, 75. 

 Rowen prospect, 75. Late potato prospect, 60; blight affected about 

 50 per cent of the crop. Fruit prospect : apples, 50 ; jDears, 50 ; 

 peaches, 150; plums, 75; grapes, 100. Pasturage is in 50 per cent 

 condition. Condition of celery and other late market-garden crops, 

 75. AU crops are suffering from the drought. Springs and wells 

 are failing. There have been no heavy rains since May. 



Fairhaven (D. W. Deaxe). — Condition of corn, 40. Rowen pros- 

 pect, 10. Late i^otatoes will be a 50 per cent crop, and all fields 

 are affected by blight. Fruit prospect: apples, 35; pears and 

 peaches, 75 ; grapes, 50 ; cranbei'ries, 75. Pastures never looked 

 worse, — all dead. Oat yield, 60. Celery condition, 50. Condition 

 of other late market-garden crops, 40. No rain of any account has 



