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Mattapoisett (E. C. Stetson). — Condition of Indian corn, 75. 

 Rowen will be a 25 per cent crop. Late potato yield will be 75 per 

 cent of normal. Fruit prospect: apples, 50; pears, 75; peaches, 

 50; plums, 90; quinces, 75; grapes and cranberries, 85. Pasturage 

 condition, 50. Oats yielded a 75 per cent crop. 



BARNSTABLE COUNTY. 



Barnstable (Bill and Daniel). — Corn is worthless except for 

 fodder; some is being shocked. There will be absolutely no roweu. 

 Late potato prospect, 60 to 70. Pastures are entirely dried up. 

 Farmers are feeding hay in many cases. Oats has not been 

 threshed. Except in a few family gardens truck has been largely 

 abandoned. We have had no rain of any consequence since June 6, 

 and then only a light shower. There is not a silo in this section, and 

 farmers are either feeding their corn green or their winter hay. 



Dennis (Joshua Crowell). — Condition of Indian corn, 60. 

 There will be no rowen. Late potato prospect, 50; very little blight 

 has been noticed. Fruit prospect : apples, 40 ; pears, 60 ; peaches, 70 ; 

 plums, 75; grajjes, GO; cranberries, 40. Condition of i3astures, 50. 

 Market-garden crop condition, 50. There has not been a good 

 rain for three months and everything is suffering. 



Eastham (A. L. Nickerson). — Indian com is in 90 per cent 

 condition. Prosjject for rowen, 40 to 50. There will be a normal 

 crop of late potatoes. Fruit prospect: apples, 50; pears, 75 to 80; 

 plums, 100; gi'apes, 80; cranberries, 75. Pasturage is completely 

 dried up; condition is 50; perhaps less. Everything is comj^letely 

 dried up, as we have had only two very light showers for a long time. 



Truro (.John B. Dyer). — The yield of corn promises to be not 

 over 75 per cent of normal. Owing to dry weather the rowen crop 

 will not be over 50 per cent. Late potato prospect, 75; very little 

 blight noticed. Fruit prospect : apples, 25 ; pears, 50 ; peaches, plums 

 and grapes, 100; cranberries, 50. Upland pastures are in 25 per 

 cent condition. Very little oats and barley raised. Condition of 

 celery, 75; other late market-garden crops, 80. The growing season 

 has been extremely dry, no rain of any consequence having fallen 

 since June 8. 



DUKES COUNTY. 



West Tishury (Geoege Hunt Luce). — Indian corn is in normal 

 condition. Rowen offers the prospect for a 50 per cent crop. Yield 

 of late potatoes will be 75 per cent of normal; but little blight has 

 been seen. Fruit prospect : apples and pears, 50 ; peaches, 25 ; plums, 

 100; grapes, 90. Pasturage condition, 75. Oat yield, 75. 



