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have been so great if croj^s had not been held back by previous dry 

 weather. 



Cohasset (Ellery C. Bates). — Indian corn yielded a 75 per 

 cent crop. Yield of rowen, 25. Fall feed condition, 25. The usual 

 amount of fall seeding of grass and rye has been done. Onion crop, 

 75. Potatoes have yielded a 75 per cent crop. Late market-garden 

 crop prospect: beets, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower and parsnips, 75; 

 squash and turnips, 50. Fruit yield: fall apples, 25; pears and 

 grapes, 75. Recent rains have proved most beneficial to cabbage, 

 cauliflower, late beans and turnips. Frosts occurred on the 15th 

 and 16th, damaging crops 10 per cent, and affecting most, squash, 

 tomatoes, beans and corn. 



BRISTOL COUNTY. 



Mansfield (E. Jasper Fisher). — Indian corn yield: as a grain 

 crop, 80; as a fodder and ensilage crop, 100. Rowen yielded a 30 

 per cent crop. Fall feed condition, 30. Per cent of fall seeding: 

 grass, 80; rye, 90. Very few onions raised. In yield, potatoes are 

 a 75 per cent crop; in quality, 90. Late market-garden crop pros- 

 pect: beets, 75; cabbage, 85; carrots, squash and turnips, 80. Fruit 

 yield: fall apples, 40; pears, 80; grapes, 70; cranberries, 75. Corn, 

 potatoes, cabbage and turnips derived most benefit from recent rains. 

 Everything except cabbage and turnips was affected by frosts on the 

 14th, 15th, 16th and 17th. 



North Attlehorough (H. P. Caldwell). — A normal crop of In- 

 dian corn has been harvested. Rowen has yielded a 40 per cent crop. 

 Fall feed condition, 60. Per cent of fall seeding: clover and grass, 

 100 ; rye, 60. Farmers are showing more interest in alfalfa growing, 

 there being about 5 acres in town. Onions and potatoes are normal 

 crops; very few potatoes are affected by rot. Late market-garden 

 crop prospect : beets, 100 ; cabbage, 80 ; carrots, 100 ; cauliflower, 60 ; 

 celery and parsnips, 100. Fruit yield: fall apples, 80; pears and 

 peaches, 100. Recent rains have proved most beneficial to cabbage, 

 cauliflower and turnips. Sweet corn and millet suffered 30 per cent 

 injury from the frosts of the 14th and 15th. 



Norton (Henry G. Danforth). — Yield of Indian corn: as a 

 grain crop, 125; as a fodder and ensilage crop, 110. Rowen yield, 

 125. Condition of fall feed, 100. Usual amount of fall seeding of 

 clover, grass and rye has been done. More interest is manifested in 

 alfalfa gi'owing; one-half acre has been sown this year. The potato 

 crop is 85 per cent of normal in quantity, and 100 per cent in qual- 

 ity. Late market-garden crop prospect: beets, cabbage, carrots, 

 parsnips, squash and turnips, 100. Fruit yield: fall apples, 100; 

 pears, 110; peaches, grapes and cranberries, 100. Grass and corn 



