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is in flne condition. Strawberries are a good crop ; plums extra ; 

 raspberries and currants average ; apples and pears have dropped 

 off very badly. 



PLYMOUTH COUNTY. 



Hingham (Geo. R. Lowe). — Rose bugs and potato bugs are 

 doing some damage. Acreage of Indian corn about as usual, but 

 the crop is about ten days late. Haying is just beginning, with 

 the prospect of a large crop. There is a smaller acreage of early 

 potatoes than usual, and they are all very backward. Market- 

 garden crops are all late, with prices good at the present writing. 

 No change of consequence in either cows or dairy products as to 

 prices. Pasturage is in good condition as compared with former 

 years. Strawberries are a short crop, owing to poor fertilization 

 of blossoms, prices fair ; plums and peaches heavily fruited ; pears 

 and apples light ; blackberries and raspberries winterkilled badly 

 and are short ; grapes appear in abundance and look well ; cur- 

 rants and gooseberries promise fairly well. 



Hanover (H. L. House). — Potato bugs are doing considerable 

 damage. Corn looks fairly well, but is later than usual ; acreage 

 about average. Very little haying has been done, but a heavy 

 crop is promised. Rather less than the usual acreage of early 

 potatoes has been planted, owing to wet weather at planting time. 

 No marked change in the yield and price of early market-garden 

 crops. The quantity and price of dairy products is the same as 

 usual, and there is no marked change in the supply and price of 

 dairy cows. Pasturage is in excellent condition. Apples, pears 

 and peaches are excellent ; strawberries are plentiful. 



Duxbury (S. P. Soule). — Potato bugs, pea vine lice and tent 

 caterpillars are doing some damage. Corn is backward, much hav- 

 ing to be planted over ; acreage about the same as usual. Haying 

 has not begun as yet ; crop a little heavier than usual. Acreage 

 of early potatoes less than usual but promising well ; outlook for 

 crop good. Early market-garden crops less in yield than ordi- 

 narily, price about as usual ; later one looking well. Quantity and 

 price of dairy products and supply and price of dairy cows about 

 the same as usual. Pastures are in better condition than usual. 

 Strawberries late but good, currants not filling out well, rasp- 

 berries and blackberries average, peaches much better than usual, 

 plums very good. 



Halifax (G. W. Hatward). — Indian corn is small and back- 

 ward, but mostly came up well ; acreage the same as in previous 

 years. Haying has hardly begun, and the prospect is bright for a 

 good crop. Hardly any early potatoes were put in owing to the 



