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doing some damage. Corn is late, but is growing very fast now ; no 

 silos in this section. The hay crop is better than for a number of 

 years. Oats and fodder corn are the principal forage crops ; oats 

 rather poor in condition, corn quite good ; about the usual acreage 

 of both. Potatoes are late, but are looking quite well ; peas a 

 good crop and brought good prices. Apples poor ; pears good ; 

 quinces and grapes quite good. Pastures are in very good condi- 

 tion. Rye good ; oats rather poor ; no barley raised. 



BARNSTABLE COUNTY. 



Falmouth (D. R. Wicks) . — Potato bugs are doing some damage. 

 Corn is late, but of good color and growing fast ; only one or two 

 farmers have silos. Hay was a full crop as to quantity, but the 

 quality was poor owing to bad weather at time of cutting. Market- 

 garden crops fair ; too early to judge as to potatoes. Corn is the 

 principal forage crop raised with some oats. No apples ; pears 

 plenty ; peaches about a failure ; plums also ; quinces about half a 

 crop ; grapes plenty ; cranberries normal crop. Pastures are in 

 fine condition and there will be plenty of late feed. Rye is a fair 

 crop, but oats have rusted. 



Mashpee (W. F. Hammond). — The potato bug is doing some 

 damage. Indian corn is looking very well, but none will be put 

 into the silo. Quantity and quality of the hay crop above the 

 average and it was secured in good condition. Corn, rye and oats 

 are the forage crops grown and the acreage is less than usual. 

 Mai4iet-garden crops are above the average in quality, quantity 

 and price. Apples, pears and peaches are all a failure ; grapes 

 and cranberries one-third crops. Pasturage is in very good con- 

 dition. Rye and oats are less than average crops. 



Barnstable (John Bdrslet) . — Cranberry insects are doing a 

 limited amount of damage and orchards not sprayed are looking 

 poorly. Indian corn is a little late, but is growing very fast at 

 present ; none raised for the silo. The hay crop was a third larger 

 than in 1900, but smaller than in 1898. Corn and Hungarian grass 

 are the principal forage crops grown and are in fair condition. 

 Market-garden crops are two weeks later than usual. Apples and 

 pears light crops ; grapes good ; cranberries blooming heavily. 

 Pastures are in good condition. Rye 25 per cent above an aver- 

 age crop ; oats a one-third crop ; very little barley grown. 



Harwich (A. N. Doane). — Potato bugs and squash bugs are 

 doing some damage. Corn is in fair couditloij ; only one silo in 

 town. The hay crop was very good in quantity, but not in 

 quality. Yield and price of market-garden crops about the same 



