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no peaches ; grapes average. Pastures are in good condition. 

 Oats and barley are good crops for forage. The interest in poul- 

 try is increasing with our farmers, 



NORFOLK COUNTY. 



Avon (S. F. Oliver). — Indian corn is but little raised except 

 for fodder. Rowen is doing well, and promises an extra good 

 crop. Late potatoes look well, without signs of blight or rot. 

 The fruit crop as a whole is unusually light. Pasturage is in good 

 condition, rather better than common. Nearly all our farmers 

 keep poultry, and more attention is paid to raising high-grade 

 birds for exhibition than to market poultry. 



Canton (E. V. Kingsley). — Indian corn is in very good con- 

 dition, and, is growing very fast. Rowen will be a large crop. 

 Late potatoes are looking good, and are growing very fast ; some 

 rot has appeared recently. Apples very short ; pears, peaches, 

 grapes and cranberries good. Pasturage is in excellent condition. 

 Oats very poor; barley good. There is some increase of interest 

 in poultry, but the per cent of income from it is small, as dairying 

 is the principal occupation of our farmers. 



Millis (E. F. Richardson) . — Indian corn is in good first-class 

 condition. Rowen will be a good big crop. Late potatoes will be 

 a fair crop if blight does not affect them. Pears, peaches and 

 grapes plenty ; apples and cranberries few. Pasturage is in excel- 

 lent condition. Oats and barley are fair crops. The interest in 

 poultry is increasing, but the income from dairy products is away 

 ahead of that from poultry. 



Medioay (Monroe Morse). — Corn is in very good condition. 

 Rowen promises to be a good crop. Potatoes have made an ab- 

 normal growth this year, but up to the present time it is mostly 

 tops, and what tubers there are have a tendency to be knobby. 

 There are almost no apples, but pears, peaches and grapes are 

 good crops. Pastures are in unusually good condition. Oats and 

 barley are grown only for fodder. 



FranMin (C. M. Allen). — Corn is backward, but is looking 

 very strong and healthy. Rowen will be more than an average 

 crop. There is some blight on potatoes, and the tubers are few to 

 the hill. Apples few ; pears light ; peaches good ; grapes medium ; 

 cranberries look well. Pastures are in the best condition for a 

 number of years. Oats and barley are average crops. The interest 

 in poultry is increasing, and the income from it is better than that 

 from the dairy. 



Foxborough (E. A. Morse). — Indian corn never looked finer. 



