26 



fair ; no peaches ; grapes plenty. Pastures are getting rather dry. 

 The poultry business is about the some as in years back. 



BARNSTABLE COUNTY. 



Bourne (D. D. Nye). — Indian corn is in very good condition. 

 Rowen promises to be a very good crop. The prospect for late 

 potatoes is poor ; no blight or rot, but some damage from white 

 grubs. Apple crop almost a failure ; pears quite plenty ; some 

 grapes ; one-fourth crop of cranberries. Pasturage looks finely. 

 Oats and barley are very good crops ; none raised for grain. 

 Poultry keeping is not increasing, but the income from it is about 

 equal to that of the dairy. 



i^/as/ipee (W. F. Hammond). — Corn is above the average in 

 condition. Rowen will be about an average crop. Late potatoes 

 bid fair to be an average crop, with no blight or rot as yet. Ap- 

 ples, pears and peaches one-third crops ;. grapes and cranberries 

 half crops. Pastures are above the average in condition. Oats 

 are half a crop. The poultry business is increasing, and the in- 

 come from it is about one-half that from the dairy. 



Barnstable (John Bdrsley) . — Corn is in good condition. 

 Rowen will be three-fourths of a normal crop. Blight is noticed 

 on some potato fields. Apples are a very light crop ; pears fair ; 

 peaches light ; grapes and cranberries very good. Pastures are in 

 good condition. Oats are nearly a failure ; no barley grown. 

 Poultry farming increases rather than decreases, and the income 

 from it is two-thirds that from the dairy. 



Dennis (Joshua Crowell). — Indian corn is in good condition. 

 Rowen will be a full average crop. Late potatoes look well, with 

 no blight or rot as yet. Apples scarce ; pears average ; cranber- 

 ries small crop. Pasturage is in very good condition. Oats have 

 compared well with former years. The interest in poultry is in- 

 creasing, and the income from it is nearly equal to that from the 

 dairy. 



Orleans (F. E. Snow). — Indian corn is in good condition. 

 Rowen will be a fairly good crop. Potatoes are looking quite well, 

 with no unusual amount of blight or rot. Fruit in general will be 

 rather a scant crop. Pastures are in quite good condition. Oats 

 are a poor crop. There is more poultry keeping than farming in 

 town, and many are doing well. I think the interest increases, 

 and far more money comes in from poultry products than from 

 dairy products. 



Wellfleet (E. S. Jacobs). — Corn is in favorable condition, and 

 promises to be a very good crop. Rowen is more than an average 



