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Indian corn is looking finely, and the acreage is about the same as 

 usual. Haying has begun, and the crop will be very poor. The 

 acreage of early potatoes is about as usual, and if we have rain 

 the crop will be very good. The yield and price of early market- 

 garden crops is about the same as usual. Pasturage is in very 

 poor condition. There are no small fruits or berries, on account 

 of the drought. 



Wenham (N. P. Perkins). — Squash bugs, cut worms and 

 canker worms are doing some damage. Corn is looking well ; 

 acreage hardly up to the average of some previous years. Haying 

 has commenced to some extent ; on high lands the crop is light, 

 on low, well-manured lands fairly good. The acreage of early 

 potatoes is about the same as usual, but many fields have come up 

 poorly, and the crop is likely to be light. The yield of peas and 

 strawberries was larger than was expected, and prices are moder- 

 ate. Pastures are looking badly, and rain is very much needed. 

 The price of milk remains unchanged ; good cows bring high 

 prices and are in demand. Most berries are small in size, having 

 been pinched by the drought. 



Danvers (C. H. Preston). — Canker worms have done con- 

 siderable damage. Indian corn is looking well, and some extra 

 is being planted for forage. Haying has begun, with half a crop 

 on some fields and two-thirds of a crop on others. The acreage 

 of early potatoes is about an average one, and the crop promises 

 well. The yield of early market-garden crops has been fair. The 

 supply of milk is short, with prices average ; dairy cows are high. 

 Pastures are in very poor condition. Strawberries are doing better 

 than was expected ; blackberries look well ; currants will be less 

 than an average crop. 



Manchester (John Baker) . — Currant worms and striped squash 

 bugs are doing some damage. Corn is looking fairly well, and the 

 acreage is about as in previous years. Haying has begun, and 

 the prospect for the crop is very poor. The acreage of early 

 potatoes is about as usual, and a good crop is promised. The 

 dry weather has kept early market-garden crops back, but the 

 prospect for later ones is good. Dry weather has shortened 

 the quantity of dairy products ; price the same as last year. 

 Pastures are in poor condition. Strawberries are poor, not over 

 a quarter of a crop ; if there is rain, currants, raspberries and 

 blackberries will do well. 



NORFOLK COUNTY. 



Franklin (C. M. Aleen) . — Potato bugs are doing some damage. 

 Indian corn is looking discouraged ; acreage about the same as 



