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all burned up. Strawberries are about a failure, currants good, 

 blackberries and raspberries blossomed well, peaches never looked 

 more promising. 



Barnstable (John Bdrsley) . — Fire worms and cut worms are 

 doing some damage. Indian corn shows a poor stand, much seed 

 failing to germinate ; acreage average. Haying is half done, and 

 the crop is not over one-fourth that of last year. There is the 

 usual acreage of early potatoes, but the crop will be light because 

 of lack of moisture. Only those who are able to irrigate can se- 

 cure any market-garden crops. Dairy products are about 75 per 

 cent in quantity, price as usual ; full supply of dairy cows, with- 

 out any demand. Pasturage is all dried up. Strawberries are 

 half a crop ; cranberries are looking very well. The showers of 

 June 15th and 20th did not reach this locality. 



Harwich (A. N. Doane). — Potato bugs and cranberry worms 

 are doing some damage. Indian corn is looking fairly well, with 

 no increase in acreage. Haying has not yet begun, but the crop 

 will be short. The acreage of early potatoes is about the same as 

 usual, and they are looking well. Early market-garden crops are 

 very light. Pasturage is used up by the drought. Strawberries 

 are a failure. Too early to estimate as to cranberries. The dry 

 weather has used Cape Cod hard. 



Orleans (F. E. Snow). — Plant lice are proving quite trouble- 

 some. Indian corn has but just germinated in many cases on 

 account of the dry weather ; acreage very slight at any time. 

 Haying has begun, with a very light crop. There is about the 

 usual acreage of early potatoes and they have suffered much from 

 drought. The quantity and price of dairy products and the supply 

 and price of dairy cows is about the same as usual. Pasturage is 

 rather short on the uplands. 



DUKES COUNTY. 



West Tisbury (Geo. Hunt Luce). — Potato bugs are doing some 

 damage. Indian corn is backward, on account of dry weather ; 

 acreage average. Haying has begun, with the prospect of the 

 lightest crop for years. The acreage of early potatoes is average 

 and the promise for the crop poor. The early market-garden 

 crops are a failure, but the prospect for later ones is fair. Cows 

 are high and not very plenty ; dairy products higher than for some 

 years. Strawberries are badly damaged by drought, and in some 

 cases ruined. 



