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NORFOLK COUNTY. 



Franklin (C. M. Allen). — Indian corn is not in as good con- 

 dition as usual ; not over 10 per cent of the crop will go into the 

 silo. Hay was a three-fourths crop, of very good quality. More 

 than the usual amount of ground has been devoted to forage crops 

 this season, and millet and late barley are looking well. Market- 

 garden crops have given light yields owing to dry weather, with 

 prices average. Apples and pears light ; no peaches ; plums and 

 quinces few ; grapes and cranberries good. Pastures are dried up. 

 Rye, oats and barley are light crops. 



Norfolk (G. E. Holbrook) . — Potato bugs and plant lice are 

 doing some damage. Corn is backward for the time of year and 

 but little will go into the silo. Hay was about two-thirds of a full 

 crop, of good quality. Millet, Hungarian grass and fodder corn 

 are the principal forage crops, condition good, more than usual 

 sown. Market-garden crops are looking well and potatoes are a 

 good crop. Apples about a fourth of a crop ; some pears and 

 grapes ; cranberries a good crop. Pasturage is very poor and cows 

 are shrinking badly. Oats headed out when the fodder was very 

 short ; not much barley raised ; rye good. 



Norwood (F. A. Fales) . — Potato bugs are doing some damage. 

 Indian corn is in good condition and about 20 per cent of the crop 

 will go into the silo. Hay was a little less than half a crop, of fair 

 quality. Fodder corn and Hungarian grass are the principal 

 forage crops grown and about 50 per cent more Hungarian grass 

 than usual has been sown. Market-garden crops made light 

 yields, with prices about as last year. All fruit will give short 

 crops except cranberries, which are looking well though about two 

 weeks late. Pastures are very dry. Rye and oats were very light 

 crops, with barley fair. 



Canton (E. V. Kinsley). — Potato bugs are doing some damage. 

 Indian corn is growing finely but is still backward ; about half the 

 crop will be put into the silo. The hay crop was below 50 per 

 cent in quantity, but was of excellent quality. Fodder corn, 

 Hungarian grass and millet are raised as forage crops, condition 

 good, acreage twice that usually planted. Late market-garden 

 crops are doing well ; potatoes a fine crop ; prices high. Early 

 apples good ; late apples a failure ; pears a fair crop ; other small 

 fruits of no account ; cranberries look well. Pasturage is dried up 

 on uplands, lowlands fair. Rye, oats and barley have done well. 



Sharon (E. E. Naramore). — There has been some complaint 

 of corn not coming up well, but that which did come up is looking 

 well ; little Indian corn planted except for silage. Hay was a 



