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little less than half a crop, of good quality. Corn, oats and Hun- 

 garian grass are the principal forage crops and they will be grown 

 more extensively than usual this year. All market-garden crops 

 are short; where potatoes were planted on moist land the yield 

 will be good. Apples will give a poor crop ; pears fair ; grapes 

 plenty ; cranberries looking well. Pasturage is in poor condition. 

 Eye, oats and barley did not make over half crops owing to the 

 dry weather. 



Stoughton (C. F. Curtis) .— Indian corn is looking very well 

 and three-fourths of the crop will go into the silo. Hay was from 

 one-third to one-half of a normal crop, of fair quality. Hungarian 

 grass, Japanese millet and barley and peas are the forage crops 

 grown and are in good condition. Apples and pears will give 

 poor crops ; quinces and grapes good ; cranberries blossomed well. 

 Pastures are burned up and played out. Oats cut for hay made a 

 fair yield. 



BRISTOL COUNTY. 



Mansfield (Win. C. Winter). — Rose bugs have been our most 

 troublesome insect. Indian corn is in good condition ; none of 

 the crop is used for silage. Hay was a two-thirds crop, of excel- 

 lent quality. Fodder corn and Hungarian grass are the principal 

 forage crops grown. Market-garden crops generally yield well ; 

 prices about as usual. Apples and pears promise about a third of 

 a crop ; peaches a full crop in sheltered spots, elsewhere none ; 

 Japan plums full crop ; other plums small crop ; grapes full. Rye, 

 oats and barley were fair crops for grain, but light for forage. 



Norton (Wm. A. Lane). — Potato bugs are doing some damage. 

 Indian corn is looking well ; no silos here. Hay was about half 

 a crop, of fair quality ; prospect good for second crop. Millet and 

 Hungarian grass are the principal forage crops grown. Market- 

 garden crops are in good condition ; potatoes large and not many 

 in a hill. Very few apples are grown here. Pasturage is fairly 

 good now. Rye did not fill out well ; oats are looking well ; barley 

 blighted. 



Dighton (J. N. Paul) . — Cut worms and potato bugs are doing 

 some damage. Indian corn is in good condition; but a small part 

 of the crop will be put into the silo. Hay was about half a crop, 

 of poor quality. Hungarian grass, corn and barley are the prin- 

 cipal forage crops, condition good, more raised than usual. Mar- 

 ket-garden crops are good ; potatoes give a good yield, with prices 

 good. Apples a fair crop ; pears poor ; peaches and plums fair ; 

 not many grapes and cranberries. Pasturage is in good condition. 

 Rye, oats and barley are good crops. Strawberry beds are mak- 



