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fairly well. Potatoes are a poor crop. Pasturage is in poor con- 

 dition, but is improving. Rye, oats and barley are fair crops. 



Carver (J. A. Vaughan) . — Potato bugs are doing some damage. 

 Indian corn is in good condition ; no silos in this vicinity. Hay 

 was about half a crop ; most of it was secured in good order, but is 

 light and fine, with little top or body. Millet and Hungarian grass 

 are the principal forage crops raised, condition good, acreage in- 

 creased. But few apples and pears ; no peaches ; cranberries look- 

 ing well on most bogs. Pasturage is in fair condition. Rye, oats 

 and barley are average crops. 



Mattapoisett (A. R. Swift). — White grubs and pea lice are 

 doing some damage. Indian corn is in good condition and none 

 of the crop will be used for silage. Hay was about half a crop. 

 Fodder corn and barley are the principal forage crops, condition 

 good, acreage more than usual. Market-garden crops are in fair 

 condition, with prices about average. Apples good ; pears few ; 

 peaches good ; plums and quinces few ; grapes and cranberries fair. 

 Pasturage is in good condition. Rye, oats and barley are about 

 average crops. 



BARNSTABLE COUNTY. 



Sandwich (J. R. Holway) . — White grubs are doing much dam- 

 age to crops, pastures and mowings. Corn is in good condition ; 

 none used for silage. Hay was about one-fourth of last year's 

 crop, but of good quality. Fodder corn and millet are the prin- 

 cipal forage crops, condition good, more than usual raised. Early 

 potatoes are small, late ones good. There will be a good crop of 

 all kinds of fruit except pears. Rye, oats and barley are all very 

 short crops. 



Deyinis (Joshua Crowell). — Cranberry vine worms and 

 potato bugs are doing some damage. Indian corn is about an 

 average crop though perhaps a little backward ; no silos. Hay is 

 about half a crop, of good quality. Oats, Hungarian grass and 

 corn are the principal forage crops, condition good, more raised 

 than usual- Potatoes are looking well, none harvested. Apples 

 and pears will be average crops ; grapes plenty ; cranberries me- 

 dium. Pastures have improved much during the month. 



Chatham (E. Z. Ryder). — Potato bugs and squash bugs are 

 abundant. Indian corn is in fine condition ; but very little will be 

 put into the silo. The hay crop was a failure, not over a fourth 

 of a crop. Forage crops are very little grown here. Market- 

 garden crops are a little off, prices much the same as in former 

 years. Apples, pears, peaches, plums and quinces are raised but 

 little ; some grapes and cranberries. Fall pasturage promises well 



