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with rain. Oats are looking finely. Onions are doing well, with 

 some increase in acreage. Cranberries are looking well, with some 

 complaint of insects. 



Eastham (J. A. Clark). — Very little corn is planted except 

 for fodder ; no silos. Hay was a light crop, of good quality. 

 Fodder corn and Hungarian grass are the principal forage crops 

 and are in good condition. Market-garden crops are looking well 

 at present. Apples promise a moderate crop ; cranberries fine. 

 Pasturage is in fair condition. Asparagus is looking well, no rust 

 as yet. 



Truro (D. E. Paine). — Potato bugs are doing some damage. 

 Indian corn is very little raised. The hay crop was short. Oats 

 and millet are the principal forage crops, condition good, and 

 about the usual quantity raised. Market-garden crops are rather 

 below the average. The prospect is fair for all kinds of fruit. 

 Pastures are in good condition. Rye, oats and barley are very 

 little raised. 



DUKES COUNTY. 



West Tisbury (Geo. Hunt Luce). — "White grubs and squash- 

 vine borers are doing some damage. Indian corn is below the 

 average and we have no silos. Hay was from one-fourth to one- 

 half of a crop, of good quality. Hungarian grass is the principal 

 forage crop grown, more sown than usual and prospect good. 

 Market-garden crops are below the average in condition, with 

 prices high. The prospect is good for grapes and apples. 

 Pastures are in very good condition. Oats headed out well, but 

 the straw was short. 



NANTUCKET COUNTY. 



Nantucket (C. W. Gardner). — Potato bugs are doing some 

 damage. Corn is looking fairly well ; no silos here. Hay was 

 about a third of a crop, of excellent quality. There is a great 

 acreage of fodder corn this year. Market-garden crops are very 

 good ; prices for potatoes $2 per bushel. The prospect is poor 

 for all kinds of fruit. Owing to the drought, pasturage is not as 

 good as commonly. Rye, oats and barley are about half crops. 



