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ing has been done and its present condition is good. Very few onions 

 are raised here. Potatoes are much above the average both in quantity 

 and quality. Root crops promise to be about average, but late market- 

 garden crops will probably be rather below. Apples very few and 

 poor ; pears plenty and good ; no peaches ; grapes good ; cranberries 

 much above average. 



West Bridgewater (C. P. Howard). — Corn is fully an average crop. 

 Rowen and fall feed are about a third off in condition. The usual 

 amount of fall seeding has been done and it is growing well. Onions 

 are but little raised, but have done well. The acreage of potatoes was 

 large and the crop is above average. A good crop is expected of roots, 

 celery and other late market-garden crops. Pears are plenty ; peaches 

 and plums not generally raised for market; grapes ripened well ; cran- 

 berries a good crop. 



Halifax (G. W. Hayward). — Indian corn is a fair average crop. 

 The rowen crop is very light. Owing to dry weather we have done no 

 fall seeding until now and there is none up as yet. The onion crop is 

 fully up to the average. Potatoes have been one of the finest crops 

 ever raised, both in quality and quantity. The prospect for root crops 

 is poor. There are some apples, but other fruits are scarce. 



Marshfield (J. H. Bourne). — Corn is not fully filled out, owing to 

 the recent drought. Rowen and fall feed are not up to the usual aver- 

 age. Onions are less than an average crop, owing to drought. Potatoes 

 are a good crop of good-sized tubers. Root crops will be light ; celery 

 little raised. More ajjples than last year ; pears and peaches nearly the 

 same ; plums and grapes more than average ; cranberries are yielding 

 well and have ripened earlier than usual. 



Kingston (G. L. Churchill). — Indian corn is not as good a crop as 

 formerly. Rowen and fall feed are up to the usual average. Such fall 

 seeding as has been done is in good condition. Onions are a fair crop. 

 Potatoes are up to the average in yield and quality. The prospect for 

 root crops, celery and other late market-garden crops is very fair. 

 Fruits have done quite well in this section, and there is more than an 

 average crop of cranberries. 



Carver (J. A. Vaughan). — Corn is an average crop. Rowen and 

 fall feed are not up to the usual average. Less than the usual amount 

 of fall seeding has been done up to the present time. Onions are an 

 average crop. The prospect is good for root crops, celery and other 

 late market-garden crops. There is an average crop of apples and 

 pears of good fruit, but no peaches. The cranberry crop is a little 

 larger than last year. Owing to the clear, fine weather they are being 

 harvested in fine condition ; prices low. 



BARNSTABLE COUNTY. 



Falmouth (D. R. Wicks). — Indian corn is a good average crop. Not 

 much rowen, owing to drought, but fall feed is fair. Most of the fall 

 seeding is already done. Onions will be less than an average crop 

 because of drought. Potatoes are average in quality, but not in yield, 



