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ucts, as compared with previous years. Pastures were 

 reported as being in good condition. There was very gen- 

 eral complaint of raspberry canes having been winter-killed. 

 Generally, the strawberry crop was a good one. Other 

 small fruits, excepting cherries and pears, promised well. 



August 1, about an average hay crop, of excellent quality 

 as a rule, was reported as secured. The weather for secur- 

 ing the crop was very favorable. Yield of early potatoes, 

 where dug, reported as light. Dry weather had greatly in- 

 jured late potatoes, especially on high lands. Quite general 

 complaint Avas made of apples dropping from the trees. 

 The bloom was good, and many apples set. Up to the 

 middle of July pastures were in excellent condition, but 

 drought greatly injured them, and many correspondents re- 

 ported them as being dried up. Rye, generally, was a very 

 good crop, and harvested in good condition. Small fruits 

 were shortened in yield by drought. Tobacco doing well. 

 Oats rustinof some. 



September 1, corn generally promised to be a good crop. 

 Rowen promised to l)e very near if not quite an average 

 crop, although very light in south-eastern sections. The 

 oat crop averaged well with last year. Potatoes not promis- 

 ing well, and some complaint of blight and rot. Apples 

 reported as still drop])ing. Pastures very much improved 

 by rains. Onion crop uneven in condition and yield. 

 Celery looking well, but late. Tobacco generally harvested, 

 and a very good crop. Cranl^erries promised less than an 

 average crop. Some complaint was made of the presence 

 of the horn fly on cattle. 



October 1, a majority of the returns of correspondents 

 indicated Indian corn to be a full average, and that the crop 

 was secured in excellent condition. Some complaint from 

 Barnstal)le County of injury to the ears l)y worms boring 

 into them. Crop below the average in south-eastern 

 sections. Rowen in central and western sections a full 

 average crop, but light in eastern and south-eastern sections. 

 An average amount of fall seeding done, and looking well. 

 Correspondents about evenly divided as to whether the onion 

 crop was an average or 1)elow an average. The chief draw- 

 backs given were blight, tiio maggot, drought and poor 



