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apparently be quite plenty, other berries setting fairly well, wild ber- 

 ries look promising Apples did not set well and look scattering. 



Manchester (John Baker). — Canker M'orms are doing some damage. 

 Corn is looking well, with about the usual acreage. Haying has begun 

 and the prospect is good for a large crop. The acreage of early pota- 

 toes is about the same as last year and the crop promises Avell. Early 

 market-garilen crops about as usual in yield and price and the prospect 

 for those still unharvested is good. Dairy products are about as usual 

 in quantity and price. Pasturage is in good condition. Currants, black- 

 berries and nearly all fruits are good. 



NORFOLK COUNTY. 



Cohasset (E. E. Ellms). Potato bugs and rose bugs are doing some 

 damao"e. Indian corn is looking well, with about the usual acreage. 

 Haying has begun and there is the prospect of a large crop. The 

 acreag'e of early potatoes is larger than usual and the crop promises well. 

 Early market-garden crops are about the same as usual as regards yield 

 and price. Datry products are cheaper tlian in former years. Pasturage 

 is in excellent condition. The outlook is good for strawberries, goose- 

 berries, currants and raspberries. 



Randolph (R. A. Thayer). — Potato bugs and canker worms are doing 

 some damage. Corn looks well, with about the usual amount planted. 

 Haying has begun and there is a heavy crop of grass Potatoes never 

 lookecf better, with the full average amount planted. Peas are being 

 harvested and bring a good price ; prospect good for market-garden 

 crops not yet harvested. Milk is sold at the same jirice as last year and 

 there is no change to note in the price of good cows. Pastures were 

 never better. Strawberries are a good crop. 



Dedham (A. W. Cheever). — Cucumber beetles, canker worms, potato 

 beetles and currant worms are all doing some damage. Indian corn is 

 but little planted ; sweet corn late, but of good color. The prospect is 

 o-ood for the hay crop, but not much has been cut as yet. Early market- 

 garden crops are generally late, because of cold, wet weather. Pasturage 

 fs in unusually good condition. Strawberries are late, but promising; 

 currants and gooseberries abundant; ai)ples and plums injured by wet 

 weather at time of blossoming ; pears promising for an off year. 



Medfield (G. R. Chase). — Corn is backward and is looking badly; 

 acreage 90 per cent of the average. Haying has begun, with good pros- 

 pect for the crop ; much old hay in barns and no market. There is an 

 average acreage of early potatoes and the crop promises fairly. Yield 

 of eai-ly market-garden crops average or a little less and prices good. 

 Milk abundant, prices of dairy products low ; dairy cows in light de- 

 mand Pasturage is in excellent condition. Strawberries are a large 

 crop, but prices are low and will be lower. 



Norfolk (G. E. Holbrook). — Cutworms and potato beetles are quite 

 plenty. The full amount of corn was planted, but it is very small, 

 though of good color. A good many began haying June 20 ; new-laid 

 land'is lodged badly. The acreage of early potatoes is much increased 

 and the prospect for the crop is veiy good. " Early market-garden crops 

 about avei age as to yield and price. There seems to be an over-produc- 

 tion of both milk and butter; good cows are high and scai'ce. Pastures 

 were never in better condition. All fruit growers say that the outlook 

 is good for all kinds of fruit except pears. 



Foxborough (E. A. Morse). — Potato bugs and vine worms on cran- 

 berry meadows are doing some damage. Coi-n is backward ; acreage 

 much larger than last year. Haying is just beginning, with a much 

 larger crop than last year. The acreage of early potatoes is rather 

 larger than usual and the vines are looking well. The price of peas is 

 very low ; prospect good for future crops. Quantity and price of dairy 



