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acreage is very small, as compared with pi'evious years. Early vege- 

 tables look well, prices well up and prospect for later ones good. Daiiy 

 products compare favoi-ably with former years in quantity and price. 

 Pastures never looked better. Strawberries not quite as good as last 

 year, but look finely ; a few blackberries ; raspberries doing finely. 



Sandwich (J. R. Holway). — Fire worms are doing some damage. 

 Corn looks fairly well, with about the usual acreage. Haying has 

 begun, with a good crop The acreage of early potatoes is increased 

 and they are looking well. Very little butter is made and not much 

 milk ; cows plenty, prices average. Pasturage is in good condition. 

 Strawberries are a good crop and the outlook for blueberries is good. 



Mashpee (W. F. Hammond). — Cut worms, potato bugs and fire 

 worms are doing some damage Indian corn is looking very well ; 

 acreage above the average. Haying has begun and there will be above 

 an average crop. Acreage of early potatoes about average with pre- 

 vious years and there bids fair to be a large crop. Market-garden crops 

 are below the average in yield, with about average prices Quantity of 

 dairy products below average, prices about average ; supply and price 

 of dairy cows below the average. Pasturage is in very good condition. 

 Gooseberries, currants, blackberries, raspberries and strawberries are 

 all looking Avell. 



Dennis (Joshua Croweix). — Corn is backwai'd, and I think the 

 acreage is less than usual. Haying has begun, with the prospect of a 

 larger crop than usual. Acreage of early potatoes about average, with 

 the promise of a fair crop, although some failed to come up. Early 

 market-garden crops are about average as to yield and price. Quantity 

 and price of dairy products about as usual. Pastures are at present 

 in very good condition Fair crop of strawberries ; apples and pears 

 not very well fruited ; too early to predict as to cranberries. 



Easiham (J. A. Clark) — No particular damage from insects. Very 

 little Indian corn is planted. Haying has begun on high land, with the 

 prosjject of a good crop. Acreage of early potatoes about average ; 

 crop looking well, but later than usual. Dairy products are average as 

 to quantity and price. Pastures are in good condition. Asparagus is the 

 only crop marketed to date; crop thought to be one-fourth less than last 

 season, owing partly to cold weather and partly to the rust of last season, 



Truro (D. E. Paine). — Potato bugs and white grubs are doing some 

 damage. Very little Indian corn is planted. Haying has begun, with 

 very good prospects. Quantity of early potatoes about the same as last 

 year and prospect for the crop good. Prospect for market-garden crops 

 very fair. There is no difference to note as regards dairy products and 

 dairy cows. Pasturage is in better condition than usual at this time of 

 year. 



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West Tisbury (Geo. Hunt Luce). — Squ.ash bugs, potato bugs and 

 tent caterpillars are doing some damage. Indian corn is looking fairly 

 well ; acreage about average. Haying has not generally begun, but the 

 prospect for the crop is good. Acreage of early potatoes about the same 

 as usual, but the crop is backward. Dairy products are about average 

 both in supply and price ; price of cows about average. Strawberries 

 a small crop, with some complaint of blight. 



