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Duxbury (A. M. Gouluing). — Indian corn is a full average 

 with foi'mei' years. Rowen is a larger crop than for several years. 

 Some fields of late potatoes are badly diseased, while on others 

 not a trace of it is to be seen. There is no fruit except grapes 

 and cranberries, which are looking well. Pasturage is in excellent 

 condition. Oats and barley are about average crops. The 

 poultry business here is is a specialty, the average farmer only 

 keeping a small lot. 



Mattapoisett (A. R. Swift). — Indian corn is in good condition. 

 Rowen is a good crop. The prospect is good for potatoes and 

 neither blight nor rot has appeared. Apples, pears and peaches 

 are poor crops ; grapes and cranberries fair. Pasturage is in good 

 condition. Oats and barley are poor crops. Considerable atten- 

 tion is paid to poultry, and the income derived from it is about 

 equal to that derived from the dairy. 



BARNSTABLE COUNTY. 



Bourne (D. D. Nye) . — Indian corn is in fine condition. Rowen 

 is as good as the average of crops, if not better. The prospect 

 for potatoes is good, and I have noted but one case of rot. Cran- 

 berries are a fair crop ; other fruits very scarce. Pastures are in 

 fine condition. Oats and barley are very fair crops. The income 

 from poultry is a third greater than that from the dairy. 



Sandwich (J. R. Holway) . — Corn is in good condition. Rowen 

 is above an average crop. Potatoes are below the average, and 

 most pieces are blighted. There are some pears and grapes ; 

 cranberries a fair crop ; apples and peaches scarce. Oats are 

 rather a small crop. Much attention is paid to poultry, and the 

 income derived from it is nearly double that from the dairy. 



Barnatable (John Bursley). — Indian corn is in good condition. 

 The rowen crop is larger than for the last five years. Potatoes are 

 a good crop, with no signs of decay and but little blight. No apples, 

 pears very light, grapes good, cranberries a light to medium crop. 

 Pastures are in good condition. Oats are a very light crop. Few 

 farmers make a specialty of poultry, but nearly every one keeps a 

 few fowls ; the income from poultry and the dairy are about even. 



Brewster (J. H. Clauk). — Indian corn is in very good condi- 

 tion. Rowen is a better crop than the average. Potatoes are 

 turning out well, and there is no rot so far. No apples, very few 

 pears, cranberries an average crop, very few peaches and grapes. 

 Pastures are in excellent condition. Oats and barley are good 

 crops. Not much attention is paid to poultry raising. 



Chatham (E. Z. Ryder). — Indian corn is looking finely and 



