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North Raynham (N. W. Shaw). — Rose bugs are doing the 

 most damage. Corn is in fair condition ; but little will be put 

 into the silo. The hay crop was average in quantity and of good 

 quality. Potatoes look well and early ones brought $1.00 per 

 bushel. Market-garden crops are not as good as usual in yield, 

 but prices are better. All kinds of fruit will be a light crop. 

 Pasturage is very short because of drought. Rye is not an 

 average crop. 



Dighton (A. W. Paul). — Insects are doing less damage than 

 usual. Corn looks well, but is a little late ; very little goes into 

 the silo. Hay was a full crop, secured in good condition. Early 

 potatoes are a good crop, and sell for $1.00 per bushel. There are 

 few apples and peaches ; pears and grapes will be fair crops. 

 Market-garden crops have been short and prices low. Pastures 

 have been badly pinched by drought. Rye was a good average 

 crop. All crops need rain. 



Berkley (R. H. Babbitt). — The white strawberry grub and the 

 cranberry worms are doing the most damage. Corn is looking 

 well ; but little of it will go into the silo in this vicinity. The hay 

 crop was good in quality and above the average in quantity. 

 Potatoes have suffered very much from the continued dry weather ; 

 price from 90 cents to $1.25. Market-garden crops are fully up 

 to the average in yield and price. Apples, pears and peaches will 

 be light crops. Cranberries promise a good crop. Pasturage is 

 very poor because of dry weather. Rye has been a good crop. 



Dartmouth (L. T. Davis). — Potato beetles are doing the most 

 damage. Corn is in fair condition, and perhaps one-fourth of the 

 crop will be put into the silo. The hay crop was fully up to the 

 average and secured in first-class condition. Early potatoes are 

 fair, but the late are being badly damaged by bugs ; price $1.00 

 to $1 .50 per bushel. Some early market-garden crops were not. 

 quite as good as in some years, but prices were about the same. 

 The prospect for all fruit is very poor. Pastures are short from 

 lack of rain. Rye was about an average crop. 



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Brockton (Davis Copeland). — Corn is backward, but is grow- 

 ing well ; 75 per cent of the crop will be put into the silo. Hay 

 was more than an average crop. Potatoes have been injured by 

 dry weather on high laud ; very few have been harvested, and they 

 have sold for $1.25 per bushel. Market-garden crops are about 

 average in yield and price. There will be small crops of apples, 

 pears and peaches. Pasturage is short. Rye was an average 

 crop. 



