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and price. Pasturage is in good condition. Strawberries are a fine 

 crop. 



Seekonk (John W. Peck). — Striped flies on melons and cucumbers 

 are doing damage and maggots are working on the cabbages. Corn is 

 growing very slowly, but looks fairly well; acreage larger than usual. 

 No hay has been cut as yet and the prospect is good for an abundant 

 crop. The acreage of early potatoes is above the average and they 

 promise well. All crops that can stand rain and cold have been plenti- 

 ful at fair prices. Quantity of dairy products fully up to the normal; 

 cows very scarce and high. Pastures are in excellent condition at 

 present. Apple, pear, peach and cherry trees blossomed finely ; straw- 

 berries are a fine crop. All crops needing hot weather are very back- 

 ward. 



Dighton (Howard C. Briggs). — Elm-leaf beetles and potato bugs 

 are doing damage. Indian corn is fully up to the average, with an 

 increased acreage. Haying has not begun and a fair crop is expected. 

 There is the usual acreage of early potatoes and they promise fairly well. 

 Early market-garden crops are below average in yield, prices good so 

 far. Good cows are scarce and high; dairy products are a trifle higher 

 than usual. Pastures are in good condition. Strawberries promise 

 well and prices are rather better than usual; grapes, apples, peaches, 

 plums, pears and cherries do not seem to be in good condition. Spray- 

 ing is not generally practised. 



Swansea (F. G. Arnold). — Elm-leaf beetles and canker worms are 

 doing some damage. The acreage of Indian corn is a little larger than 

 usual, and the crop is looking well, though a little late. Very little hay 

 has been cut and a fair crop is promised. There is a slight increase in 

 the acreage of early potatoes and they are looking well. The yield and 

 prices of early market-garden crops are about as last year; early cab- 

 bage injured by maggots. Milk is plenty and prices same as last year; 

 good dairy cows scarce and high. Pasturage is looking finely. Straw- 

 berries are plenty; cherries, plums, pears and apples damaged by 

 insects. 



Westport (Albert S. Sherman) . — Canker worms have made havoc 

 with the apple trees, many orchards being nearly defoliated. Indian 

 corn is late, but looking quite well; acreage more than usual. No 

 haying has been done as yet, with a good crop in prospect. Not many 

 early potatoes are grown, but the acreage of late potatoes is large, 

 with promise of a good crop. Very little is done here with market- 

 garden crops. Milk is in good demand and cows are scarce and prices 

 high. Pastures are in good condition, having had plenty of rain. 

 Strawberries are being picked, and are not as large as usual, owing to 

 cool weather in June. Apple orchards bloomed full, but the prospect 

 is poor because of the damage done by canker worms. 



Acushnet (M. S. Douglas). — Elm-leaf beetles, raspberry worms and 

 potato bugs are doing damage. Indian corn is in very good condition; 

 acreage increased one-fifth. Haying has not begun and there will be a 



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