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without damage. Fodder corn and Japanese millet are the principal 

 forage crops and are backward on account of drought. Cabbage is 

 small; early potatoes died down prematurely; both selling for low 

 prices. There is a very poor prospect for any kind of fruit. Pastures 

 are very dry and some are feeding hay. Rye was good crop ; oats a 

 small crop. Very few bees are kept. 



Dighton (Howard C. Briggs). — Elm-leaf beetles are doing damage. 

 If we do not have rain within a week the corn crop will be a failure. A 

 good crop of No. 1 hay was secured. There will be the usual amount 

 of fodder corn and millet grown for forage. Market-garden crops have 

 been very poor; prices average. There will not be an average crop of 

 fruit. Pasturage is in poor condition. Rye, oats and barley are aver- 

 age crops. Very few bees are kept. No rain of any amount has fallen 

 since the beginning of June. 



Westport (Albert S. Sherman). — The San Jose scale is doing 

 much damage. Indian corn is backward and suffering from lack of 

 rain; no silos in this vicinity. There was not a heavy crop of hay, 

 but it was of excellent quality. Market-garden crops and potatoes 

 are looking well, but need rain. Corn and oats are raised extensively 

 as forage crops. There is a very poor prospect for fruit of all kinds. 

 Feed is quite plenty on low lands, but pasturage on high lands is dried 

 up. There is a normal crop of rye, oats and barley, nothing extra. 

 Formerly bees were kept quite extensively, but now they are seldom 

 seen. 



Acushnet (M. S. Douglas). — Potato bugs and elm-leaf beetles are 

 doing damage. Indian corn is in very good condition; only two silos 

 in town. The hay crop was not up to the normal in quantity, but 

 was of fine quality. Early potatoes are turning out good; price nor- 

 mal. Apples are dropping badly; pears normal; peaches and plums 

 fair; quinces scarce; grapes and cranberries fair. Pastures are very 

 short on account of drought. Rye a fair crop; oats a failure; barley 

 fairly good. Some bees are kept, but no large apiaries. 



PLYMOUTH COUNTY. 



Hanson (F. S. Thomas, M.D.). — Elm-leaf beetles are doing some 

 damage. Indian corn is in good condition; more than usual will be 

 put into the silo. There is about an average hay crop in both quantity 

 and quality. Corn, oats and rye are the principal forage crops grown. 

 Market-garden crops are in good condition. The prospect was that 

 there was to be a good fruit crop, but lice have damaged the crop very 

 much. Rye, oats and barley are average crops. But few bees are 

 kept. 



Carver (J. A. Vaughan). — Elm-leaf beetles and plant lice are caus- 

 ing damage. The corn crop is in good condition; no silos in town. 

 There was a good hay crop of average quality. A small acreage of 



