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worst year for over twenty years; no rain for months, and wells are 

 dry. 



Norwood (F. A. Fales). — There will be a light crop of Indian corn, 

 owing to dry weather. There will not be more than 25 per cent of a 

 normal crop of rowen. The late potato crop will be light ; some blight 

 is showing, but no rot so far. There will be a light yield of all fruits ; 

 cranberries are looking well. Most pastures are very dry, and there 

 is very little feed. Oats for green feed have been a good crop ; barley 

 was sown late, but is looking well. The dry weather has been bad for 

 late garden crops. A light yield of cabbage is expected. 



Walpole (Edward L. Shepard). — Corn is late, and the prospect is 

 for a light crop. There will be a very light crop of rowen. No blight 

 has been noticed on potatoes, but the crop will be light. Fruit of all 

 kinds is below the normal in yield. Pasturage is all gone for this 

 season. Oats and barley are a little below the normal. Celery and 

 other late market-garden crops are badly affected by the drought. 



Norfolk (A. D. Towne). — There will be about two-thirds of a crop 

 of corn. Rowen will be about half a crop. Late potatoes look well; 

 have noticed neither blight nor rot. Apples and pears will be light 

 crops; peaches and grapes good; cranberries good. Pasturage is in 

 poor condition. Oats and barley are rather poor crops. A hail storm 

 August 20 completely ruined all crops in some sections of the town, — 

 the worst storm we have ever known. 



Millis (E. F. Richardson). — Drought has injured the corn crop 

 one-third. There will not be over 10 per cent of a normal crop of 

 rowen. No blight or rot has been noticed on potatoes as yet. The 

 crop of fruit will be very light. Pastures are all dried up. Oats and 

 barley are about average crops. Drought has retarded the growth of 

 celery and other late market-garden crops. 



BRISTOL COUNTY. 



Mansfield (Win. C. Winter). — Indian corn is rather late, and will 

 be a light crop. The indications are that there will be no rowen. Late 

 potatoes are looking fairly well, with no blight reported as yet. Apples 

 and pears are light crops; peaches very light; grapes and quinces good. 

 Pasturage is in very poor condition at present. Oats and barley are 

 about normal crops, but little grown. Celery and other late market- 

 garden crops are mostly backward and in poor condition. The long 

 continued dry weather has been very injurious to all crops, and the 

 recent rains came too late for many of them. 



Attleborough (Isaac Alger). — Dry weather has cut the corn crop 

 very much. There will be no rowen. There is no blight or rot on late 

 potatoes, but they will not be a good crop. Grapes are a fair crop, and 

 cranberries medium. Pastures are very short. Oats and barley are 

 not average crops. Celery and other late market-garden crops are in 

 fair condition. The recent heavy rains will help some crops. Apples 

 are small, and have dropped much; no pears to speak of. 



