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BARNSTABLE COUNTY. 



Bourne (David D. Nye). — Indian corn is looking very well. Rowen 

 looks rather doubtful, the dry weather having injured it. Late pota- 

 toes are not very good; have seen neither blight nor rot. There is a 

 fair prospect for all kinds of fruit. Pasturage has been very poor, and 

 is well dried up, though the late rains may help it. Oats are little 

 raised except for feed, and no barley. Celery and late market-garden 

 crops are rather below last year in condition. 



Falmouth (D. R. Wicks). — Corn has suffered from the drought, but 

 the recent rain may -help it. The prospect for rowen is very poor at 

 present. Potatoes are a poor crop, both early and late; no blight or 

 rot. Apples are a failure; pears half a crop; peaches, grapes and 

 quinces half crops; cranberries promise a good yield. Pasturage is 

 all burned up, but is likely to start up with the good rain we have 

 recently had. Oats and barley are very little grown, if at all. The 

 prospect for late market-garden crops is poor at this writing, but may 

 improve. The cold spring and early summer, followed by the drought, 

 caused all kinds of vegetation to suffer severely, as plant roots were on 

 the top of the ground in the early season. 



Dennis (Joshua Crowell) . — Corn has suffered from drought, but 

 with seasonal weather will recover; now at 75 per cent of normal. 

 Rowen will be a very light crop. Potatoes are not much over half an 

 average crop. Apples and pears are a small crop; cranberries about 

 average. Pastures are in poor condition. The season was very dry 

 until the 18th; a good rain on that date, but more is needed for the 

 pastures. A local hail storm damaged cranberries somewhat on the 

 13th. 



Brewster (Thomas D. Sears). — Corn is in good condition. The 

 prospect for rowen is very poor. Late potatoes are looking fairly well ; 

 have noticed neither blight nor rot. The prospect for all fruits is 

 good. On account of the dry weather, pasturage is very poor. Oats 

 and barley are very little raised. Late market-garden crops are in 

 fair condition. 



Chatham (E. Z. Ryder). — Indian corn is looking as well as could be 

 expected, considering the light rainfall. Rowen will be a very small 

 crop. Potatoes wijl be a very small crop ; have noticed neither blight 

 nor rot. All fruits will give very light yields. Pasturage is in poor 

 condition. No oats or barley were planted. All late crops are a 

 failure. The long-continued drought has nearly ruined all vegetation. 

 The cranberry crop will be small, with berries small and of poor quality. 

 Onions, beets and cucumbers have withstood the drought better than 

 any other crops. 



Eastham (J. A. Clark) . — Indian corn is backward. The prospect 

 for rowen is poor. There is some improvement in potatoes since the 

 rain, and no blight has appeared. Apples are a small crop; pears fair; 



