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cranberries promise well. Pastures are in poor condition. Oats and 

 barley are little raised. Celery and other late market-garden crops 

 are in poor condition. All crops were badly hit by the drought, but 

 late ones will improve, now that we have had rain. 



DUKES COUNTY. 



West Tisbury (Geo. Hunt Luce). — Indian corn is backward, owing 

 to dry weather. The prospect for rowen is poor. There is a poor 

 prospect for late potatoes; have not noticed blight or rot. The pros- 

 pect is poor for all fruits except cranberries. Pasturage is in poor 

 condition. Oats and barley are below average crops. The dry weather 

 has injured all crops and ruined a great many. 



NANTUCKET COUNTY. 

 Nantucket (H. G. Worth). — The drought has injured corn very 

 much. There will be but very little rowen. The prospect for late 

 potatoes is fair; have noticed neither blight nor rot. The prospect 

 for cranberrjes is good, the Burgess Cranberry Company expecting to 

 harvest between three and four thousand barrels from their new bog; 

 no other fruit grown. Drought has injured the pastures, except on 

 very low ground. Oats are all cut green for fodder. Market-gardens 

 look well, considering the dry weather. Eggs are scarce, and selling 

 for 50 cents a dozen. 



