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There will be average crops of celery, root crops and late market- 

 garden crops, the showers having saved them. Apples are 50 per cent 

 of a full crop; pears, 75; peaches, 90; grapes, 100; cranberries, 75. 

 There has been no injury from frost. It is very dry, and water is very 

 low. 



Bellingham (John J. O'Sullivan). — The corn crop will be heavier 

 than usual. Rowen and fall feed are not up to the usual average, as 

 it has been too dry. The usual amount of fall seeding has been done, 

 but it is in poor condition. Very few onions are raised here. The 

 prospect for root crops, celery and other late market-garden crops is 

 fair. Apples and pears are poor crops; peaches fair; grapes good; 

 cranberries poor, because of injury from hail. There was slight damage 

 from frosts August 30 and 31. 



BRISTOL COUNTY. 



Mansfield (Wm. C. Winter). — Corn is somewhat under the normal. 

 There is very little rowen, and fall feed is below the average. Very 

 little seeding has been done. The prospect for root crops, celery and 

 late market-garden crops is very poor indeed. Apples, pears and 

 peaches are a light crop ; grapes and cranberries good. We have had 

 two or three light frosts. Late potatoes are still growing, and may be a 

 fair crop; early potatoes reported generally light. Heavy rains are 

 needed. 



Attleborough (Isaac Alger). — Indian corn is about an average 

 crop. There is no rowen, and not much fall feed. Not much fall seed- 

 ing has been done, on account of dry weather. Potatoes are a small 

 crop, but of fine quality. Fruits of all kinds are light. The cranberry 

 crop suffered great damage from frost. 



Berkley (Rollin H. Babbitt). — Indian corn is much below a 

 normal crop, and many fields are an entire failure. Rowen and fall 

 feed is not up to the usual average. There has been about the usual 

 amount of fall seeding, but it has not made much progress. We shall 

 have a very small crop of onions. The quality of potatoes is good, 

 but the yield will be small. The prospect for root crops, celery and 

 other late market-garden crops is not very good; turnips are a total 

 failure. Apples fair; pears few; peaches few; grapes plenty; cran- 

 berries few and very small. There was a hard frost about the 1st of 

 September, which injured many farm crops. 



Westport (Albert S. Sherman). — Indian corn is below a normal 

 crop. Rowen and fall feed are up to the usual average. On account 

 of dry weather, very little fall seeding has been done. Onions are 

 small, and below a normal crop. Potatoes are yielding a good crop, 

 with very little rot. Root crops are looking well, but are backward, 

 owing to the dry season. There has been no frost as yet. This is a 

 veiy poor year for fruit of all kinds. 



