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Plympton (Winthrop Fillebrown). — Corn is backward, due to 

 late planting and dry weather; but if frost holds off, the crop will be 

 larger than usual. Rowen and fall feed are below the average. Not 

 as much fall seeding has been done as usual, and what has been put in 

 is suffering from dry weather. Onions are not raised to an} r extent. 

 Potatoes as a whole are far better than usual. All fruits have suffered 

 from lack of rain. We have had no frost to do any damage. 



Rochester (Geo. H. Randall). — Early planted fields of Indian 

 corn are normal; late planted have not eared well. There is very 

 little rowen or fall feed. Not much fall seeding has been done, and it 

 has not come up well, owing to dry weather. Onions ripened before 

 half grown. There is not more than half a crop of potatoes, but they 

 are of fairly good quality. Root crops are poor, and late market- 

 garden crops in poor condition. Apples light ; other fruits quite good ; 

 cranberries better than last year. There has been very little if any 

 injury from frost. 



BARNSTABLE COUNTY. 



Bourne (David D. Nye). — Indian corn is some two weeks behind 

 last year's. Rowen and fall feed are not up to the usual average, owing 

 to dry weather. There has been scarcely any fall seeding done. Pota- 

 toes are about half a crop. The prospect for root crops, celery and 

 other late market-garden crops is poor, unless we have more rain and 

 warm weather. Cranberries are the only fruit holding its own, but 

 pears are very good, and we have some grapes. There has been no 

 damage from frost. The weather continues very dry. 



Falmouth (D. R. Wicks). — Corn is suffering from drought, but is a 

 fair crop on moist land. There is no rowen this season, and pastures 

 are all burned up. There will be but little if any fall seeding done. 

 Onions are about half a normal crop. Potatoes are variable, some 

 fields being good and others not worth digging; quality good. The 

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

 garden crops. Apples, pears, peaches are all good cro2)s; also grapes 

 and cranberries. No frost here as yet. 



Dennis (Joshua Crowell). — Indian corn is not over three-fourths 

 of a normal crop. There is practically no rowen or fall feed. There is 

 very little fall seeding done. Onions are very much below an average 

 crop. Potatoes are of good quality; yield about 50 per cent. Root 

 crops, celery and other late market-garden crops are much below the 

 average. Apples are scarce; pears a fair crop; cranberries about 

 average. There is no damage from frost. The season continues very 

 dry. Cranberries are very unevenly distributed, but on the whole 

 are about an average crop. 



Eastham (J. A. Clark). — Indian corn will be late maturing, mak- 

 ing slow progress on account of drought. Rowen and fall feed are not 

 up to the usual average. Less than the usual amount of fall seeding 

 has been done, because of dry weather. Potatoes are a light crop. 



