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lity and short in quantity, distressingly so I fear ; though 

 there may be instances where both quality and quantity 

 are tolerable. I myself have had about thirty-five bushels 

 of good corn to the acre on a town lot, with much soft 

 corn. 



Buckwheat I believe has generally failed. Rye I know 

 but little of, but from the great price it had attained a 

 month since, I presume the crop is a short one. We have 

 had a good crop of potatoes in this neighbourhood, both 

 in quantity and quality. Garden vegetables have been va- 

 rious ; cabbage in great plenty, sweet potatoes poor, and 

 water melons not good. Apples and pears of all the dif- 

 ferent kinds abundant and fine. Peaches of good quality 

 not so plenty as usual, and generally of but indifferent qua- 

 lity. 



As far as my observations have extended or been direct- 

 ed to such objects, it is my opinion, that there have been 

 fewer insects this year than is common to warm seasons, 

 and as a consequence in degree of this circumstance, I 



think we have not had as manv birds about the house as 



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usual, excepting the black kind. 



If these particulars will have a tendency to forward the 

 views of the Society, I shall be gratified : they have been 

 drawn up in haste, but are, I believe, correct. 



Thy Friend, 



Wm. Poole. 



