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Hay crop below average in quantity and badly damaged. Corn, 

 Hungarian grass and barley are the principal crops raised to sup- 

 plement the hay crop Condition of market-garden crops excel- 

 lent ; prices a little lower than usual. Apples very scarce ; other 

 fruit fair. Pasturage in very good condition. Rye, oats and 

 barley very good crops. 



Marblehead (Wm. S. Phillips, Jr.). — Corn in fair condition; 

 a large part of the crop will be put into the silo. Hay is about 

 half the usual crop, and the quality is not extra. Oats and peas, 

 and fodder corn are the principal forage crops and are in good 

 condition. Garden truck is looking very well, but little sold as 

 yet. Fruit crop rather light. Pasturage is at present in very good 

 condition. 



NORFOLK COUNTY. 

 Medfiehl (Geo. R. Chase). — Indian corn is above the average 

 in condition ; about two and a half per cent will be put into the 

 silo. Hay about 70 per cent of a full crop ; quality poor on ac- 

 count of rain. Oats and peas are the principal forage crops and 

 are iu good condition. Potatoes are good, and other market-gar- 

 den crops average. The prospect for all kinds of fruit is poor. 

 Pasturage is below the average iu condition. Rye, oats and bar- 

 ley are more than average crops. 



BRISTOL COUNTY. 



Mansfield (Wm. C. Winter). — The curculio has done the most 

 damage. Corn is looking well ; no silos in town. Hay at least 

 20 per cent below average crop, and quality poor owing to rain. 

 Sweet corn is the principal forage crop, and is in good condition. 

 Market-garden crops in good condition, and prices somewhat 

 higher than in former years. Apples a one-fourth crop ; pears a 

 two-thirds crop ; peaches 10 percent; quinces good; grapes a one- 

 third crop ; cranberries uncertain. Pasturage ,is now in fine condi- 

 tion. Rye, oats and barley about two-thirds crop. 



Swanzey (Joseph Gibbs). — Potato bugs are doing some dam- 

 age. Corn promises a full crop ; no silos here. Hay a full crop, 

 but damaged by wet weather. Fodder corn and oats are the prin- 

 cipal crops raised to supplement the hay crop. Potatoes have 

 blasted badly and are rotting on low ground, so the crop will be 

 light, and if the rot is not checked will be a total failure. Market- 

 garden crops are good, but prices rule low. Peaches a full crop, 

 and apples 25 per cent of a full crop. Pasturage in good condi- 

 tion. Rye, oats and barley full average crops. 



Dartmouth (L. T. Davis). — Potato bugs are doing some dam- 



