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age. Indian corn in very good condition ; perhaps one-third will 

 go into the silo. Quantity of hay crop about as usual, quality not 

 the best. Oats, barley, millet and corn are the principal forage 

 crops, and are in good condition. Market-garden crops fair ; 

 potatoes good, but rotting; price about as usual. Fruit crop not 

 over one-third the average. Pasturage in very good condition. 

 Rye well filled out, oats badly lodged, barley fair. 



PLYMOUTH COUNTY. 



West Bridgewater (F. E. Howard) . — Indian corn in good con- 

 dition ; probably much less than half the crop will go into the silo. 

 Hay crop less in quantity and poorer in quality than usual. Corn, 

 barley, oats and millet are raised to supplement the hay crop, and 

 are in good condition. Market-garden crops are lighter and prices 

 lower than last year. Prospect for apples very poor indeed ; pears, 

 peaches, quinces and grapes promise well ; cranberries poor. Pas- 

 turage is now in good condition. Rye, oats and barley good crops. 



Halifax (G. W. Hayward). — Potato bugs are doing some dam- 

 age. Corn never looked better ; no silos in town or near here. 

 Hay crop light in quantity, but of good quality where it was not 

 injured in curing. Fodder corn is the stand-by as a forage crop. 

 Potatoes are looking finely. Some apples ; pears and peaches 

 good ; grapes late. Pasturage in better condition than usual at 

 this time of year. Rye, oats and barley not raised except for 

 fodder. 



Wareham (A. B. Savary). — Corn in rather better condition 

 than usual ; no silos. Hay about 20 per cent larger crop than 

 common, and of good quality. A little fodder corn is raised to 

 supplement the hay crop, and is doing well. Market-garden crops 

 rather above the average, and prices same as usual. Few apples, 

 pears or peaches ; prospect good for grapes, and fair for cran- 

 berries. Pasturage is better than common. Rye, oats and barley 

 are 25 per cent above the average crops. 



BARNSTABLE COUNTY. 



Falmouth (D. R. Wicks) . — Potato bugs are doing a little 

 damage. Corn is looking well ; nine-tenths of the crop will be put 

 into the silo or fed green. Hay a full average crop but somewhat 

 damaged by bad weather. Corn is the principal forage crop. 

 Market-garden crops fair ; potatoes are good, but are being at- 

 tacked by blight and by the flea beetle. Apples are about a fail- 

 ure ; pears good ; peaches, quinces and grapes fair. Pasturage 

 never was better. Rye, oats and barley are full average crops. 



Barnstable (John Bursley). — Fii-e worms are damaging cran- 



