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berries, and wire worms attacking corn. Flies of all description 

 are troublesome to domestic animals. Corn is rather backward ; 

 none will be put in the silo. Hay crop rather below the average 

 in quantity, and quality poor. Corn, oats and Hungarian grass 

 are the principal forage crops and are in good condition. Potatoes 

 are looking well. Apples, pears, peaches and quinces will be 

 light; grapes and cranberries look well. Pasturage is very good. 

 Rye and oats are very good crops. 



Brewster (J. H. Clark). — Cranberry worms are doing some 

 damage. Corn is in very good condition ; perhaps one-eighth will 

 be put into the silo. Hay rather better than an average in quan- 

 tity and quality. Market-garden crops are very good indeed, and 

 prices are better than the average. Very few apples ; prospect 

 good for other fruit. Pasturage in very good condition. Rye, 

 oats and barley very good crops. 



Eastliam (J. A. Clark). — The horn fly is somewhat trouble- 

 some. Indian corn looks well ; none will be put into the silo. 

 Hay light on uplands and fairly good on low land ; salt meadows 

 look well. Potatoes are an extra good crop. Asparagus is the 

 only market-garden crop yet harvested ; prices not quite so good 

 as last year. Apples light ; cranberries looking well. Pastures 

 are in fair condition. 



DUKES COUNTY. 



West Tishury (Geo. Hunt Luce) . — Potato bugs are doing some 

 damage. Indian corn is in good condition ; we have no silos. 

 Hay crop above average in quantity but below in quality. Those 

 market-garden crops harvested yield well with prices fair. Apples 

 are poor and grapes good. Pastures are in very good condition. 

 Oats are larger and of better quality than usual. 



NANTUCKET COUNTY. 

 Nantucket (Chas. W. Gardner) . — Potato bugs and cutworms 

 are doing some damage. Corn is looking very well. Hay was a 

 two-thirds crop on old land, but very heavy on new land ; it has 

 been hard to make it in good shape. Corn is the principal forage 

 crop, and is looking very well. Garden crops never looked better ; 

 potatoes look finely, but have commenced to blast. Pasturage is 

 in Qrst-class condition. Oats are a splendid crop. 



