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in average condition. Rye and barley are about average crops 

 and oats are above the average. 



Somerset (Joseph Gibbs) . — Cut worms, white grubs and army 

 worms are doing some damage. Indian corn is rather backward 

 but looks very promising ; no silos in this vicinity. Hay was an 

 average crop. The principal forage crops are corn and Hungarian 

 grass. Market-garden crops are good but prices are low. Pota- 

 toes are blasting and rotting on some fields, elsewhere the yield is 

 good but prices are low. There will be an average crop of apples, 

 no peaches, pears one-third of a full crop. Pastures are in good 

 condition. Rye and oats are good crops. 



Dartmouth (L. T. Davis). — The army worm has done consid- 

 erable damage in this section ; white grubs are also troublesome. 

 Corn is looking very fine and is making rapid growth ; perhaps 

 one-half of the crop will go into the silo. Quantity of hay crop 

 rather below average but quality very fine. Oats, barley and 

 fodder corn are the forage crops grown and are looking finely. 

 Potatoes are being badly eaten by grubs; prices below average. 

 Pasturage is in fair condition. Rye, oats and barley are about 

 average crops. 



Acushnet (Wm. S. Douglas). — White grubs are eating pota- 

 toes badly and there are some army worms in oat fields. Corn 

 is in good condition ; no silos of any account in this section. 

 Quality of hay crop good but quantity not up to the average. 

 Fodder corn and millet are the principal forage crops and they 

 are looking well. Market-garden crops in general are good. 

 Potatoes are not up to former years in yield and prices are lower 

 than usual. Apples good, pears limited, no peaches, quinces 

 blighted and grapes a good crop. Pasturage is in good condition. 

 Rye, oats and barley are about average crops. Haying has been 

 delayed by bad weather and some hay damaged. Wild berries 

 are very plenty. 



PLYMOUTH COUNTY. 



Hingham (Aaron Low). — Army worms, cut worms and 

 striped squash bugs are all doing damage. The army worm has 

 been very destructive on oats and grass in this vicinity but has not 

 done much damage to vegetables. It has now gone into the pupa 

 stage and is found very plenty among the grass roots. Corn is 

 rather late but looking well. Hay was about two-thirds of a crop. 

 The yield of market-garden crops is fair and prices low. Potatoes 

 do not promise a full average crop. Apples are plenty but drop- 

 ping badly, pears and peaches extremely scarce. 



