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Brockton (Davis Copeland) . — Army worms and cut worms are 

 doiug some damage. Corn is in good condition and about one- 

 fourth of the crop will go into the silo. Hay is about a three-fourths 

 crop of good quality. Corn and Hungarian grass are the principal 

 forage crops and are looking well. Market-garden crops are look- 

 ing fairly well ; quantity and price a little below average. Prospect 

 good for apples and pears and poor for other fruits. Pasturage is 

 short, owing to dry weather. Rye, oats and barley are about aver- 

 age crops. 



Pembroke (Nathaniel Morton). — Potato bugs are doing the 

 usual amount of damage. There is only one silo in this town. 

 The hay crop was average in quantity and quality. Fodder corn is 

 the principal crop raised for forage. Market-garden crops are 

 average in yield and price ; price for potatoes less than in former 

 years. The prospect is very good for all kinds of fruit. Pastures 

 are about average in condition but are now getting dry. Rye, oats 

 and barley are about average crops. 



Duxbury (A. M. Goulding). — The army worm has ruined oats 

 and corn to a considerable extent. Corn is a little later than 

 usual ; not more than one-third of the crop will be put into the 

 silo. Hay crop a little short in quantity and of fair quality. 

 Millet and fodder corn are the principal forage crops ; both are 

 looking well. Potatoes are a fair crop of good quality, but prices 

 are lower than for years. Apples fair, no pears or peaches, 

 quinces fair and cranberries good. Pastures are very short and 

 dry. Rye, oats and barley are good crops where they have not 

 been troubled by the army worm. 



Lakeville (Elbridge Cushman) . — Army worms are doing some 

 damage. Indian corn is in very good condition ; none will go into 

 the silo. The hay crop is a little off both in quantity and quality. 

 Hungarian grass, fodder corn, oats and peas and barley and peas 

 are raised as forage crops and are all in good shape. Apples and 

 quinces good, grapes and cranberries very good, no pears or 

 peaches. Pasturage is in good condition. Rye was a little off 

 from the average but oats and barley were fully up. 



Wareham (A. B. Savary). — Squash bugs and cabbage worms 

 are doing some damage. Corn is in good condition ; no silos in 

 this vicinity. The hay crop was about two-thirds of an average, 

 but of good quality. A few oats and some fodder corn were put in 

 to supplement the hay crop and both are doing well. Garden 

 crops are about as usual both in price and condition. Apples are a 

 fair crop, pears few, peaches very few. Pastures are in better con- 

 dition than common. Rye, oats and barley are more than average 

 crops. 



