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Pastures are in good condition. Strawberries are good, currants 

 poor, pears good and apples about half a crop. 



BRISTOL COUNTY. 



Easton (H. M. Thompson). — Indian corn is looking well and 

 there is a slight increase over the usual acreage. Haying has 

 begun and a heavy crop is expected. The average acreage of early 

 potatoes has been put in and they are looking well. No change 

 in the yield and price of early market-garden crops from former 

 years. Prices for dairy products have not been- wholly satisfac- 

 tory ; supply and price of dairy cows about as usual. The apple 

 crop will not be large ; pears seem to promise well ; strawberries 

 have suffered from the wet weather and many have rotted. 



Mansfield (Wm. C. Winter). — Currant worms and potato bugs 

 are doing some damage. Acreage of Indian corn about as usual ; 

 crop late and looking poorly, but has improved much of late. 

 Little haying done, but prospects excellent for a full crop. Acre- 

 age of early potatoes about as usual and in average condition. 

 Yield of early market-garden crops probably better than usual, 

 with prices about the same. Price of cows about as usual ; quan- 

 tity of dairy products about average and prices low. Pasturage is 

 in excellent condition. Strawberries a fair crop, currants a full 

 crop, pears excellent, apples fair. 



Berkeley (R. H. Babbitt). — Canker worms, tent caterpillars 

 and cut worms are doing some damage. Corn is backward on ac- 

 count of cold, wet weather ; acreage below the average. Haying 

 just begun, with the prospect of a fine crop. About an average 

 acreage of early potatoes and the early planted are looking finely. 

 Not much change in yield of market-garden crops, but prices are 

 very low. Prices of dairy cows and products do not differ much 

 from last year. Pastures are in very good condition. Strawber- 

 ries are a partial failure on account of wet weather ; raspberries, 

 currants and blackberries promise well. 



Somerset (Joseph Gibbs). — Caterpillars, potato bugs and 

 squash bugs are doing some damage. Corn is very backward. 

 A few are cutting clover and the hay crop will be good. Acreage 

 of early potatoes about as usual and prospect good. Early market- 

 garden crops made an average yield, but prices are low. Quantity 

 of dairy products about average and price about as usual ; prices 

 of dairy cows very high. Pasturage is in excellent condition. 

 Strawberries are not more than half a crop, peaches fair, apples 

 light and pears a full crop. 



