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BRISTOL COUNTY. 



Attleborough (Isaac Alger). — Indian corn is in good condition. 

 The hay crop is very large and of fine quality, and was secured in 

 good order. Frequent light showers have made the prospect for 

 rowen excellent. Corn, millet, Hungarian grass and barley are 

 the principal forage crops and are in excellent condition. Apples 

 poor, pears fair, no peaches, grapes good and cranberries fair. 

 Rye, oats and barley are more than average crops. 



Nortoyi (Wm. A. Lane). — Potato bugs and squash bugs are 

 doing some damage. Corn is looking well ; no silos in town. 

 Hay is a large crop of good quality. Oats and Hungarian grass 

 are the principal forage crops. Market-garden crops and potatoes 

 are not quite up to the average of former years. No apples or 

 peaches ; plenty of grapes. Pasturage is good for the time of year. 

 Rye, oats and barley are about normal crops. 



Seekonlx. (Solon Carpenter). — Potato bugs are doing some 

 damage. Indian corn is in very fair condition ; small amount used 

 for ensilage. The hay crop is better than usual. Corn and Hun- 

 garian grass are the principal forage crops. Market-garden crops 

 are in good condition ; potatoes a fair crop and prices much better 

 than usual. The prospect for all kinds of fruit is not good. 

 Pasturage is in very fair condition. 



lleliohoth (J. G. Little). — Potato bugs and squash bugs are 

 doing some damage. Corn is very backward and will all be used 

 for fodder. Hay is a heavier crop than last year and of fine 

 quality if cut in time. Oats and millet are the principal forage 

 crops and are in fine condition. Potatoes made a fair yield and 

 brought fair prices. Grapes are the only kind of fruit which is 

 plentiful. Pasturage is in good condition. Oats, rye and barley 

 have made heavy yields. 



Dighton (J. N. Paul) . — Indian corn is in good condition ; very 

 little will go into the silo. Hay crop very large in quantity and 

 very good in quality. Corn, Hungarian grass and barley are the 

 principal forage crops and are in good condition. Market-garden 

 crops are in good condition ; potatoes not as good as last 3'ear, 

 price better. Apples, plums, peaches and quinces not ver}' good ; 

 pears and grapes good. Pastures are in good condition. Rye, 

 oats and barley about average crops. New strawberry plants are 

 looking well and have commenced to make plants. The gale of 

 the 13th and 14th did much damage to fruit trees and growing crops. 



RaynJiam (N. W. Shaw). — All kinds of insects are more 

 troublesome than usual. Corn is very backward and but little 

 planted ; no silos in town. The hay crop is much larger than 



