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is always poor here, as the land and grasses are run out and 

 nothing done to improve them. Poultry is only a small side issue. 



Norfolk (G. E. Holbrook). — It has been too cold and wet for 

 Indian corn and the crop is very backward. Rowen yields heavily. 

 About every field of potatoes shows the blight and they are rotting. 

 All fruits are good except apples. Pastures were never in better 

 condition. Oats and barley are only raised for fodder. Poultry 

 and eggs form a large per cent of the income of a good many 

 farmers. 



Medjleld (G. R. Chase). — Indian corn is backward. Rowen 

 was never better than now. There is no blight or rot, but the 

 prospect for potatoes is below the average. Apples poor, pears 

 good, no peaches, grapes and cranberries good. Pasturage has 

 rarely been as good as now. Oats and barley were good average 

 crops, but were injured by the weather. Not much attention is 

 paid to poultry, but it is found to pay better for capital invested 

 than almost any other line. 



Millis (E. F. Richardson). — Corn is in fine condition. Rowen 

 promises to be better than the average. Potatoes are a poor crop 

 and blight and rot are both prevalent. Pears, peaches, grapes and 

 cranberries are good and apples poor. Pastures are in good con- 

 dition. Oats and barley are better crops than last year. Very 

 few farmers have poultry. 



Medway (M, Morse). — Corn is in poor condition. Rowen 

 promises to be a good crop. Potatoes are a small crop and are all 

 blighted and rotting. Apples poor, pears good, peaches good 

 and grapes fair. Pasturage is in very good condition. Oats and 

 barley are grown only for fodder, but made a good growth. Ex- 

 cessive moisture has caused plums to rot badly and blackberries and 

 raspberries to be soft. It also deteriorates the quality of all fruits. 



Bellingharn (J. J. O'Sullivan). — Indian corn looks well so far. 

 Rowen is better than for some years. There is some rot on potatoes 

 and blight is commencing. Apples, pears and peaches are poor ; 

 grapes and cranberries good. Pasturage is in very good condition. 

 Oats rather better than last year and barley not quite as good. 

 The income derived from poultry is from one-sixth to one-eighth 

 that derived from the dairy. 



BRISTOL COUNTY. 



Easton (H. M. Thompson). — Corn is in promising condition. 

 Rowen will be a larger yield than usual. Potatoes are rotting to a 

 certain extent and are being dug to save the crop. No apples, all 

 other fruits promise well. Pasturage is in fair condition. Oats 



