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and barley are better than last year. Considerable attention is 

 paid by the farmers to poultry, hens being the favorite kind, with 

 some few ducks being kept. Beside this, there is quite a business 

 carried on by those who make poultry a specialty. 



Norton (W. A. Lane) . — Corn is in good condition now. Rowen 

 is more than an average crop. Potatoes are a good crop ; some 

 fields have blighted. No apples ; pears, grapes and cranberries 

 plenty. Pastures are in good condition. Oats and barley are 

 better than last year. I should say the income from poultry is 

 greater than that from the dairy. French turnips are looking 

 finely. 



Berkeley (R. H. Babbitt). — Corn planted early looks well, but 

 that planted late will be poor. Rowen is more than an average 

 crop. Early planted potatoes are very good, late ones blighting 

 and rotting. Apples poor, pears good, peaches fair, grapes good 

 and cranberries average. Pasturage is very good. Barley is a 

 good crop and oats very heavy. The income from poultry is fully 

 one-third that from the dairy. 



Somerset (Joseph Gibbs). — Indian corn promises a full crop. 

 Rowen is an extra good crop. Late potatoes are rotting. Apples 

 are a very light crop, pears fairly good, peaches a good crop. 

 Pastures are in good condition. Oats and barley are full average 

 crops. Many farmers are increasing their poultry business, and 

 find that it pays much better than most branches of farming. 

 Farmers are realizing better prices for their products this year. 



Westport (A. S. Sherman). — Indian corn never looked better. 

 There has not been such a crop of rowen for many years. Potatoes 

 are turning out well and show very little rot. Apples scarce, pears 

 very plenty, peaches better than an average, grapes abundant. 

 Feed in pastures was never more abundant. Oats and barley are 

 better crops than last year. The production of poultry is on the 

 increase. Turnips and cabbage are making rapid growth, with 

 prospect of large crops. 



Fairhaven (F. C. Lyon). — Corn is in good condition. Rowen 

 will exceed the average crop of former years. Late potatoes have 

 blighted and are rotting very badly. Apples will be a small crop, 

 pears small, peaches fair and grapes small. Pasturage is showing 

 signs of heavy feeding, but the color is good yet. Poultry products 

 are increasing with prices decreasing. 



PLYMOUTH COUNTY. 



BrocTcton (Davis Copeland). — Indian corn is good, but a lit- 

 tle late. Rowen is 50 per cent more than an average crop. There 



