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peet for those still growing is 90. The dairy cow supply has fallen 

 off 20 per cent, while milk and cream production has decreased 10 

 per cent. Milk brings 7 cents per quart retail, just the same as last 

 year. Condition of pastures is 90. Fruit outlook is: apples, 60; 

 strawberries, 75; cranberries, looking well. Some frosts occurred 

 in early June, but did not do much damage, 



Truro (John B. Dyer). — The most damage by insect pests is 

 being done by tent caterpillars, brown-tail moths and cutworms. In 

 both condition and acreage Indian corn is 100. No haying has been 

 done so far; the prospect is for a 100 per cent crop. The early 

 potato acreage is 100, and the crop will be normal. Compared with 

 normal, early market-garden crops are 100 in both yield and price, 

 and the same may be said of those not harvested. The dairy cow and 

 dairy product supply continues normal. Milk brings 40 cents per 

 can wholesale and 6 cents per quart retail, about the same as last 

 year. The condition of pastures is 125, The f iTiit outlook is : apples 

 and pears, 100; peaches, 125; small fruits, 100, Some slight frosts 

 have occurred with no particular damage. 



Dukes County, 

 West Tisbury (Geo. Hunt Luce). — The insects proving most in- 

 jurious are potato beetle and tent caterpillar. Condition of corn is 

 90; the acreage, 100. Haying has begun, with the crop prospect 

 of 75. A normal acreage of early potatoes has been planted; the 

 crop prospect is 75. Early market-garden crops not harvested 

 promise 100. The dairy cow supply is 75 as compared with one 

 year ago. Milk production has increased 10 per cent ; 8 cents per 

 quart is the retail price paid for milk, about the same as last year. 

 Condition of pasturage is 100. The fruit outlook is: apples and 

 pears, 50; peaches, 10; strawberries and blackbemes, 100; cran- 

 berries, 75. The season started very early with us, then came cold 

 and dry weather, injuring the fruit bloom and setting back the 

 growth of all vegetation, so that we have old meadow hay that is 

 ripe, while timothy is backward, 



Nantucket County. 

 Nantucket (H. G. Worth). — The most injurious insect pests are 

 l^otato bugs and cutworms. The condition and acreage of Indian 

 corn are 100. Farmers have started cutting hay, with the croiD pros- 

 pect of 60. The early potato acreage and crop prosj^ect are 100. 

 Early market-gai-den crops have yielded normal and have brought 

 100 per cent prices. The same may be said of those not harvested. 

 The dairy cow supply and milk have fallen off 10 per cent. This 

 product retails for 9 cents per quart. This is the same price as 

 paid a year ago. Pasturage is in 90 per cent condition. The fruit 

 outlook is: strawberries, 90; cranberries, 100. 



