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Franklin (C. M. Allen). — Potato bugs are doing some damage 

 and the San Jos6 scale is troubling our orchards somewhat. Indian 

 corn is backward, and the acreage is less than usual. But little 

 hay has been cut; prospect for a good average crop. Acreage of 

 early potatoes large and they are looking finely. Yield of early 

 market-garden crops good and prices fair ; prospect fair for later 

 ones. Dairy products plentiful ; cows in good supply and prices 

 easy. Pasturage is in very good condition. Strawberries are a 

 good crop ; blackberries and raspberries winterkilled somewhat. 

 The cold winter and wet spring have made many of our crops a 

 little late, but on the whole crops are looking better than average. 



BRISTOL COUNTY. 



Mansfield (Wm. C. Winter). — Curculios, rose bugs and cur- 

 rant worms are doing some damage ; potato bugs not as plenty as 

 usual. Indian corn is looking poorly, rather backward ; not much 

 grown here. Haying has not begun ; crops above average, lodged 

 in places by the severe hail storm of the 21st. Acreage of early 

 potatoes about as usual and looking fairly well, but beaten down 

 and cut by hail. Price and quantity of dairy products rule about 

 as usual. Pasturage is in very good condition. Strawberry crop 

 light, prices a little higher ; apples looking well ; pears medium ; 

 plums medium; no cherries; grapes poor; currants and straw- 

 berries medium ; huckleberries quite promising. 



Easton (H. M. Thompson). — Potato bugs and cut worms are 

 doing some damage. Corn is backward and does not appear 

 thrifty, owing to cool weather. The hay crop is not up to expec- 

 tations and haying has not yet begun. Acreage of early potatoes 

 fully up to former years and a good crop is promised. Early 

 market-gardeu crops are backward, with prices about normal ; pros- 

 pect improving for later ones. Quantity and price of dairy prod- 

 ucts fully up to the average, if not a trifle better; dairy cows are 

 scarce, with good prices offered. Pastures have improved consid- 

 erably with the recent heavy rains. Apples have set well and will 

 be a good crop ; pears not up to the usual average ; all berries 

 promise big yields. There was a heavy hailstorm the 21st, with 

 much rain, which was needed. 



Dighton (J. N. Paul). — Cut worms and potato bugs are doing 

 some damage. Corn did not come up well and is not looking well ; 

 acreage about as usual. Haying has not commcncccl, but the crop 

 promises to be very good. Acreage of early potatoes increased 

 and crop promises well. Yield of early market-garden crops better 

 than last year, but prices lower. Supply and price of dairy prod- 



