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ucts about as usual ; cows lower. Pastures are in good condition. 

 Apples and pears promise well ; peaches winterkilled ; strawberries 

 a small crop and badly winterkilled. 



Swansea (F. G. Arnold). — Tent caterpillars and potato bugs 

 are doing some damage. Acreage of Indian corn larger than 

 usual, but it is looking poorly, with a poor stand, owing to cold, 

 wet weather. No haying yet, but prospect of an average crop. 

 Acreage planted to early potatoes about as usual, but many fields 

 failed to come up and the land has been planted to corn. Milk 

 plenty, price same as last year ; cows about the same price as last 

 year. Pastures have been very good, but now begin to show the 

 effects of dry weather. Pears, plums and apples have set well ; 

 no peaches ; strawberries are being marketed, some fields yielding 

 well while others have blasted. 



Dartmouth (L. T. Davis). — Squash and potato bugs are doing 

 some damage. Indian corn is very backward, but should improve 

 with warmer weather. Haying has not begun and the crop will 

 not be as good as expected. Not much change in acreage of early 

 potatoes, and the}' are not far enough advanced to indicate the 

 probable crop. Quantity of dairy products well up, and prices a 

 little higher than some years ; dairy cows very high. Pasturage 

 does not fulfil the early promise. Fruits have not set very well^ 

 but small fruits have set better and currants and raspberries promise 

 well. 



Acushnet (M. S. Douglas). — Cutworms and potato bugs are 

 doing some damage. Indian corn is looking rather poorly, with 

 about the usual acreage. Haying has not yet begun, but there 

 will be a verj- large crop this year. The acreage of potatoes is 

 increased one-fourth and they now promise well. Yield of early 

 market-garden crops equal to former years, average prices, and 

 prospect good for later ones. Dairy products are more than aver- 

 age in quantity, with prices same as usual. Pasturage is in excel- 

 lent condition. No peaches ; pears half a crop ; fine crop early 

 apples, late apples half a crop ; plums good ; grapes fair ; straw- 

 berries a large crop; raspberries good where not winterkilled. 

 Squash, corn, melon, and cucumber seeds have not germinated 

 well. 



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NortveU (Henry A. Turner). — Tent caterpillars are doing some 

 damage. Indian corn is not looking very well, and not much is 

 planted in this locality. A few have begun haying and the crop 

 will be good. There is a larger acreage of early potatoes than 

 usual and they promise well. Dairy products are about as usual 



