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in quantity and price. Pastures are in very good condition. The 

 outlook is good for strawberries, blueberries and currants. 



Duzbury (R. T. Randall). — Cut worms, tent caterpillars and 

 potato bugs are doing some damage, but not as much as usual. 

 Corn looked well before the rain and hailstorm of the 21st; acre- 

 age larger than usual. Early potatoes are blooming, but were 

 damaged by the storm. Early market-garden crops are later than 

 usual but look well. Quantity and price of dairy products and 

 supply and price of dairy cows about the same as usual. Pastur- 

 age never looked better than now. Strawberries look well. Frost 

 damaged cranberries in some localities. 



Halifax (G. W. Hayward). — Onion maggots and potato bugs 

 are doing some damage. Corn is very uneven and small, and the 

 acreage is less than usual ; many fields had to be planted over. 

 Not much haying done as yet, but there is promise of a good crop. 

 Rather more early potatoes are planted than usual and they are 

 looking very good. There is rather more milk than usual, with 

 prices lower; cows tend lower in price than last year. What 

 pasturage we have is in the best condition. Strawberries, black- 

 berries, raspberries and all wild berries are yielding or promising 

 to yield large quantities of excellent fruit. 



Kingston (Geo. L. Churchill). — Indian corn is rather back- 

 ward as compared with former years, but with the usual acreage. 

 Haying has not commenced as yet. The acreage of early potatoes 

 is increased and they promise to give a very good crop. The pros- 

 pect is very good for market-garden crops. Dairy products .are 

 about as usual in quantity and price, as are also dairy cows in 

 supply and price. Pastures are more than up to the standard. 

 Apples are looking well ; pears fair. 



Lakeville (N. G. Staples). — Potato bugs are doing some dam- 

 age. Corn is beginning to look well, with about the usual acreage. 

 Haying has not begun, but a large crop is promised. The acreage 

 of early potatoes is increased about one-eighth, and there is pros- 

 pect of a good crop. Early market-garden crops have yielded bet- 

 ter than last year, with prices about the same. The quantity and 

 price of dairy products and the supply and price of dairy cows are 

 about normal. Pastures are in fairly good condition. Straw- 

 berries are not up to the usual yield, but are bringing a little 

 higher prices. 



Rochester (Geo. H. Randall). — Cut worms, tomato ileas and 

 potato bugs are doing some damage. Indian corn was planted 

 late and is small, but looks thrifty ; acreage probably less than on 

 previous years. Some early grass is cut and the hay crop is much 

 better than for several years. Early potatoes look well and healthy, 



