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higher. Milk mostly sold in the cities. Strawberries are a little 

 more than half a crop. It has been the most disastrous year for 

 strawberry raisers we have ever had. They were never more 

 promising than up to June 1. Then the drought and hot weather 

 burnt them. This was followed by a cold, north-east storm, 

 which filled them with water and blasted and mildewed them. 

 They are our money crop, and their failure has produced a feeling 

 of despondency. 



Mansfield (D. E. Harding). — Season not as favorable as last 

 year. Corn is looking finely, with acreage about the same as last 

 year. Haying has commenced, with the crop very light on high 

 ground and fair on low. Early potatoes are looking quite well ; 

 acreage does not vary very much. Small fruits are abundant. 



Raynham (N. W. Shaw). — Think the season is a week earlier 

 at least than last. Corn is looking well. Haying commenced 

 about June 24, and the crop will probably be an average one. 

 The acreage of eai'ly potatoes is much greater than last year, but 

 the dry spell affected them seriously. Strawberries are the prin- 

 cipal small fruit grown, and owing to the lack of rain at one time 

 the prospect was very poor, but the rain came in season to revive 

 many fields, so that with the increase of acreage the crop has far 

 exceeded the production of any previous year ; prices have not 

 been satisfactory. Rose bugs are very numerous, and there is 

 danger that the grape crop will be destroyed by them. 



Swamey {V. G. Arnold). — Corn is looking well; acreage 

 about double. Haying commenced June 21 ; about two-thirds of 

 an ordinary crop. Early potatoes look very well ; acreage about 

 the same as last year. We sell milk, and the supply is less than 

 the same date last year, with price the same as last year. Straw- 

 berries are the principal small fruit and the crop was shortened by 

 drought. Very dry weather until June 18. 



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Kingston (J. H. Cushman). — The season compares well with 

 last year except for pastures and high grass land. Corn looks 

 well but is late, owing to dry weather. Haying commenced about 

 the 16th. Hay crop on high ground very light, but since the rains 

 the crop on low land is looking well. Early potatoes never looked 

 as well as now, and there is a much greater acreage. Strawberries 

 almost a failure ; huckleberries will be good if it is wet. 



Marshfield (G. J. Peterson). — It is an average season and all 

 crops are doing well. Corn is looking well and the acreage is 

 greater than last year. The hay crop is lighter than last year and 



