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PLYMOUTH COUNTY. 



Wet<t Bridgeivater (F. E. Howard). — Hay crop has been 

 secured ; quantity less than an average season, just about two- 

 thirds of last year ; quality first rate. Outlook for rowen quite 

 good. Prospect for crop of apples with nie quite good, except 

 Baldwins. Small fruits are yielding remarkably well and prices are 

 satisfactory. Potatoes are very late, but the yield is good and 

 prices low for the season. Very little if any oats and barley raised 

 for seed ; some sown for fodder. Some of our farmers are quite 

 successful with rye ; about twenty-flve bushels to the acre. 



Brockton (Davis Cofeland). — Hay crop secured in good con- 

 dition. Outlook for rowen is good. Rather poor prospect for 

 apples. Good jneld of small fruits ; low prices. Yield of early 

 potatoes is good, but prices low ; 75 cents per bushel. Vegetables 

 are plenty and prices very low. 



Marshfield (Geo. J. Peteuson) . — There has been some loss in the 

 hay crop by the continued wet weather. Rowen will be lighter 

 than last year. Apples are yielding fairly. Late apples are look- 

 ing well. Strawberries have been abundant on the borders of the 

 ocean and prices have been higher. Other fruits are coming in 

 plenty. Early potatoes are better than last season. Rye has done 

 well in this section. 



Kingston (J. H. Cushman). — English hay about all secured; 

 three-fourths of an average crop in quantity, and of good qiuxlity. 

 Rowen is small. Botli fall and winter apples arc rather scarce. 

 Small fruits were cut short by dr}' weatlier ; prices above the average. 

 Large yield of early potatoes; price about $1.25 per bushel. 

 Some complaint of potato rot. 



Lakeville (Eliujidge Cushman). — The hay crop is secured; 

 quality good ; quantity about an average. Outlook good for 

 rowen. Prospect of fair crop of Greening apples ; Baldwins are 

 scarce. Good yield of small fruits ; prices compare favorably with 

 an average season. Very good yield of early potatoes ; price ^1 .25 

 to §1 per bushel. Rye and oats were good. Taking all crops into 

 account I think it has been a full average year for the farmer. 

 Prices are fully average, with a fair demand. 



Wareham (A. Savary). — Hay crop generally well secured ; is 

 three-fourths of a crop and is of good quality. Outlook for rowen 

 very good on low laud. No a[)ples of any consequence. Crop of 

 strawberries small ; other small fruits fair, and average prices. 

 Early potatoes have done well ; price Si. 50 per bushel. Weather 

 during July quite favorable for farmers. Nights rather too cool 

 for corn anil melons. 



