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disease. Garden beans a few days ago began to be spotted and 

 are becoming nearly worthless. Hay crop met expectations in 

 quantity but not in quality. Early and late apples promise poorly 

 for a crop this season. 



G. A. Cotting. 



North Beading. — The outlook is promising for a corn crop. 

 Small fruits have been satisfactory in yield and price. Potatoes 

 are growing finely and indicate a full crop. Rot has appeared. 

 Poor prospect for a crop of early market apples. Most of the 

 English hay has been secured in good order. The meadows are 

 very wet and we shall have to wait a week or two before cutting 

 them. The hay crop has met expectations in quantity and quality. 

 Cultivated cranberries are as good as they were last year. 



N. P. Case. 



Pex>perell. — Outlook is good for a full crop of corn. Small 

 fruits, except strawberries, have been satisfactory in yield and 

 price. Have not observed any rot or scab in potatoes yet. Hay- 

 ing began about July 1 and the weather was very favorable 

 until within the past ten days. The majority of the farmers are 

 done haying. The hay crop met expectations in quantity but not 

 in quality. The pear crop will be a large one, especially the Clapp 

 variety. Not many early market apples in this section. 



P. J. Kemp. 



Wilmington. — The prospect for a good crop of corn is excel- 

 lent. Small fruits have been satisfactory in yield and price. 

 Potatoes are good in quality and are selling at $2.2.") per barrel. 

 No complaint of rot yet. Yield of hay large, quality good. Very 

 poor prospect for a crop of early market apples. Meadows very 



wet. 



C. W. Swain. 



NANTUCKET COUNTY. 



Nantucket. — Splendid outlook for a corn crop. Potatoes are 

 rotting badly. The barns are full of good hay. All of the oats 

 were cut for fodder and the yield was extra. Worms are troubling 

 early cabbages, but I have destroyed the green worm by putting 

 one teaspoonful of fine salt into the middle of each head. 



C. W. ( rARDNER. 



