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NORFOLK COUNTY. 



Dover. — Small fruits have been satisfactory in yield but not in 

 price. Grapes promise a good full crop. The corn crop promises 

 to be good and large. On low spongy land it looks badly; on 

 high dry land it is above the average. Have not observed any rot 

 or scab yet. The hay crop was above the average in quantity 

 and quality and was harvested with very little injury from rain. 

 Prospect for a crop of early market apples not very good in this 

 section. Weeds are the great pest of the farmer this year. 

 Beans are injured hy rain, rust and weeds. The fate of the crops 

 will depend upon the weather in August. 



S. M. Colcoui). 



Hyde Park. — Outlook very good for a corn crop. Price of 

 small fruits good but crop small. Have observed little rot or 

 scab in potatoes. The hay crop met expectations in quantity but 

 not in quality. Very poor prospect for a crop of early market 

 apples. Grapes and some other fruits have been considerably 

 injured by hail, and there is danger that continued rainy weather 

 may interfere with their quality when ripening. 



R. M. Johnson. 



Norfolk. — Very good prospect for a corn crop. Small fruits 

 very satisfactory in yield and price. Potatoes are rotting some. 

 Excessive wet weather has made the prospect for a crop of late 

 potatoes very doubtful. Hay crop exceeded expectations in 

 quantity and quality. Good prospect for a crop of early market 

 apples. Wet weather has made it next to impossible to kill 

 weeds. 



J. W. HlNKLEY. 



Weymouth. — Outlook for a corn crop not very good. Small 

 fruits early to come, quick to go ; prices good. Have not observed 

 any scab or rot in potatoes. The hay crop met expectations in 

 quantity and quality. Crops would be in better condition if we 

 had had less rain the past month, especially corn and late pota- 

 toes. A seven; hail storm the middle of the month did considera- 

 ble damage in this vicinity. 



J. G. HUTOIIINS. 



PLYMOUTH COUNTY. 



Halifax. — Except on high land the outlook for a corn crop is 

 very poor. Small fruits have not been satisfactory in yield and 



