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Sloughton (C. F. Cortis). — Pea lice have done considerable damage. 

 Indian corn must have rain as it is curling badly ; nearly all the crop 

 goes into the silo, The hay crop was 60 per cent of an average crop. 

 Japanese millet and Hungarian grass are the principal forage crops ; 

 less sown than usual, owing to inability to get millet seed. Market- 

 garden crops are suffering badly for want of rain. The prospect for 

 fruit of all kinds is fair. Pastures on high land are burned up, on low 

 lands good. Rye, oats and barley are rather less than average crops. 



Canton (E. V. Kinsley). — Curculio and squash bugs are doing some 

 damage. Corn looks well ; few farmers have silos ; perhaps 5 per cent of 

 the crop is used for ensilage. Hay was below the average in quantity, 

 quality of the best. Indian corn, sweet corn, Hungarian grass and rye 

 are the forage crops grown ; there is about the usual acreage and they 

 are doing well. Potatoes look well ; peas half a crop ; prices high. 

 Apples and pears full crops ; other fruits good crops. Pastures are 

 getting very dry. Winter rye very fine ; oats a poor crop ; barley good. 



Millis (E. F. Richardson). — Potato bugs, white grubs and pea lice are 

 doing some damage. Corn is in good condition and only a small pro- 

 poi'tion of the crop is used for silage. Hay was not quite an average 

 ci'op, of good quality. Oats and peas, barley and Hungarian grass are 

 the principal forage crops grown. Market-garden crops are in good 

 condition ; peas scarce and high ; potatoes low. There will be a small 

 crop of fruit and no cranberries. Pasturage is short and all dried up. 

 Rye, oats and barley are good crops. 



Franklin (C. M. Allen). — Crows and dry weather have injured In- 

 dian corn; a small per cent will go into the silo. The hay crop was 

 light but of excellent quality. Millet and late barley are the principal 

 forage crops grown, but the dry weather has delayed and damaged 

 them. Early market-garden crops good ; present crops and prospect 

 poor. Apples good ; pears fair ; peaches light ; plums and quinces 

 few. Pasturage is all dried up. Rye, oats and barley are average 

 crops. 



Bellingham (J. J. O'Sullivan). — Pea lice and potato bugs are doing 

 some damage. Indian corn needs rain ; 10 per cent of the crop will go 

 into the silo. Hay was 90 per cent of an average crop, of fair quality. 

 Corn and oats are the principal forage crops grown, and are in fair con- 

 dition, with about the usual acreage. Market-garden crops are in fair 

 condition, but need rain ; prices average. Apples will be a good crop 

 and grapes fair. Pastures are drying up. Very little rye raised for 

 grain ; no oats or barley ; average crops as forage crops. 



BRISTOL COUNTY. 



Norton (Wm. A. Lane). — Potato bugs and squash bugs are doing 

 some damage. Indian corn is in fair condition and will be an average 

 crop with rain ; no silos here. The hay crop was about one-third lai'ger 

 than last year, and got in in good condition. Fodder corn is the principal 

 forage crop raised. Potatoes are drying up fast and will have to get 

 rain soon. There are some apples and a very few peaches ; cranberries 

 looking well. Rye, oats and barley are average crops. 



