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some damage. Corn is growing rapidly and is in good condition ; no 

 silos. The hay crop was below the average in quantity but of very 

 good quality. Oats, Hungarian grass and fodder corn are the principal 

 forage crops grown ; condition very good and acreage increased about 

 one-third. Potatoes show the effects of drought ; pi'ices of market-gar- 

 den crops slightly above the average. Apples 60 per cent; pears 40 

 per cent ; no peaches or plums ; less than half a crop of quinces ; grapes 

 plentiful. Pastures are in poor condition. Rye, oats and barley are 

 fair average crops. 



Hanson (F. S. Thomas). — Indian corn is feeling the drought badly. 

 Hay was above the average in both quantity and quality. Corn is the 

 principal forage crop and is feeling the drought very badly on light 

 soil ; acreage about the same as usual. Market-garden crops are feel- 

 ing the drought. The prospect is good for all kinds of fruit. Pastur- 

 age is feeling the drought now. 



Duxbury (A. M. Goulding). — Corn has been looking finely but 

 begins to show the effects of dry weather; not over one-third will go 

 into the silo. The hay crop was 25 per cent heavier than last year and 

 of No. 1 quality. Oats and peas, millet and corn are the principal for- 

 age crops grown ; acreage about as usual and crops looking fairly well. 

 Most of the early potatoes are practically ruined by drought. Apples 

 fair ; pears good ; no peaches or plums ; quinces medium ; grapes and 

 cranberries good. Pastures are short and rapidly drying up. Rye, oats 

 and barley are full average crops. 



Carver (J. A. Vaughan). — Potato bugs are very plenty. Corn 

 needs rain as the leaves are rolling. An average crop of hay was 

 secured in prime order. More millet and Hungarian grass have been 

 sown than usual, but most of it has not yet come up. The yield of peas 

 has been small, owing to the drought and pea lice ; all crops need l'ain. 

 There are but few apples, pears or plums and no peaches ; cranberries 

 promise an average crop. All highland pastures are dried up and cattle 

 are being fed at the barns. Rye, oats and barley are average crops. 



Lakeville (N. G. Staples). — Potato bugs are doing some damage. 

 Indian corn is in fair condition and about 5 per cent of the crop will go 

 into the silo. The hay crop was average in quantity and quality. Fod- 

 der corn and Hungarian grass are the principal forage crops grown. 

 Market-garden cix>ps are in bad condition, owing to drought ; new pota- 

 toes sell for $1 per bushel. There will not be an average crop of fruit. 

 Pasturage is all burned up. Rye, oats and barley look fairly well. 



BARNSTABLE COUNTY. 



Sandwich (J. R. Holway). — Indian corn is nearly all drying up; 

 none put into the silo. Quantity of hay about the same as last year and 

 quality good. Corn is the principal forage crop and less than usual has 

 been planted, as it is too dry to plant now. Early potatoes and most 

 garden crops are failures. There will be a fair crop of pears, peaches 

 and grapes ; not many apples and few cranberries. Pasturage is very 

 short. Rye, oats and barley are short crops. 



Falmouth (D. R. Wicks). — Potato bugs and squash bugs are doing 



