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full crops. Poultry raising is not of much account with our 

 farmers. 



Belli ngham (J. J. O'Sullivan) . — Corn is in good condition. 

 Rowen will be an average crop. There is very little blight on late 

 potatoes. The prospect is for a very good crop of all kinds of 

 fruit. The rains have improved the condition of pastures. Oats 

 and barley arc very little grown. Considerable attention is paid 

 to poultry, and the income from it is about 20 per cent of that 



from the dairy. 



BRISTOL COUNTY. 



Mansjidd (Wm. C. Winter). — Indian corn is somewhat late, 

 but with favorable weather will make an average yield. Rowen 

 will not exceed 70 per cent of a normal crop. Potatoes are large 

 and fine, but not many in a hill ; no blight or rot. Apples and 

 pears are from 70 to 80 per cent of a full crop ; peaches, 10 per 

 cent; grapes, 50 to 60 per cent; cranberries perhaps a full crop. 

 Pasturage is in fairly good condition for the season. Oats and 

 barley are above average crops. I should judge the income from 

 poultry and the dairy might be about equal. 



Norton (W. A. Lane). — Corn is in good condition. On low 

 ground rowen is a good crop. The prospect for late potatoes is 

 good, and there is no rot. Apples, cranberries and grapes are 

 good crops. Pastures are a little dry. Oats are a good crop. 

 Poultry is in advance of the dairy as a source of income with our 

 farmers. 



Attleborough (Isaac Alger). — Indian corn is in good condi- 

 tion. Rowen promises to be about 80 per cent of a full crop. 

 Potatoes, early or late, are a small crop. Apples are an average 

 crop, also pears and grapes ; cranberries half a crop. Oats and 

 barley are full average crops. Farmers do not pay much atten- 

 tion to poultry, and those who grow poultry do not farm it very 

 much. August was an ideal month, and all crops are growing 

 well. 



Westport (A. S. Sherman). — Indian corn is looking and doing 

 well. Very little rowen will be cut. There will be a light crop of 

 potatoes; no rot. Apples, pears and grapes plenty; peaches 

 scarce ; cranberries very few. Pasturage is in very poor condi- 

 tion. Oats were a very good crop. Much attention is paid to 

 poultry, and the value of its products is fully one-half that of those 

 from the dairy. Squashes are a total failure. Turnips are look- 

 ing very fine. Onions a medium crop. 



Dartmouth (L. T. Davis). — Corn is looking finely, but, having 

 grown slowly, is rather backward. There will be no rowen. The 



