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much fall seeding was done as usual, owing to dry weather, and it 

 is very backward. Onions are not as good a crop as common. 

 Potatoes are about half a crop, of very good quality. The pros- 

 pect for late market-garden crops is very poor, except for celery, 

 which looks very well. Apples were a very good crop ; the gale 

 blew off fully two-thirds of them and they are still lying on the 

 ground. Pears and grapes are very good ; other fruits poor. 



Dighton (J. N. Paul). — Indian corn is an average crop and is 

 about ready to harvest. There was very little rowen and fall feed 

 is light. Less than the usual amount of fall seeding has been 

 doue and it is uot in good condition. Onions are less than half a 

 crop ; quality poor, size small. Potatoes are about half a crop, 

 of good quality. Root crops poor ; celery very poor ; late market- 

 garden crops very poor. Apples were blown from the trees very 

 badly, not over 25 per cent being left on the trees ; those blown 

 off have been sold as windfalls and made into cider. Pears good ; 

 peaches good ; plums poor ; grapes good ; cranberries poor. 

 Strawberry beds have made a poor stand and the prospect for 

 another year is not good. 



Dartmouth (L. T. Davis). — Corn is about 80 per cent of a full 

 crop in this section. Rowen and fall feed are far below the usual 

 average. There has been no seeding of any amount, as it has 

 been too dry up to within a few days. Onions are far below a 

 normal crop, mostly not over half a crop. Potatoes are not much 

 over half a crop. Root crops, celery and late market-garden crops 

 are far below the average. Apple picking is not yet complete ; 

 the gale in many cases blew off the larger half ; some windfalls 

 going for cider and some used for feeding. Pears fair ; peaches 

 light; plums fair ; grapes good. 



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West Bridgeicater (C. P. Howard). — Corn is about a three- 

 fourths crop. Very little rowen has been cut. Less than the 

 usual amount of fall seeding has been done. The onion crop was 

 injured by the drought. Potatoes are about half a crop. Root 

 crops, celery and other late market-garden crops started late. 

 Apple trees were heavily laden, but many orchards were nearly 

 stripped on the 12th and the windfalls are not worth gathering. 

 Pears seem to be plenty and grapes are very plenty. 



Hanover (H. L. House). — Indian corn is fully up to the aver- 

 age. There is very little rowen or fall feed, on account of the dry 

 weather. Very little seediug has been done, owing to the drought. 

 Potatoes are a small crop, of excellent quality. Root crops, celery 

 and other late market-garden crops were all damaged by <\vy 



