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doing damage. Corn is looking very well ; not as much planted 

 as usual. Haying has not begun ; it looks now like au average 

 crop. The acreage of forage crops will not be increased. The 

 acreage of early potatoes is a little larger than usual, and a good 

 crop is promised. Market-garden crops and prices about normal, 

 and prospect good for those not harvested. Dairy products are 

 about normal ; cows plenty, with prices lower than usual. Pas- 

 turage is in quite good condition. The outlook for early apples is 

 good, and there are a few Russets aud Baldwins ; peaches light ; 

 cherries, plums and strawberries looking well. 



Danvers (C. H. Preston). — Potato bugs are doing some dam- 

 age. Indian corn is looking fairly well, with an average acreage. 

 Haying has not begun, but there will be a fair crop. The acreage 

 of forage crops will not be increased. Early potatoes are average 

 in yield and promise. Early market-garden crops show a good 

 yield and fair prices. There is a full supply of dairy products and 

 dairy cows, with prices the same as last year. Pasturage is in 

 good condition. The outlook for fruits and berries is good. 



NORFOLK COUNTY. 



Stoughton (Chas. F. Curtis). — Cutworms, rose bugs and po- 

 tato bugs are troublesome. Indian corn is looking better than 

 would be expected, with such cool weather ; acreage about average. 

 Haying has not begun, and is ten days late ; prospect for about a 

 three-fourths crop. The acreage of forage crops will be about the 

 same as usual. There is a 20 per cent smaller acreage of forage 

 crops than usual, but the crop promises well. Early market- 

 garden crops are very late, yield fair and prices less than usual. 

 Dairy cows maintain a level of from $50 to $65 for from fair to 

 extra good animals. Pasturage has steadily improved with the 

 rains. Strawberries will do very poorly, owing to frost "and heavy 

 rains. 



Canton (E. V. Kinsley). — Acreage of corn about the same as 

 usual; crop late, but looking well. Haying has not begun, owing 

 to dull weather ; crop will be short. The acreage of forage crops 

 will be somewhat increased, to make up for the short hay crop. 

 The acreage of early potatoes is rather less than usual, and the 

 crop is somewhat late and not very promising. Market-garden 

 crops are late and rather light, and prices are unsatisfactory. The 

 price of milk is the same as last year, and the supply has been 

 full, but is falling short now ; dairy cows have been plenty and 

 prices lower than usual. Pastures are in fair condition. The 

 present outlook is good for strawberries, apples aud pears. 



