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age. Corn looks verj^ well, but is small ; acreage much the same 

 as usual. Haying has not begun, but the prospect for the crop is 

 better than before the rains. The acreage of forage crops will be 

 somewhat increased. There is not much change in the acreage of 

 earl}' potatoes, but man}- fields show a poor stand. Pearly market- 

 garden crops are rather below average in yield, but prices much 

 the same as usual ; prospect fair for later ones. Dairy products 

 are the same as last year in quantity and price ; cows rather scarce 

 and high. Pasturage is very fair since the rains, before which it 

 was getting dry and short. Plums have not set well ; apples fair ; 

 strawberries rotting badly ; currants fair. 



Acushnet (M. S. Douglas). — Potato bugs, cut worms and 

 maggots are working badly. Indian corn is very backward ; acre- 

 age about average. Haying has not begun, and the prospect is 

 good for a heavj^ crop. The acreage of forage crops will be in- 

 creased. Earlj' potatoes are fully up to the normal in acreage, 

 but they rotted badly, and fields are looking very uneven. Early 

 market-garden crops compare very favorably with other years in 

 yield and price ; prospect good for those not harvested. Dairy 

 products are in full supplj^ at good prices ; cows are plenty and 

 prices lower. Pastures are in good condition. Raspberries, straw- 

 berries, currants and blackberries will give good crops. 



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Hingham (Aaron Low). — Cut worms are very plent}', and 

 doing much damage. Indian corn is looking poorly, and did not 

 come up evenly. Haying has not begun, and the crop will be 

 rather light. There will be no increase in the acreage of farm 

 crops. Early potatoes are a fair average acreage ; rather late, 

 but growing well now. Early market-garden crops are average in 

 yield, but low in price. The quantity and quality of dairy products 

 is about as usual. Feed in pastures is good, the late rains having 

 started it well. Strawberries suffered from dvy weather, and the 

 recent rains have rotted them badly ; plums and peaches promise 

 well at present ; apples fair ; pears blossomed poorly and failed to 

 set fruit. 



Norioell (Hexry A. Turner). — Currant worms, cut worms, 

 rose bugs and potato bugs are doing some damage. Corn is late 

 and small. Very little ha}' has been cut as yet ; the late rains 

 have improved grass, and there will be a fair crop. The acreage 

 of forage crops will be increased ver}' little, if any. There is 

 about the usual acreage of early potatoes, and the}- are looking 

 well, though a little late. Early market-garden crops were average 



