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Seekonk (Fred A. Howe). — Potato bugs and striped squash 

 bugs are doing some damage. Corn is looking finely, and only a 

 very small portion of the crop goes into the silo. Hay was not an 

 average crop in quantity. Oats, barlej' and spring rye are the 

 principal forage crops grown, and are in first-class condition. 

 Market-garden crops have been good, but prices have been low. 

 There will be a good crop of apples. Pasturage is in poor condi- 

 tion. Rye, oats and barley are about average crops, both for 

 grain and forage. 



Westport (Albert S. Sherman). — Potato bugs, squash bugs 

 and rose bugs are doing some damage. Corn looks well ; none 

 raised for the silo in this vicinity. The hay crop is rather a light 

 one, but of good quality. Corn and oats are largely raised as 

 forage crops. Market-garden crops are not yielding well, yet 

 prices are lower than in former years. Apples, pears and peaches 

 promise well ; plums, quinces and grapes will be scarce. Pastur- 

 age is in fair condition, rather better than is usual in July. Rye 

 and oats were never in better condition. 



Dartmouth (L. T. Davis). — Potato bugs are doing some dam- 

 age. Indian corn is in very good condition, and three-fourths of 

 the crop are raised for the silo and for fodder. The hay crop was 

 rather below the average in quantity, but of fine quality. Millet 

 and barley are the principal forage crops grown. Market-garden 

 crops have given normal yields, but prices have been below the 

 average. Apples, 75 ; pears, 80 ; peaches, 40 ; plums, 10 ; grapes, 

 60. There is still moisture enough to keep pastures in good con- 

 dition. Rye, oats and barley are good crops, both for forage and 

 grain. 



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Brockton (Davis Copeland). — Cut worms are doing some dam- 

 age. Corn is late, but is growing fast now ; half the crop will be 

 put into the silo. Hay is fully up to an average crop on good 

 land. Corn, Hungarian grass and millet are the principal forage 

 crops raised. Market garden crops are rather below the average, 

 both in price and yield. There is not a very good outlook for 

 apples, and there will be no peaches. Pastures are geneially 

 pretty dry, but the late showers should help them. Rye was a 

 very good crop ; oats and barley not raised for grain. 



Hanover (Harrison L. House) . — Cut worms and currant worms 

 are doing some damage. Indian corn promises a fair crop ; no 

 silos in this vicinity. The hay crop was not over two-thirds of 

 the normal in quantity, but was of good quality. Oats and cow- 

 peas are the principal forage crops grown, and are in good con- 



