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crop in quantity, and of good quality, and was generally got in 

 good condition. Corn, millet and barley are the principal forage 

 crops grown. Market-garden crops are in good condition, and 

 those marketed have brought fair prices. Apples half a crop ; 

 pears average ; peaches few ; plums plenty ; few quinces ; grapes 

 and cranberries set well. Pastures are getting short, on account 

 of dry weather. Rye, oats and barley are better than average 

 crops. Onion maggots have been very destructive. 



BARNSTABLE COUNTY. 



Bourne (David D. Nye). — Potato bugs are doing some dam- 

 age. Corn looks well, but none is used for ensilage. The hay 

 crop is of better quality than last year and average in quantity. 

 Corn fodder, oats and peas are the principal forage crops grown. 

 Garden crops look well ; potatoes also ; yield and prices above 

 average. There is prospect of a small crop of apples ; pears and 

 cranberries fair; no peaches, plums or quinces. Pasturage is 

 looking well. Rye, oats and barley made good yields as forage 

 crops. The late rains have put new life into all vegetation. 



Falmouth (D. R. Wicks). — Potato bugs are doing some dam- 

 age. Corn is looking finely and making rapid growth ; there are 

 but two or three silos here. The hay crop was about normal as a 

 whole, but not of good quality. Corn and millet are the princi- 

 pal forage crops grown. Market-garden crops compare well with 

 the normal in yield and price. Apples, peaches, plums and 

 quinces will be failures ; grapes fair. There is plenty of feed in 

 pastures, with wet and hot weather to make it grow. Rye, oats 

 and barley, where grown, are fully up to the normal. 



West Barnstable (John Bdrsley). — Fire worms are doing 

 some damage to cranberries, potato bugs to potatoes, and the 

 green-headed fly is troubling cattle. Indian corn is in good con- 

 dition ; none goes into the silo. The hay crop was good both in 

 quantity and quality. There are no forage crops raised except 

 oats, which are grown for hay. Potatoes look well ; few harvested 

 as yet. Pasturage is in fair condition. Rye was a light crop ; 

 oats very heavy. 



Brewster (Thos. D. Seaks). — Cranberry worms and potato 

 bugs are doing some damage. Corn is looking finely ; about one- 

 third of the crop is raised for the silo. The hay crop is heavier 

 and of better quality than last year. Corn is the principal forage 

 crop and is looking well. Market-garden crops look fairly well, 

 and prices are about as last year. There will be a small yield of 



