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corn, potatoes, beans, squashes and tomato plants on low lands. Peas 

 are not filling oi;t well. 



Swansea (F. G. Arnold). — Tent caterpillai-s are proving inju- 

 rious. Acreage of Indian corn is a little more than usual. Early 

 planting's look well; late plantings show effects of dry weather. 

 Haying has begun and the crop will be fair. Earlj' potatoes are less 

 in acreage, but promise a fair crop. Few early market-garden crojis 

 have been hai-\'ested; prices are good. Milk is in short supply and 1 

 cent per quart higher than last year. Good cows are scarce and 

 high. Pasturage has been very good, but begins to show the effects 

 of dry weather. Strawberries have been a good crop ; other small 

 fruits and peaches, apples and pears will be scarce. 



PLYMOUTH COUNTY. 



Nor well (Henry A. Turner). — Damage is being done by tent 

 caterpillars and eun-ant worms. Indian com is a little late. Haying 

 has begun, and there is prospect for a normal croji. Potatoes are 

 looking well and promise a good crop. Prospect is good for market- 

 garden crops. Not much attention paid to dairy products in this 

 locality. The outlook for strawberries is good; blueberries promis- 

 ing; euiTants good. Irrigation is not practiced much in this region. 

 A frost on the 10th damaged garden stuff a little and killed beans to 

 some extent. 



Campello (Davis Copeland). — Cutworms and black fleas are 

 proving injurious. Indian corn is a little late, but looking well; 

 rather more planted than the few i^ast years. Haying has not 

 begun; prospect for the crop is good on uplands; lowlands have been 

 too wet. Acreage of early potatoes is about the same, and the crop 

 is looking well. Early market-garden crops are yielding about as 

 usual ; prices are rather low. Milk is short ; price about the same. 

 Sales of good cows not plenty. Pasturage is in fairly good condi- 

 tion. StrawbeiTies are doing well. Veiy little iiTigating done. No 

 frosts. 



Kingston (Geo. L. Churchill). — Injury is being done by cater- 

 pillars. Corn is looking well, but is rather backward. Acreage is 

 about the same as last year. Haying has begun and there is an 

 average crop. Acreage of early potatoes is larger than in previous 

 years, and the promise is for a large crop. Market-garden crops 

 about the same in yield and price as in fonner yeai-s. Quantity and 

 price of dairy products and the supply of dairy cows are about the 

 same. Pasturage is in good condition. The outlook for fruits and 

 berries grown for market is good. Have had three or four light 

 frosts in different places. 



Plympton (Winthrop Fillebrown). — Tent caterpillars are very 

 bad; cutworms, potato bugs and squash bugs are in evidence. Indian 



